A Conversation With Rubberband’s Victor Quijada, Wednesday, November 11, 8:00PM Choreographer Victor Quijada, who was a B-boy in Los Angeles before signing on with Twyla Tharp and later Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal, founded his company RUBBERBAND in 2002. Ever So Slightly, his newest work, which was commissioned by Global Arts Live, made its Boston … Continued
Dance for Social Justice, a Jacob’s Pillow virtual program, hosts a three-part workshop series Friday November 6, Tuesday Nov 10, and Saturday Nov 21. Led by Mar Parrilla and Claudia Elena Varela, artists of Danza Orgánica, participants will engage in the practice of storytelling and community building through movement with a decolonizing and antiracist framework. Workshops are designed as a communal experience; no dance experience … Continued
YOU DESERVE SELF-CARE Enjoy the final week of BDA Dancer Health Month There are three more live sessions and the archive is now available. Register now for access to everything! Saturday, October 31, 10:30am-12pm The Ellové Technique ® & the Importance of Conditioning for Injury Prevention in Dancers with Stephanie Heroux, PT, DPT, Active Motion Physical … Continued
BDA Dancer Health Month 2020 Continues We are thrilled by the response and look forward to these great sessions ahead! Check out all the sessions through early November and register here Saturday Oct 24, 11am-12 pm Foot Strength and Control for the Dance with Michaela Main, PT, DPT, Girl Fit Physical Therapy, Inc., Newton Tuesday, October … Continued
BDA Dancer Health Month 2020 has gotten off to an incredible start! Thank you to Heather Southwick and Melissa Buffer-Trenouth! Check out all the sessions and register here Your all-access pass opens to the door to the online presentations by some of Boston’s most experienced dance medicine clinicians — and the video archive! Great for professionals, … Continued
BDA DANCER HEALTH MONTH STARTS TODAY (OCTOBER 7) With a great session by Heather Southwick, Boston Ballet’s Director of Physical Therapy We are excited to be launching this special series with a timely presentation about getting back to class and studio during the pandemic. Mark your calendars! Next up will be Building Core Strength with physical … Continued
OCTOBER IS BDA DANCER HEALTH MONTH and BDA has scheduled an entire month of online presentations and workshops to keep you healthy and strong during pandemic shutdowns and beyond! Boston’s most experienced dance medicine clinicians will be on hand to share their expertise and answer your questions. Check out all the details and register here You … Continued
This is the 40th special edition of Pro/Motion since mid-March, when the pandemic changed all of our lives. Thank you so much for accompanying Boston Dance Alliance on this challenging journey and letting us know that our ability to continue to share information, resources and encouragement has made a difference. Please consider joining or rejoining BDA … Continued
The third Saturday in September is National Dance Day, thanks to Nigel Lythgoe, co-creator of “So You Think You Can Dance” and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. Learn this year’s special routines, including a take on Nina Simone’s “Feelin Good,” or check out past year’s videos for inspiration Great news from Somerville The hard work of Gregory Jenkins of the … Continued
Dance Under the Starlight (Weather Permitting!) Tonight (Friday Sept 11) the dance on view at Starlight Stage in Cambridge’s Central Square includes personal stories by Yani Batteau, Kara Fili, Joan Green, Ashley Rose Salomon, Tashawn Taylor, J. Michael Winward and more. Then Saturday and Sunday The Wondertwins reprise their unflinching exploration of police violence towards the Black community, … Continued