Dance

Melissa Toogood Named New Director of Juilliard’s Dance Division

admin7 May 2025

A member of Merce Cunningham’s final company, Toogood brings to the job years of experience as a dancer and educator.

John Jasperse Starts La MaMa Moves! Honoring a Female Lineage

admin30 April 2025

Jasperse’s engrossing “Tides” was a thrilling opener to a festival that often feels like a home for first drafts.

New York City’s Creative Churn: The View From the Dance Floor

admin29 April 2025

Ever wanted to do the Lindy Hop as it was swung at the Savoy Ballroom in the 1930s? To rock your hips through the mambo like dancers at the Palladium Ballroom in the ’50s? To pose as if in a vogue battle of the ’80s? All in a museum? Now’s your ...

Penn Station’s Not-So-Secret Other Life: The People’s Dance Studio

admin25 April 2025

As the train to Ronkonkoma pulled into Penn Station, Jason Lockhorn threw his arms up, bending his elbows like goal posts. But he wasn’t a frustrated commuter. He was dancing. And he wasn’t the only one. Nearby, a man and woman twirled in the sinuous ...