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Many ballet dancers are women, but far fewer women actually create the dances we see onstage.Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet school wants to help…
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The 2018 Sea Gals squad has been determined. Of the 52 Sea Gals hopefuls that competed on Sunday during the final round of auditions, only 28 dancers made…
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Drive south on Highway 99 and you’ll go straight through the middle of Seattle’s South Park neighborhood.This is a neighborhood that’s long had a large…
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When Kamaile Hamada found out last June that his group had been accepted into the world’s most prestigious hula competition, the first person he wanted to…
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There’s a rule to watching hula: Pay attention to the dancer’s hands to understand the story.But Kumu Hula `Iwalani Christian said the hands alone won't…
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The Northwest Tap Connection dance studio is tucked away in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood. But it’s more than just a dance studio; it’s also a…
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"Art is going to save us, right?" Choreographer Bill T. Jones opens his talk. He says it’s not a laugh line. His answer is sobering.In the iconoclastic…
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One of them went viral in a collaboration with Yo Yo Ma; the other played Michael Jackson for the Cirque du Soleil. But you might know dancers Lil Buck…
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Two stories on our podcast this week about Seattleites breaking free and breaking stereotypes:Jesse Weinstock is an avid skater. “Most of my best friends…
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Lucien Postlewaite remembers exactly how he felt the first time he danced with Noelani Pantastico.“I was this young boy,” he recalls. “I’d always admired…