When Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and COCA alum Antonio Douthit-Boyd and his fellow Ailey alum and husband Kirven Douthit-Boyd came to COCA to head up the dance department, it was easy to assume ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – The Greek historian Herodotus reported over 2,000 years ago on a misguided forbidden experiment in which two children were prevented from hearing human speech so that a king could ...

Fourth graders at Highland Park Elementary School are learning to salsa their way through sentences. With a passion for rhythm and a heart full of cultural pride, dance teacher Pedro Szalay is ...

The Greek historian Herodotus reported over 2,000 years ago on a misguided forbidden experiment in which two children were prevented from hearing human speech so that a king could discover the true, ...

It’s incredibly ambitious for a Chicago company to choose A Chorus Line, because although the city has a strong dance community, it’s not one with a tradition of crossing over into theatrical dance.

International Dance Day is celebrated every year on April 29 to promote the universal language of dance and recognize its importance in culture, art, and well-being. Established by the International ...

The status of dance in American culture is deeply paradoxical. Concert dance is one of the most elite art forms imaginable. The demands placed on professional dancers are so punishing that those of us ...