By Tessa Perkins Deneault Those of us who spend a lot of time at the theatre are missing the experience of live dance — that excited chatter that quiets as the lights go down, the collective moment of silent anticipation and then the spark of immediacy that ignites as the dancers take the stage. But
By Tessa Perkins Deneault Ralph Escamillan’s gateway to dance was a breaking class at Harbour Dance Centre in Vancouver. He was 14, and during his first class they had a cypher, when everyone forms a circle and takes turns performing freestyle in the centre. “There was such a rush of excitement and fear, and that
By Jenn Edwards The coronavirus pandemic has pushed dance into a new era, one marked by a surge in digital content. With massive performance cancellations worldwide, online classes have become one of the few ways that dancers and companies can keep up a standard of training, as well as make ends meet. Five dance artists