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The Internet Cannot Handle This Video of Chachi Gonzales Nailing a Combo at 6...
Normal human pregnant lady: *reaches the 6-month mark, can only tolerate the stretchiest of stretchy pants, decides walking from the bed to the couch counts as exercise*Superhuman pregnant dancer:...
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How to Channel Your Competitiveness So It Helps—Not Hurts—Your Dancing
Ballet dancer Alina Taratorin has struggled to control her competitive nature for years. "When I was younger," the 17-year-old Bayer Ballet Academy student says, "I would get so intimidated by the...
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"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: Meet Your Main Men
We almost don't dare to say it, but after last night's final, final, final Season 16 audition round, it appears to be true: Next week, IT'S TIME FOR THE LIVE SHOWS!We're getting ahead of ourselves,...
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The Secrets to Smooth—and Smack-Free—Partnered Pirouettes
In theory, partnered pirouettes should be easier than regular pirouettes, right? After all, there are not one, but two of you there to make lots of smooth, glorious rotations happen. But in practice,...
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10 Commandments of a Ballet Dad
Having survived two consecutive decades as a dedicated ballet dad, I've collected some tidbits of wisdom over the years. With apologies to David Letterman, I've loosely organized these pearls of...
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There’s a New Ballet Series Coming to Netflix
Pop quiz, dance friends! Select all that apply:a) You love ballet.b) You love ballet on TV.c) You absolutely devoured Tiny Pretty Things, the 2016 YA novel described as "Black Swan meets 'Pretty...
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Why We Can’t Stop Watching Instagram Star Autumn Miller—On Screen and Off
Visit Autumn Miller's Instagram feed and you'll find a video of the 18-year-old practicing fouettés. "You'll never be able to do it until you try," the caption reads. At first it looks ordinary...
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6 Famous Dancers on the Dance Movies That Changed Their Lives
Pretty much every dancer grows up obsessed with dance films. They're endlessly entertaining, of course—who doesn't love a dance movie night?—but they're also endlessly inspiring. As an accessible way...
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Why You Should Know Out-of-This-World Comp Kid Gracyn French
What do you get when you cross a 1920s jazz baby with an absurdly flexible alien life-form? Ten-year-old Gracyn French, who's taken the comp world by storm over the past two years. After she became...
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The New "Next Level" Film Trailer is 100% Dance Glam
What do you get when you mash up Mean Girls, High School Musical, and Fame, and then add in a cast of social media's top teen influencers? That'd be the upcoming film Next Level. And the movie's new...
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Why Choreography Should Be More Than An Elective, According to Dean College...
Imagine: It's your first year in a dance company and the artistic director is staging a new work. She works through a few phrases of choreography and then turns to you, asking you to come up with...
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Why Ballroom Dancers Should Study Improv
When you think "improvisational dance," the image that comes to mind probably doesn't involve satin heels and a ballgown. But in the ballroom dance world, knowing how to improv is key to success as a...
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Meet Three Dancers Fighting Mental Health Stigmas
Recently, there's been a noticeable push for more education and support surrounding mental illness. And while every industry can benefit from this shift, it's especially overdue in the dance world....
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"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: The Live Shows Begin!
We did it! We made it to the live competition shows! The "we" in question, of course, being the viewers and voters at home, the four hardworking judges, and—yay!—the Season 16 Top 10. Last night, the...
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Dear Katie: Help! I'm Heavier Than the Other Dancers in My Class!
In our Dear Katie series, Miami City Ballet 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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James Whiteside and Isabella Boylston Want You to Help Them Set a Guinness...
ABT besties Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside have a dream: To get the most dancers ever to go on pointe at the same time. The pair, who go by the joint nickname "The Cindies," have teamed up with...
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Wunderkind Choreographer Easton Payne on the Importance of Making Mistakes...
Twenty-two-year-old dancer and choreographer Easton Payne is an artist's artist: His movement is profoundly empathic, wholly original, and endlessly creative. That unique voice was honed through...
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Amy Palmer is Your July Cover Model Search Editors' Choice Winner
Congratulations to the July Cover Model Search Editors' Choice video winner, Amy Palmer! Check out her solo below, and enter the Cover Model Search here.Amy Palmer — "Surround Me" Your browser does...
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Here’s How You Can Stand Out in the Crowd at Dance Conventions
Whether it's your very first dance convention or you're a seasoned weekend warrior, you're undoubtedly hoping to catch the eyes of your favorite teachers, and dreaming of getting pulled onstage to...
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Normani’s Genius “Motivation” Vid Is a Dance Tribute to 2000s Pop Icons
Well, it's official: Former Fifth Harmony member Normani has ARRIVED, as made clear by the new video for her bop of a single, "Motivation." Channeling the choreo (and swag) of a bevy of 2000s-era pop...
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