Tag: break the floor productions

Here's How to Help Dance Studios Affected By Hurricane Harvey

As Texas sets off on the long road to recovery post-Hurricane Harvey, the dance community is rallying around them. Gil Stroming, who owns Break the Floor Productions (responsible for conventions like JUMP and DancerPalooza), set up a GoFundMe page directly benefitting any studio owners affected by the hurricane. Stroming has pledged to match the next […]

You Should Know: Kaylee Quinn

In addition to training, competing and winning titles in just about every style you can think of, 13-year-old Kaylee Quinn is a regular on the sci-fi drama “Stitchers,” playing the younger version of the show’s main character. Her path in dance hasn’t been without challenges, though. Last summer, Kaylee won the Hope Award at her […]

Choreographer's Collage: Al Blackstone

Al Blackstone is one of the fastest-rising choreographers in the industry, creating one successful piece after another. After making his Broadway debut as a dancer in Wicked, Blackstone won the 2011 Capezio A.C.E. Award for Choreographic Excellence, which gave him the opportunity to direct and choreograph a full-length production, Happy We’ll Be. For the last […]