Tag: dance fashion

Black and White Dancewear That's Anything But #Basic

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 […]

Strappy Leotards Are Taking Dancewear Style to the Next Level

These fun and fabulous super-strappy designs will chase the boring-leo blues away. Just for Kix leotard (photo by Thornton) So Danca leotard (photo by Thornton) Bloch Inc. leotard (photo by Thornton) Danskin leotard (photo by Thornton) A version of this story appeared in the October 2017 issue of Dance Spirit with the title “Strap-Happy.”

Miami City Ballet's Ella Titus Talks Studio Style

With her long limbs and delicate features, Ella Titus could pass as a model—and she has actually posed for fashion photographers on her days off from Miami City Ballet, where she’s in the corps. But Titus also sets fashion trends: For several years now, she has designed and hand-knit her own line of legwarmers, Ella […]

Minimalist Magic: Dancewear That Lets You Focus on Your Technique

Understated classwear puts your technique front and center. Dance Spirit photographed Mikaela, Mio, and Zoe on Juilliard’s campus at the end of the 2016–17 school year. Mio Ishikawa and Mikaela Kelly in Discount Dance Suppy leotards. (Kenneth Edwards) (From Left) Mio Ishikawa is in Just For Kix leotard and So Danca skirt. Zoe Hollinshead is […]

6 Dancers With Stellar Fashion Sense

Dance and fashion are constantly collaborating and believe us when we say, we’re here for it. But what deserves to get attention are the dancers that are fashionable in their own right. Fashion, just like dance, is all about having a personal style and being proud of it. The following six dancers, whether they’re commercial […]