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Keep up with all of my adventures, thoughts, and stories as I actively explore the diverse and exciting world of dance here in Pittsburgh!
On Stage: Head Over Heels for "Kinky Boots"
One famous quote about dancer Ginger Rogers smirked that she did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels. Well, ladies, the shoe company/drag queen musical Kinky Boots is putting its own stamp on that, in fact, elevating it to a new level with...
Dance Beat: Patricia, Matt, Brazzies, Charrette, Attack
A Wilde Award. Former Pittsburgh artistic director Patricia Wilde added yet another award to her treasure chest. She was honored by the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga, New York, along with famed tap dancer Gregory Hines, whose award was accepted by tapper...
On Stage: Dance Africa
Dance Africa's Erin Perry and staff have put together a rich look at traditional ethnic dance and more. It's also a great opportunity for artists to immerse themselves in the sophisticated and alluring rhythms of West African and Caribbean drumming. And the...
On Stage: Inside Women
We all know that women wear many faces while they perform many things -- nurture children, run a home, hold down a job and create new and wonderful things. But it's great to see younger women realizing this, as in Elisa-Marie Alaio's feminist-inspired...
On Stage: Cirque's "TORUK" Flies Over Pittsburgh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E63VxxjkRYY Expectations can sometimes produce limitations. For those who have enjoyed visiting Cirque du Soleil's numerous flights of fancy, the Montreal organization has built its audiences through an emphasis on "cirque" or circus...
On Stage: Dance Recitals 2016
Congratulations to all the dance studios in the Pittsburgh area for another stellar year. Dance Showcase made its recital Destination Dance, while West Point Ballet followed the yellow brick road to its own destination with a new production of The Wizard of Oz....
On Street: Spawning an Ellipses Condition
Pearlann Porter and John Lambert threw out a colorful and meticulous tease of their fall series of events designed to puzzle and delight onlookers in Downtown Pittsburgh. Pearlann talked about it in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and John apparently chalked himself into,...
Dance Beat: Following a Tune
I've never had a true Bucket List -- I tend to live in the present, which is all that matters for the dance that I have watched for 40-plus years. But when I was in my 20's, living without Internet and with Pittsburgh dance still in its infancy, I frequently had to...
On Stage: Waltzing "Matilda"? No Way!
Matilda the Musical might be based on Roald Dahl's classic children's book, but its transformation to the stage, a co-presentation of the Pittsburgh CLO summer series and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh, is just as smart as the...
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