Free Streaming Friday: 5 Classes from CLI Studios to Benefit the AAPI Community
To honor the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, online dance platform CLI Studios is hosting a free, virtual event that will get you moving. This Friday, April 16, starting at 2 pm...
View ArticleBeat the Cheat: Combat Flailing Arms with These Targeted Fitness Exercises
As dancers, we all have our vices—those little technique cheats that we know are incorrect, and we try our best to fix whenever we can remember...but at the end of the day, we just can't seem to...
View Article6 AAPI Dancers Share Their Stories
Last year, anti-Asian hate crimes increased by 150 percent in many of America's largest cities. And last month, a mass shooting in the Atlanta area took the lives of eight people, six of them Asian...
View ArticleThe Look-Back Trap: How Dancers Can Cope with Fears of Falling Behind
In February 2020, the Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker–choreographed production of West Side Story opened on Broadway. And in March, the world shut down. "The first email said we'd be back in two weeks....
View Article3 Pro Dancers on Their Quarantine Hobbies
Quarantine has been a roller coaster, to say the least. Some of us were determined to keep dancing no matter what—whether in our living rooms or in our bathtubs—and dancing outside became the new...
View Article18 Ways College Dancers Can Practice Mid-Semester Self-Care
Many dancers are missing their spring breaks this year, as schools across the country have canceled their mid-semester break in attempts to prevent the spread of Covid. And while wellness days are...
View ArticleFashion Forward: 3 Pros Share What Goes into Their Dancewear Choices
When it comes to in-studio dancewear, the pros know that the right look, piece, or material can mean the difference between a day feeling confident and comfortable, or just plain out of sorts. With so...
View ArticleTake Class for Free With Some of the Biggest BIPOC Choreographers
There's a new, free way to take dance classes from some of the biggest dancers and choreographers without leaving home.Spotlighting BIPOC artists and those from underrepresented populations in the...
View ArticleHow to Fight Inflammation with Food
Inflammation is always frustrating, no matter how or why it happens. And as a dancer, you'll probably do just about anything to get back on your feet. But what if we told you that loading up on...
View ArticleOlivia Wang is Your April Cover Model Search Editors' Choice Winner
Congratulations to the April Cover Model Search Editors' Choice video winner, Olivia Wang! Catch her solo below, and make sure to enter the Cover Model Search here.Olivia Wang, "Tears Ricochet"
View ArticleSienna Lalau: The Dynamite Dancer and Choreographer Helping BTS Make Magic
At just 20 years old, Sienna Lalau is the living definition of "dynamite dancer": bold, confident, almost addicting to watch, and, at her core, overflowing with pure passion. From her work with The...
View ArticleTanishq Joshi is Stomping on South Asian Stereotypes by Fusing Hip-Hop Choreo...
For Tanishq Joshi (aka Taneesky), becoming a dancer was as unexpected as your music cutting off mid-performance. An unfortunate injury in his hometown of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, led to the more...
View Article5 Bob Fosse Facts TikTok Didn't Teach You
By now, if you're on #DanceTok, you've probably come across the Fosse Challenge, AKA a short portion of the dance number "Rich Man's Frug" from Sweet Charity, choreographed by Bob Fosse.But you don't...
View ArticleHow Dance Helped Propel 4 "Drag Race" Favorites to Stardom
Dance is famous for its ability to instill valuable life skills. But it can also be a conduit to so many other forms of artistic expression. And if you've ever watched the phenomenon that is "RuPaul's...
View ArticleHow to Solve the Electrolyte Equation
If you're anything like us, when you hear "electrolytes," you think of one thing: sports drinks. Specifically, those OTT commercials where famous athletes sweat profusely before gulping down the...
View ArticleWhat Your Dance Class Warmups Say About You
When you walk into a dance class for the first time, before you do a single plié or tendu, you've already made a first impression with what you're wearing.And odds are, you're not coming to class in...
View ArticleGo Behind the Scenes of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”
School is back in session at East High, and we've never been so excited to head to class. Premiering May 14 on Disney+, Season 2 of "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" brings the gang back...
View ArticleCollege Dance Degree or Postgraduate Training Program—Which is Right For You?
For years, young dancers fresh out of high school who wanted to continue their training were faced with a choice: Join a trainee program or enroll as a dance major at a four-year university. Nowadays,...
View ArticleThese Next-Generation Knee Pads Might Just Change Your Life
With all the intense floor work that dance demands, you'd think that knee pads would be in everyone's dance bag, on the daily. But Ailey II's Meagan King can't be the only serious dancer who,...
View Article6 Virtual Auditioning Tips From the 6 Quiner Sisters
Sibling rivalry? More like sibling revelry! The six Quiner sisters seem to genuinely love dancing with and for each other. And a good thing, too, considering they've all been quarantining together at...
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