Every year, The Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston presents an entire month of dance events, filling a special niche within the local dance community by bringing small companies not seen before in the city and presenting Houston’s own emerging choreographers as well.
Author Archives: Nichelle
Nichelle is a versatile digital marketing and communications professional. She has led and implemented social media, blog and email content strategy for two of Houston’s best-known institutions. She is also the founder of DanceAdvantage.net, the spot dance students, teachers and parents turn to for guidance in dance education.
Catching Up With Blasts From The Past
Happy New Year! My dance education blog, Dance Advantage, has kept me on my toes. And did I mention I’ve been doing some freelance work for the Rockettes website, too? It’s about time I get some of my more recent dance writing work on this blog. So, I’m kicking off January with some links toContinue reading “Catching Up With Blasts From The Past”
The New Crop: The Ecology of Houston’s Emerging Choreographers
As the Big Range Dance Festival in Houston prepares for its final weekend, here’s a look at an article I wrote for Arts + Culture Magazine on Houston’s emerging group of choreographers and how they’re securing a foothold in the dance community.
Stanton Welch: Houston Ballet’s Fast and Furious Choreographer
The career trajectory of Houston Ballet Artistic Director, Stanton Welch. A latecomer to dance, Welch more than made up this time, achieving great heights as a choreographer very early in his pursuit of ballet. His milestone works and current accomplishments are charted in this article for Arts + Culture Magazine HOUSTON.
Psophonia Dance Company Puts Their Finger on a New Pulse
Psophonia Dance Company, co-founders and Artistic Directors, Sophia Torres and Sonia Noriega are keeping the work flowing even while giving up their choreographers’ chairs to some fresh blood – their dancers. New Pulse, which presents at Barnevelder November 18 and 19, will feature original choreography by current and former members of the company.
Writing Highlights
Some highlights of Nichelle’s writing career… so far. Categories include reporting, criticism, interviews, and instructional writing.
Nichelle Suzanne Strzepek 