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America’s First Dance Competition Is Celebrating Its 40th Anniversary!
Showstopper has been making its impact on the dance world since 1978. Before then, dancers didn't have a stage to perform on, the opportunity to learn from peers, or a competitive outlet like most...
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10 Reasons Dancers Make the Best Friends
Thanks to everything we've learned in partnering class, trust really is our middle name. We know exactly what to do to make you feel safe and comfortable. Dance teaches us to respect those around us,...
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This Dell Ad Features Tiler Peck as You've Never Seen Her Before
Have you noticed a brilliant ballerina chaîné-ing her way across your TV screen recently—transformed by a nifty virtual-reality overlay, and yet still verrrry familiar-looking? Well, she's...
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This Ballerina Danced Across Antarctica to Promote Conservation
In the new film Antarctica: The First Dance , Madeleine Graham literally dances at the edge of the world. And while the footage of the Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer twirling and arabesque-ing her...
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Free People's Featuring REAL Dancers In Their Ads And We're Loving It
You probably remember the big Free People faux pas from 2014 where the popular clothing brand featured an untrained dancer (sickled feet and all) in its ad campaign, sparking a lot of shade from...
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The Facts Behind that Controversial Dance-Team Meme
Some say it's just some viral-video fun, others say it's cultural appropriation bordering on racism. Who's right? It all started on March 14, when @_forevergolden (a fan account for the Alcorn State...
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"The Greatest Showman" Choreographer's New Film Looks Adorable
And Harry Potter 's Mrs. Umbridge and Peter Pettigrew will be there. GET INTO IT. As soon as we saw Ashley Wallen's big-toptastic moves for the 2017 hit musical The Greatest Showman , we had only one...
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Celebrate 10 Years of Lady Gaga with Her Danciest Music Videos
One of Gaga's first music videos, "Poker Face" had a relatively mainstream look—compared to what was to come, at least. But it definitely didn't skimp on choreo, earning Gaga a spot in many dance...
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See Misty Copeland Like You've Never Seen Her Before in Drake's Latest Music...
By now, we're used to seeing Misty Copeland embrace roles beyond her original title of prima ballerina. Between being an author , a spokesmodel , a designer, and even taking on the silver screen for a...
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This Dancer Refused to Let a Hurricane Get In the Way of Her Ballet Training
16-year-old ballerina Iris Rocío Dávila is from San Juan, Puerto Rico. When Hurricane Maria hit last September, Iris' ballet dreams seemed to be destroyed along with everything else on the island. But...
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Celebrate #NationalSiblingsDay with Our Favorite Dancer Siblings
As kids, the lovely Von Enck ladies would put on shows together in their living room. These days, they're performing in slightly more prestigious venues: Nicole, the oldest, is with Texas Ballet...
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Win a Leotard from Elevé Dancewear
Add an artistic edge to your studio style with this watercolor-inspired leotard from Elevé Dancewear. Featuring a front-zip and racerback, it's the perfect combo of trendy and functional. Enter below...
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This Vaganova Academy Student's Balance Videos Are Next-Level Insane
Yana Cherepanova is a gifted 13-year-old student at St. Petersburg's elite Vaganova Ballet Academy. Which is cool enough in its own right. But Yana is also the latest person to break the internet,...
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The Many Facets of Dancer and Choreographer Kate Harpootlian
With several Shaping Sound tours and TV credits like "So You Think You Can Dance," "Dancing with the Stars," and "Boardwalk Empire" to her name, you wouldn't expect Kate Harpootlian to be refreshingly...
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Kida Burns Introduces Dancing Wii Challenge On Instagram
There's a new challenge taking over social media and it's bringing out the dancer in everyone. So You Think You Can Dance: Next Generation winner Kida Burns (aka Kida the Great) has inspired a new...
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8 Life Lessons We Learned From "Center Stage"
Courtesy Eva, we learned no matter how talented you are, if you have a negative outlook, you won't get far. Some fabulous dancers have fabulous turnout; other fabulous dancers, like Jody, just don't....
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Dear Katie: What Are Good Cross-Training Exercises for Dancers?
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!...
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Watch the Met Museum Make Degas' "Little Dancer" Sculpture a New Tutu
We always love it when dance costumes get the high-fashion treatment. But here's a next-level ballet makeover story: Curators at NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art recently decided that Edgar Degas'...
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Alicia Graf Mack Named Director of Juilliard's Dance Division: "Dancers Are...
July 1 marks an exciting new era for The Juilliard School. Vail Dance Festival director and former New York City Ballet principal Damian Woetzel steps into the role of president, and the dance...
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Treat Your Feet: The Foot-Care Products Dancers Love
Every dancer has learned—probably the hard way—that healthy feet are the foundation of a productive and happy day in the studio. As dancers, our most important asset has to carry the weight...
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