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One Mom's Musings About Boys in the Dance World

When to Get Your Dancing’ Boy “Seen”

January 7, 2015 by Nina 2 Comments

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Your son has been dancing at the same studio for some time now, and he’s doing great. However, you’re wondering when he should venture out to dance conventions, intensives, and competitions—or maybe even to the occasional private lesson or class at some other studio. We tried to get Julian “seen” by other dance professionals as […]

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Filed Under: competitions, conventions, summer dance programs Tagged With: competitions, intensives, private lessons, residential programs

Our First Regional Dance America Experience

May 26, 2011 by Nina 2 Comments

We returned from Regional Dance America (RDA) in Los Vegas a week ago. We haven’t had a break. My husband, Ron, flew in from Germany the day before we left and flew out to Missouri to care for his mother a day after we returned. Julian had rehearsals up until the evening before we left […]

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Filed Under: auditions, Ballet, choreography, College, college dance programs, conventions, dance scholarships, Regional Dance America, summer dance programs

Happy Mother’s Day to All Dancin’ Boys’ Moms

May 7, 2011 by Nina 1 Comment

This is a special blog post for all those dancin’ boys’ moms: Happy Mother’s Day! You deserve some credit, appreciation and…time off. Without your support, where would your dancin’ boys be–even if they won’t admit to your part in their success? So, enjoy yourselves today and give yourselves a pat on the back. As for […]

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Filed Under: choreography, conventions, performance, summer dance programs

Joey Dowling on How to Succeed as a Dancer (Part 4)

December 29, 2010 by Nina 1 Comment

After it’s all the training has been completed, one question remains: Will the dancer get a dance job? Will he make it through the audition and into a company or a show? What can a male dancer—or any dancer for that matter—do to increase the odds of becoming a successful professional dancer? And what does […]

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Filed Under: Broadway, choreography, conventions, Dancing in Hollywood, Dancing on Broadway, Interviews with Dancers, Jo and Jack, Joey Dowling, NYCDA, professional dance, self-confidence Tagged With: dance conventions, getting dance jobs, Joey Dowling, learning choreography, succeeding in dance

Interview with Duncan Cooper (Part 4): The Issues and Difficulties Faced by Male Dancers (How to Make Choreography Your Own)

May 20, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Last, but definitely not least, here’s part four to my interview with Duncan Cooper. If you don’t remember who Duncan is, please go back to this post to read the brief bio I offered in the part one. Working on Flexibility and Weaknesses Continuing my conversation with Duncan,  I wanted to know if he often saw the […]

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Filed Under: auditions, choreography, conventions, Duncan Cooper, Interviews with Dancers, Partnering Tagged With: advice to male dancers, auditions, being unique, convention choreography, dance as art, dance conventions, Duncan Cooper, flexibility issues, how to be a good dance partner, making choreography your own, male dancer's psychological issues, New York City Dance Alliance, Partnering, stretching

Interview with Duncan Cooper (Part 3): Develop the Ability to Move with Emotion and Be Inspired by Dance

May 14, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Amidst the hustle and bustle of tecnical rehearsals for Los Gatos Ballet’s Copellia and last-week-before-techical-rehearsals for Teen Dance Company’s 10th Anniversary Spring Concert, not to mention my daugther’s regional synchronized swimming meet in Sacramento this weekend (and my work), I’ve finally managed to finish transcribing the tape of my interview with Duncan Cooper. As promised, […]

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Filed Under: Attitude, conventions, Duncan Cooper, Interviews with Dancers Tagged With: dancing with emotion, Duncan Cooper, inspiration, inspiring dancers

Interview with Duncan Cooper (Part 2): Need For Technique & Movement that Tells a Story & Portrays Emotion

May 2, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

Sorry for the delay in writing another post. Things have been a bit crazy at my end. I had a trial period for a writing gig I didn’t get (which took up an enormous amount of time for four weeks). I’ve been gearing up my new column at Examiner.com. Plus, we’ve had time spent on […]

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Filed Under: choreography, conventions, Dance Tips, Duncan Cooper, Interviews with Dancers Tagged With: boys lack technique, choreography, conventions, dance in masculine way, dance technique, Duncan Cooper, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, movement that tells a story, Movement with emotion

Boys Working Together at NYCDA

March 30, 2009 by ninaamir 1 Comment

I am happy to report that Julian had a blast at the NYCDA convention despite his reluctance to go. He loved the teachers, the choreography and the competition. I had a blast, although I was only there on Saturday night for the competition and on Sunday, and here’s why: I had such fun watching the […]

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Filed Under: competitions, conventions, dance injuries, foot problems Tagged With: boys choreography, boys working together, competition, Duncan Cooper, hard convention floors, hurt heels during dance, male dance experts to write blog posts, NYCDA, Sense of achievement

Getting Ready for Another Convention: NYCDA

March 27, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

I didn’t write this week, because we didn’t have much going on. The company turned its focus to preparing for the NYCDA convention, where they will once again compete. Julian’s not too excited about going to this convention. He says three in a row was too many. Plus, he wanted to attend a dance the […]

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Filed Under: competitions, conventions, dance attire Tagged With: costumes, dance convention, Debbie Allen, LA tap Festival, NYCDA, rehearsing for competition, San Francisco Tap Festival, summer intensives

Do Development Stages Affect Boys' Dance Ability?

March 17, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

We’re back from The Pulse. Julian is tired, happy to have danced with some great choreographers and to have learned some cool choreography, and a bit disappointed not to have won a scholarship of any sort. I know…I know. The scholarship isn’t important. Tell that to Julian. He had several choreographers talk to him and tell him he was […]

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Filed Under: auditions, Changes due to puberty, conventions, dance scholarships, performance Tagged With: Brian Friedman, convention choreography, dance auditions, dance conventions, dance with confidence, dance with spirit, developmental stages and dance ability, getting noticed at conventions, individuality in dancers, Laurieann, scholarships at conventions, The Pulse, Tyce Diorio, Wade Robson

Convention Choreography: Make it Your Own or Not?

March 12, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

Today I have to admit that I was called to the carpet by a reader, a young man who feels I’ve written about him, and rightly so. I didn’t name him, but I guess he felt “described” well enough for someone to notice. And he also pointed out that I had made a few judgements […]

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Filed Under: auditions, conventions Tagged With: dance conventions, how to succeed at dance conventions, learning choreography, making choreography your own

Preparing for Going Solo Performance and Copellia

March 11, 2009 by ninaamir 2 Comments

Things are gearing up again. Julian has been practicing an old routine of his from a few years ago called “Hats” for solo studio performance on Thursday. We didn’t realize that he could actually perform in this event, so he didn’t prepare a solo. (We’ll know for next year.) So, he pulled out his very-successful […]

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Filed Under: conventions, dance scholarships, grades, performance, sexuality, So Your Think You can Dance Tagged With: Aristan Rinpoyla, Copellia, Going Solo, Mia Michaels, Nuvo, Remind, The Pulse

Conventions and Sore Ankles

February 16, 2009 by ninaamir 6 Comments

This past weekend Julian and the rest of the Teen Dance Company dancers went to the Nuvo dance convention. Julian had a blast hanging with his buddies from TDC and seeing some old friends from other studios. He also saw some friends from school or from the Nutcracker performance he was in last December.  Additionally, […]

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Filed Under: Attitude, conventions, foot problems, So Your Think You can Dance Tagged With: conventions, dance competitions, dance injury, dancers with big egos, dancers with big heads, Nuvo, So You Think You Can Dance, Travis Wall

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