Low on dancewear inspiration? Return to the classics in bold black and elegant white. Models Jenna and Emily are students at Westchester Dance Academy in Mt. Kisco, NY. Photos by Jayme Thornton. Emily Slater in Body Wrappers/Angelo Luzio top, Sugar and Bruno shorts Jenna Meilman in So Dança leotard, Capezio Skirt Slater in Sugar and […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, former NYCB soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email [email protected] for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, By nature, I’m incredibly self-critical. I’m hard enough on myself that my dance teachers have even told me to lighten up a little. […]
Congratulations to the September Cover Model Search Editors’ Choice video winner, Shelby Patterson! Catch her solo by clicking here, and enter the Cover Model Search here!
When Yesenia Ayala started taking Joshua Bergasse’s classes at Steps on Broadway and Broadway Dance Center, she had no idea it would eventually lead to her Broadway debut. After a few classes, Bergasse pulled her aside and asked her to send him a resumé and headshot. That soon led to dancing in Bombshell: In Concert, […]
Considering a dance degree to build on your competition experiences? DS caught up with comp-circuit stars who chose higher ed to learn the advantages of transitioning from comp kid to college kid. Ability to Pick Up New Genres “Because I’d been exposed to so many different genres—hip hop, theater, contemporary, and ballet—I was able to […]
All of 18-year-old Kaylin Maggard’s dreams—from scoring the title of National Senior Outstanding Dancer at New York City Dance Alliance Nationals to winning the 2017 Dance Spirit Cover Model Search—are coming true. And to anyone who knows the gorgeous contemporary dancer, that’s no surprise. From the moment the Dance Spirit staff met Kaylin, it was […]
You know Galen Hooks as the choreographer who creates the stellar dance moves for dozens of viral videos, and the dancer who’s performed for everyone fromthe Biebs to Rihanna. But now she’s gearing up for two different roles; director and composer. Hooks’ new dance film, “Wait for Me,” was written, composed, directed, styled, and choreographed […]
Congratulations to the August Cover Model Search Editors’ Choice video winner, Reina Stamm of Master Ballet Academy! Catch her solo, Spring’s Awakening, choreographed by Harrison Stevenson, below, and enter the Cover Model Search here!