Dance

Beyond Belly Dance fest to feature workshops, international guest stars

The roots of belly dancing run deep, but also far and wide. Steps and techniques differ in Egypt and Turkey, in Lebanon, Morocco and Algeria. But even with the overwhelming popularity of belly dance in the United States, many of those nuances are lost to modern students. "You don't see that with o ... More >>

Michelle Ellsworth dances her way to a USA Fellowship

​Performance artist Michelle Ellsworth's onstage persona is a fascinating mix of humility and daring, mockery and gentleness. She comes across as a deferential satirist, a playful deep thinker, someone who expresses serious concerns with effervescent humor, operating sideways and using movemen ... More >>

Beyoncé accused of plagiarism for a dance number -- wait, can you copyright dance moves?

​Beyoncé can't seem to catch a break this year: Back in May, she was accused of pulling a little more than just a casual homage to Lorella Cuccarini with her VMA performance of "Run the World (Girls)," and now she's getting called out for copping dance moves from German choreographer Anne Ter ... More >>

Swan Lake: Onstage, principal ballerina Maria Mosina is both good and evil

Maria Mosina is almost as graceful a speaker as she is a dancer. Almost. A principal ballerina with the Colorado Ballet, Mosina began her career with the Bolshoi Ballet Grigorovich Company in Russia, and it is with a soft Russian accent that she describes her career as "completely natural" but "alwa ... More >>

How to get my job: ballet dancer

​We're still knee deep in holiday flavor over here, so this week we decided to catch up with a ballet dancer to help us better understand how one would go about dancing around on a stage as a profession. We talked to Kevin Gaël Thomas, who is originally from France but is currently a dancer f ... More >>

Oakland's Beats Antique opens for Glitch Mob on Halloween at the Fillmore

Shake It Like You're Dead

DANCING MACHINES

The Last Dance

Flick Pick

Ballerina at Starz

Nuggets reps can't outshine JabbaWockeeZ during NBA All-Star Weekend

The JabbaWockeeZ unmasked. Three representatives of the Denver Nuggets took part in NBA's All-Star Weekend, with varying degrees of success. J.R. Smith didn't embarrass himself during the Slam Dunk competition, as Chris "The Birdman" Anderson did a few years ago as a member of the New Orleans Horne ... More >>

The Space Between

Lemon Sponge Cake continues to push the boundaries of ballet.

Q&A with Kid Rainen of America's Best Dance Crew winners JabbaWockeeZ

Divine Femme

The Femme Fatale Art Collective throws another showcase party.

Nia Nights

Little Fish Movement Arts offers an elemental celebration.

Step It Up

The Spirit of Ireland gets a jump on St. Patrick's Day.

Goldie

753 Santa Fe Drive

Snakes Alive

Sweet Moves

Beautiful Dancers

Dirty Dancing

It takes two to tango — but women say you need to watch out for this one.

Best There's Ever Been

Dream Weavers

Louder Than Words brings nightmares and dreamscapes to the DSA.

Ballets Russes

Muenzinger Auditorium on the CU-Boulder campus

Scratching the Surface

Christopher Lawrence

Best Place to Learn to Strip

FlashDance Studios

Ready for Takeoff

The air is their playground

Tapping Creativity

Female dancers click into gear

Comic Correction

Maher keeps on joking

Kroenke Kulture

Learning to love the Big Dance.

Snappy Tapping

Savion Glover taps out the history of African-Americans.

Pop Quiz

A small tell-all

Planet Dancer

Ethan Stiefel to appear at the Vail International Summer of Dance.

Feet First

Tap Jamboree 2001 showcases the footloose and fancy-free.

Sounds Like Fun!

Moonlight Safari

Critic's Choice

SoundTribe Sector 9

Ballet High

What they really want to do is dance.

Freudian Hips

Rosanna Gamson's multimedia show examines the source of mental illness.

Curtains!

Al Brooks and Maxine Munt’s theater disbanded last month with little notice. But anyone who ever trod the boards of the Changing Scene gives it rave reviews.

Giant Steps

Building Community Through Dance and Speaking of Dance

Break Out

The beat of the street makes the Freestylers feel like dancing.

A Woman’s Tap

Women in Tap: Taps are Talking

Firsting Out All Over

All Tapped Out

Go, Girls

The Wheel Thing

The Spin Crowd

Is that a rose between your teeth, amigo? Not if you're a true tanguero.

Body and Sole

Thirties Something