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Recent posts from our visual exploration of dance on Instagram.

Recent posts from our visual exploration of dance on Instagram.

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    CreditShawn Brackbill for The New York Times

    Where Subway Dancers Practice Their Art

    “You are the center of your own world. Any space is important,” the Congolese choreographer Faustin Linyekula told members of It’s Showtime NYC.

    By Gia Kourlas

  4. PhotoLauren Lovette
    CreditMohamed Sadek for The New York Times

    When a Ballerina Gets to Be Goofy

    “Ballerinas never crash,” said Lauren Lovette, but, “I love falling to the floor.”

    By Gia Kourlas

  1. Rugged, Physical Work With Durability

    In Abby Zbikowski’s “Radioactive Practice,” a dancer says, “You’re seeing survival and community in real time.”

    By Gia Kourlas

  2. Telling a Story With Percussive Dance

    Watch a portion of “Drumfolk,” the Step Afrika! show now at the New Victory Theater.

    By Gia Kourlas

  3. Migrating Across the Waters, Shoulder to Shoulder

    Watch a portion of Keone and Mari Madrid’s “Beyond Babel.”

    By Gia Kourlas

  4. A Spinning Top in ‘Rodeo’

    The New York City Ballet principal Daniel Ulbricht’s solo in this Justin Peck ballet is all about momentum — and clarity.

    By Gia Kourlas

  5. Menace Moving Through the Body

    John Kelly plays the Devil in “L’Histoire du Soldat,” with choreography by Robert La Fosse.

    By Gia Kourlas

  6. Exploding Out of Shapes

    Michael Trusnovec dances part of a solo in “Episodes” that George Balanchine made for Paul Taylor.

    By Gia Kourlas

  7. Complex Rhythms but No Music

    Watch a portion of Melinda Ring’s “Strange Engagements,” created from improvisations.

    By Gia Kourlas

  8. In a Meditative Zone

    New York City Ballet principals Joseph Gordon and Lauren Lovette dance part of a pas de deux from Balanchine’s “Stravinsky Violin Concerto.”

    By Gia Kourlas

  9. Lifting Off in ‘Porgy and Bess’

    Watch a portion of Camille A. Brown’s choreography for the production at the Metropolitan Opera.

    By Gia Kourlas

  10. This Mortal Clay

    Faye Driscoll performs the section of her piece “Space” that explores murder, death and mourning.

    By Gia Kourlas