Category: City Guides

Justin Tornow's COMPANY; photo by Brooke Meyer The unofficial, yet highly used, slogan of this city is, “Keep it Durty, Durham.” This isn’t to say that Durham is literally a dirty place. In fact, it’s quite the opposite, as Durham has grown into a destination for foodies, businesses, and art connoisseurs of all genres. Durty…

  By Kathy Dunn Hamrick Austin is a city of creatives and, as such, is home to many dance companies, freelance choreographers and teachers. In fact, there are often multiple dance performances on any given weekend. The best way to get involved in Austin’s dance scene is to take class and attend performances, and then directly…

PEARSONWIDRIG DANCE THEATER   Washington, DC has a vibrant, accessible dance scene. With large and small presenters, a highly educated audience base, a healthy influx of recent college graduates, and a thriving international population, DC can be an exciting place to make work, take class, advocate for the discipline, and see shows. You probably won’t make full time…

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company; photo by Andy Snow A Modern Dancer’s Guide to Dayton and Cincinnati, Ohio The Dayton/Cincinnati area is home to some major aviation creation! The Wright Brothers stomping grounds offers more than just airplanes though. A thriving dance community offers a wide variety of genres including modern dance, African, and social dance…

Melecio Estrella       Photo Credit: Joe Goode Performance Group From Blog Director Jill Randall: Over the past three years, I have featured 100 artists on the blog. Many artists are from the San Francisco Bay Area, which is where I have worked for the past 17 years. Read about this rich and varied…

Photo by Steven Schreiber; L to R: Lawrence Cassella, Ivy Baldwin, Eleanor Smith, Katy Workum   From Joanna Kotze Meet people, take classes, go to auditions, get into the studio, see the city, see all kinds of art, see performances in dance and otherwise, walk around a lot, write a lot, seek out the free events…

Alli Ross By Peter DiMuro and Audrey MacLean The Boston dance scene – which includes Cambridge, too –  is peppered with some great opportunities to study with master teachers but also offers the chance to dance with up and coming dancers and dancemakers. How to Begin: Join Boston Dance Alliance, www.bostondancealliance.org, our local service organization…

Brian Sanders' JUNK* By Ann-Marie Gover Philly is… Phantastic. There is deeply rooted history here combined with grit, pride, and a fierceness that influences and encourages the dance, performance, theater, and art scene in a one-of-a-kind way. It’s amazing.  How to begin: The PhiladelphiaDance.org’s Listserv is high volume, free, the fastest way to hear about…

Anna Sperber Over the past three years, 100 working artists have shared their stories and career paths on this blog. Many NYC-based artists shared advice for dancers wanting to move to the city. During the summer, we will repost some of this advice from these past artist profiles. Click on any name below to read…

By J. Alexandra Mathews   Keith Johnson/Dances Where to train:  Depends what kind of training you’re looking for! LA has an impressively eclectic dance community. It just takes time to find the pocket of dancers you identify with most.   Here is access to a list of local dance studios: http://dancemapla.com/where/map Where to rehearse:   …