The Archive · Legacy Amalia Hernandez The Woman Who Put Mexico’s Dance on the World Stage 1917 – 2000 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Amalia Hernandez took the traditional dances…
The Archive · Legacy Alvin Ailey The Man Who Made Black Dance America’s Dance 1931 – 1989 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Alvin Ailey created Revelations in 1960. It is,…
The Archive · Legacy Asadata Dafora The Pioneer Who First Staged Authentic African Dance in America 1890 – 1965 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Before Asadata Dafora, American audiences had…
The Archive · Legacy Debbie Allen The Woman Who Directed American Dance Culture 1950 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Debbie Allen is everywhere. She has been everywhere for…
The Archive · Legacy Pearl Primus The Dancer Who Brought Africa to the American Stage 1919 – 1994 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Pearl Primus leapt. That is the image…
The Archive · Legacy Rukmini Devi The Revivalist Who Saved Bharatanatyam 1904 – 1986 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Rukmini Devi Arundale did not merely perform Bharatanatyam. She rescued it.…
The Archive · Legacy Donald McKayle The Choreographer Who Made Injustice Visible 1930 – 2018 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Donald McKayle believed that dance could bear witness. His choreography…
The Archive · Legacy Chita Rivera The First Lady of the American Musical 1933 – 2024 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Chita Rivera was Broadway. For over six decades, she…
The Archive · Legacy Katherine Dunham The Mother of Black Dance 1909 – 2006 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Katherine Dunham did something that no one before her had done:…
The Archive · Legacy Kariamu Welsh The Scholar Who Created a Contemporary African Dance Technique 1949 – 2021 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Kariamu Welsh did for contemporary African dance…
The Archive · Legacy Garth Fagan The Choreographer Who Made The Lion King Roar 1940 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Garth Fagan spent thirty years building a dance…
The Archive · Legacy Talley Beatty The Choreographer Who Danced the Night 1918 – 1995 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Talley Beatty’s choreography moved like a city at night—fast, syncopated,…
The Archive · Legacy Howard “Sandman” Sims The Tap Dancer Who Ruled the Apollo 1917 – 2003 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction For nearly three decades, Howard “Sandman” Sims was…
The Archive · Legacy The Berry Brothers The Most Spectacular Acrobatic Tap Act in History Ananias (1912–1951) · James (1915–2012) · Warren (1922–1996) Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction The Berry…
The Archive · Legacy Carmen de Lavallade The Artist Who Did Everything Beautifully 1931 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Carmen de Lavallade has been dancing for over seventy…
The Archive · Legacy “Baba” Chuck Davis The Man Who Brought Africa to America’s Dance Classrooms 1937 – 2017 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Chuck Davis—known to the dance community…
The Archive · Legacy Raven Wilkinson The Ballerina Who Danced Through the Jim Crow South 1935 – 2018 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Raven Wilkinson wanted one thing: to dance…
The Archive · Legacy Maria Tallchief America’s First Prima Ballerina 1925 – 2013 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Before Maria Tallchief, America did not produce prima ballerinas. The title belonged…
The Archive · Legacy Joan Myers Brown The Woman Who Built Black Dance Infrastructure 1931 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Joan Myers Brown is not the most famous…
The Archive · Legacy Janet Collins The First Black Prima Ballerina at the Met 1917 – 2003 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction In 1951, Janet Collins became the first Black…
The Archive · Legacy Arthur Mitchell The Man Who Built a Home for Black Ballet 1934 – 2018 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Arthur Mitchell had two careers, and either…
The Archive · Legacy The Whitman Sisters The Royalty of Black Vaudeville Mabel (1880–1942) · Essie (1882–1963) · Alberta (1887–1964) · Alice (1900–1968) Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction The Whitman…
The Archive · Legacy Norma Miller The Queen of Swing 1919 – 2019 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Norma Miller danced for over eighty years. She was twelve years old…
The Archive · Legacy Josephine Baker From Harlem to the French Resistance 1906 – 1975 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Josephine Baker was born into poverty in St. Louis, Missouri…
The Archive · Legacy James Brown The Godfather of Soul and the Body That Started Hip-Hop Dance 1933 – 2006 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction James Brown is universally recognized…
The Archive · Legacy Frankie Manning The Ambassador of the Lindy Hop 1914 – 2009 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Frankie Manning did not just dance the Lindy Hop. He…
The Archive · Legacy Florence Mills The Queen of Happiness Who Changed the Stage 1896 – 1927 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Florence Mills was not simply a performer. She…
The Archive · Legacy Earl “Snakehips” Tucker The Dancer Who Redefined Movement in Harlem 1906 – 1937 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction In the smoky brilliance of Harlem’s Cotton Club…
The Archive · Legacy Sammy Davis Jr. The Greatest Entertainer Who Ever Lived 1925 – 1990 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Sammy Davis Jr. is often called the greatest entertainer…
The Archive · Legacy Rennie Harris The Man Who Put Hip-Hop Dance on the Concert Stage 1964 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Before Rennie Harris, hip-hop dance existed…
