We at Dance Spirit are *huge* fans of awards shows—particularly, awards shows that highlight dance. So naturally, we’re extra-huge fans of the World Choreography Awards, which have recognized and celebrated all the fabulous choreography happening in movies, TV shows, commercials, and on stages for a full decade. For the WCA 10th anniversary, the winners of […]
Up until 2004, Alice Sheppard was a medieval-studies professor. But after seeing disabled dancer Homer Avila perform, Sheppard took her first dance class—and loved movement so much that she resigned her professorship to pursue a career in dance. She made her professional debut with Infinity Dance Theater, and has since danced with AXIS Dance Company, […]
You may have caught a glimpse of the mesmerizing movement on your Explore page, or you might’ve peeped the repost with over 1M views right on Chloe x Halle’s Instagram page. But if you haven’t watched it yet, you need to. The viral “bbygrl” video, highlighting 20 Black dancers of all shapes, complexions, and sizes […]
If there’s one word to describe Kelly Devine’s career, it’s “busy.” Devine is the choreographer for the new hit musical series on the CW, “Katy Keene” (a spin-off of a little show called “Riverdale”—maybe you’ve heard of it?), as well the choreographer for the much-anticipated Broadway musical Diana. Of course, Devine is used to being […]
Talia Favia has had the kind of career contemporary choreographers dream of: She has worked on several competitions and conventions. She choreographs videos that regularly garner hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube. She creates standout contemporary pieces for “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Dancing with the Stars.” She has her own LA-based […]
One unexpected upside to the coronavirus crisis is that we seem to be seeing more dance content on the web than ever before—online classes, Instagram Lives, virtual conventions—the list goes on and on. So if you’re craving new dance content this week, look no further than Radio Disney’s new dance series, “On the One.” This […]
As a choreographer, Will Loftis has touched almost every part of the dance industry. He’s worked on television, from “So You Think You Can Dance” to “The World’s Best” to “The Voice,” and he served as the supervising choreographer for the “Dancing with the Stars” 2020 tour. He’s a regular on the convention circuit, teaching […]
Imagine living in a real-life musical, where spontaneous song-and-dance breaks happen as often in the street as they do onstage. After a series of unusual events, every dancers’ dream becomes an unexpected reality for computer coder Zoey Clarke (played by Jane Levy) in NBC’s newest series, “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” Although at first her new powers […]