Tag: best choreography

5 Fun Dancy Tony Awards Facts

The annual Tony Awards are Broadway’s biggest night, and among those honored are the amazing choreographers and dancers who push the art form forward with their work each season. In recognition of the 73rd Tony ceremony (airing tonight at 8 pm EST on CBS), we rounded up a bunch of fun, dancy Tony facts. The […]

Why Isn't There an Oscar for Best Choreography?

The 2018 Oscar noms are here. Which is fun and all; we’ll never not get excited about a night of glitz and glamor and, when we’re lucky, pretty great dancing. But we’d be a heck of a lot more excited if the Academy Awards included a Best Choreography category. And really—why don’t they? Last year, […]

Choreographer Lindsay Nelko Talks Awakening

Lindsay Nelko (photo by Kristen Sawatzky) At last year’s Capezio A.C.E. (Award for Choreographic Excellence) Awards in NYC, Lindsay Nelko tied for third place, winning $3,000 to produce her own show in conjunction with Capezio and Break the Floor Productions. Next week, we’ll see the fruits of that partnership: Nelko will present the world premiere […]

Dishing with Hi-Hat, Rihanna's VMA-Nominated Choreographer

Nadine “Hi-Hat” Ruffin’s resumé reads like a rundown of Hollywood’s hottest talent (Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Shakira, Missy Elliott and Ke$ha, to name a few), and you’ll find her name in the credits of just about every major dance flick. Now, she’s received an MTV VMA Best Choreography nomination for her work on the music video […]

The 2012 Tony Award Nominations

Around this time every year, the Dance Spirit staff starts buzzing about Broadway. We’re smack dab in the middle of working on our July/August NYC issue and seeing all of the new shows on the Great White Way. We find ourselves singing the oh-so-catchy tunes (“I’m the king of New York!”) in the shower, on […]