Dance Magazine

Dance Magazine is a prominent American publication dedicated to the world of dance, and it is produced by the Macfadden Communications Group. Originally launched in June 1927 under the name The American Dancer, it has since become a key resource in the dance community. William Como served as editor-in-chief from 1970 until his passing in 1989, and in 2004, Wendy Perron took over the role. The magazine is affiliated with several other publications, such as Pointe, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Dance 212, and DanceU101, making it a vital part of the dance media landscape.

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Meet Houston Ballet Demi-Soloist and Choreographer Jack Wolff

1 week ago | dancemagazine.com | Nancy Wozny

Jack Wolff works double duty as an outstanding demi-soloist at Houston Ballet and a rising choreographer. Whether he’s dancing a lead in Stanton Welch’s Maninyas or making one of his own ballets, Wolff dazzles. It’s hard to separate the dancer from the dance as Wolff’s space-slicing precision and expansive movement quality also inform his dancemaking.
Navigating Boundaries, Consent, and Safety in Immersive and Participatory Shows

1 week ago | dancemagazine.com | Lauren Wingenroth

A few years ago, I went to a dance performance that made me feel physically unsafe, where sweaty performers crawled on top of me and the other audience members. I worried for the performers’ safety, too—at one point one of them accidentally kicked and broke a house light, sending glass shards flying. In the time since, I’ve wondered if I was being too sensitive. Was I truly unsafe, or just uncomfortable? Was I too dismissive of the artist’s prerogative to take risks and challenge audiences?
News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in April 2025

2 weeks ago | dancemagazine.com | Courtney Escoyne

Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from April 2025. Plus, a new scholarship opportunity for dance students and educators. Cara Hagan has been named executive director of Dance on Camera. Christine Rocas has been appointed rehearsal director at The Joffrey Ballet.
25 to Watch Live 2025: A Night of Electric Talent-and Community

2 weeks ago | dancemagazine.com | Kyra Laubacher

On April 28, Dance Magazine’s third annual 25 to Watch Live provided a burst of springtime energy as artists from a range of genres and locations gathered for an evening of dance and community. The James and Martha Duffy Performance Space at Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York, bubbled with excitement as friends, colleagues, mentors, and dance enthusiasts witnessed a unique performance showcasing 13 of our2025 “25 to Watch” picks.
9 Performance Picks at the Top of Our Lists This May and June

2 weeks ago | dancemagazine.com | Courtney Escoyne

Premieres, two festivals, major tours, unexpected collaborations—there are more exciting shows happening in the next two months than anyone could hope to keep up with. Here are our top picks. SAN FRANCISCO Continuing its “IN DIASPORA: I.D. for the New Majority” theme, San Francisco International Arts Festival returns with a bevy of local and international artists.
Dancer-Turned-Baker Joe Bowie Shares His Recipe for Guava Crumble Bars

3 weeks ago | dancemagazine.com | Chava Lansky

Joe Bowie has always loved baking. He grew up helping his mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother in the kitchen, and while a member of the Mark Morris Dance Group he became known for the homemade baked goods he brought in for co-workers. As his performance career wound down, Bowie attended the French Culinary Institute, then spent a decade teaching bread baking, developing recipes, and working at bakeries across New York City.
In Her New Dance-Theater Play, SISSY, Celia Rowlson-Hall Explores the Sisyphean Tasks of Being a Mother and an Artist

3 weeks ago | dancemagazine.com | Chava Lansky

Giant beach balls, glowing air-traffic batons, a rock quarry, references to Irish dance sensation Michael Flatley, a paleobotanist, and the Venus de Milo: These things make up the wildly imaginative world of SISSY, a new dance-theater play written, directed, and choreographed by Celia Rowlson-Hall, which runs April 24–26 at Baryshnikov Arts.
Inside “Étoile,” Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s New Ballet TV Series

3 weeks ago | dancemagazine.com | Chava Lansky

On a blazing hot day last summer, the environment inside the New Jersey Performing Arts Center was cool and hushed. A who’s who of U.S. ballet dancers entered from the wings, launching themselves across the stage in pointe shoes and unitards, while attentive audience members in suits and cocktail dresses looked on from their seats.
Dancer Diary: Touring Iconic NYC Dance Spots

1 month ago | dancemagazine.com | Haley Hilton

In the video series Dancer Diary, Haley Hilton chronicles her life as a dancer in New York City. Here, Hilton takes a dancer’s walking tour of New York, highlighting the theaters and studios that have been especially meaningful to her. For more Dancer Diary videos, visit Dance Magazine’s YouTube channel. dance history dancer diary haley hilton nyc dance
The Sky Was on Fire: Ballet and War in Ukraine

1 month ago | dancemagazine.com | Kyra Laubacher

A new documentary from Adrenaline Films, The Sky Was on Fire: Ballet and War in Ukraine, follows National Ballet of Ukraine stage director Oleh Tokar and other ballet artists who had to make a difficult decision after the Russian invasion of Ukraine: to flee or to stay to fight—and also to perform. Tokar, one of many Ukrainian ballet artists who have taken up arms in the fight against Russia, continues to work for National Ballet of Ukraine by day.