"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

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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answers4dancers - Curious about film-TV-video employment?  Wondering how to get started? Tony Award winning choreographer Grover Dale is standing by to answer the questions you've always wanted to ask...

WWW DANCE & WELL-WORTH-A-LOOK PAGES

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


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.