Tag: hurricane sandy

Gimme a (Dance Video) Break

Sometimes, after a long week—and thanks to Hurricane Sandy, for many of us, this week has felt epically long—you just need a good laugh. If that laugh is prompted by a funny dance video, well, all the better. As ever, we’re here to help. Here are the two videos that’ve been our saving graces recently. […]

Dancers Travel 3,000 Miles to Lend a Helping Hand

In many parts of the country, it’s easy to forget about Hurricane Sandy. After all, it’s been three months; Haven’t they fixed everything on the East Coast already? The short answer is, No. Many are still struggling to rebuild their lives. And we love hearing stories about those from near and far who’ve reached out […]

Sad Graham News

A week after Hurricane Sandy drowned the East Coast, news of damage from the storm is still trickling in. This weekend brought an especially depressing bulletin: The Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance lost some of its historic sets and costumes to Sandy-related flooding. Materials for Graham dances Clytemnestra, Cave of the Heart, Embattled Garden […]

Proud To Be A New Yorker

Six years ago, I moved to New York City to take a job at Dance Spirit. I always knew I wanted to live in NYC. I grew up in a teeny tiny New Hampshire town, and the thrill of the city appealed to me. I wanted to, as Frank Sinatra sings, “be a part of […]

Dancin' in the Rain

Most of us on the East Coast are still hunkered down trying to get through the last few hours of Superstorm Sandy. For those of you dealing with serious flooding, wind damage and power outages, our thoughts are with you. But for the lucky ones—the ones who’ve just been cooped up inside for a while […]

Ready to Party Like It's 1799?

The Twist. The Hustle. The Running Man. The Macarena. The Dougie. The Gangnam Style. Here at DS, it’s safe to say we’ve never met a dance craze we haven’t loved. But did you know that the original dance craze was…wait for it…the waltz? Yup. Way back in the 19th century, everyone was waltzing up a […]