July 18th, 2012 DFA PROGRAMS Films That Move TOMORROW NIGHT: Join us to celebrate this series at Charlotte's Place! July 19, 2012 6:00 107 Greenwich Street (between Rector and Carlisle Streets) New York, NY  10006 FREE RSVP on Facebook Dance Films Association launches our year round Films that Move screening initiative with a special screening at Charlotte's Place on July 19th...

Video Camera Buying Guide for Dancers by Mitchell Rose Some people have been asking me for advice on purchasing a video camera. It can be pretty overwhelming out there with all the options available. It's hard to say, "Buy this camera" because the manufacturers change their model lineup every...

DFA members are busy and engaged from coast to coast! Dance Camera West Dance Media Film Festival, June 16-19 presents the work of 4 DFA members. Ellen Bromberg, will discuss her doc on Deborah Hay, while planning for the University of Utah's September Dance for the Camera Festival & workshop Chisa Hidaka screens...

Starting at the Beginning: Introducing Dance Film to College Students by Sharon Wyrrick When an expressive form integrates multiple mediums, it is difficult to find ways to articulate the diverse creations of its practitioners while preserving what holds it together as a genre. What is dance film? The very fact that...

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="259"] Dance Interactive Photo Credits (left to right): Ted Shawn, photo Shapiro Studios; Drew Jacoby, photo Kristi Pitsch; Shantala Shivalingappa, photo C.P. Satyajit[/caption] Dance for Camera This has one good element going for it: The understood idea here is dance that is made to...