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How University of the Arts Teaches Dancers to “Pay Attention Differently”—and Why It Works

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Two dancers standing facing each other, hands resting on the sides of each other's throats. They meet each other's eyes, gazes intense.

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3 Ways to Incorporate Visualization Into Your Dance Practice

Sophie Bress

The cover of the November 1968 issue of Dance Magazine. A black and white image of Eleo Pomar dancing atop a grassy hill with the streets and buildings of Harlem in the background is edited so the sky is bright yellow. It reads "Pearl Primus, Arthur Mitchell and Eleo Pomare discuss the artist in the community." Pomare takes a wide stance, knees bending and arms outstretched, contracting slightly as though keeping an invisible force at bay with his hands. Pomare wears a button down shirt with the sleeves rolled, unbuttoned over an undershirt and tucked into a pair of belted pants.

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TBT: Eleo Pomare on Making Work for Black Audiences

Courtney Escoyne

a group of female dancers performing a variety of steps wearing black masks and costumes on stage

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Five College Dance Groups Five Distinct Dance Departments Into One Unique Program

Stav Ziv

a group of students huddled together for a photo

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How to Clean a Guest Choreographer’s Work While Maintaining Its Integrity

Alyssa Sutherland

An illustration in shades of red shows Indian dancer Uday Shankar in performance, crouching low to the ground with an upright torso, fingers splayed in intentional mudras as he glances toward the viewer from the corner of his eye. In the same red as the background is written, "The American Dancer, October, 1933, twenty-five cents."

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TBT: The “Artistic Necromancy” of Uday Shankar

Courtney Escoyne

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How Tomorrow’s Choreographers Are Cultivated at Marymount Manhattan College

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a female dancer performing an attitude derriere on stage

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Tips for Stronger, More Expressive Port de bras

Sophie Bress