Many in the dance community have been directly impacted by COVID-19. Paloma Garcia-Lee, a Broadway veteran who was performing in Moulin Rogue! until the Great White Way closed down, tested positive for the virus last month. Now recovered, she shared her experience with Dance Spirit. I had been sick for a few weeks. I didn’t […]
From the most famous choreographers to the newest of dance newbies, we’re all going through the same pandemic-related struggles right now. So, how are the pros coping with it all? To find out, we’ve started a new interview series, #SocialDisDancing. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be catching up with some of your favorite dancers […]
Grace Campbell was supposed to be onstage this week. Selected for the Kansas City Ballet School’s invitation-only Kansas City Youth Ballet, her performance was meant to be the highlight of her senior year. “I was going to be Queen of the Dryads in Don Quixote, and also dance in a couple of contemporary pieces, so […]
If you’re social distancing to do your part to slow the spread of COVID-19, you’ve inevitably realized that training safely and successfully at home poses a significant challenge. We talked to dance experts to find out how you can make the best of this less-than-ideal scenario—and about the unexpected ways it can help you grow […]
While dancers all over the world are sharing the heartache of canceled classes, shows, and projects, our hearts hurt especially hard for a group of dancers we at Dance Spirit couldn’t admire more: comp and convention kids. Determined to challenge your artistry and learn from cutting-edge faculty, you dancers normally brave crowded ballrooms and nonstop […]
Coronavirus precautions are spreading throughout the U.S. and the world, and the dance community is feeling the effects. As schools and public gatherings are being shut down, dancers are forced to take time away from the barre and postpone performances. It’s been heartbreaking to hear about almost every company of every size cancel upcoming performances, […]
One of the hardest parts of hunkering down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is giving up our daily routines. And for dancers, that means class. Last week we shared a number of online teaching platforms (including Miami City Ballet principal soloist Lauren Fadely’s new virtual ballet school), but now there are even more options. […]
With concerns around the coronavirus growing, many of the places dancers hold dearest, from theaters to studios, are shutting down. And it’s all happening just before what’s usually our favorite time of year: recital season. But if you’ve been prepping something *amazing* in the studio, don’t give up on performing it for an audience just […]