As someone who grew up dancing, Margeaux McCarthy knows how expensive the sport can end up costing. Especially the elaborate costumes. Now, thanks to McCarthy — who doubles as a commercial real estate marketing executive  — there’s an app for that. McCarthy launched the free app, called Dance Xchange, in January. It provides a platform for dancers, or anyone with dance items, to sell or purchase those expensive items. The LLC is registered in Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, where McCarthy has worked in commercial real estate. “This app gives them the opportunity

The NC Dance Festival has announced plans for the celebration of its 30th Anniversary Season. Each year, the NC Dance Festival, a program coordinated by Greensboro-based Dance Project, brings professional modern and contemporary dance choreography from NC artists to audiences across the state. “Our 2020 season looked much different than we’d originally planned, but we are pleased with the new ways we’ve been able to support North Carolina dance artists and encourage the creation of new dance work,” said Festival Director Anne Morris. “As we finish out our 30th

Hannah Martin was awarded bronze in The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition final on Thursday, September 9, when the prestigious contest took place online for the first time in its 90-year history. Hannah – who has been trained by the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) teacher Mary Goodhew – won the medal after being selected as one of 15 finalists out of a record number of applicants. Hannah said: “Words fail me when I try to describe the emotions I felt watching the competition. Knowing how hard every single

KING CITY — King City student Ashley Madrid left last Saturday to begin her yearlong studies at the Kirov Academy of Washington, D.C., in order to pursue the art of ballet. Monterey County Dance Foundation awarded Madrid a $3,000 scholarship that has made it possible for her to secure a deposit to attend the school, but she still needs to raise the rest of an estimated $40,000 to pay for her tuition. Madrid, 15, also qualified for financial aid and a work-study program. “She’ll actually be working at the school

Ten days after 9/11, Americans were still reeling from the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, a sense of grief and shock lingering like the dust clouds hovering over the collapsed Twin Towers. A little girl who lived on Arbor Road in Winston-Salem was too young to comprehend the enormity of the loss, but she could feel that people were hurting. “What can I offer for people?” she asked herself. Nine-year old Collier Wimmer slipped into a green dress trimmed with embroidery, pulled her hair back into a ponytail

Weekend warriors getting their groove on to international dance anthem Jerusalema may be busting more than a move. An Irish study found that, based on three case studies, the sudden push-off move during the dance sequence caused the Achilles tendon to snap, requiring surgery. The study published in the Internation REVIEW | New Golf 8 GTI less appealing than the older model, but it’s got fans

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Get ready to bust a move because she’s dancing her way to the top while showcasing the Hawaiian culture to a national audience. Madison Kailey Garcia was featured on the “Live with Kelly and Ryan” show in May after winning their virtual weekly trivia dancer competition. Read more and watch her interview @ https://www.khon2.com/local-news/local-hula-dancer-up-for-grand-prize/

With four outdoor stages showcasing everything from ballet and folk to African, Indian, and Irish dance, the Dance for World Community Festival September 25 in Harvard Square serves as an unofficial kick-off celebrating — fingers crossed— the return to a full season of live dance. “We’re kind of ushering in the fall as a new beginning,” says José Mateo, whose José Mateo Ballet Theatre presents the festival, celebrating its 12th iteration, after being suspended last year because of COVID. “The title of the festival this year is ‘Re-Emergence,’ [reflecting] the

To witness a performance of Kathak, the ancient classical dance native to North India, is to enter a realm not only of movement, music, rhythm and grace, but also of worshipful storytelling, where dance becomes a device for recounting epic tales from Hindu scripture. And so it is when entering the mesmerizingly poetic world Shruti Swamy creates in her new novel, The Archer, which follows a young girl as she discovers the enchantment of Kathak dance and her own capacity for love and creative resilience. Read more @ https://www.bpr.org/post/poetic-new-novel-ancient-form-dance-frees-modern-storyteller#stream/0