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STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Dance Theatre of Tennessee's CINDERELLA

Join Dance Theatre of Tennessee as they present Tom Pazik's charming re-telling of this classic fairytale filled with romance and comedy, mesmerizing dance, and hilarious fun for the entire family. Beautiful and grand, funny and touching, with a grand score by Prokofiev, Cinderella has been called the perfect ballet experience for newcomers, young audiences and seasoned aficionados. Check out a fun teaser for the show below!

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at National Ballet of Canada's Sultry CARMEN

Carmen. The very title conjures up images of sultry, physical passion, unleashed emotions and anguished eroticism. Davide Bombana's 2006 one-act interpretation of the Carmen story, so familiar to audiences through Bizet's opera, brought all of these qualities to the stage in an unforgettable flourish of dazzling balletic intensity. Get a sneak peek at this beautiful new production below!

STAGE TUBE: Marie Chouinard's THE GOLDEN MEAN (LIVE) Dances On To Canadian Stage 5/8-12

Everything about this piece - choreography, music, set, costumes; even the long catwalk that extends into the audience - is stunning. Following the success of Chouinard's Orpheus and Eurydice (featured in Canadian Stage's 2011.12 season), another of her internationally- acclaimed shows arrives for a one-week run in May 2013. Watch an excerpt below!

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Toronto Dance Theatre's EVERYDAY ANTHEMS, Coming to Harbourfront Centre

TDT presents Everyday Anthems, tonight, March 6-9, 2013, a brand new work by choreographer Heidi Strauss, presented as part of Harbourfront Centre's World Stage. Everyday Anthems delicately poses the question 'how did we end up here?', exploring anthems as a metaphor for overcoming obstacles, for things unrequited, for personal strength and belonging. Watch the video for a sneak peek!

STAGE TUBE: Gabriela Zucckero Shares the Stage with The Rockettes and June Taylor Dancers in TAP! PART TWO!

The prestigious Dancers Over 40's Ensemble comprised of Radio City Music Hall's The Rockettes and the June Taylor Dancers announces the debut of their performance TAP! Part Two! on March 4(th), 2013 at 8PM at St. Luke's Theatre in New York. Donating the evening's performance to the archives at Lincoln's Center Library of the Arts, this historical event will also introduce dance performances by rising star, 14-year-old Gabriela Zucckero from Sewickley, PA. Gabriela, with over 11 years of dance training at the Karen Prunzik Dance Studio, was hand-picked to be a part of the evening's historical repertoire of dance. Check out the video below!

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek at GRUPO CORPO, Making Houston Premiere, 3/14

Brazil's leading contemporary dance troupe, Grupo Corpo, will make its Houston debut with two performances, Thursday, March 14, and Friday, March 15, at 8 p.m. in the Wortham Center's Cullen Theater, presented by Society for the Performing Arts. BroadwayWorld has a first look below.

STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek - Toronto Dance Theatre's EVERYDAY ANTHEMS, Coming to Harbourfront Centre

TDT presents Everyday Anthems, March 6-9, 2013, a brand new work by choreographer Heidi Strauss, presented as part of Harbourfront Centre's World Stage. Everyday Anthems delicately poses the question 'how did we end up here?', exploring anthems as a metaphor for overcoming obstacles, for things unrequited, for personal strength and belonging. Watch the video for a sneak peek!

STAGE TUBE: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Alonzo King LINES Ballet Merge Talents

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and San Francisco-based Alonzo King LINES Ballet - currently celebrating their 35th and 30th anniversary seasons, respectively - perform together in four notable American dance venues this spring. These first-time joint presentations include the debut of a New Work by LINES Ballet's founder and director, award-winning choreographer Alonzo King. Watch the video below to learn more about this unprecedented collaboration between dance companies!

STAGE TUBE: Dancer Raffaele Morra Talks the Trocks at Birmingham Hippodrome

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo will play Birmingham Hippodrome, 1-2 Feb 2013. In the video below, go backstage at the world-famous Follies Bergere in Paris to talk to dancer Raffaele Morra about his life with the troupe!

STAGE TUBE: Inside the Studio with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's CASI-CASA

In the video below, go inside the studio with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's Ana Laguna and Mariko Aoyama, who discuss staging the emotional and evocative 'Casi-Casa' for Hubbard Street, along with Artistic Director Glenn Edgerton and dancers Meredith Dincolo and Jonathan Fredrickson.

STAGE TUBE: Spangles Dance Company Performs at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

The Spangles Dance Company appeared in the 2012 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City last Thursday, November 22. Check out these ladies rocking to the '80s in the video below!

