Tara Becker School of Dance

MARTHA GRAHAM Martha Graham was an American modern dancer and choreographer. Her style, the Graham technique, reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide. Graham was born in Allegheny City – later Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – in 1894. While her parents provided a comfortable environment in her youth,...

Misty Copeland, the American Ballet Theatre’s first black principal dancer, shares her life story with students. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/05/dancer-misty-copeland-shares-her-life-story-with-students/?fbclid=IwAR11BimMcLLBC5y3ZXUINaNNmNVudeiu-b9NAiYA3VGb5OrB1esLnkY5zQw ...

Think back to your newbie dancer days. Can you remember your introduction to spotting? It might've involved staring hard at your own reflection in the mirror as you wrestled with your first pirouette. Or maybe your teacher had you put your hands on your shoulders...

5th January https://youtu.be/l9uEq9Sjefg - (Wade in the Water from "Revelations") Alvin Ailey, Jr., (born Jan. 5, 1931, Rogers, Texas, U.S.—died Dec. 1, 1989, New York, N.Y.), American dancer, choreographer, and director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Having moved with his family to Los Angeles in...