Tag: choreography

If there’s one word on every dancer’s lips lately, it’s “gnarly.” The song by the same name, performed by international K-pop girl group KATSEYE, has captured the attention of K-pop fans and dancers alike as re-creations of the choreography have flooded social media. Grant Gilmore and Sohey Sugihara are KATSEYE’s performance directors. Their choreography for […]

This season, performer and choreographer Tilly Evans-Krueger is pulling double duty on Broadway. Most nights, while she performs the role of Ace in The Outsiders, her choreography is being performed down the street by the likes of Tony-nominated actress Sadie Sink in John Proctor is the Villain. A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Evans-Krueger started with […]

Over the course of her career, Tia Ungar, a dancer, cheerleader, and cheer coach based in the United Kingdom, has dealt with chronic anxiety. When her anxiety peaks, it’s a challenge to learn and remember choreography. “When I was at my worst with my anxiety, even just being in a dance class was quite an […]

Hello, Gorgeous! Funny Girl is back on Broadway for the first time since its 1964 premiere starring Barbra Streisand. Stepping up as choreographers are a pair of female dance artists of color, both making their Broadway debuts. They may be new to the Great White Way, but the work of both Ellenore Scott and Ayodele […]

Some of your favorite musicians have had the honor of sharing the stage with Amari Marshall, whether they were dancing by her side or executing her moves while she was behind the scenes. Amari is a dance artist who’s brought her unique flavor all over the world, dancing next to Beyoncé (and Jore, her little […]

It’s safe to say that choreographer Tessandra Chavez is a living dance legend. Not only has she offered her knowledge as a teacher at countless dance studios and conventions around the world, but her work has graced the stages of nearly every dance TV show you can think of, from “So You Think You Can Dance” […]

Happy Pride Month, dancers! Some of the most influential dancers, choreographers and musicians in the dance world are members of the LGBTQ+ community. To celebrate them this June, the editors at Dance Spirit have compiled some songs from their favorite queer artists into playlists and (in true Dance Media fashion) organized them based on the […]

ICYMI, TikTok is taking over Broadway. Not literally—you shouldn’t expect to see dancers on the Great White Way doing the Renegade or the Woah anytime soon. But the app has proven to be an amazing place for musical concepts to find their footing. This first proved true with #Ratatousical, the TikTok musical inspired by the […]