From February 1 through 4, Peak Performances at Montclair State University presents Camille A. Brown and her dancers in “ink,” the final installment in Brown’s dance theatre trilogy about identity. The first installment was “Mr. TOL E. RAncE” in 2012 and “BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play” from 2015. The hour-long “ink” is a new work, having received its premiere on December 2, 2017 in Washington, D.C.... READ ON

A sold-out audience is waiting for Two-Step Productions’ live performance of Carol of the King, The Irish Dance Christmas Spectacular to begin at The Grunin Center of the Arts in Toms River, NJ, this Saturday, December 23, 2017.... READ ON

Ariel Rivka Dance is a critically acclaimed all-female contemporary dance company led by choreographer Ariel Grossman and her husband, composer David Homan.... READ ON

Ariel Rivka Dance is a critically acclaimed all-female contemporary dance company led by choreographer Ariel Grossman and her husband, composer David Homan. Based in the New York metropolitan area, Ariel Rivka Dance is a company which is committed to creating innovative work with new music that explores emotionally-driven movement with underlying currents of technique and structure.... READ ON

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will present the New York Premiere of CrossCurrent June 22-24 at the Martha Graham Studio Theater in New York City. CrossCurrent is a collection of new works created on Nai-Ni's journey as an immigrant artist.  Choreographer/Dancer Nai-Ni Chen is an artist whose work defies categorization, as she is continually working on new ideas from influences around the world. ... READ ON

(TRENTON, NJ) -- For its annual spring ballet, Princeton Ballet School, the official school of American Repertory Ballet, presented Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty, one of the most beloved story ballets of all time. This year marked the school’s 60th anniversary production of the ballet, an occasion made extra-special when Kaila Jones became the school’s first African American student to dance the lead of Aurora, one of the most cherished and challenging roles for ballerinas. The performance was presented on May 20 at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton.... READ ON

You might know Mill Ballet School as the 'serious' dance school. Mill Ballet, tucked away in the Delaware River Town of Lambertville, was founded in 1995. In 22 years, it has lifted the bar with its cutting edge approach to dance education and high-quality artist development.... READ ON

Spotlight Central takes a look at a double bill of dance from the Atlantic City Ballet at the Strand Theater in Lakewood.... READ ON

The national tour of the Irish dance spectacular, Rhythm in the Night, made a stop at Toms River, NJ’s Grunin Center of the Arts on Friday, March 24, 2017. Led by Justin Boros, former lead dancer in Michael Flatley’s world-famous Lord of the Dance Irish dance production, Rhythm in the Night features an accomplished cast of 20 of the world’s most skilled Irish dancers. They bring an inspiring story of love and salvation to life and transport their audiences to another time and place.... READ ON

There are some big changes underway for Atlantic City Ballet’s 34th season, including a new home in Atlantic City, some touring projects and special ticket prices for their neighbors. On top of that, this week they are offering a fun performance of two ballets entitled “Caught Up in the Swing” and “Papa & Sinatra: Their Way.”... READ ON