Once-in-a-lifetime pairings of ballet and contemporary luminaries, three remarkable world premieres, an excerpt of a seminal piece that changed the history of modern dance and unpredictable weather conditions marked this year’s sold-out Fire Island Dance Festival on July 20-22, 2018. The 24th editio

Since the first performance in 1995, the annual Fire Island Dance Festival has become the Island's most anticipated cultural event of the season. Fire Island Dance Festival features an eclectic mix of world-renowned and emerging dancers, dance companies and choreographers. The weekend-long festival ...

The 21st edition of Fire Island Dance Festival featured 43 professional dancers entertaining three sold-out crowds with Broadway, ballet, contemporary and modern dance. Fire Island Dance Festival returned for its 21st edition July 17-19, 2015, with some of the most talked-about world-class dance com...

Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker was first performed in 1892; since then, the show has become a holiday tradition. In The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s soundtrack remains, but there’s no ballet. It’s a contemporary spin on a classic, and the show tours around the world. We attended a New York City

Kirk, a professional dancer, surprised his bride Valerie with an incredible dance performance by him and his groomsmen. Valerie is a ballerina with the Richmond Ballet and their wedding reception took place on the same stage they had shared as dancers in performances for the Richmond Ballet (CenterS...

Fire Island Dance Fesitval 16, produced by and benefiting Dancers Responding to AIDS, a program of Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, raised over $260,000.
FIDF 16 performers included: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Camille A. Brown, Fabrice Calmels & Erica Lynette Edwards (Principal, Joffr...

Choreographed by Massimiliano Volpini with the beurtiful sound of Alessandro Quatro violin and the incredible dance by Roberto Bolle portrayed how Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by...

On a picturesque waterfront stage overlooking the Great South Bay, this year’s Fire Island Dance Festival welcomed ballet, modern and contemporary dance powerhouses on July 15-17, 2016. The 22nd annual edition of the summer’s most talked-about cultural and charitable event in Fire Island Pines raise

Community of Lights is proud to introduced the magnificent ballet academy in St Petersburg, Russia. In this episode we present the male ballet academy rehersals and presentations. Enjoy!All students at the school begin by studying a program of dance training, secondary school level education, Fren...

World Ballet Day 2022 returns for its ninth year, bringing together a host of the world’s leading companies for a packed day of dance. Over the course of the day, rehearsals, discussions and classes will be streamed for free across six continents, offering unique behind-the-scenes glimpses of ball