One of the splashiest dance numbers in the movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights, which, after a yearlong delay, has finally hit theaters and HBO Max, is the showstopping “96,000.” Anthony Ramos, who stars as Usnavi in the film, leads the cast in a song about what they would do with the prize […]
Lights up on Washington Heights—because the trailer for the movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical In the Heights has arrived. It’s our first look into Lin-Manuel Miranda’s latest venture into film—because LMM isn’t stopping at three Tony awards, a Grammy award, and an Emmy. As an added bonus, we get to take a first […]
First, huge congrats to the five exceptional choreographers nominated for 2018 Emmy Awards. These days, with all the fabulous dancing happening on the small screen, the choreo category is routinely stacked. But the 2018 group—Chloe Arnold (a first-timer!), Mandy Moore, Travis Wall, Al Blackstone, and Christopher Scott—was even more stacked than usual. Seriously, we didn’t […]
Here at DS, we live for the Step Up movies. Whether Channing Tatum is romancing Jenna Dewan with his slick dance moves, or Alyson Stoner and Adam Sevani are sweetly tap dancing through the NYC streets, every Step Up movie is just the best. OK, so maybe the plot lines leave a bit to be […]
It seems like only yesterday we were raving about the super-adorable Disney Channel original Teen Beach Movie. In reality, though, it’s been close to two whole years since the made-for-TV musical had our hearts singing with its summery dance-filled numbers. Choreographed by Christopher Scott (of “So You Think You Can Dance” and “LXD” fame), it […]
“So You Think You Can Dance” isn’t wasting any time this season. Not only did the 20 contestants get only eight seconds each to introduce themselves to America, but there were roughly zero seconds of unnecessary banter between segments during Season 11’s first live episode. (Serious dancers, rejoice!) So to take a page from everyone’s […]
We’ve said it once, we’ve said it twice, we’ve said it countless times: Derek Hough is beyond amazing. And last night’s episode of “Dancing with the Stars” really let his star-power shine. Hough got together with “So You Think You Can Dance” choreographer Christopher Scott to create the “Macy’s Stars of Dance” performance—a tribute to […]
Bryan “Chibi” Gaynor (in gold) performing with Dragon House Crew on “So You Think You Can Dance” (photo by Adam Rose/FOX) When Cyrus “Glitch” Spencer of Dragon House Crew auditioned for Season 9 of “So You Think You Can Dance,” fans were blown away by his “new” style: animation. The fascination continued in Season 10, […]