STAGE TUBE: Judith FLEX Helle Talks LIFT TICKET at World Dance Awards 2012

Below, check out an interview with DancePlug host G Madison and Judith FLEX Helle prior to the 2012 World Dance Awards. Judith was nominated for her Luminario Ballet ballet/aerial dance fusion piece 'Lift Ticket' in the Outstanding Choreographer in the Concert/Live Performance category.

STAGE TUBE: Backstage with The Trocks at Birmingham Hippodrome

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo will play Birmingham Hippodrome, 1-2 Feb 2013. In the video below, go backstage at the world-famous Follies Bergere in Paris to see how The Trocks transform into their ballerina-diva alter-egos!

STAGE TUBE: Costa Contemporanea's LA IGNORANCIA Videodance Workshop

As a part of the activities related to Mes de Danza in Seville there will be on 20th November a presentation of Costa Contemporanea. Costa Contemporánea is a Contemporary Dance and Performing Arts Festival held in Natural Park Cabo de Gata, Almeria, Spain. The presentation will be followed by the screening of a selection of videodances created by Yara Paz, Tristana Castilla, Ruben Hernandez and Gwladys Le Calvez during the videodance workshop held at the festival this year. Watch a behind-the-scenes video from the videodance workshop below!

STAGE TUBE: Costa Contemporánea LA IGNORANCIA

Teaser del trabajo de los alumnos del taller de Videodanza en Costa Contemporánea, por el colectivo LA IGNORANCIA - dance film music. Fragmento rodado en Villa Maltes CabodeGata.

STAGE TUBE: Interior Designer Vicente Wolf Gives The Joyce Theater's DANY Studios a Facelift

For many professional dancers who move to New York, dance studios like The Joyce Theater's DANY Studios literally become a second home. Noted interior designer Vicente Wolf-described by Architectural Digest as an "undisputed minimalist master"- knows the importance of making this 'second home' a comforting and welcoming place, which is why he agreed to give the historic space a major design facelift pro bono his past Fall. The SPACEStv design channel (NYT) chronicled the DANY Studios redesign from start to finish and is releasing the 2-part series on YouTube this week. Watch parts one and two below!

STAGE TUBE: Behind the Scenes of Pilobolus' UP: THE UMBRELLA PROJECT

This past Friday, October 19th, over three-hundred participants lit up the rainy night's sky as the internationally acclaimed dance company Pilobolus premiered UP: The Umbrella Project at the PopTech Conference. Watch a behind-the-scenes video below!

STAGE TUBE: 'A Year Inside The Australian Ballet' Webseries

Check out the latest installment of 'A year inside The Australian Ballet', the ballet's 10-part 50th anniversary web series. What happens behind the closed doors of the dancers' mid-year performance reviews with Artistic Director David McAllister? Watch below to find out!

STAGE TUBE: Watch Luminario Ballet's LIFT TICKET, Nominated for 2012 World Dance Award

Luminario Ballet has been nominated for a World Dance Award in the Live Performance category for Judith FLEX Helle's 'Lift Ticket', which premiered at the Martha B Knoebel Dance Theater in April of 2011. Watch an excerpt of the piece featuring aerial dance fusion choreography and dancers Ashley Hoffman, Sadie Black, Stephanie Kim, Evan Swenson, Brett Womack, Alex Stabler, Michael Waldrop and Sita Acevedo, below!

STAGE TUBE: Highlights from Vox Dance Theatre, to Host October 2012 Showcases in LA

Vox Dance Theatre, in association with the National Dance Education Organization's October 2012 Conference, and the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, will host four evening showcases where established Los Angeles area dance artists (choreographers and/or dance companies) can showcase their work to conference attendees, as well as area presentors, grantors and the public. Watch highlights from Vox Dance Theatre's previous pieces below!

STAGE TUBE: First Look at Atlanta Ballet's DRACULA

Back by popular demand, and just in time for Valentine's Day, is Atlanta Ballet's take on this tale of seduction and surrender. From the gripping original score, complete with howls of wolves and haunting heartbeat, to the thrilling sets and sensuous costumes - Dracula is described as 'a lush cinematic work with the masterful Count at its rich and bloody heart.'

STAGE TUBE: Video Preview of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Dancers in OVER GLOW

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet (ASFB) returns to Houston with a new program on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m. in Wortham Center's Cullen Theater, presented by Society for the Performing Arts. Below is a video preview of the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet dancers.