Courtney Celeste Spears, Corey John Snide and Zoey Anderson may all be students at NYC colleges, but they have zero New York attitude. Find out why they chose to dance at Big Apple colleges - and whether heading to NYC might by the right move for you, too.
She didn't always think she'd be a dancer. For Buckhead native Samantha Jones, ballet has always just been something she's done and enjoyed for the fun of it.
It's only about 300 miles from the Blue Ridge Mountains to Fordham's Lincoln Center campus. But for Chris Bloom, the distance between Middletown, Virginia (population: 1,265) and Manhattan may as well be more. Much more.
Daphne Lee is a junior in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program and an apprentice with Ailey II.
A new program at the Alvin Ailey Dance Studio has Ailey-Fordham students moving in new directions - literally and figuratively. Ailey Artistic Director Robert Battle has initiated New Directions Choreography Lab to help emerging choreographers develop new work.
Once upon a time only the wealthiest elite could afford purple clothing. The dye was extremely rare - it came from a sea snail! You don't have to be an aristocrat to wear the royal shade now. We found rehearsal pieces in periwinkle, puce, plum, lavender, lilac, violet, and orchid.
William B. Ward School third graders were treated to a three-day residency by Alvin Ailey dancers, which culminated in two performances at the school Friday.
You see it everywhere in contemorary and modern choreography. It's the "wow" step that takes you from standing to the floor with just a simple bend of the knees: the hinge.
When you're a young dancer, talent is no guarantee for success: You need to mix it with passion and a lot of hard work.
Ten New Must-Have Winter Warm-Ups, Modeled By The Cast Of "Dance212" Season 2.