“A must-read for all dancers as the invaluable historical references and in-depth coverage of the different jazz forms cannot be found in such detail in any other book on the market today.”—Debra ...

For as long as she can remember, Jennifer Homans has been interested in the why of ballet: Instead of merely just doing, the process of understanding the history of dance has always appealed to her.

There is a viral trend underway where dancers execute hypnotic body rolls, hip isolations, and rhythmically sway to the infectious beats of Tyla’s “Water.” This isn’t just a fleeting moment in pop ...

Dance to Belong: A History of Dance at 92NY testifies to 92NY as a key site in dance and belonging. Photographs, performance programs, artwork, digital media, rare film footage, and other unseen ...

We have proof that humans have been dancing as far back as prehistoric times. They danced for their god or gods, to celebrate major events, and just for fun or exercise. Proof of early dancing has ...

The late Bay Area choreographer Anna Halprin, who helped redefine dance in post-war America, liked to say that moving one’s body for whatever purpose – art, exercise, human connection – is fundamental ...

The history of several musical genres and dance was brought to life June 15 as the TMM Project visited the Denham Springs-Walker Branch of the Livingston Parish Library. The audience was treated to ...

SAN FRANCISCO --- The sights and sounds of Bollywood filled San Francisco's Asian Art Museum over the weekend at the opening party for its newest exhibit: Beyond Bollywood: 2000 Years of Dance in Art.

The first electronic music was classical music. Its practitioners—composers like John Cage, Edgard Varèse, Pierre Boulez—were entrenched in the Western classical tradition, and they mostly used ...