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Dance criticism is the act of writing or speaking about a performance dance (often ballet or modern dance).
Most major national newspapers of first world countries cover the arts in some form and dance criticism may be included as a part of this arts coverage.
In addition there may exist specialist media to cover any artistic discipline and so some devoted to dance coverage. With decreasing space in newspapers many dance critics are publishing online, either through blogs or websites like Dance View Times.
As with other forms of criticism it may use its own technical language to convey what the reviewer has seen.
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Contemporary critics
- Joan Acocella of The New Yorker
- Jack Anderson (dance critic), formerly of the New York Times
- Ismene Brown of The Telegraph
- Debra Craine of The Times
- Arlene Croce, formerly of The New Yorker
- Jenny Gilbert of The Independent
- Robert Gottlieb of the New York Observer
- Rachel Howard of the San Francisco Chronicle
- Laura Jacobs of The New Criterion
- Luke Jennings of The Observer
- Robert Johnson of the Star-Ledger
- Deborah Jowitt, formerly of the Village Voice
- Gia Kourlas of the New York Times
- Claudia LaRocco of the New York Times
- Judith Mackrell of The Guardian
- Alastair Macaulay of the New York Times
- John Rockwell, formerly of the New York Times
- Michael Seaver of The Irish Times
- Lewis Segal of the Los Angeles Times
Historical figures
External links
Hubs for mainstream dance reviews
- Dance at The Times.
- Dance at The Guardian.
- Theatre at The Independent.
- Dance at The Telegraph
- Dance at The New York Times.
- Theater and Dance at The Washington Post.
- Rachel Howard for the San Francisco Chronicle among others
On reviewing dance
- Write About Dance at ArtsAlive.ca (navigation through the pages on the left).
- A good article which suggests the questions you should ask yourself when reviewing a performance.
- Some Tips on How to Write A Dance Review at ExploreDance.com
- Our critics' advice - The Guardian July 8 2008.
- In this article Judith Mackrell gives advice to ambitious, young, would-be dance critics.
- Twenty Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Start to Write About a Performance from the Dance Critics Association.
- An expert guide to the considerations involved in writing a dance review.
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