An Asian-American dancer en route to a first-performance celebration at New York’s Public Theater was attacked Wednesday night in what theater officials describe as the latest “disgusting and heartbreaking” incident “in a long history of violence against Asian Americans.” The dancer, who was not identified, was attacked near Seward Park on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, a short distance from the Chinatown apartment where Christina Yuna Lee was murdered on Feb. 13 in a violent attack that was the latest in a surge of high-profile crimes involving Asian-American

You’re going to feel silly, Angela Trimbur promised. It was a Sunday, and Trimbur, a dancer and choreographer in a Jane Fonda-worthy ’80s leotard, was leading a class in a midtown Manhattan studio. Nearly 50 people were lured in by her pitch: an afternoon twirled away in unserious but very intentional movement. The goal, Trimbur said, was to attain the effervescence of children putting on a backyard dance show. “We’re equal, we’re 13, and we’re just going to do some silly choreography to show our parents before dinner,” she

CINCINNATI — When you watch a Revolution Dance Theatre ballet, you’ll see the typical pointe shoes and tutus, but you’ll also hear afro-drum beats and spirituals. Most importantly, to artistic director David Choate, you’ll see Black stories told through Black dancers. He founded the company to promote diversity in Cincinnati’s fine arts and now as the only African American company in residence at the Aronoff Center, Choate’s dancers get to kick off Black History Month, telling those stories on one of the city’s most prestigious stages. Choate got his

(NewsNation Now) — Gurdeep Pandher, who has captured millions of fans with his Bhangra-style dancing, has brought joy and wonder during the dark days of the pandemic winter. During one of his recent videos from the Yukon, the temperature was -40 degrees Fahrenheit, but there he was, clad in red boots, blue jeans, red flannel shirt and a turban, showing off dance moves that would have given John Travolta hip pains during his “Saturday Night Fever” days. He says he posts the videos because he knows dancing is