If you’ve just started dance (or if you’ve just started doing your own laundry), you might not know how to handle all those dirty tights and leotards.

If you want to get long life out of your dancewear, follow these guidelines for washing and drying.

For hip-hop dancers and choreographers Tymme and Aury Reitz, dance isn’t the ultimate calling. But it’s a way to achieve the ultimate calling.

This month, the Reitzs’ kicked off their latest project, which partners their dance ministry Word in Motion with a brand new dance and fitness studio, Time 4 Class. This alliance not only gives the Reitzs’ company a new home, but it also provides new opportunities for their community to enjoy dance.

Here’s a small sampling of this week’s dance events. If you’re in the right place at the right time, check these out.

Guest blogger Will uses his experiences as an adult male ballet beginner to dispel a few myths about ballet.

And, he answers all your questions about tights, shoes, and dance belts!

Most political “dance moves” have to do with dodging tough questions, finagling the opponent’s message, and downplaying scandal. So often, political commentators use “dance” as a metaphor for political strategy and smooth-talk.

But what about actual dance in this election?

“Audition” is hardly ever synonymous with “fun.” And bad auditions can mark some of the most unpleasant points in a dancer’s career.

Unfortunately, you’ll have bad auditions. But you can recover, and learn, from even the most disastrous tryouts.

Why do dancers–people who constantly train to improve their strength, stamina, and physical excellence–have a smoking rate nearly double that of people in the general population?

This post focuses on the reasons dancers give for smoking. And, it offer strategies for those who want to put dance before cigarettes.

Here’s a small sampling of this week’s dance events, including a few performances and auditions.

Tap dancers aim to get the best possible sound when dancing, and having the right shoes can make all the difference.

We’ll look at the anatomy of a tap shoe, and see how the right footwear puts new life in your step, flap, slap, and stamp.

Just when Americans had forgotten about “So You Think You Can Dance,” it shows up again.

Not only does the American “SYTYCD” Top-Ten Tour kick off in Tacoma, Washington on September 20, but dancers in both Canada and Australia are now competing for spots on their respective versions of the show.

Today, our guest blogger Will writes about his experiences as an adult ballet beginner.

As a college student just entering the world of dance, Will is learning that he’s happiest when putting on tights and slippers and entering the studio.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now entering its fifth season, kicked off 21 days of theater, concerts, workshops, and master classes with the festival’s opening on Monday.

For dancers, the NYMF offers plenty of opportunities. We’ve put together a list of the NYMF’s dance productions, which are certainly worth checking out.

Here’s a small sampling of the great dance events going on this week. If you’re in the right place at the right time, you should check these out.

If you’re a high school senior, along with choosing a college, applying for scholarships, picking out a prom date, planning out your life, and getting your everyday homework and activities done, you may also have to complete a senior project this year.

Here are some ways you can include dance in your senior project, no matter what type of student you are, and make this assignment more enjoyable!

Wearing both football shirts and tutus, dancers in “The Beautiful Game,” a new work by the English National Ballet (ENB), recreate ten of the most memorable moments in football history (that’s “soccer” to you American readers).

Trisha Brown Dance Company is looking for male dancer(s) with strong technique, improvisation, and partnering skills to audition on Tuesday, September 16.

We’re updating the look of DanceHere! These changes should make all of our posts much easier to find.
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What is “contemporary ballet?” What is “contemporary?”

If you don’t really know how to answer those questions, hopefully this post can help you. (And if you are absolutely sure that you can define “contemporary ballet,” then maybe this post will confuse you a little.)
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If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, make your way to the Ohlone College Amphitheatre in Fremont, CA, for the ALL THE WAY LIVE Urban Dance Festival this weekend.

Your parents may have sacrificed lots of time for your love of dance: they drove you to lessons and attended performances. And you may also owe them for several years’ worth of tights, tutus, leotards, pointe shoes, and lessons.

But 11-year old Dominic Handford now owes his parents a house for their undying support of his dance career.

It’s hard to do everything you need to for school, friends, homework, and dance class. We’re now a few weeks into a new school year, and your packed schedule is probably starting to wear you out.

If you’re thinking of freeing up some time by giving up activities, don’t drop dance. Even though it requires time and energy, research shows that your participation in dance can actually help you succeed in school.

If you’ve performed on stage, you’ve probably (hopefully) worn “stage makeup.” But if you’ve never applied your own stage makeup, consider these tips before picking up the eyeliner and blush.

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With the company’s work billed as “a comedy ballet of weighty elegance and adorable humour,” the Evgenii Panfilov Russian State Ballet, or the “Big Ballet,” offers classical art from non-traditional performers. 16 dancers make up the Big Ballet, and each one weighs over 200 pounds.

If you choose a life of professional dance, it might worry you that many dancers retire in their late thirties.

So how do some dancers keep performing into their fifties and beyond? Good question: and now is the time to ask it.

To meet its budget, the Texas Ballet Theater must raise $1.5 million in pledges and $500,000 in cash by September 10.

This post comes to us from guest blogger Nichelle Strzepek. Nichelle’s home is at DanceAdvantage, a blog with great material for dancers, covering topics on everything from technique to nutrition.

Today, Nichelle discusses sickling and rolling in and why it’s so important to improve your ankle alignment.

Inspired by a recent “Times Online” article that named the top-five British ballet company websites, I’ve picked my top-five websites for American ballet companies.

Click the title of this post to read the list.

With ten days of performances, 28 dance companies, free lessons, and panel discussions, if you haven’t already fallen in love with dance, you will with the fifth annual Fall For Dance Festival.

The festival starts September 17, and tickets go on sale soon. Read on for more details.

Following in your parent’s footsteps could be difficult if your mother is a professional dance instructor with decades of experience in diverse styles. But Leslea Clark proved that she could keep step with her mother, Pat. And out of this mother-daughter team’s dedication has come Uptown Dance in Belleville NJ.

Today, we’re putting a spotlight on Uptown Dance as part of our feature series “This Season.”
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Time is running out for you to win tickets to the premiere of youth dance company Music & Motion’s new work “CONTINENTS: A Global Voyage” in the 2008 Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe on Saturday, September 6.

To win, you have to enter by September 3!

Click on the title of this post for entry info.