Tag: commercial

Our Favorite Insta Posts of Nationals 2017

Nationals are in full swing all across the country, and we are LIVING for the gorgeous social media posts they’re bringing to our feed. Y’all are straight killin’ the Instagram game! Here are some of our favorite posts so far. Give them a look—you might even see some familiar faces. 😏 This Instagram slideshow makes […]

Maddie Ziegler is the New Face of Capezio

Yes, you read that right. Our favorite pre-teen celebrity is now a brand ambassador for Capezio. Maddie’s no stranger to fashion shoots, and she absolutely kills it in her Capezio photos. I mean, just look at this gorgeousness: (Photo by Sinisha Nisevic via Capezio) As usual, Maddie has a knack for switching up her look […]

You Should Know: Charlize Glass

On a scale of one to Beyoncé, 13-year-old Charlize Glass is pretty darn Beyoncé. Watching Charlize dance is like flipping through a series of perfect snapshots—each isolation of her body is that precise and finessed. And in 2014, a video of the young hip-hopper performing a Jose Hollywood routine to “Yoncé” got an Instagram shout-out […]

Around the World in 80 Pliés

James Boyd wears  through suitcases almost as quickly as he wears through jazz shoes. “I’m already on my fourth—and this one’s world class,” jokes Boyd, who often spends up to five months at a time traveling on tour with the Bad Boys of Dance. “I’ve practically been living out of a suitcase since 2010.” This […]

Ian Eastwood Drops His Latest "Adultlessons" Video

You’re probably well aware that Ian Eastwood has spent 2015 putting out videos for his “Adultlessons” dance mixtape. We loved his Valentine’s Day drop, featuring leading lady Megan Batoon, and he even mentioned the mixtape when we interviewed him for his July/August cover shoot with Keenan Kampa. Now, there are three videos out. The latest […]

Must-Know Commercial Dance Terms

Adagio. Marley. Rosin. Switch leap. You’re more than familiar with a lot of theatrical-dance terminology. But do you know what an industrial is? A session fee? If you’re looking to break into the world of commercial dance—think music videos, TV spots, promotional events—you’ll need to learn, and fast. We asked some industry heavy-hitters to clue […]

Lil Buck's AirPod Commercial Is Our New Obsession

Lil Buck’s impossibly smooth jookin has been making us question the laws of physics for years now. But his new commercial for Apple’s AirPod, “Stroll,” breaks those laws in a more literal way: It has him grooving up the sides of buildings, along shop windows, and on the underside of theater marquees. AND on the […]

Picture Perfect: How to Take a Headshot That Will Get You the Gig

L.A.-based dancer McKenzie Anderson recently booked a major industrial for Reebok. When she saw the photos of the other dancers they hired, she noticed one thing they all had in common: “Everybody who booked the job had a fitness headshot. There were no commercial headshots.” “Open auditions barely happen anymore, so your headshot is often […]