Gallim Dance's Andrea Miller Is Taking on an Important Role at the Met Museum
NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art has long had an impressive collection of still-life art about dance (much of it by a little-known fellow named Edgar Degas ). But The Met as a hot dance performance...
View Article"DWTS" Week 6 Recap: Boy Bands vs. Girl Groups (and Also the Most Shocking...
I don't know about you guys, but I'm still #shook. Like, beyond shook. I mean, remember when this season's "DWTS" cast was announced? Remember when we basically called it that our former cover girl...
View ArticleA Day in the Diet of Juliet Doherty
Today, I squeezed the juice of half a lemon in because I have a lemon tree in the yard and a surplus of them to use! I love adding lemon not only for the flavor, but also because they are alkalizing...
View ArticleJosh Killacky and Chelsie Hill Are Beyond Inspirational on "Ellen"
When über-talented duo Chelsie Hill and Josh Killacky dropped their collab video a few weeks back , we were blown away—and so was Ellen DeGeneres. Naturally, DeGeneres (who's not-so-secretly the...
View ArticleGo on a Space Odyssey with Jade Chynoweth and Sean Lew in "Attention"
Remember when getting a selfie/making a dance video in the Rain Room was the coolest of cool-kid things to do? Now there's a fabulous new place to create Instagram magic: The Attention Room , an...
View ArticleDear Katie: How Do I Strengthen My Super-Archy Feet?
In our "Dear Katie" series, former NYCB soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be featured!...
View ArticleThis Dance Major's Open Letter Is Way Too Relatable
"When a biology major asked if I was illiterate because I studied dance, I realized just how much of a joke my field of study is to some people." That's how Camryn Eakes, a junior dance major, opens...
View ArticlePNB's Noelani Pantastico Writes a Letter to Her Teenage Self
Pacific Northwest Ballet principal Noelani Pantastico is famous for her passionate stage presence and strong, powerful technique. Originally from Oahu, HI, Pantastico trained at Central Pennsylvania...
View Article"La La Land" Day Made All Our Dreams Come True
In honor of "La La Land" being released on DVD April 25, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti declared that same day to be "La La Land Day." Because magic is real and dreams can in fact come true, the...
View ArticleWatch Misty Copeland Surprise These Young Ballerinas
If you need a heartwarming bit of news today, look no further. American Ballet Theatre principal (and idol of budding ballerinas everywhere) Misty Copeland stopped by The Steve Harvey Show the other...
View ArticleThis Is How a Ballerina Throws the First Pitch at a Baseball Game
Ah, the time-honored tradition of having non-baseball people throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a major league game. It's usually a cute non-event, a fun photo opportunity for a politician or a...
View ArticleYour Aches and Pains Addressed: Hip Issues
Your hips don't lie—especially when it comes to pain. And while temporary soreness is normal for busy dancers, constant aching and pinching definitely isn't. Dance Spirit turned to Jenni Green, PT,...
View ArticleHigh School Seniors: Apply For This College Dance Scholarship Right Now
Let's be real: One can never have too much money for college . Between tuition, housing, textbooks, dance wear, etc., the expenses add up. Fast. But the Association of Dance Conventions &...
View ArticleRosie Granito Is Your April CMS Editors' Choice Winner
Congratulations to the April Cover Model Search Editors' Choice video winner, Rosie Granito! Catch her solo, Colors , choreographed by Talia Favia, below, and enter the Cover Model Search here !
View ArticleHere Are Your 2017 Tony Award Nominees
Look: The Hamilton lovefest at last year's Tony Awards was amazing, but it also made the whole Tony extravaganza seem a little...predictable. So it was nice to feel some real suspense before the...
View Article"DWTS" Week 7 Recap: A Night at the Movies
Any time Mandy Moore does anything, anywhere, it's bound to be amazing. (I mean, La La Land ? " SYTYCD" ? You get the picture.) So as very active members of the Mandy Moore fan club, we were beyond...
View ArticleAll the Deets on Maddie Ziegler's New Novel
Finished reading The Maddie Diaries and hungry for more Maddie Ziegler book news? Maddie gets it. That's why she just shared the cover and synopsis of her new novel, The Audition , which comes out...
View ArticleHere's How to Deal if Your Teacher Doesn't Like You
It's tricky to figure out how to relate to a strict dance teacher. Not every teacher and student will jibe in the classroom, and students hoping to make it as professional dancers need to develop...
View Article5 Amazing International Dancers You Should Know
While people come from all over the world to train in cities like NYC and L.A., we American dancers often forget to look outside of the U.S. bubble. Here are five artists from around the world that...
View ArticleTo the Surprise of Nobody/Delight of Everybody, Benjamin Millepied Is Making...
Today in "How has this not already happened?" news: Benjamin Millepied —former New York City Ballet principal, former artistic director of the Paris Opéra Ballet, founder/director of L.A. Dance...
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