Dancing While Earning a Degree: As LEAP Turns 20, 4 Pros Share How Its Unique Program Works – Pointe

Claire Sheridan wanted to change the status quo. Leading up to the 1990s, she recalls, “there was a ‘shut up and dance’ mind-set,” and as the founder of the dance program at St. Mary’s College of California and a longtime teacher in professional companies, she had seen too many dancers retire with n
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The recreation ‘apatampa dance’ by the Fantes of Ghana – Dance Art

An image of a girl in the traditional wear, with smile dancing the glorious ‘apatampa dance’, with the “Akwaaba” inscription behind her which means “welcome” in the Ghanaian twi language’. With a brief history, on how this dance performed by the Fantes in Ghana came about, where their ancestors after moving from Edina to settle…
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Using Ritual to Anchor Your Dance Practice – Jen Belly Dance

How do you make time for your personal dance practice? Do you have a daily or weekly creative routine that enables you to practice regularly? One of the most powerful ways to build a practice is through ritual: a “ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order” (Oxford English Dictionary).…
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Legacy Dance Company

  Legacy Dance Company (LDC) is a nationally recognized, pre-professional company for dancers ranging in age from 12–18. With an emphasis on technique and performance, dancers attend classes four days/week in disciplines including tap, jazz, contemporary, modern, hip-hop and ballet. Performances are frequent and include venues such as the Regent Theatre, Boston’s Hatch Shell, and…
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