Articles written by Melissa Joaquin
All 29 articles written by Melissa Joaquin
Personal Dance Fitness: How to Choose a Personal Dance Trainer This New Year
Category: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance (general)
When your leaps and turns become sluggish and you need to get back into shape, here are tips on how to find a fitness trainer in the thre most beneficial training methods more...
How to Choose Street Jazz Sneakers: Jazz and Hip Hop Come Together for a New Hybrid Dance Style
Category: Jazz Dance
While street shoes are prohibited on studio dance floors, shoe manufacturers have come to design both stylish and functional street jazz shoes that complement a foot. more...
How to Choose Ballet Shoes: Ballet Slippers in Full-sole, Split-sole and Ballet Pointe Shoes
Category: Ballet
For first-time ballet dancers, choosing a ballet slipper for class can be overwhelming. These are the essentials that you need to know about ballet shoes. more...
Fit for a Dancer: Former Dancer turned Designer Creates Desirable Dance Wear
Category: Ballet
Ainslie Wear based in Vancouver BC is taking the dancing world by store with their innovative and exceptional designs of dance wear. more...
Live in Rhythm: featuring Shawn Byfield's national tap dance ensemble Funk Factory
Category: Tap Dance
Thursday May 24 and 25, 2007
shows at 2pm and 8pm, Toronto Centre for the Arts
more...
Everyday Ballet III: Busy schedules should not stop you from a healthy lifestyle!
Category: Ballet
Using simple ballet steps that you can do at home, you can essentially workout anywhere and everywhere! more...
Open Adult Ballet Classes: How to Jump Back onto the Ballet Bandwagon
Category: Ballet
It's hard getting back into ballet after taking a long hiatus from this physically demanding sport and art. Ease back into it by taking some Open Adult Ballet Classes! more...
Jazzy Fashion: the new trend: jazz dance wear
Category: Jazz Dance
Browsing through some of this new spring seasons' fashions, I found myself face to face with some very 50s and 60s Jazz inspired fashion pieces...take a LOOK! more...
Everyday Ballet II: Continuing the basics of ballet for everyday fitness!
Category: Ballet
Using more basic ballet steps to enhance your body and spirit's well-being! more...
LA's Ballet 'New Beginnings': March 15-31, 2007 at various LA venues
Category: Dance Companies
California's LA Ballet brings "New Beginnings" into their spring repertoire at venues across Los Angeles. more...
Integrated Dance: Pioneering a new level of Modern Dance
Category: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance (general)
Alvin Ailey's spirit and presence continues to overwhelm the dance community for over fifty years. His company comes to North Vancouver in March 2007. more...
Ballet History in London: Exhibition in Orleans House Gallery, White Lodge Richmond Park
Category: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance (general)
50 years of the Royal Ballet School - Lower School - in London is presented in historical exhibits. more...
Return of Dance in Film: Wearing the Unknown at the Vancouver International Film Festival
Category: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance (general)
A short dance film produced, directed, choreographed, filmed and essentially created in Vancouver comes to light up the International Film Festival screens! more...
Lord of the Dance: A ten-year Celebration
Category: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance (general)
After ten years of bringing Irish dance to the international stage, Michael Flatley returns as he presents an anniversary performance of The Lord of the Dance. more...
Category: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance (general)
ABT, SIBA, and National Ballets offer 2-4 week programs for young dancers aspiring to be prima ballerina abssoluta. more...
New Ballet CDs and Music: Dance Music by Renowned Accompanist Richard Maddock
Category: Ballet
Richard Maddock has been around the block as an accompanist for balletschools for over 20 years. He now brings to everyone a set of inspirational and creative music CDs. more...
Swing & Tap Dance: How Swing Dancing and Tap Dancing Come Together in Style
Category: Tap Dance
The evolution of Tap Dancing shows the involvement of Swing Dancing in its path to become a more accessible way of stomping the dance floor. more...
Los Angeles Ballet: Second Year for Thordal Christensen and Colleen Neary's Company
Category: Dance Companies
The Los Angeles Ballet enters into their second season "Fusing Global Masterpieces with Local Flair". more...
Cirque du Soleil Auditions: August 2007, Vienna
Category: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance (general)
World renowned Cirque du Soleil will be holding auditions for a variety of their world-wide shows at ImPulsTanz in Vienna in August 2007. more...
Rex Harrington: Canadian Dance Icon
Category: Ballet
Dancing with the National Ballet of Canada for over 20 years, Rex Harrington has grown to be a Canadian icon and hero for many dreaming dancers. more...
Big Ballet Company goes BIG: Plus-Sized Ballerinas make a mark on the ballet community
Category: Dance Companies
Bringing a humorous outlook on how a woman should view her body, the Big Ballet Company struts their combined weight of over 2,000 pounds! more...
National Dance Week: 26th Annual Celebration of Dance in the USA
Category: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance (general)
April 20 - 29, 2007 is National Dance Week celebrated by the United Dance Merchants of America. See how you can be involved in this historical event. more...
Manhattan Tap: Bringing you music through their feet since 1986!
Category: Dance Companies
Company based out to New York City, under the direction of Heather Cornell has bridged the gap between old school and modern tap dancing! Summer Intensive now announced! more...
Ailey II Vancouver Review: Alvin Ailey dance production
Category: Dance Companies
Ailey II performed at Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver, British Columbia on March 1-2, 2007. Here is a performance review. more...
Everyday Ballet: Anyone anywhere can be a prima ballerina!
Category: Ballet
Yogalates, yoga ballet, cardio barre...the list goes on! Why not keep to an easy at-home fitness routine that has proven ballet dancers around the world to keep slim! more...
Tokyo goes COBU.: Dance like Drumming, Drum like Dancing
Category: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance (general)
Fusion of urban tap dancing and Japanese percussion performs December 15-24, 2006 at the CSV Flamboyan Theater in New York, New York. more...
A Christmas Classic: The Nutcracker presented by The National Ballet of Canada
Category: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance (general)
It's that time of the year again. Cuddle up with those you love at the Four Seasons Centre in Toronto, Ontario to see the spectacle of of dancers, music and imagination. more...
World Dance Alliance: Global Assembly 2006
Category: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance (general)
From July 17 to 21, 2006 the world comes together in dance at Toronto's York University, for the World Dance Alliance's Global Assembly: DANCE/DiVERSITY/DiALOGUE. more...
Ballet for All in South Africa: Children of the townships find joy in dance.
Category: Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance (general)
In Guguletu South Africa, former Cape Town principal ballet dancer Philip Boyd began a non-profit dance education centre called Dance for All in 2002. more...
