We’re thrilled for our Cover Model Search winner Briar Nolet—but we also love our two runners-up, Kerrynton Jones and Tatiana Melendez. Dance Spirit editor Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone caught up with Kerrynton and talked about her summer and the CMS experience. (Photo by Erin Baiano) NLG: How was your summer? KJ: My summer was full of nonstop […]
As soon as 17-year-old Briar Nolet hit her first pose (a stunning full layout, no big deal) at her NYC photo shoot, the Dance Spirit staff knew she would go far as a Cover Model Search finalist. Her presence is simply magnetic. So it’s no surprise Briar’s fierce talent, combined with her mature spirit and […]
Seventeen-year-old Briar Nolet has all the qualities we’ve come to expect from a top-tier contemporary dancer: stunning control, impressive strength, seamless fluidity. But it’s her emotional maturity that truly stands out. “Dance is a way of expressing myself without having to speak,” she says. “I fully expose my soul onstage.” It makes sense that Briar […]
Tatiana Melendez’s powerful presence isn’t just evident onstage: Even her Instagram videos of ballet-class combos show her ability to sell it. But unlike most budding ballerinas, this 16-year-old learned how to command the stage early on as a comp kid, training at All American Dance Factory in Tampa, FL, and spending her weekends refining her […]
She’s dominating contemporary routines and hip-hop combos. She’s booking jobs in L.A. and NYC. She’s slaying onstage at conventions (she’s a lifetime assistant with Artists Simply Human) and on set with the Suga N Spice crew. Basically, 17-year-old Kerrynton Jones is everywhere, doing everything, all the time. If you’ve seen her nail heels choreo by […]
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We’re thrilled for our Cover Model Search winner Michelle May—but we also love our two runners-up, Jordan Pelliteri and Gabriella Stilo. Dance Spirit editor Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone talked to Gabriella about what she’s been up to since her NYC visit. Nicole Loeffler: Hi Gabriella! How was your summer? Gabriella Stilo: It was great! I ended up […]
What a beauty! (Photo by Erin Baiano) We’re thrilled for our Cover Model Search winner Michelle May—but we also love our two runners-up, Jordan Pelliteri and Gabriella Stilo. Dance Spirit editor Jenny Dalzell talked to Jordan about what she’s been up to since her NYC visit. Jenny Dalzell: What have you been up to since […]