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Features: Moving People • Celebrating People Who Power the Dance World

MOVING PEOPLE: Nasha Thomas on Her Favorite Performance with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Her Secret Talent, and "Revelations" Virtual Dance Workshop

MOVING PEOPLE: Nasha Thomas on Her Favorite Performance with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Her Secret Talent, and "Revelations" Virtual Dance Workshop

MOVING PEOPLE: Tony Waag on Misconceptions About Tap Dance, Underrated and Overrated Instruments, and TAP IT OUT 2021

MOVING PEOPLE: Tony Waag on Misconceptions About Tap Dance, Underrated and Overrated Instruments, and TAP IT OUT 2021

MOVING PEOPLE: Vangeline on the Impact Of Watching "Flashdance," Penning Her First Book, And How She Is Carrying Butoh into the 21st Century

MOVING PEOPLE: Vangeline on the Impact Of Watching "Flashdance," Penning Her First Book, And How She Is Carrying Butoh into the 21st Century

MOVING PEOPLE: Daniel Gwirtzman on Maintaining a Company for 20+ Years, Optimism as a Choice, and His Love of the Polka, the Charleston, and The Hora Or

MOVING PEOPLE: Daniel Gwirtzman on Maintaining a Company for 20+ Years, Optimism as a Choice, and His Love of the Polka, the Charleston, and The Hora Or

MOVING PEOPLE: Deborah Lohse on the Energy of a Room, Doug Elkins' "Fraulein Maria," and the Time a Drag Show Transformed her Life — Plus, a Special Appearance by TruDee

MOVING PEOPLE: Deborah Lohse on the Energy of a Room, Doug Elkins' "Fraulein Maria," and the Time a Drag Show Transformed her Life — Plus, a Special Appearance by TruDee

MOVING PEOPLE: Chelsea Ainsworth on Producing Shows During a Pandemic, Finding Connection, and How "Singin' in the Rain" Always Puts a Smile on Her Face

MOVING PEOPLE: Chelsea Ainsworth on Producing Shows During a Pandemic, Finding Connection, and How "Singin' in the Rain" Always Puts a Smile on Her Face

MOVING PEOPLE: Catherine Turocy on Her Favorite Baroque Dance, Where in New York She'd Take Louis XIV, and the Music that Always Soothes Her

MOVING PEOPLE: Catherine Turocy on Her Favorite Baroque Dance, Where in New York She'd Take Louis XIV, and the Music that Always Soothes Her

MOVING PEOPLE: Jonathan Hollander on Battery Dance Festival, His Connection to India, and What He Misses about Lower Manhattan in the '70s

MOVING PEOPLE: Jonathan Hollander on Battery Dance Festival, His Connection to India, and What He Misses about Lower Manhattan in the '70s

MOVING PEOPLE: Jody Gottfried Arnhold on "PS DANCE!," American Dance Guild, Her Personal Motto, and More

MOVING PEOPLE: Jody Gottfried Arnhold on "PS DANCE!," American Dance Guild, Her Personal Motto, and More

MOVING PEOPLE: Carole Alexis on Overcoming Her Shyness Through Dance, The Importance of Kindness, and Cancelling "Cancel Culture"

MOVING PEOPLE: Carole Alexis on Overcoming Her Shyness Through Dance, The Importance of Kindness, and Cancelling "Cancel Culture"

MOVING PEOPLE: Valentina Kozlova on Her Surprising Love of Water Skiing, Her Newly Founded Dance Conservatory, and More

MOVING PEOPLE: Valentina Kozlova on Her Surprising Love of Water Skiing, Her Newly Founded Dance Conservatory, and More

MOVING PEOPLE: Milteri Tucker Concepción on Bomba, Her Puerto Rican Heritage, and Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights" Movie

MOVING PEOPLE: Milteri Tucker Concepción on Bomba, Her Puerto Rican Heritage, and Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In the Heights" Movie

MOVING PEOPLE: Raja Feather Kelly on "Dog Day Afternoon," His Greatest Challenge, and A Signature Item of Apparel

MOVING PEOPLE: Raja Feather Kelly on "Dog Day Afternoon," His Greatest Challenge, and A Signature Item of Apparel

MOVING PEOPLE: JoAnna Mendl Shaw on Her New Book, How Physical Listening Could Benefit Politicians, and the Most Expressive Body Part of a Horse and a Human

MOVING PEOPLE: JoAnna Mendl Shaw on Her New Book, How Physical Listening Could Benefit Politicians, and the Most Expressive Body Part of a Horse and a Human

MOVING PEOPLE: Makeda Thomas on Losing Her Archives, Making Mas, and Mothering as an Artist during a Pandemic

MOVING PEOPLE: Makeda Thomas on Losing Her Archives, Making Mas, and Mothering as an Artist during a Pandemic

MOVING PEOPLE: Alicia Graf Mack on Carmen de Lavallade, "Revelations," and Leading the Dance Division at the Juilliard School

MOVING PEOPLE: Alicia Graf Mack on Carmen de Lavallade, "Revelations," and Leading the Dance Division at the Juilliard School

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