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Lindsay Live
Lindsay Dreyer's blog is full of late breaking dance news and intriguing perspectives on all things dance!// Updated Jun 26, 2009 //

Laura Diffenderfer
The Editor of Dancer Magazine, Laura is also a writer and choreographer living in Brooklyn, NY.// Updated Jun 30, 2009 //
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Matthew Neff
Matthew performs, teaches and choreographs in genres ranging from theater to classical modern to jazz.// Updated Apr 16, 2009 //

Sondra Forsyth
Sondra is Everydancer's Guide to Gotham! While her main beat is ballet news and views, you'll also find plenty of seriously opinionated pointers about what to do and see in the Dance Capital of the World, plus occasional reports about her experiences in and around town.// Updated May 30, 2009 //

JAMcosmetics
Jessica Dupont, (formerly Jessica Ann Michaels - JAM), has loved two things her whole life - Dance and Makeup! Get tips and ideas from this seasoned professional and look your best on the street and on the stage.// Updated Jun 09, 2009 //

Meryl Cates
Meryl is a writer and dancer who would like you to share in a variety of topics, viewpoints, critiques, and all things dance.// Updated Jul 03, 2009 //

The Groovaloos
The spot for all things Groovaloo! These dynamic hip-hop performers will keep you groovin' with their weekly posts. They're excited to hear your input and answer any questions you may have.// Updated Jun 28, 2009 //
Stacie Strong
Stacie, our resident tap aficionado and hardcore rhythm tapper tells all about the wide world of tap!// Updated Jun 05, 2009 //
StyleStation
Each week Martine Quigley will be checking in with you on the latest in the world of entertainment!// Updated Jul 03, 2009 //

ErinLamont
Erin Lamont travels the world working as both a master class instructor and choreographer. Based in Los Angeles, she gives the scoop on auditions, bookings, teaching class, judging competitions, and inside takes on everything dance.// Updated Jun 28, 2009 //

Emily Bufferd
Emily Bufferd is an up and coming New York choreographer currently in the process of starting a company. Her blog invites you on the journey of BEings, a young company based in New York City.// Updated Jun 25, 2009 //

Kim Gower
Kim teaches dance in many different settings and brings those perspective to all of her dance writing, she lives in D.C. and knows all about dance in the capitol!// Updated Apr 22, 2009 //

Joe Cote
Site updates and info. Stay tuned into DancerUniverse.Com's fast pace of dance community development.// Updated Jun 17, 2009 //

Dolly Dinkle
Your Source for all things Fancy, Dancy and Fun on the internet!// Updated Apr 07, 2009 //

Nancy and Art Stone
Nancy and Art Stone have teamed up with Dancer Universe to provide Dance Educators with valuable insight on surviving and thriving in the dance industry!// Updated Feb 18, 2009 //

Owen
Owen is the owner and CEO of Dancer Magazine, danceruniverse.com and danceronline.com., and in the past he served as editor and publisher. His blog takes you behind the scenes on the competition circuit.// Updated Apr 26, 2009 //
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At the beginning of "Sylvia," one of Sir Frederick Ashton's most beloved full-lengths, Sylvia stands as the commander that she is. The audience's first glimpse, as she enters on a bridge in the distance, is of strength, authority and confidence. She is a huntress and a leader, this is certainly clear. A nymph of Diana the huntress, we would expect nothing else, but as the ballet progresses we see her caught between Diana and Eros, and therefore power and love.
In American Ballet Theatre's performance of "Sylvia" on Thursday night, this clash is apparent, but Gillian Murphy's Sylvia meets love without ever losing her glimmer of strength. She carries it with her throughout the entire ballet. Our huntress is there, she's just in love.
The elaborate and layered scenery and opulent costumes, a trademark of ABT's full-lengths, set such a rich setting for the story, but it was Leo Delibes' brilliant score that gave the ballet such depth. The music had a balance between tender and powerful (much like our heroine Sylvia) with the sweet trills of the violin to the intensity of the horns and brass instruments.
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Hi there,
I hope you that are doing well. My review this week is of WEST SIDE STORY on Broadway.
WOW, what a show ! I suppose how can one go wrong with the classic choreography of Jerome Robbins ? This is the stand out for me. We have been conditioned with these iconic movements for years on film and now to see it live on stage delivered with such originality, poise and attack left me breathless.
The wonderful tunes of Bernstein and lyrics of Sodenheim keep the production flowing and have the audience welling up with emotion throughout the show. The orchestra is simply SPOT ON !
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Pina Bausch, one of the most influential dance makers of the 20th Century, died in Wuppertal on Tuesday at age 68. Her work, called Tanztheater (Dance Theater), inspired so many of us in the fields of modern dance, theater, film and more.
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