Yes, I spelled revue like that on purpose, it’s a stylistic choice. I recently had the pleasure of being asked to review Eva Maze’s memoir With Ballet in My Soul: Adventures of a Globetrotting Impresario. The book is written by Maze and follows her starting with her early days in Bucharest, Romania, during which she…
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Dance World News (Aug. 26, 2017)
In which Black Excellence and alliteration abound.
Dance World News [August 17, 2017] – Yes, really
It’s been a long time, shouldn’t have left you, with out some dance news to step to…. I’ve been spending the past few months figuring out this professional dancer with a job thing. But now I’m back and focused and ready to bring you some dance world news! Where in the World is Carmen de…
[SPONSORED] My Date with the Stickeebra
This is a sponsored blog post, from time to time as opportunities arise I will do those. You, my lovely readers, are free to ignore these posts. NOTE: I will NEVER sponsor or post about something I haven’t tried first. I was recently introduced to a new bra called the Stickeebra and I wanted to…
Changing Ballet’s Perception Means Embracing Black Bodies
It’s 2017, y’all, come on. But since people still haven’t stopped telling Black women about their bodies and how right they are for dance…It gave me material for another Clyde Fitch Report article. Click here to read why you shouldn’t tell Black women (or anyone really) that they have the “wrong” body for dance.
An Ode to Dance Moms
For living in your cars amidst the smell of old dance shoes; For living room rehearsal sessions, going over movement cues; For tuition, for costumes, for fees you didn’t disclose; For venting about the life of a dancer and all of its many woes; You’ve been my cheering section, my toughest critic, too; And I…
More Women in Ballet Must Go From Pointe to Power
Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck, Jerome Robbins. What do all of these names have in common? They’re all ballet choreographers, and they’re all white males. It’s 2017, why is this still a thing? I recently wrote an article in The Clyde Fitch Report for The Marbury Project examining the logistical, artistic and personal reasons for the…
Dance World News (March 22, 2017)
The world says goodbye to Trisha Brown, Michael Maule and the Patti Law School of Dance.
Terpsichorean Heroes: FKA Twigs
I’ve been completely obsessed with FKA twigs’ Nike ad campaign since it came out in January (you can read a story I wrote about it for TheCelebrityCafe.com here). It’s truly one of the most gorgeous commercials, concept videos, visual pieces of art I have seen in a long time and I was so excited that…
Terpsichorean Heroes: Isabella Boylston Gives the Gift of Ballet to Her Home State
ABT principal Isabella Boylston is giving the gift of dance back to her hometown of Sun Valley, Idaho. The 30-year-old ballerina is organizing the inaugural Ballet Sun Valley. The three-day festival will take place at the Sun Valley Pavilion and feature performances from the New York City Ballet, Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and the…
Dance World News (Mar. 2, 2017)
We have dancers giving beauty tips, protesting and making history–what else is new?
Dance World News (Feb. 23, 2017)
Sad news as the Trump administration continues its plans to cut the NEA but every cloud–no matter how orange–has a silver lining!
