December 2010
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Catching Up With the Cover Models
It’s been five years since DS kicked off its annual Cover Model Search contest. We’re so proud to report … More »
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The Dirt: Yuriko Kajiya
American Ballet Theatre soloist Yuriko Kajiya has crystal-clear technique that dazzles audiences—including the “So You Think You Can Dance” … More »
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Ray Hesselink
Tap dancer and choreographer Ray Hesselink is a throwback to the 1930s and ’40s, the heyday of Broadway and … More »
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Black Swan: Behind the Scenes
Ballerina Holly Lynn Fusco has a long history with Swan Lake. As a young dancer training in West Bloomfield, … More »
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Survival Skills: A Teen Dancer Talks About her Fight with Cancer
In the fall of 2009, dancer Emily Amador was entering her senior year of high school and her final … More »
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Ingredient Swaps
Ingredient Swap One of our favorite holiday activities (besides going to see the Radio City Rockettes and The Nutcracker) … More »
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Are the “Health Foods” You Eat Actually Healthy?
As a dancer, you know that eating right gives you the energy you need to get from morning classes … More »
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Listen Up! Elizabeth Burke has the Tap World Talking
Grace. Poise. Style. Sass. And those are just words to describe Elizabeth Burke’s stage presence. Start talking about her … More »
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Tapportunities
“When I was a little girl, I wasn’t a ballerina,” Mara Davi remembers. “But I could tap. I wanted … More »
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Belles of the Ballroom
Picture this: You’re wearing a floor-length, rhinestone-encrusted dress and your partner is looking regal in his dark suit. You … More »
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The Shim Sham
You’re at a tap show and have been trying to keep your feet still, but the dancer within you … More »
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Dancing for a Higher Power
Have you ever watched audience members rise from their seats as you dance, shouting and lifting their hands to … More »
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From the Stage to the Studio
When she was 10, Genevieve Custer Weeks founded a fantasy dance studio in a corner of her basement. Her … More »
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School Buzz: The 2010 Future Star Award Winners
DS traveled all over the country this summer to see you shine at Nationals. Meet this year’s winners of … More »
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Troy Ogilvie
Troy Ogilvie has impeccable ballet technique and an angelic face. So when she shoots into angular, swooping, erratic movement—a … More »