Happy March! Here at DS HQ, we’re more than ready to be kicking off a new month (please please please tell us that March is going to finally bring us some warmer temperatures and pretty flowers…please?) and, fittingly, a brand-new issue! Introducing…Juliet Doherty! The March issue of Dance Spirit is our annual Ballet Issue, and […]
The Eye of New York City Ballet, photo by JR via Instagram Remember when New York City Ballet invited Parisian artist JR (who just happens to be buds with Pharrell, and who shares a similar accolade to President Bill Clinton and Bono) into its world for its 2014 Art Series earlier this month? When the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Do you ever wonder about life after dance? Whether you’ve been dancing for two years or two decades, the time will come when you have to—or choose to—hang up your shoes. But don’t stress! There are plenty of ways to stay in the industry you love. Check out this huge list of careers that keep […]
The energy was insane at the photo shoot for this month’s cover story, featuring seven b-girls who represent the next generation of hip hop. Each girl demonstrated her unique personality, both on and off camera. And while most of the time, it was all about fierce, hard-hitting hip hop, they let their silly sides slip […]
On set with all the ALDC kids! (Photo by Nate Powers) Last night’s “Dance Moms” episode featured a very special guest: Dance Spirit! So instead of our usual recaps, I’m going to give you a rundown of five things you didn’t see on TV—but I did. 1. You know those moments when the kids and […]
You’ve been oohing and ahhing over Mia Michaels’ choreography for years, but I’ll bet you’ve never seen America’s Favorite Choreographer really dance… until now. At our January cover shoot, Mama Mia worked some improv magic for photographer Joe Toreno, and we caught it all on film. But that’s not all; this exclusive video also captures […]