Submitted by DancePlug on 19 October 2011 - 1:36pm
Get your dose of the latest dance news with the DancePlug Dish. In this week's episode: Billy Elliot comes to a close, a new dance TV drama is cooking, Swiss statues dress up with tutus, and a former dance studio owner goes to jail.
Submitted by DancePlug on 19 October 2011 - 11:20am
Dancers Alliance held a very successful Q&A session this past Monday October 17th, at NoHo PAC, as part of their "It's About Time" campaign. The evening focused on their negotiations with AFTRA and their progress towards a union contract for dancers working in music videos, which would include fair rates, hazard pay, health and retirement benefits, and more.
Submitted by DancePlug on 1 February 2010 - 11:31am
On Wednesday, January 27th, the Carnival Choreographer's Ball celebrated their 11th anniversary, at their new venue the Vanguard.
Julie McDonald was honored for being a pioneer of dance representation and for helping so many dancers and choreographers with their careers over the last 25 years. The award was presented to her by MSA partner Tony Selznick, Pussycat Dolls creator Robin Antin and the famous Paula Abdul.
DancePlug and host Leslie Scott spent the day (and night) in Hollywood, and chatted with some of the amazing choreographers and guests artists present at the big event. Check out our interviews with Sonya Tayeh, Rhapsody, The Beat Freaks, We Are Heroes, Stephen 'Twitch' Boss, Joshua Allen, Legacy, Phlex, Sideswipe, Andre Fuentes, Comfort Fedoke, Bettis Richardson, Bryan Tanaka, David Moore, Boogie, Paulette Azizian, Carey Ysais, and Shelli Margheritis from the MSA dance agency.
