Oct 20 Meet the two new members of San Francisco’s legendary dance crew By Abhi Singh, KQED The Renegade Rockers are legendary in the Bay area, having perfected the art of hip hop dance since 1983. Now, they have two new members: Alex Flores and Marthy Galimba, also known by their dance names Prince Ali and Marthy… Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 3:32 U.S. dancer makes a leap to the European stage By PBS NewsHour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, 18-year-old Miko Fogarty pirouettes and arabesques her way through San Francisco, explaining her experience as a not-so-typical ballerina who has won a spot on one of the world’s most prestigious stages. Continue watching
Aug 11 Why a Japanese performance art celebrates weakness By Twin Cities PBS Butoh, a form of Japanese performance art, brings weakness and sadness to the surface in a society that often suppresses those feelings. Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch Free dance lessons teach NYC students to think on their feet By PBS NewsHour The National Dance Institute has been sending dance instructors into New York City schools for nearly 40 years, teaching kids who would otherwise have little access to arts education. Jeffrey Brown reports on how founder Jacques d’Amboise grew the institute… Continue watching
Jul 17 Photo essay: Jacques d’Amboise and the early days of the National Dance Institute By Corinne Segal Back in the 1970s, the National Dance Institute was Jacques d'Amboise's fledgling project. Today, it educates thousands of students each week. See snapshots from its early days. Continue reading
Jul 13 Weekday morning dance parties are now a thing By Colleen Shalby I went to a dance party at 7 a.m. Why go to a dance party at 7 a.m.? Because it's fun and energizing and you don't feel hungover at work. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 6:47 This museum gift shop sells art you can’t hang on the wall By PBS NewsHour In Minneapolis, the Walker Art Center is offering art lovers a new thing to collect: intangible experience, direct from artist to consumer. Jeffrey Brown reports on how customers can purchase personal dances, ringtones, even the chance to stage their own… Continue watching
May 13 This filmmaker wants you to see what breakdancing in Yemen is like By Colleen Shalby Scenes from the Arab Spring flash across the screen at the start of the new documentary “Shake the Dust.” But this film isn’t about politics or a revolution. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch the 1000-year-old dance tradition nearly killed by the Khmer Rouge By Cynthia Stone, KQED Charya Burt trained as a classical Cambodian dancer, Now, she's passing on her art and drawing on a painful family history under the Khmer Rouge to push her dance in new directions. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 3:34 Watch the 1000-year-old dance tradition that was almost killed by the Khmer Rouge By PBS NewsHour Continue watching