How are those New Year’s resolutions going, team? Not so great? If you need a motivational reboot, we’ve got just the thing. “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10 winner/Broadway star Amy Yakima teamed up with New York Film Academy’s Professional Conservatory of Musical Theatre (PCMT) to make a short dance film that’s seriously […]
To quote my grandma: Goodness gracious, the members of Shaping Sound are busy busy bees! It feels like we just saw the company give an amazing performance in NYC as part of a super-intense tour—and now it’s about to begin yet another tour cycle. Shaping Sound’s (from left) Teddy Forance, Kyle Robinson, Nick Lazzarini and […]
Travis Wall (photo by Joe Toreno for Dance Spirit) It seems like Travis Wall can do no wrong. From absolutely killing it on “So You Think You Can Dance” almost every single week to getting nominated for an(other) Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography—his fourth—Wall is having one heck of a year. There’s only one downside: […]
It’s that time of year again: As our beloved drama series wrap up their seasons, the summer TV lineup is just getting started. And that means the return of two of our favorite competition shows—”So You Think You Can Dance” and “America’s Got Talent.” Eeeee! It all begins with the Season 9 premiere of “AGT,” […]
On “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Amy Yakima and Du-Shaunt “Fik-Shun” Stegall had no shortage of magical moments. There was their first routine as partners: an emotional Sonya Tayeh contemporary piece that earned them a standing ovation from the judges. There were the fun numbers—Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo’s hip-hop bellhop routine and […]
With some of my favorite people after seeing one of my favorite shows! (On opening night, they make it “snow” outside Radio City Music Hall. How’s that for magical?) I’m the one in the red coat, flanked by my friends Lauren and Scott on the left, and my boyfriend, Brian (hiding his broken arm in […]
Making it to the Top 20 of “So You Think You Can Dance” is really, really hard, so most will never know what it’s like to hang out with America’s Favorite Dancers. One of the perks of working at Dance Spirit is that we get to do just that every year! That’s because, the morning […]
I can’t say I was surprised when Amy Yakima and Du-Shaunt “Fik-Shun” Stegall were announced as the winners of “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10. I mean…duh, right? Amy was my favorite lady since the beginning. In fact, she’s been one of my favorites since long before she made it to the “SYTYCD” […]