Arts Nov 10 Judith Jamison, transcendent dancer and artistic director of Alvin Ailey theater, dies at 81 By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press
Arts Oct 17 Mitzi Gaynor, among the last surviving stars of Hollywood’s musical golden age, dies at 93 With an entertainment career that spanned eight decades across film, television and the stage, Mitzi Gaynor is best remembered for her turn in the 1958 film “South Pacific.”… By Kaitlyn Huamani, Bob Thomas, Associated Press
Arts Jan 30 Watch 3:06 A Brief But Spectacular take on the art of dance Wynette Smith is the long-time owner of Starlet Dance Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Despite facing a range of challenges, she says she keeps the studio alive for the generations of dancers who keep coming back. She shares her Brief… By Katie Hodgman
Arts Aug 17 Watch 3:39 Latin American studio helps young dancers achieve their dreams While many young people hope to become professional dancers, the cost of lessons, costumes and other equipment often keeps them from achieving their dreams. It is a hurdle one studio specializing in Latin American folk dance is trying to overcome. By Natalie Lett, Marlo Brown, Roberto Suarez, Savanna Atstupenas, PBS Student Reporting Labs
Arts Apr 20 Influential dance company bred culture of sex, silence, dancers say As the company grew into an industry powerhouse, its leaders perpetuated a culture of sex and silence, according to interviews with dozens of former and current staff and students. By Juliet Linderman, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press, Morgan Bocknek, Toronto Star
Oct 17 Alicia Alonso, grande dame of Cuban ballet, dies at 98 By Peter Orsi, Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press As founder and director of the National Ballet of Cuba, Alonso personified the island's arts program under Fidel Castro's communist rule and she kept vise-like control over the troupe past her 90th birthday despite being nearly blind for decades. Continue reading
Nov 17 This all-female crew is shaking up Oakland’s street dancing scene By Jessica Jones and Emma Silvers, KQED From the Fly Girls of "In Living Color" to the famous silhouettes of Beyoncé’s single ladies, there are plenty of pop culture examples of jaw-dropping female dancers. But for Oakland-based Jenay Anolin and Samara Atkins, both classically trained dancers who… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch Free dance lessons teach NYC students to think on their feet By PBS News Hour 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