Tag: ashi ross

The Tilt Drop with Ashi Ross

1. Tendu your right foot forward, then bring it through coupé and up to retiré. 2. Développé your right leg as high as you can, keeping your shoulders lifted. 3. Holding your right leg in the air, release your upper body and head to the left, dropping toward the ground.Ashi says: “For this move, you […]

Most Likely to be “Liked”

Imagine posting on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook and getting thousands of “likes” and dozens of comments—in minutes. For Sophia Lucia, Hayden Hopkins, Mia Diaz and Ashi Ross, that’s what using social media is like every day. These four dancers have become internet sensations, thanks to their exceptional technique, winning personalities and eagerness to interact with […]

Hit ’em with your Best Shot

Do you dream of posting gorgeous DIY dance photos online? These tips from one of the best professional dance photographers in the biz, Erin Baiano, will help you snap the perfect shot. (courtesy Ashi Ross) 1, 2, 3, JUMP! Capture movement by counting off. “The shooter and the subject have to coordinate timing,” Baiano says. […]

The January Issue is Here!

The new issue! Cover shot by Erin Baiano. The funnest day in the Dance Spirit office every month is “new issue day.” Even though we’ve just wrapped up months of working on a particular issue, it’s still crazy exciting when we actually get our copies and get to hold them and gawk at them and […]