Mexico City, Aug 10 (EFE).- Outfitted with headdresses made of the feathers of various birds and wearing hand-sewn costumes with leather and colored fabric, the members of a family who perform pre-Hispanic dances are trying to conquer the hearts and the conscience of new generations at the same time that they are working to preserve this tradition. “We’re taking on the task of ensuring that this doesn’t get lost: conquering the hearts and minds (of new generations),” Alejandro Vazquez told EFE on Tuesday, adding that for three decades

The history of legendary choreographer Alvin Ailey is captured in the new documentary, “Ailey.” Senior critic-at-large Robin Givhan explores Ailey’s legacy of telling the Black American story through dance with director Jamila Wignot and Sylvia Waters, one of his former principal dancers. Listen to the interview @ https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/08/12/race-america-giving-voice-with-sylvia-waters-jamila-wignot/

AT age 16, Priyakshi Agarwal's passion for dance led her on a solo trek — leaving home in the village of Banera in the south-east of Rajasthan, India, to pursue her passion. Nowadays, the woman, the “Feminist killjoy”, sees her ultimate goal in life to give back to society, using her gift as a dance artist. She has been engaged in many social projects that include teaching dance to disenfranchised children, and performing for orphanages and old age homes.   Agarwal, who is trained in the Indian classical dance Bharatanatyam

Pamela and Jeff Johnson have traveled the world to teach choreographed ballroom dance. One of their most recent accomplishments was at the 2021 International Choreographed Ballroom Dance Association (ICBDA) Convention in June. There they received seventh place in the Top 15 ICBDA Dance List. The Johnsons have attended the ICBDA Convention for many years. In July 2019, they were organizers of the convention as it was held in Orlando, Fla. There they taught a dance they had choreographed. By August, it was the number one dance taught in

Heard about the Irish dancing teacher in China? Meet Catriona Newcombe. She’s a world champion dancer from Ballycastle who has built a thriving business overseas. And it’s not only the Chinese who have benefited from her talents; the 48-year-old’s Echoes of Erin dance schools are also highly regarded in Dubai and Singapore. “I have 23 nationalities within the Hong Kong school, from Australia, New Zealand, France, all over Europe, Japan, China, Ireland, Taiwan, Germany,” she said. “My students in Hong Kong can speak more Irish than the kids here [in Northern Ireland]. “We

CHICOPEE, Mass. - London Stinson, 12, has been dancing pretty much his entire life. "When I started dancing, I was like 2," Stinson said. "I want to be a professional dancer, but I have to practice a lot, like a lot." He spends about three days a week at the Dance Center in Chicopee. The studio is owned by his mother. "I do hip hop, acro, ballet, lyrical, modern," Stinson said. "I do a lot, basically all of it." Read more @ https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/news/2021/08/05/12-year-old-dancer-chicopee

Every arts organization that stayed active during COVID had to adapt to strange, shifting realities: no live performances, no live audiences, evolving safety protocols and no end in sight. Seasons were announced, revised and announced again. For Northrop, which presents a dance season and a music season each year, COVID meant canceling big-name events at the end of 2019-20, delaying its 2020-21 announcement, moving several previously scheduled events from stage to screens and lighting a fire under a commissioning program. Because we’re writing this during the Olympics, an image

The Indian dance form is now taught in several studios in the West and it's become all the rage in colleges and universities, too. Lithe and graceful Manpreet Toor, who lives in the Bay Area in the US, is a famous figure in the South Asian dance scene. She fuses  Bhangra, Bollywood, hip hop and giddha- which is the female counterpart of the Bhangra- a folk dance for women in Punjab, India. Bhangra has come a long way from its humble, rural beginnings. Bhangra has been a  traditional male dance performed

A careful curation of space and shadow elements in the opening segment of the showcase created an ethereal effect when light reflected off dancer Kalaivani Kumaresan's ornate silver jewellery and headgear - both trademark elements of Odissi dance. The artistes chose an interesting focal point - the Puri Jagannath Temple - for the four-part performance. An important centre of social and artistic exchange, the mediaeval temple in Odisha has survived till the present day. Apsaras' revamped filming space at Goodman Arts Centre - coined Avai (congregation of the like-minded