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Dear Katie: My Teacher's Playing Favorites—Should I Switch Studios?
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...
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"DWTS" Week 3 Recap: Most Memorable Year
Televised dance competitions are downright notorious for mercilessly manipulating the emotions of contestants and audiences alike. But there's perhaps no other reality-TV phenomenon with the...
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"DWTS: Juniors" Week 1 Recap: Cut to the Premiere
Y'all already know that the lineup of "Dancing with the Stars: Juniors" pros is stacked with DS favorites. So, how to pick our absolute favorite number from Sunday night's premiere ep? A few crucial...
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How Commercial Phenom Amanda LaCount Is #BreakingtheStereotype
Amanda LaCount was born to move. The second the music comes on at her Dance Spirit cover shoot, the bubbly 17-year-old is shimmying her shoulders and tossing her hair. When she launches into a...
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Win This Bloch Jumpsuit
We're giving away this Bloch jumpsuit that's featured in our October fashion story. Enter below for your chance to win it!Loading...
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The American Music Awards Performances You've Gotta Watch ASAP
ICYMI, one of music's biggest events happened last night: the American Music Awards (aka, a chance for the industry's best singers to strut their stuff—usually with a squad of the fiercest dancers...
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Dear Katie: Is There Hope for a Well-Endowed Dancer?
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...
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10 Costume Mishaps All Dancers Suffer From
Costumes: We look amazing in them but, boy, sometimes they're the actual worst. Whether they don't fit correctly or they rip right before a performance, here are 10 wardrobe malfunctions all dancers...
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5 Booties to Add to Your Winter Warm-Up Wear
With cooler weather finally here, it's time to talk warm-ups. And while your dancewear drawer is probably overflowing with oversized sweaters, leggings and enough leg warmers to outfit the whole...
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These Dancing Sisters Melted Everyone's Hearts on "The Ellen Show"
It's safe to say that the bond between dancing siblings is one of the strongest out there. But for sisters Emma, 16, and Ava Blaser, 10, that bond runs deeper than most can even fathom: The pair...
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"DWTS: Juniors" Week 2 Recap: Throwback Thrills
We still can't get over the talent on "Dancing with the Stars: Juniors"—like how many YouTube tutorials do we have to watch to become half as good as these mini dancing machines? And just in case you...
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Meet 4 of Our Fave Dance Comp BFFs
Two dancers from different studios on opposite ends of the country meeting at a dance competition may sound like the formula for a cheesy teen-rivalry movie. But it's actually real life for lots of...
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5 Sleep Mistakes You Don't Know You're Making
You and your phone have more in common than you might guess, says Dr. Rafael Pelayo, pediatrician and clinical professor at the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine. "If you charge your...
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Watch Ellen DeGeneres Surprise the Assistant Principal and Dance Team from...
Let's take a walk down memory lane to this past September, when the #LevelUpChallenge was in full-blown viral mode. Literally thousands of videos of people dancing to Ciara's song "Level Up" flooded...
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Halloween Costumes That You Can Take From the Studio to the Streets
Halloween is almost here and that means its time to get serious about finding the perfect costume. A lot of you dancers need costumes that are both fun and functional so that you can go straight from...
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Boston Ballet Prima Ashley Ellis Writes a Letter to Her Teenage Self
Boston Ballet principal Ashley Ellis' dancing is the perfect pairing of ethereal grace and punchy musicality. The Torrance, CA, native began training at South Bay Ballet at age 6, and attended the...
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PSA: Dancewear Brands Also Have Halloween Costumes
As of today, there are only 13 nights until the spoOoOokiest evening of the year—and just 1 week left, if you're planning to dress up over Halloweekend. Do you have your costume(s) yet?No judgment—and...
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7 Reasons Dance Conventions Are The BEST
Is there anything better than a dance convention? Frankly, we don't think so. Although we love getting a guest teacher to come to our studio for a masterclass every so often, there's just something so...
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Inside USA International Ballet Competition with Quinn Starner
Quinn Starner is no stranger to competitions. The 16-year-old "So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation" alum has been slaying the contemporary circuit for years, winning Best Teen Dancer at...
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A Dancer Is Featured in the New York Times' #ThisIs18
Just in case you missed it: To highlight last Thursday's International Day of the Girl, The New York Times has launched a unique photographic and editorial project called #ThisIs18, all with the aim...
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