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Welcome to NDATalk. NDA's page to share some of our favorite dance stories, most exciting dance experiences, and most beloved dance morsels. Sometimes everything we want to share with you, doesn't fit into one mold- so we've created a place where all of the fun and fancy can be brought to you at once. Enjoy!
November 29, 2011
The 2011 World Children's Festival was held this past June in Washington, D.C. There people were able to experience dance, music, and art from around the globe.
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November 21, 2011
Adopted from birth, I lost my father at 7 and my mother, from an untreated disease, at 25. Orphaned again, I sought love promiscuously. Soon I was diagnosed with HIV. My destiny is to fight this disease! Dance is life, and LIFE became more important than ever before! I began sharing my life and dancing with the disabled. Opening a whole new world, this brings the freedom of self-expression that every human should feel. ~ Chace C.
Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre to Premiere New Work
World AIDS Day
December 1, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011, World AIDS Day, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will premiere Home, a new hip-hop dance choreographed by Rennie Harris and inspired by personal stories, photos, and essays of ten people impacted by HIV: the winners of the "Fight HIV Your Way" contest. Chace C., quoted above, is one of these winners.
This is the first time Ailey will present an original dance to recognize the continued HIV epidemic. The poignancy of the day – December 1 – is also symbolic in that it is both World AIDS Day and the day that the Company's founder, Alvin Ailey, passed away from the disease in 1989.
Home will premiere as part of Ailey's New York City Center season and will be performed across the country on the Company's 2012 U.S. Tour.
To view the inspirational stories behind the creation of Home, visit: http://www.fighthivyourway.com/winners.aspx
November 4, 2011
A jump start to the holiday season! The Paris Opera Ballet's rendition of "The Nutcracker," choreographed by Rudolph Nureyev.
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September 6, 2011
The dancer's body is simply the luminous manifestation of the soul.
- Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan is know to many as the creator of modern dance. Duncan was known for her free flowing and rebellious nature. She was passionate about teaching and founded several schools of dance, including one troupe which became known as the Isadorables. Her life came to a tragic end on September 14, 1927 at the age of 50, when one of her long flowing scarves (which she was famous for wearing) became caught in the spokes of a car she was riding in.
August 19, 2011
Founded in 2005 by Raissa Simpson, Push Dance Company is a modern dance company located in San Francisco, CA. For more info on the company and to see more videos like this visit pushdance.org.
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August 2, 2011
Roland Petit created this pas de deux for his Carmen in 1949. The video stars himself and his star dancer and wife, Zizi Jeanmaire. At the time of its debut the duet immediately became controversial for its daring and sensual movement that shook the tradition of the ballet world to its core.
Petit was a French dancer and choreographer who was well known for his tradition-breaking originality and his talent for the pas de deux and narrative ballets. Petit also worked in French and American films and collaborated with artists such as Yves Saint-Laurent and Max Ernst. Petit passed away on July 10, 2011 at the age of 87.
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July 21, 2011
New Yorkers David and Emily recently went on the fun theatrical bus tour—The Ride—and here is what they had to say:
We say there is a story on every street corner of New York City, The Ride brings that story to life with its actors, dancers, and tour guides!
The Ride is not simply a tour of New York City's Times Square District, but an interactive comedic festival that encourages audience participation and allows your guides to freelance their material through the streets of NYC. It keeps you on your toes, not knowing if the normal person walking on the sidewalk will spontaneously burst into song, dance, or ballet. The rapper gives a show-stopping performance of improvisation that includes everyone walking by him on the sidewalk--from the lone guy with his Ipod to the family of three with a baby stroller.
To experience The Ride for yourself visit http://www.experiencetheride.com/
June 28, 2011
"I wanted to see if the American man in plain brown pants and a bare torso could speak profound things."
-Ted Shawn
One of the co-founders of Denishawn Dance Company, with his wife Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn had a great passion for promoting the American male as a great modern day dancer. In this quest Shawn recruited a group of young men and founded Jacob's Pillow in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. With the help of his male dancers, Shawn built the performance spaces, studios, and cabins of "The Pillow." Jacob's Pillow is known today to host one of the most innovative and influential international dance festivals in the world. The festival hosts international artists in a multitude of performances, as well as several dance intensives for students each summer. For more information on Jacob's Pillow and it's history click here. For more info on other summer dance festivals check out NDA's audition guide!
June 13, 2011
Inspiration comes from across the world. This video shows Mozambican kwaito dance group Tofo Tofo. Kwaito is a type of South African house party music that became popular in the 1990's.The dance scenes in Beyonce's newest music video "Run the World (Girls)" were inspired by this group's moves. Beyonce even flew out the dancers to appear in the video with her!
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May 23, 2011
"People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life. " — Martha Graham
Modern Dance pioneer Martha Graham would have turned 117 this May. The dancer and choreographer changed the landscape of Modern Dance into what it is known as today. She is revered as one of the most iconic people in dance history, and her company- the Martha Graham Dance Company- continues to perform around the world today.
May 9, 2011
A nice springy clip for a glorious spring day! The classics truly never grow old...here's Fred Astaire performing "Since They Turned 'Loch Lomond' into Swing" from his movie Carefree, co-starring Ginger Rodgers.
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