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musical theater

Jazz Dance Legend: Bob Fosse

December 7, 2015 by Elizabeth Semko

Bob Fosse in Pal Joey publicity still

Legendary choreographer, Bob Fosse was a man who worked hard, danced hard, lived hard and who’s signature dance style and choreography made an impact in film, music videos, and on Broadway that can be seen even today.

Filed Under: Beyond the Bubble, Blog, History of Dance Tagged With: bob fosse, broadway, dance history, famous choreographers, fosse, jazz choreographer, jazz dance legend, movie musicals, musical theater

Leaps in the Dark: Agnes de Mille and the Road to Oklahoma

April 27, 2015 by Rachel Hellwig

Dancers in the musical Oklahoma!

Oklahoma! changed the role dance played in Broadway musicals. Choreographer, Agnes de Mille’s road to Oklahoma! was many unconventional years in the making. Afterward, she felt conflicted about her success but with advice from Martha Graham, de Mille took leap after leap in the dark.

Filed Under: Beyond the Bubble, Blog, History of Dance Tagged With: Agnes De Mille, artist profiles, broadway, choreographer profile, dance history, dance on broadway, Martha Graham, musical theater, Oklahoma, Rodeo Ballet, Rogers & Hammerstein

Summer Intensives for the Non-Ballerina

March 2, 2015 by Elizabeth Semko

Lehrer Dance Company performing in Vladivostok 2013

In a summer intensive world largely dominated by pointe work and pas de deux, it can be difficult for a dancer to find a program focused on a style other than ballet. So what are all of us jazz, tap, modern, hip hop and other dance lovers supposed to do? Find the answer here.

Filed Under: Blog, Summer Study/Workshops, Training Tagged With: ballet alternatives, choosing your summer intensive, hip-hop, jazz dance, modern dance, musical theater, non-ballet, summer programs, summer study, Tap

Dance Auditions for Non-Dancers

February 20, 2015 by Nichelle (owner/editor)

Dance Auditions for Non-dancers

No dance experience? No problem. In the performing arts, dancing isn’t always just for the trained dancers. Here are some tips for inexperienced movers preparing for that dreaded dance audition or dancing-required production.

Filed Under: Blog, Performing Tagged With: actors, audition advice, audition preparation, audition tips, dance for actors, inexperienced dancers, musical theater, musicians, new dancers, new to dance, non-dancers, untrained dancers, vocalists

Choreographing For Musical Theatre – Making Moves

November 26, 2012 by Nichelle (owner/editor)

Actors in the musical Legally Blonde perform a production number.

Need hints and ideas for creating musical theater choreography? You’ve already got a toolbox of composition tools, now learn how to use and adapt these for choreographing in a way that supports your production’s characters and story.

Filed Under: Blog, Dance Choreography Tagged With: abstracting movement, abstraction, actors, actresses, advance the story, character development, choreographer, choreographer's job, choreographic devices, choreographic process, choreography ideas, director, eliza dolittle, everyday movement, improvisation, job of the choreographer, legally blonde, making choreography, movement quality, musical numbers, musical theater, musical theatre, musicals, pedestrian movement, plot, roxie hart, stage production, storyline, suspend disbelief, theatre production, working with actors

Choreographing For Musical Theatre – Vison and Collaboration

June 11, 2011 by Nichelle (owner/editor)

IMAGE Photo of someone's hand making doodles and notes during a meeting. IMAGE

Even before the first musical theatre production meeting you want to be thoroughly familiar with the show and develop your vision the choreography. After that comes the collaborative process, involving all of the show’s directors, and then… auditions! This article, a companion to our earlier post Approaching Choreography for Musical Theatre helps take you through and successfully navigate this terrain.

Filed Under: Blog, Dance Choreography Tagged With: a year of auditions, amateur theater., amateur theatre, auditioning dancers for a musical, collaboration, community theater, community theatre, dance audition, defeat the dreaded dance audition, guest articles, how to choreograph a musical, local theater, making dances, musical director, musical production, musical theater, musical theatre, partnership, production directors, production number, production team, questions to ask, score, script, stage notes, staging a musical, what to expect, working with a stage director

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