Tag: ballroom

Well, This Is an Absolutely Stunning Glimpse at Life as a Ballroom Dancer

The biggest takeaway from this gorgeous video chronicling the road to ballroom brilliance? Even world champions sweat—a ton. National and world champs Oskar Wojciechowski and Karolina Holody created this short film to, as they say on their Facebook page, “chronicle our journey to be the best. It captures the essence of what it’s like to […]

"DWTS" Week 8 Recap: Trio Night

I’ll admit it: Being relatively new to the whole “DWTS” game, I was doubtful even the super-talented pro dancers could come up with really cool and exciting ways to do ballroom trio numbers. But boy, was I blown away by the creativity and energy of last night’s routines. In honor of three turning out to […]

"DWTS" Week 4 Recap: Most Memorable Year

ABC might as well re-name this episode “All The Feels.” Just about every dance was a genuine tearjerker—and, as a rule, I am so not a crier, y’all. That said, certain numbers stood out for amaaaaaaazing or awkward reasons. In keeping with the emotional roller coaster theme of last night, here are our (highly subjective) […]

"DWTS" Week 10: The Semi-Finals

We’ve nearly reached the end of a long and arduous journey. People who didn’t think they could dance are now tearing up the dance floor in rhinestone- and feather-festooned costumes. People who did think they could dance have been appropriately humbled. It’s the “DWTS” Semi-Finals. The situation: Each team had to dance twice—two different dances performed […]

Bradley Cooper's Ballroom Skills

So, if we started doing a weekly “Ellen DeGeneres amazingness” update, would you all be OK with that? Yes? Good. I thought so. In that case, here’s this week’s installment: Bradley Cooper taught Ellen how to waltz on her show a few days ago. That sounds strange out of context, but if you’ve seen Silver […]

Guess Who's Back?!

With the premiere of “Dancing with the Stars” Season 18 less than a month away (March 17!), fans are buzzing about all the changes taking place. For one thing, longtime music director Harold Wheeler and his orchestra won’t be returning. And neither will co-host Brooke Burke-Charvet—she’ll be replaced by Fox Sports reporter and Season 11 […]

"So You Think You Can Dance" Season 11 Recap: Meet the Top 20

(Before we begin—have you heard that we’re giving away tickets to the “So You Think You Can Dance” season finale?! GO. ENTER. NOW.) Wow. “SYTYCD” Season 11 is going to be pretty darn spectacular. This week, we watched 157 dancers travel to L.A. to duke it out for a spot in the Top 20. Guest […]