Now I Know My A-B(eyoncé)-C's
Think you're Beyoncé's biggest fan? Your knowledge of Queen Bey's never-not-on-fleek dance moves can now be put to the ultimate test. Director Adam France and a bevy of gorgeously diverse dancers have...
View ArticleIsabella Boylston and James Whiteside Are Flawless As Usual in This NOWNESS...
There's pretty much no better duo than American Ballet Theatre's Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside. Not only are the two principals insanely talented dancers, but they're also BFFs—and it 100%...
View ArticleWatch ABT Dancers Squee Over Their New Lounge
What's one of the most important differences between ballet dancers and "normal" athletes? Misty Copeland says it best: "We're working like professional athletes are, and most of those athletes have...
View ArticleMeet the Dancer Who Auditioned 7 Times Before Making It into Ailey
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Chalvar Monteiro has known he wanted to be an Ailey dancer since he was a young student. And the New Jersey native fought hard for that childhood dream: He...
View ArticleTurns Out Michael Fassbender Is a Fairly Decent B-Boy
Michael Fassbender is many things: Oscar-nominated actor. International heartthrob. Boyfriend to former ballet dancer Alicia Vikander . B-boy? Yes, b-boy. Sort of. On the BBC's "Graham Norton Show,"...
View ArticleInside Broadway's "Great Comet" with Choreographer Sam Pinkleton
Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 has become the buzziest show on Broadway after receiving a staggering number of Tony nominations (twelve to be exact 😱), including a Best Choreography nom...
View ArticleJ. Lo Wants You to Take the #WorldOfDanceChallenge
The long, looooong countdown to the premiere of NBC's "World of Dance" is almost over, friends: Just 20 more sleeps until May 30, when we get to see its sure-to-be-fabulousness. And to get everybody...
View Article"DWTS" Week 8 Recap: Trio Night
I'll admit it: Being relatively new to the whole "DWTS" game, I was doubtful even the super-talented pro dancers could come up with really cool and exciting ways to do ballroom trio numbers. But boy,...
View ArticleWhy You Should Wear #AllOfTheThings
Why wear one thing when you can wear it all? Embrace your maximalist side with these commercial looks that prove more is more. (All photos by Jayme Thornton. Modeled by Hope Easterbrook and Porsha...
View Article10 Quick Questions with Jake Tribus
Jake Tribus has been a household name in the dance world since he first showed up on the competition and convention scene, where he was a judge favorite. He trained at CC & Co. Dance Complex in...
View ArticleWatch Lil Buck and Jon Boogz Use Dance to Advocate for Racial Justice
"If we're serious about correcting the imbalance created by decades of inequality, we have to do more than just be silent." That's how lawyer and activist Bryan Stevenson frames the problem of racial...
View ArticleThe Stars of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Bring Their Sweet Moves...
If there's one show that's undeniably taking over the Great White Way, it's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . We knew from the moment we sat down with Emma Pfaeffle , who plays Veruca Salt, that...
View ArticleSTOP: There's a Britney Spears Musical in the Works
Hold on to your crop tops: It sounds like Broadway might be getting a piece of Britney. EEE! Well, not Ms. Spears herself, or at least not that we know of. But Forbes recently reported that Brit's...
View ArticleThe Best Stress Solutions
It's a fact of life: Dancers get stressed out, whether the cause is being passed over for a part, a bad class or an upcoming performance. But there's a difference between a few preshow butterflies and...
View ArticleWe Went Backstage at "Bandstand" on Broadway
When a Broadway show invites you to take a backstage tour, you go. When that show happens to be the dancey new hit Bandstand , you MOST DEFINITELY go—and you livestream the whole thing so everyone...
View ArticleWe Can't Get Enough of These Dancers and Their Dogs
There's something extra heartwarming about the bond between dancers and their doggies . A companion who'll cuddle with you while you stretch, or sit patiently while you're warming up at the barre? I...
View ArticlePointe Shoe Padding 101
Kansas City Ballet's Kelsey Hellebuyck cringes when she thinks back to her first few months in pointe shoes. "I started out wearing no padding," she remembers. "I had all these open blisters, so then...
View ArticleTiler Peck's Pointe Shoe Prep Is Completely Mesmerizing
Every ballerina's pointe shoe process is intense , but some dancers take pointe prep to a completely different level. And New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck definitely falls in that second...
View ArticleDefinitive Proof that Isabella Boylston Is A Fairy Princess
Dance celebs are having quite a moment in the mainstream media right now, and let me tell you: I am ALL about it. The entire DS team has been living for Elle magazine's "The Movement" video series,...
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