Tag: dance
Dance fitness: Vixen Workout at Atlanta Dance & Music Academy
Part of a nationwide hip-hop cardio program inspired by music video choreography, these classes are accessible for even the clumsiest among us.
New dance troupe: Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre
Welcomed with a temporary home at the Westside Cultural Arts Center and a promised spot at Serenbe’s planned arts facility, Terminus debuted exstasis—Latin for “ecstasy” or “rapture”—to sold-out crowds in October.
Home for Dinner: Atlanta artist Joseph Guay and Terminus ballet co-founder Tara Lee
Since painter Joseph Guay and his girlfriend, Tara Lee, met almost four years ago, they’ve fine-tuned their meal plan. Lee dances late hours as co-founder of the new modern ballet company Terminus, so she’s on breakfast duty. Guay handles dinner.
Test Drive: Killing it on the dance floor with Atlanta’s Vixen Workout
Carefree, crop-topped, posing with her squad like she was ready to slay all day—every time Atlanta dance instructor Mikayla McGee popped up on my feed, I was struck with a serious case of Instagram Envy. Or FOMO. Surely her dance fitness class couldn’t be as cool and fun as it looked in the pictures, right?
Julianne Hough does not do deprivation diets anymore
When multi-hyphenate Julianne Hough—the 28-year-old actress-meets-dancer-meets-singer-meets-clothing designer—was in Atlanta in 2010 to film the remake of Footloose, she made a vow: Never again would she cut calories and carbs to dangerously low levels.
Snapshot: World Salsa Championships
Dubbed the Olympics of Salsa, the entire competition airs on ESPN Deportes February 12.
One Square Mile: Hooping to the beat
By day, 73-year-old Joyce Walters handles finances for a Buford church, and though her preacher has ribbed her for it, Walters never misses Hooplovers Hula Sculpt on Tuesday.
Atlanta Ballet begins a new act under artistic director Gennadi Nedvigin
As the Atlanta Ballet’s first new artistic director in two decades, Nedvigin enters at a pivotal point in the organization’s 87-year history. Infrastructure is strong. Dancers show remarkable versatility. The company culture, based on individual creativity and collaboration, gives its performers a unique radiance onstage. Now it’s Nedvigin’s task to take the company to new heights.
Atlanta Ballet dancer John Welker looks back at his 20-year career
After two decades with the Atlanta Ballet, principal dancer John Welker is pivoting to a new role.
