9 Pop Songs to Soundtrack Your At-Home Ballet Class
Everyone knows that the best day of the year is when your ballet teacher lets you take class with "fun music." And now that we're all taking ballet class in our own homes, every day can be "fun music"...
View Article2020 Dance Grads: We Want to Put You on Our Cover!
Hello, all you members of the great Dance Class of 2020. With the world on lockdown, this hasn't been the graduation season you expected. You likely weren't able to go to prom; your commencement...
View ArticleLiza Koshy is Hosting a New Dance Show That Will Leave You "Floored"
Quibi, the app devoted to short-form TV shows, seems 100 percent invested in fun dance programs. Their latest dance-centric show, "Floored," is hosted by none other than YouTube star Liza Koshy—and...
View ArticleNYCDA's Joe Lanteri on Why Nothing Can Replace Your Studio Family
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, you've likely been introduced to a whole new world of virtual dance training.From Zoom classes with your studio to Instagram lives with your favorite dance celebs,...
View ArticleAn Inside Look at Talia Favia's Choreographic Process
Talia Favia has had the kind of career contemporary choreographers dream of: She has worked on several competitions and conventions. She choreographs videos that regularly garner hundreds of thousands...
View ArticleThis Made-for-Everyone Dancewear Line Has All Your New Wardrobe Staples
Knowing exactly what dancers need is nothing new for Dream Duffel. For over ten years now, they've been making innovative and ultra-convenient duffel bags that have become dance competition staples,...
View ArticleYou Could Win Everything from Dream Duffel's New Activewear Line, X Body
Dream Duffel has a brand-new activewear line called X Body Apparel—and we're giving away all six items to one lucky winner. Enter here by May 31 for your chance to win a head-to-toe wardrobe...
View ArticleWatch More Than 100 Juilliard Students and Alums Perform at Home Together
The phrase "social distancing" implies isolation—and yet, during this period of social distancing, the dance community has created so many beautiful displays of togetherness. Here's one of our new...
View ArticleCongrats to Our 2020 Dance Grad Cover Stars!
We're thrilled to be honoring members of the great Dance Class of 2020 on special digital covers. One new cover star will be revealed every day during the month of May. Take a look at our winners so...
View Article#SocialDisDancing: A Look at Galen Hooks' At-Home Dance Life
From the most famous choreographers to the newest of dance newbies, we're all going through the same pandemic-related struggles right now. So, how are the pros coping with it all? To find out, we're...
View Article4 Black TikTok Dancers You Need to Know
TikTok is famous for turning young talents into household names. The app is also full of black American culture: the music, the movements, the swag. In fact, the creators of two of the most popular...
View ArticleIntroducing Dance Media Live!: The Ultimate Live Class Series to Get You...
Since the dance world changed overnight due to COVID-19, we've been bringing you constant content on how our community is adapting to the pandemic—from following dancers who are #SocialDisDancing to...
View ArticleJamar Roberts Writes a Letter to His Teenage Self
Jamar Roberts is an Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater icon. He's danced with the company for more than 15 years, and at 6' 4", he cuts a powerful and immediately recognizable figure onstage. As a...
View ArticleTiler Peck's Newest Role: Children's Book Author
There are do-it-all dancers, and then there's Tiler Peck. The New York City Ballet principal is also known for designing dancewear with Body Wrappers, curating (and dancing in) the BalletNOW series at...
View Article32 Ballerinas From Around the World Perform "The Dying Swan" for COVID-19 Relief
One of the most inspiring things to witness over the past couple of months has been the incredible displays of solidarity among dancers and dance companies. None have been left untouched by this...
View Article5 Unexpected Upsides to Training Quarantine-Style
You've been dancing in self-isolation for five, maybe six, weeks now. The novelty has worn off, and you're daydreaming about your long-anticipated homecoming to a studio filled with moving, breathing,...
View ArticleFrom Cha Cha to Waltz: Breaking Down Competitive Ballroom Dance Styles
New to the competitive ballroom world? Even experienced studio dancers can be a bit confused by the variety of styles on display at ballroom competitions. The National Dance Council of America (NDCA)...
View ArticleNigel Lythgoe on What's Happening with "SYTYCD" and National Dance Day This Year
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing is still very much part of our reality. What does that mean for two of the most highly-anticipated dance events of the year: the 17th season of...
View ArticleHow College Dance Programs Are Celebrating the Class of 2020
With COVID-19 causing mass cancellations of commencement ceremonies, colleges around the world have had to get creative and improvise remote graduation celebrations. But no one does "creative" like...
View ArticleNyoka Wotorson is Your April Cover Model Search Editors' Choice Winner
Congratulations to the April Cover Model Search Editors' Choice video winner, Nyoka Wotorson! Catch her solo below, and make sure to enter the Cover Model Search here.Nyoka Wotorson, "Horton Technique...
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