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Matthew Neff
Matthew performs, teaches and choreographs in genres ranging from theater to classical modern to jazz.// Updated May 09, 2008 //

Lindsay Live
Lindsay's blog is full of late breaking dance news and intriguing perspectives on all things dance!// Updated May 14, 2008 //
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Laura Diffenderfer
The Managing Editor here at Dancer Magazine, Laura is also a writer and choreographer living in Brooklyn, NY.// Updated Apr 22, 2008 //

Wendy Garofoli
Wendy, the new Web Editor at Dancer Magazine, reports on the hottest trends in dance, from the latest news developments to buzz-worthy happenings around the world.// Updated May 13, 2008 //
Stacie Strong
Stacie, our resident tap aficionado and hardcore rhythm tapper tells all about the wide world of tap!// Updated May 16, 2008 //

Shallom
Dancer, choreographer, visual artist. Each day she looses herself in the immediacy of the moment and finds herself in the joy of movement.// Updated Jan 17, 2008 //

Taylor Gordon
A college grad at 19 years old, Taylor is blazing new paths in dance, writing, and all things creative. Take a look at what she is up to & try to keep up!// Updated Mar 31, 2008 //

Sound Guy 101
Got questions about sound editing or new trends in music? Look no further.// Updated Apr 09, 2008 //

Joe Cote
Site updates and info. Stay tuned into DancerUniverse.Com's fast pace of dance community development.// Updated Mar 19, 2008 //

Dolly Dinkle
Your one stop shop for all things fancy/dancy & fabulous on the net!// Updated Jan 14, 2008 //

Ryan Kasprzak
Ryan can "...get laughs simply by breathing" according to the NYT. Check out his blog of all things Broadway and see if his prowess translates to the net!// Updated May 08, 2008 //

Adrienne Fisher
A performer with a background in concert dance and musical theatre. Her experience in many genres of dance makes for a very interesting blog.// Updated May 14, 2008 //

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 23, 2008 //
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Dance like no one is watching.
This comes from a quote that goes: "Work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like no one is watching."
Sometimes it takes a special circumstance for a group of words to actually have a poignant meaning to you. My mom recently gave me this advice-to dance like nobody is watching-and, really, this is the best advice I have ever gotten in my life. It is so easy to get caught up in the "what other people think of you while you dance" factor-especially when you go to Broadway dance calls regularly. After a while, you realize that if you go back to your roots, and start dancing for the fun of it, you start to get booked on jobs because people can sense your honesty. People who do what they love want to surround themselves with people who do what they love.
This Day in Tap History - Fred Astaire
On May 10, 1899, Mrs. Austerlitz gave birth to a little baby named Fred in Omaha, Nebraska. Seven years and one name change later, little Fred Austerlitz hit the stage as Fred Astaire, partnering his older sister Adele in a popular brother-sister act that would endure until Adele's marriage in 1932. Although modern audiences know Fred Astaire for his on-screen partnering of Ginger Rogers, he was equally (and in some cases even more) suited to dance with hats, canes, coat racks, firecrackers, sports equipment and animated mice.
Here's Fred in one of my favorite numbers, though some of you may like the clip after the jump more.
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Check out cast interviews and highlights from the show on this weeks Broadway Beat
Tommy Tune to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Renowned dancer, choreographer, and director Tommy Tune, a nine-time Tony Award winner, will receive the first Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement award at the 2008 Fred & Adele Astaire Awards on June 2 in NYC. Actress Brooke Shields will present the prize at a gala in the Grand Ballroom of the Manhattan Center Studios to benefit the Auditory Oral School of New York, a non-profit organization which specializes in teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
Tickets to this special event, which honors excellence in dance on stage and in film, are available for a limited time.
For details and ticket information, read more after the jump.
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Last weekend, I had the honor of judging the USASF Worlds dance team competition held at Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida. The top teams from across the country and around the globe competed in divisions of pom, jazz and hip hop for the chance to be considered the best of the best. Dancers attended from 30 countries, including China, Germany, Chile, Mexico, Italy, Japan and the Ukraine.
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Before I go off on the rants that have been simmering in my head, I want to mention something pertaining to a person in my last blog. I said that Eva Yaa Asantewaa's dance podcast, The Great Dance Audio Podcast is wonderful, but I said that I was sad that I didn't hear more from this podcast because of its quality content.
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