Tag: 01.13.01

Should all kids have access to dance classes meant to lead a student to dance’s professional ranks? The issue is brought up in San Francisco where a mother charges her 8-year-old daughter was rejected by the San Francisco Ballet School because she has a “short, athletic body” that doesn’t fit the classical ballet ideal. The New York Times (one-time registration required for access)

What does it mean to be a contemporary dancer? “Traditional” contemporary dance is changing and “idealized images of the body are increasingly being replaced with new models of what is dance and what is a dancer. Contemporary dance has been increasing “investigations into the avant-garde by employing people who openly defy expectations.” The Globe & Mail (Canada)