''Dance Magazine'' is an American
trade publication
A trade magazine, also called a trade journal or trade paper (colloquially or disparagingly a trade rag), is a magazine or newspaper whose target audience is people who work in a particular trade or industry. The collective term for this a ...
for dance. It was first published in June 1927 as ''The American Dancer''. ''Dance Magazine'' is currently part of Dance Media, led by longtime arts publisher Joanna Harp as president, and has multiple sister publications, including ''
Pointe
Pointe technique ( ) is part of classical ballet involving a technique that concerns ''pointe work'', in which a ballet dancer supports all body weight on the tips of fully extended feet when wearing pointe shoes. A dancer is said to be ''en po ...
'', ''Dance Spirit'', ''Dance Teacher'', ''The Dance Edit''. ''Dance Magazine'' was owned by
Macfadden Communications Group from 2001 to 2016 when it was sold to Frederic M. Seegal, an investment banker with the
Peter J. Solomon Company.
[ Description of the collection and its provenance.] In 2023, Dance Magazine (as part of Dance Media) was acquired by Hollywood.com.
Editors
The first editor and publisher was Ruth Eleanor Howard. Sometime in the 1930s, Paul R. Milton took over as editor. In 1942, the magazine was purchased by Rudolf Orthwine. Lydia Joel became the editor in 1952. In 1970,
William Como replaced her, and he was the editor-in-chief until his death in 1989. Richard Philp was the editor-in-chief from 1989 to 1999, when the magazine was relocated to Oakland, California for several years. Janice Berman took over from Philp late in 1999, followed by KC Patrick.
Wendy Perron
Wendy Perron is an American dancer, choreographer, and teacher who was the editor-in-chief of ''Dance Magazine'' from 2004 to 2013. She is the author of ''Through the Eyes of a Dancer, Selected Writings'', published by Wesleyan University Press ...
was editor-in-chief from 2004 to 2013.
See also
* Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch"
References
External links
Official Website
Dance Spirit''Dance Magazine'' photographs, 1950s-1992
held by the Dance Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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Monthly magazines published in the United States
Dance magazines
Magazines established in 1927
Professional and trade magazines published in the United States
Magazines published in New York City
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