"Man dances. After the activities that secure to primitive peoples the material necessities, food and shelter, the dance comes first. It is the earliest outlet for emotion and the beginning of the arts..." Sheldon Cheney, Three Thousand Years of Drama, Acting & Stagecraft, 1929

The Top Ten Reasons I used to  Qualify as a Dance Reviewer

LEWITZKY DANCE COMPANY - FAREWELL APPEARANCE - Luckman Theatre, California State Univ., Los Angeles, 5/17/97

MATTHEW BOURNE'S SWAN LAKE - Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 4/25/97

BARYSHNIKOV-WHITE OAK DANCE PROJECT - at the Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, 3/8/97

NUR DU (ONLY YOU) Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal - Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 10/10/96

THARP! Sweet Fields--66--Heroes Choreography by Twyla Tharp - Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, 9/27/96

ORFEO ED EURIDICE Mark Morris Dance Group, Handel & Haydn Society - Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, 4/27/96

The E-Mail Dances: version 1.0 alpha by Louise Reichlin & Dancers - Bovard Auditorium, U.S.C. 4/24/96

Joe by Jean-Pierre Perreault with Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers - Luckman Theatre, California State Univ., Los Angeles, 3/8/96

SO. CALIFORNIA DANCE PAGES

UCLA CENTER for the PERFORMING ARTS - Perhaps the finest presenting entity in the world.

CADENCE ARTS NETWORK - Rachel Cohen directs this development, booking, resource and referral network, to open new avenues for emerging and established members of the performing arts community.

SO. CALIFORNIA DANCE & DIRECTORY - Louise Reichlin, choreographer and U.S.C. Dance professor, has compiled an extensive, constantly growing, list of dance companies and other resources.

BENITA BIKE'S DanceArt - After seventeen years on the East Coast & France this inventive modern company now resides in the Southland with its solid track record of accomplishments in dance performance and education.


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American Ballet Intensives - is an intensive ballet workshop providing serious students the opportunity to study with professionals in the field. The benefits are numerous and include: a customizable program to fit each individual school, an ideal format for younger dancers preparing for their first summer intensive, or for advanced dancers seeking a "pre-summer brush-up" for their technique, small class sizes to facilitate individual attention, live piano accompaniment, and a prestigious world-class faculty. Our faculty is dedicated to nurturing dancers in a caring and healthy environment that not only challenges the students but improves confidence, concentration, and overall strength and coordination. I invite you to enjoy this unique opportunity to contribute to your students' potential as dancers.

WWW DANCE & WELL-WORTH-A-LOOK PAGES

DANCE LINKS - Amy Reusch & Jim White maintain the ultimate dance list.

CYBERDANCE - Rose Ann Willenbrink's massive collection of over 2000 ballet and modern dance resources.

Find a Dance Teacher - Betterfly.com features local independent dance teachers in your area.

DanceTeachers On-Line - Nigel Grant's brilliant global networking site for dance educators. DTOL's weekly newsletters are free, fun, and always informative.

BALLET ALERT ONLINE - A place for people who love ballet.

BALLET.CO.UK - Bruce Marriott's wide-ranging pages document the current state of the balletic arts in the British Isles.

DANCE PAGES - Estelle Souche, a balletophile in Lyon, maintains a wonderful window onto the European dance scene.

AMERICAN BALLET THEATER - A classy page befitting  this venerable company and the first online ballet dictionary.

NEW YORK CITY BALLET - If you're in, heading to, or just interested in what's happening at the Big Apple's corps.

DANCE RESOURCES - Raewyn Whyte of New Zealand has compiled an eclectic list of wide-ranging links introduced by a way cool animated dancer.

DANCE TEACHER NOW - This widely read, excellent, magazine is devoted to all aspects of dance education.

        ThisDance.com -  Links to dance directory resources and information websites.