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10 Dance-Related Quotes to Decorate Your Grad Cap
Congrats, soon-to-be graduate! You've finished your exams, conquered your final papers, and taken your bows for your end-of-year performances. All that you have left to do is dance across the stage...
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Double-Tap the Follow Button for These Tappers on #NationalTapDanceDay
Are your social media feeds a little *quiet* lately? Celebrate National Tap Dance Day by checking out these tappers, who are bringing their dynamic dancing to Instagram and TikTok.Jaden and Ellis...
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How to Build Stamina for Mask-Mandated Competitions & Block Scheduling
As pandemic-related safety restrictions ease and dancers return to competition and convention stages, many dancers will face new obstacles, mainly, performing in masks and performing all your routines...
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How Freelance Dancers Have Survived—and Thrived—During the Last Year
Broadway's shutdown. Canceled competitions and conventions. Closed studio doors. It's been a rough year for dancers everywhere since pandemic-related closures began rocking the arts community last...
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Viral TikTok Couple @cost_n_mayor Are the Dance Mom and Dad We All Need
Coming across a @cost_n_mayor TikTok on your "For You" page is like meeting a new bestie at competition: You instantly connect. From creating (and crushing) viral dance challenges to sharing the...
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5 Pros Share the Dance Teachers Who Had the Biggest Impact on Their Careers
It's easy to forget that even the most accomplished professionals have to start somewhere. But when you're watching your favorite dancer perform—as part of a televised event like the Grammys or...
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7 Habits of Highly Successful Dancers
The dance industry is overflowing with artists who have hit the big time, left their marks and made their wildest dreams come true. But how did they do it?You've likely heard of the best-selling book...
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10 Feelings Every Dancer Can Relate To, As Told By “Sour” Lyrics
Have you been streaming Olivia Rodrigo's new album "Sour" nonstop since it came out? We have, and we're guessing the catchy bops and emotional ballads will be all over the competition circuit and...
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Beat the Cheat: Combat Incorrect Jump Landings With These Targeted Fitness...
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...
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Go Behind the Scenes of Creating the “96,000” Pool Scene from “In The Heights”
One of the splashiest dance numbers in the movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In The Heights, which, after a yearlong delay, has finally hit theaters and HBO Max, is the showstopping "96,000."...
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Photo Shoot Tips From 4 of Your Favorite Dance Photographers
Whether it's a stunning photo of your favorite ballerina, a snapshot of your team during a performance, a crazy flexy pose on your Insta feed or your super-cringey first-recital photo, we all have a...
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8 Dance-Centric Juneteenth Celebrations to Check Out This Weekend
Dance organizations across the country have been planning ways to celebrate Juneteenth since well before it was declared a federal holiday by Congress this week. June 19 marks the date on which news...
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10 Thank You Notes For Dance Dads this Father’s Day
Dance dads: where would we be without them? Of course, they wouldn't have the coveted title of "Dance Dad" if it weren't for their dancing kids (let's face it: no matter how old you are, you'll always...
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Gretchen Levandusky is Your May Cover Model Search Editors' Choice Winner
Congratulations to the May Cover Model Search Editors' Choice video winner, Gretchen Levandusky! Catch her solo below, and make sure to enter the Cover Model Search here.
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Seeking Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Competitions and Conventions
The world of competition and convention dance has always had its share of supporters and naysayers, folks who laud the circuit for providing up-and-coming dancers opportunities to perform, and others...
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Four Pros Share How to Master Dancing on Camera
Dancing on camera has always been a part of the industry: Music videos, commercials and televised dance competitions are nothing new. But this year, dance on video has taken off—and along with it, new...
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Houston Ballet Soloist Harper Watters Shares His Style Inspiration
When it comes to in-studio dancewear, the pros know that the right style, piece or material can mean the difference between a confident and comfortable day and a day that feels just plain out of...
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5 Queer Dance Artists Who Make Us Proud Beyond Pride Month
The arts and the LGBTQ+ community have gone hand in hand for a long time, with dance being a safe haven of expression for queer folks—and what better time to recognize that connection than during...
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Celebrate Queer Artists With These Pride Month Playlists
Happy Pride Month, dancers! Some of the most influential dancers, choreographers and musicians in the dance world are members of the LGBTQ+ community. To celebrate them this June, the editors at Dance...
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Ashton Edwards Is Breaking Down Gender Barriers in Ballet
When Ashton Edwards was 3 years old, the Edwards family went to see a holiday production of The Nutcracker in their hometown, Flint, MI.For the young child, it was love at first sight."I saw a...
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