Across the arts, these 10 performers took a leap of faith this year and stuck the landing in a big way.
Category: Dancing
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41 Things That Stuck With Us in 2025
Aunt Gladys. Tyler, the Creator. That sex scene in “The Naked Gun.” These are the things Culture staffers couldn’t stop thinking about this year.
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Inside the Alvin Ailey Gala: Ciara, the Red Carpet and a Madonna Dance Party
Alvin Ailey’s annual gala began with suits and bare chests on the red carpet and ended with dancing to Madonna’s “Like a Prayer.”
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In Ephrat Asherie’s ‘Shadow Cities,’ Club Dance Meets Latin Jazz
Ephrat Asherie’s “Shadow Cities” pairs her group’s adept dancers with live music by the great Arturo O’Farrill.
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Alice and Ellen Kessler, ’60s Singing Sensations, Die at 89
The twin sisters from Germany, who were nightclub stars and regular guests on international variety shows, chose to end their lives together.
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Paris Opera Debuts ‘Satyagraha’ by Philip Glass, Directed by Dancers
The choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber will put their own spin on “Satyagraha” by Philip Glass for its Paris Opera premiere.
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Movement Directors Are the Secret Ingredient to Movies and Runway Shows
The way an actor physically inhabits a character? A model’s distinctive runway walk? Credit a movement director, who can make an ad, movie scene or fashion show feel intensely alive.
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Charm La’Donna Is a Hip-Hop Choreographer to Stars Like Kendrick Lamar
The hip-hop choreographer brings irrepressible enthusiasm to her work for Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé and Dua Lipa.
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Tate McRae on Tour: Dancing’s What She Loves
Dance, which has been a central part of McRae’s pop persona from the beginning, is thrillingly showcased on the Miss Possessive tour.