Tag Archives: dance
Pro dancing is more than just making a living
By: Mariana Zepeda The stiff competition. Being rejected during auditions. Not knowing your next income source. Those are some of the reasons why many aspiring dance professionals get asked, “What’s your backup plan?” Yet, for many of them, dance is more than just a way to make a living. “I would do it for free […]
At Ballet Tech, the first Black leader
By Mailynn Arias If dance in America is a pyramid, said Dionne Figgins, 42, a Black woman, White-dominated ballet remains at the top. But, added Figgins, speaking generally about dancers for whom ballet is the foundation and about ballet itself, “The ballerina can never do the African step.” Ballet is “not better,” Figgins continued, ”it’s […]