Congratulations to the DCG Company Dancers!
Congratulations to the DCG Company Dancers for an outstanding weekend at Epic Showcase Dance Competition! Your hard work paid off with numerous awards including: Platinum & High Platinum adjudications, Tons of top overall awards, numerous Title Winners, Scholarship Winners and plenty of awesome special Judges Awards! Your DCG teachers are SO PROUD of all of […]
DCG dancers prepare for competition season!
We are so proud of our company dancers hard work and dedication! You are excellent ambassadors for The Dance Center of Greensboro’s younger generations and we are so proud of your accomplishments. Always remember to focus on giving your best performance possible and to enjoy yourselves while on stage! P.S. Don’t forget to point your […]
lovely article on DCG & Studio Director, Jeanne Alala
In August, of 2018, the Guilford Woman Magazine did a follow up story on The Dance Center of Greensboro. The original story began in July of 2009 when Guilford Woman Magazine ran a feature about the new dance studio opening in Greensboro. Click here to visit the August, 2018 article while we try to locate […]
Seeking Dance Talent – The Job Guide 2019
Dance Magazine, March 2019, has released it’s 2019 job guide with organizations looking for performers, teachers, administrators and more. Here are a few companies listed that are based somewhat close to home: Charlottesville Ballet in VA, Cleveland Ballet in OH, Columbia City Ballet in SC, Dayton Contemporary Dance in OH, Sideways Contemporary Dance in GA, […]
the magic of pointe shoes in the art of classical ballet
Another wonderful clip from The Royal Opera House diving into the history and progression of women en pointe. This video begins with the Romantic Era, highlighting Swedish ballerina Maria Taglioni, and follows the evolution of pointe work through history of the modern ballerina. This is a great video offering a little piece of classical ballet […]
This video is interesting to see the evolution of ballet!
This is a really neat video. It details some of the evolution of ballet through history. The video compares several professional ballet dancers in class beginning with the ballet barre warmup and including center work. Check it out to see the details and to learn some great ballet history. Thank you to The Royal Opera […]
How good is your Terre à terre? Check out these great exercises!
This is a great video narrated by Ursula Hageli, former Ballet Mistress of the Royal Ballet. This video looks into the daily ballet class of the 19th Century. These amazing dancers are: Fumi Kaneko, Tomas Mock, Gemma Pitchley-Gale, Marcelino Sambé, Yasmine Naghdi and Donald Thom. Bravo! click here to see the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAQs_rlyCKo
The DCG family is so happy with our new studio expansion!
Everyone at DCG is so excited regarding our awesome studio expansion! Our three new studios are beautiful and so spacious. If you haven’t heard, DCG grew from 3 studios to 5 studios in the Fall of 2018 and we added a dancewear boutique for your basic dance needs. If you have not yet seen our […]
click this link to learn more about the Cecchetti Method of Ballet taught at DCG
This is a great tribute to Maestro Cecchetti and a wonderful insight to his teachings and method of classical ballet studies. Beautifully demonstrated and beautifully explained. Bravo! Click here to view the Royal Opera House’s version of the Cecchetti Adage – Fouette et Ballote, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG1WuZViibU