Well Dance Spirit fans, it’s official—we have been blessed with the first Jonas Brother music video of 2020. And just when you thought your favorite singing trio couldn’t get any better, they came into the decade with one of the most dance-packed music videos we’ve seen in a minute. In the video, the Jo Bros […]
Gemma Bond’s rise as a choreographer has been not meteoric but steady, characterized by constant creativity and commitment to her craft. Her style is informed by her dancing career—she performed in the corps de ballet of two of the world’s most renowned companies, the Royal Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Because of this, she says, […]
It seems like it should go without saying: Choreographers create on dancers…right? Right—except when they don’t. Depending on your career path as a choreographer, you may end up working with nondancers frequently. Actors, models, and even pop stars often lack the level of dance training that makes performing movement look effortless. But think of your […]
Over the past few years, social media platforms have become launching pads for a new generation of choreographers. Many of these young artists grew up in front of the camera lens, dancing in the class videos of pioneers like Matt Steffanina and Tricia Miranda. Now, these familiar faces are flexing their choreographic muscles for huge […]
Twenty-two-year-old dancer and choreographer Easton Payne is an artist’s artist: His movement is profoundly empathic, wholly original, and endlessly creative. That unique voice was honed through training at the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education and Dance Town in Doral, FL. Payne now choreographs for studios across the country, though you’re probably most familiar with […]
When Sophie Sotsky moved to NYC in 2011, she was fresh out of college and hoping to sustain herself as a dancer and choreographer in the big city. That’s when a production internship at New York Live Arts caught her eye. The company, formerly Dance Theatre Workshop, had just merged with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie […]
Nick Young has been making music with his feet his whole life. Young grew up at his mother’s studio, Young Dance Academy, in Oak Creek, WI, and at competitions like New York City Dance Alliance. He caught his big break with “So You Think You Can Dance,” making it to the Top 20 on Season […]
If there’s one thing that’s better than witnessing The Nutcracker from the audience, it’s getting an up-close, behind-the-scenes look at everything that goes into the production. Luckily, Pacific Northwest Ballet agrees with this sentiment—the company just released an amazing video offering a peek backstage. Led by PNB dancer Elle Macy (who was preparing to dance […]