Broadway Standout Jess LeProtto on His Dance Idols, Dream Roles, and Pet Peeves
Jess LeProtto's fiery energy and jaw-dropping jumps and turns have earned him a place in the Great White Way spotlight. LeProtto started singing and dancing at age 5, and performed in the Radio City...
View Article"World of Dance" Week 6 Recap: Onward and Upward
What with the insanely high overall level of talent and technique on a televised dance competition like "World of Dance," it's often easy to forget that these dancers, too, have areas to improve upon...
View ArticleHere's Your Chance to Get Your Favorite Dance Slang into the Oxford English...
Have you ever referred to your feet as biscuits or your pointe shoes as dead in front of a non-dancer friend or family member and seen a wave of confusion cross their face? Dance, like most...
View Article10 Weird Habits Every Dancer Has
Dancers are truly a special breed. And that means some of the stuff we do every day—stuff that seems totally normal to us—completely weirds out our non-dance friends. Here are 10 funny dancer habits...
View ArticleMeet the Dancer Who Does Motion Capture for the "Avatar" Series
Since dancers are masters at the art of movement, Hollywood frequently turns to them for big motion capture projects. (Mumble's happy feet in Happy Feet came courtesy of tap legend Savion Glover, for...
View ArticleTrue Life: I Performed on NBC's "Jesus Christ Superstar"
With musicals like Hairspray, Grease, Peter Pan, and The Wiz earning prime-time spots on big networks, complete with celebrity-studded casts and flashy new choreography, there's no question that live...
View ArticleHere Are the 3 Danciest Police #LipSyncBattle Vids
Police offers are sworn to protect and serve their local communities—we all know that. What we didn't know until earlier this week, when a very particular kind of #LipSyncChallenge video started to...
View ArticleThe NYCBxSPAC Series Is the Most Beautiful Thing You'll See All Summer
This Tuesday, July 17, New York City Ballet begins its 52nd summer residency in Saratoga Springs, NY. This annual tradition sees the company's world-class dancers bringing their signature works by...
View ArticleJada German Is Your June Cover Model Search Editors' Choice Winner!
Congratulations to the June Cover Model Search Editors' Choice video winner, Jada German! Catch her solo by clicking here, and enter the Cover Model Search here!
View ArticleHow to Get the Most Out of Your Dance Camp Experience
Lucky you! You get to spend a week full of dancing with amazing choreographers, teachers and dancers! As exhilarating as this is, you need to know how to get the most out of your camp experience in...
View ArticleMeet Marquee TV, the New Netflix for Dance
Yes, we all love it when Netflix offers up a few tasty dance movies. But there's a new streaming platform in town promising a veritable feast of delicious dance goodies—which means nights in with your...
View Article5 Dancers and Their Cats You Need to Meet Right Meow
There's nothing more purrrrfect than some fabulous trinas and their feline friends. We're not kitten: These bonds are paw-sitively adorable! From hanging out backstage to working out together and...
View ArticleDear Katie: How Can I Improve My Port de Bras?
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...
View ArticleShoe-perstar: 12-Year-Old Elyssa Banker Is on a Mission For Dancers In Need
Elyssa Banker has been dancing at Central Park Dance in Scarsdale, NY, since she was two. At age 12, she needed a bat mitzvah project, and realized that kids less fortunate than her didn't always have...
View ArticleLong Live the Fortnite Dance Craze
A year (and five seasons) after being released, the video game sensation, Fortnite, is here to stay—and so is the totally unexpected dance craze it's launched. The game's comical dance moves have...
View Article5 Dancers and Their Cats You Need to Meet Right Meow
There's nothing more purrrrfect than some fabulous trinas and their feline friends. We're not kitten: These bonds are paw-sitively adorable! From hanging out backstage to working out together and...
View Article"SYTYCD" Season 15 Recap: Meet the Top 20 (Plus a MAJOR Twist)
At the start of last night's episode of "So You Think You Can Dance," 41 dancers remained. An hour later, we had a Top 20. And then there was a BIG FAT TWIST. (We'll get to that.) The 41...
View ArticleSave the Date: World Ballet Day Will Return This Year!
Bunheads everywhere, rejoice! It was just announced that the always-epic World Ballet Day will be back for round five (FIVE) this year. And the big moment's going to be here faster than you can say...
View ArticleWhat Inspired Ballerina Isabella Boylston to Start Her Own Ballet Festival
Last year, American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston decided to bring world-renowned ballet to her hometown of Sun Valley, ID. The first three-day Ballet Sun Valley festival featured stars...
View ArticleCiara Brought in ReQuest Dance Crew for Her "Level Up" Video, and YOU GUYS...
We've always been impressed by Ciara's very legit dance skills. But for "Level Up," the first single she's released since 2015, the star decided to create a dance vid that is actually on another...
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