The Archive · Legacy Timothy “Popin’ Pete” Solomon The Ambassador Who Carried Popping to the World 1961 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction If Boogaloo Sam created popping, Popin’…
The Archive · Legacy William Henry Lane“Master Juba” The Man Before Tap Dance Had a Name c. 1825 – 1852 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Before tap dance had a…
The Archive · Legacy John W. Bubbles The Father of Rhythm Tap 1902 – 1986 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction If Bill Robinson made tap dance visible to America, John…
The Archive · Legacy Buddha Stretch The Bridge Between Old School and New School Hip-Hop 1968 – Present Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction In the late 1980s and early 1990s,…
The Archive · Legacy Sam “Boogaloo Sam” Solomon The Creator of Popping Birth Year Undocumented – Present Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Somewhere in Fresno, California in the mid-1970s, a…
The Archive · Legacy Bill “Bojangles” Robinson The Man Who Made Tap Dance Visible to America 1878 – 1949 Dance Mogul Magazine · Legacy Series Introduction Bill Robinson was the most famous…
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Dance Mogul Magazine | Health & Empowerment Health & Empowerment Series The 12-Week Reset One season. Three evidence-based pillars. A complete lifestyle framework for mental health -- backed by clinical research. Why…
Dance Mogul Magazine | Health & Empowerment Health & Empowerment Series The Dancer's Prescription: Move, Eat, Shine Three evidence-based pillars of lifestyle change that together create a complete approach to mental health.…
Dance Mogul Magazine | Health & Empowerment Health & Empowerment Series What You Eat Is Talking to Your Brain Nutritional psychiatry is one of the fastest-growing fields in medicine -- and the…
Dance Mogul Magazine | Health & Empowerment Health & Empowerment Series Why 12 Weeks on the Dance Floor Changes Everything The science of duration -- why consistency is the variable that makes…
Dance Mogul Magazine | Health & Empowerment Health & Empowerment Series Your Body Knows Before Your Brain Does The science of somatic healing and why dance targets depression at its deepest root.…
Dance Mogul Magazine | Health & Empowerment Health & Empowerment Series Treatment-Resistant Depression -- And the Dance Floor That Helped When nothing else works, researchers are turning to movement. The results are…
Dance Mogul Magazine | Health & Empowerment Health & Empowerment Series Bachata Saved My Life How one style of dance became a documented clinical tool for overcoming depression -- and why it…
Dance Mogul Magazine | Health & Empowerment Health & Empowerment Series What Doctors Are Now Prescribing Instead of Pills The medical community is rethinking depression treatment -- and movement is at the…
Dance Mogul Magazine | Health & Empowerment Health & Empowerment Series Why Dance Is Medicine Science is proving what dancers have always known -- moving your body heals your mind. Why Dance…
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Black dance is not a genre. It is the root system of human movement itself — a living, breathing archive of survival, spirituality, resistance, joy, and identity that stretches back to the…
Dance Mogul Exclusive Interview… Dance Mogul: When did you develop a love for dance? Lucy Mangion: Ever since I could talk, even before I could walk, I told everyone I wanted to…
Dance Mogul: What was it like developing as a dancer in your country? Karla Sandoval: I started my dance journey when I was nine years old, and by the time I…
Dance Mogul Magazine Exclusive… Dance Mogul: Can you describe the moment you found out you’d be performing at the VMAs? What was your initial reaction? Angie: I remember receiving an…
” I think we’re naturally moving in a direction where artists are valuing dancers more. From the performers I met and watched, it seems artists appreciate the significance of dancers enhancing a…
Brittany Perry Russell & Isaiah Russell Bailey ISAIAH RUSSELL-BAILEY- NETFLIX’S “FAMILY REUNION” Isaiah plays Shaka in the Netflix hit series “Family Reunion”. It was just announced that “Family Reunion” was nominated for…
wo-time Salsa World Champions and real-life couple, Jefferson y Adrianita have been dancing together for more than 16 years and have been competing at the professional level for almost 10 years. This…
Dance Mogul Magazine Exclusive… Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Samantha: Growing up I loved entertaining & always had so much energy I didn’t know what to do with.…
Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Quinetta S: The thought that doing what I love could possibly sustain the necessities and wants in life inspired me beyond measure; initially. I’ve…
Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Falon J: I’ve always been an entertainer at heart, we used to have a greenhouse in our backyard and it was my studio where…
Dance Mogul: What was it like to perform at the Super Bowl this year? Alexandria: Did that really just happen!? Performing at the Super Bowl was one of the most surreal exhilarating…
Our trip to LA was very productive. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ms. Debbie Allen, dance Legend and Cultural Icon. To find out how she continues to inspire young…
Akbar Muhammad (ArtbyAkbar.com) Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start modeling?Tas Aleeah: I believe all girls grow up looking at magazines, tv commercials and even in-store ads wanting to see…
Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Alisa: There wasn’t a specific inspiration. I just came to love ballet very much and this love is forever. Having touched this art once,…
ichael began training in the performing arts while studying biology at William Paterson College in Wayne, NJ, where he appeared in several college productions, one of which earned him the Award of…