Ann Haskins

This week's dance events also include a dance tribute to soul singer James Brown and a dance festival that hits number seven. 5. The high-flying Hodges and his friends Don't miss the chance to watch Charlie Hodges, the dancer who wowed Broadway in Twyla Tharp's Come Fly Away and now......

This week's dance events include touring Russians, a lecture/demo on Balanchine and two contemporary troupes. 5. The allure of ballet's Baz Luhrmann With lush, dizzyingly theatrical storytelling as he reconsiders classic tales for modern audiences, John Neumeier arguably is the Baz Luhrmann of ballet. The American choreographer has now led......

This week's dance events include two festivals, a one-woman show and two companies sharing the stage 5. A prodigal artistic director returns Almost 10 years ago, Ethan Stiefel was in Southern California, basking in the afterglow of his star turn in the dance film Center Stage, still a major presence......

With Disney's animated Frozen derived from Hans Christian Andersen's Snow Queen clearly a hit, California Contemporary Ballet would appear prescient offering a ballet version of Snow Queen. But this is no quick effort to capitalize on the current film. This Snow Queen has been the ballet company's holiday calling card......