Performances in N.Y.C. The polka chinata, in which two men whirl together in a crouch, is revived in a dance by Alessandro Sciarroni, coming to PS21 in Chatham, N.Y. Two dancers doing polka chinata, ...
“There’s an aversion to male beauty in this country. We have this idea that beauty has to be defined as feminine,” says Ariel Rose, Miami City Ballet soloist and choreographer. Rose is a founding ...
Fifty-two dancers from over 20 countries — what a difference five years makes. In November 2020, when Men Who Dance made its premiere, the all-male dance extravaganza featured only 15 performers. Men ...
It was November 2020 and South Florida arts venues were two months into the state's 'Phase 3' — the COVID-19 pandemic reopening plan. Although large auditoriums were allowed to operate at full ...
Since its inception six years ago, Men Who Dance Festival set out to break down stereotypes and prejudices that have long hindered the development of male dance. “Decades ago, when I was growing up ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by An arts program in a California state facility disproves the idea that “nobody dances in prison,” encouraging inmates to channel their lives and ...
From risky beginnings at the height of the pandemic, South Florida’s Men Who Dance festival – now in its fourth year – not only survives but thrives despite recent political headwinds in Florida ...
It’s no easy feat to keep a dance festival going year after year, let alone decade after decade. Men in Dance, founded in Seattle 30 years ago, deserves a well-earned cheer, celebrating the ...
Although there hasn’t been a male duo before on the long-running dancing competition series, there is precedent for such a move. Jenna Johnson and JoJo Siwa were the first same-sex pairing during ...