Tag: dance comp

10 Struggles All Competition Dancers Can Relate To

Dance competitions are where great memories are made. But—between the traveling, the challenging routines, and the bazillion costume changes—they’re also the source of many, many #struggles. If you’re a comp kid, you’ll 100 percent be able to relate to these 10 problems. Remembering All That Choreography When you’re in the contemporary, tap, and hip-hop group […]

College-Bound Comp Kids, Here's $1,000 towards Tuition

Are you a high school senior who’s been accepted to a four-year accredited college or university program? Congrats! Within the 2017-2018 season, have you competed in events run by at least two of the organizations in the above graphic? Double congrats, because the Association of Dance Conventions and Competitions, or ADCC for short, wants to […]

Meet 9-Year-Old Ballroom Dance Prodigy Kamri Peterson

Nine-year-old Kamri Peterson trains in nearly every single dance style at Center Stage Performing Arts in her hometown of Orem, UT, and she’s frequently seen competing at The Dance Awards and 24Seven. Over a year ago, she decided to give ballroom a try—and the dance world has taken notice. Kamri and her partner, Marcelo Fitzgerald, […]

Blake McGrath's New App Will Change the Way You Think About Dance Competitions

Renowned choreographer and dancer Blake McGrath is about to unveil a new project: a dance competition—in app form. Called Dance Diva Dance, the new game, coming later this year, will allow users to dance through various levels, picking their studio, avatar, and music, and create sequences of choreo to compete against other avatars. And once […]

How to Get All the Likes: Advice from an Insta Dance Star

If Kalani were to win an award for something besides her dancing, it would be for having the most “like”-worthy Instagram page (@kalanihilliker): It’s jam-packed with behind-the-scenes pics of the “Dance Moms” cast, fashionable photo shoots, and goofy, candid moments. Here, Kalani shares the strategies that got her to 4.2 million followers. kalani hilliker on […]