Sid Smith

The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet calls "Red Sweet" a "signature piece," and no wonder: the work Jorma Elo created for the troupe in 2008 is a real stunner. Elo's work...

The title of "Sabroso," the new work by Del Dominguez for Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, is Spanish for delicious, and at the very least it lives up to its name....

Gustavo Ramirez Sansano's "Flabbergast," expanded and refined from its original version, is indeed now a full-blown delight, a fun-filled spectacle well worth seeing repeatedly. Sansano was a Hubbard Street Dance...

Same Planet Different World Dance Theatre, a gem of our scene since 1997, is in the midst of an engagement of three works that include a premiere, a 2009 offering...

This July, Dance/USA will hold its yearly conference here in Chicago, the largest annual get-together of dance professionals in the U.S. Though modest by convention standards and here for a...

This was a year of exciting new work, some wonderfully staged revivals, a trifecta from Alejandro Cerrudo and bright performances — all in a dance scene undiminished by tough times....