“2008 HALL OF FAME CHAMPIONS "Vogue" Roswell City Dance Choreography: Cherrise Wakeham Dancers: Taylor Bradley, Caroline Fagan, Katy Austin, Holly Robinson, Page Kelley, Dane O'Neil, Christy Miller, Torrie Gold” TBRADman5459

January 2008:
The Summer Study Issue


On the cover: Chelsie Hightower. Photos by Kristie Kahns.

I want to do it all—I'll do whatever it takes to stay on the stage and do what I love to do." —Chelsie Hightower

 
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Lauren_levinson Still Nuts For The Nutcracker
Lauren Levinson | December 23, 2008
When I was a four-year-old NYC beginner ballet student my mother took me to see New York City Ballet’s version of The Nutcracker. And I fell in love. Twenty years later, I finally went back and fell for it all over again.

The moment the lights came on and I heard those familiar Christmas tunes, my eyes welled with tears. I remembered being a little girl and wanting nothing more than to be Clara in a pair of pointe shoes of my own.

A few years later, I danced in my slippers for the “Waltz of the Flowers” at my ballet studio’s recital. And finally, as a teen, I performed that same song, b … Read More >
 
Alison_feller Beyonce Channels Bob Fosse
Alison Feller | December 18, 2008
Surely by now you've seen Beyonce's super-dancey video for her hit, Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It). Aside from the fact that the song is awesome (I can't listen to it without dancing... I'm dancing in my chair right now. Seriously.), there's a bit of dance history behind the video's choreography. It's totally Bob Fosse-inspired!   In the 1960s, Fosse choreographed a piece for the Ed Sullivan Show starring leading lady, Gwen Verdon (and, for many, the original face of Fosse). Check out the striking resemblance to Beyonce's slammin' video!   Beyonce — Single Ladies   Read More >
 
 
DS Exclusive: Behind-the-Scenes

Come behind the scenes with DS at our cover shoot with Chelsie Hightower!

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The 2008 Future Star Award Winners

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Summer Story

Click here to read the rest of our fiction story from the January issue!

 
Win this Sugar & Bruno T-shirt, designed by Chelsie Hightower!

Chelsie Hightower designed a T-shirt for Sugar & Bruno called "Down & Groovy"--a phrase Chelsie used on "So You Think You Can Dance." Now you can dress like Chelsie! Click here to Enter. T-shirts are size medium.