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"DWTS" Week 6 Recap: The Competition Is Heating Up
It finally feels like Season 28 of "Dancing with the Stars" is hitting its stride. All of the celebs seem to be getting more comfortable with dancing—meaning we're starting to see some more difficult...
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Meet Three Dancers Who Vlog
Between their flawless onstage performances and carefully crafted class videos, dancers can seem superhuman—especially to the general public. But even the most famous dancers have surprisingly...
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NYCDA Is Redefining the Convention Scene Through Life-Changing Opportunities
Back in 2011 when Joe Lanteri first approached Katie Langan, chair of Marymount Manhattan College's dance department, about getting involved with New York City Dance Alliance, she was skeptical about...
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Overuse It? You'll Lose It: How to Prevent the Overuse Injuries Most Common...
As dancers, we always want to be doing #TheMost—more turns, springier jumps, higher extensions. We want to cram as many technique classes as we can into our already-busy schedules. But our bones,...
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Selena Gomez’s “Look At Her Now” Video Is a Dance-Driven Ode to Girl Power
Well, it's official: Selena is BACK.One day after dropping the breakup ballad of the year, "Lose You to Love Me," Selena Gomez has gifted us with its dancefloor-ready counterpart, "Look At Her Now."...
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#GetReadyWithMe: Go Behind the Scenes in Three Professional Dancers' Dressing...
Ask any professional dancer about their dressing room, and they'll likely refer to it as a home away from home. Stocked with all the essentials and adorned with good-luck charms and photos, dressing...
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Making Moves at HBCUs
Remember that time Beyoncé decided to slay our entire lives with a HERstory-making Coachella set? That epic performance—which we're still trying to recreate in our bathroom mirrors—was inspired by the...
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The Washington Ballet's Ashley Murphy-Wilson Writes a Letter to Her Teenage Self
In one moment, Ashley Murphy-Wilson is a careful technician, gracefully extending her limbs to exact degrees. In the next, a powerhouse, hurtling into a flurry of turns or a gravity-defying leap. This...
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Dear Katie: Help! I Don’t Know How to Choose a Dance Studio!
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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"DWTS" Week 7 Recap: This Is Halloween!
Halloween night on "Dancing with the Stars" is always next-level, with its bedazzled yet still somehow terrifying costumes, oodles and oodles of fog machine effects, and wicked choreo to every spooky...
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Watch Chloe and Maud Arnold’s Students Dance with Chance the Rapper on “SNL”
When Chance the Rapper took to the "Saturday Night Live" stage over the weekend to perform "Zanies and Fools," were you obsessed with his backup dancers? Specifically, did you lose it for the three...
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How This NYC Dancer Balances Performing and a Desk Job
There's a myth in the dance world that in order to be successful, a dancer has to choose between being onstage or behind the scenes. But what if you have the ability and the opportunity to balance...
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This "En Pointe" Obstacle Course Is a Breeze for Australian Ballet Dancers
Further showing that whatever mere humans can do, ballerinas can do more gracefully, the Australian Ballet created the most beautiful obstacle course we've ever seen, and then put their dancers to the...
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The Eyes Have It: How Dancers Can Use Their Eyes Effectively Onstage
Have you ever been unable to take your eyes off a dancer, only to realize it's because they're using their eyes so beautifully? Powerful eye contact can be the detail that takes your performance to...
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Watch Professional Dancers Break Down the Iconic "Dirty Dancing" Finale
You already know how much we love Vanity Fair's "Movies in Motion" YouTube series, with its deep dives into the most iconic movie dance scenes of all time. (It's basically SparkNotes for your required...
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7 Mistakes Dancers Make When Choosing a College Program
Choosing a college dance program is a super-high-stakes decision: You're trying to set yourself up for career success, and you're making a huge financial commitment. So it's no wonder the process...
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Trick or Treat: This Year's Danciest Halloween Highlights
Dancers definitely excel when it comes to Halloween: We're all about the tricks, and our vast collection of old recital wear guarantees that our costumes will be on point(e).Check out this Monster...
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Here’s Why Even Young Dancers Should Be Thinking About Injury Prevention
Have you heard the story about the dancer who needed a double hip replacement…at age 16?It's not an urban legend—just ask iconic choreographer Mia Michaels. In a video series about dance injuries,...
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Meet the 10 Americans Going to the 2020 Prix de Lausanne
Though we haven't even gotten to The Nutcracker yet, competition season is just around the corner. Yesterday, the Prix de Lausanne announced the names of the 84 young hopefuls who will be competing in...
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We're Giving Away the Ultimate Studio-to-Street Outfit from Soffe
Let's be real: Today's busy dancer needs studio wear that can transition easily to whatever's next on the day's agenda. Enter Soffe, whose trendy athleisure can keep you comfortable and cute no matter...
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