New York Times - Dance

The International Dance League wants to give dancers a career path and to create stars. “Commercialization is good,” said a founder of the league.GRV, from Los Angeles, is another of the league’s six founding teams.

Brooklyn students are learning a traditional Ugandan dance for BAM’s festival this weekend. “You cannot shake your hips if you are stressed,” the Ugandan troupe leader told them.

Saved from extinction, the New York City Tap Festival is back with its charms and flaws intact.

Julie Mehretu and John Jasperse are collaborating at the Marian Goodman Gallery: “How do we bring something to each other’s work that feels productive?”

After “Coppélia,” the New York City Ballet star will leave her dancing days behind. “I have an immense amount of peace about this whole thing,” she said.