In the May 1939 issue of The American Dancer, a predecessor to Dance Magazine, a handful of well-known dance artists shared “their pet likes and dislikes” for a story titled “Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down!”

In the April 1984 issue of Dance Magazine, associate editor Joan Pikula spoke with Alfonso Ribeiro, Hinton Battle, and Alan Weeks, the trio of dancers leading The Tap Dance Kid on Broadway.

In the March 1979 issue of Dance Magazine, associate editor Norma McLain Stoop spoke with choreographer Maurice Béjart and seven of the dancers who created roles in his evening-length Dichterliebe – Amor Di Poeta.

Janet Collins graced the cover of the February 1949 issue of Dance Magazine ahead of her New York City performance debut that April.

The 92nd Street Y, New York is one of the most storied dance-history destinations in New York City. When people think of iconic dance spaces over the decades, they might imagine Lincoln Center or Judson Church. But 92NY was where Alvin Ailey premiered Revelations,and its studios were home to Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, and Hanya […]

The January 1949 issue of Dance Magazine marked the first cover appearance of Marge and Gower Champion. While the pair met as teenagers, it wasn’t until after World War II that they reconnected, debuting as a dancing couple and marrying in 1947.

The December 1958 issue of Dance Magazine featured a story on Lotte Goslar.

It’s 2009, and my high school self is in the studio choreographing a new duet with my best friend to Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here.” The company director pokes her head in and disparagingly tells us the song and movement choice makes us look like “a couple of lesbians.”  We stand in stunned silence. […]