Tag: dance movies

Quiz: What's Your Dance Movie IQ?

From Dirty Dancing to Center Stage to Black Swan, there are a lot of epic dance movies out there. But how well do you REALLY know them all? Take our quiz to find out! Loading…

5 Times Dance Movies Nailed How We Really Feel

Whether you’re a musical theater buff or someone who lives for the Step Up franchise, you have to admit that dance movie scenes are often (all too) representative of real life. Here are five of our favorite scenes that, despite being silly and/or fantastical, somehow manage to reflect how we feel. 1. Did you just […]

PNB's Dance Movie Version of March Madness Is the Best

Not a huge college basketball fan? Yeahhhh…me neither. But I can’t help feeling a little left out come March, when it seems like everyone in the world is busy keeping tabs on some elaborate March Madness bracket. Enter Pacific Northwest Ballet, the company that’s already proven it knows how to make the dance and sports […]

Christopher Scott on Teen Beach 2

It seems like only yesterday we were raving about the super-adorable Disney Channel original Teen Beach Movie. In reality, though, it’s been close to two whole years since the made-for-TV musical had our hearts singing with its summery dance-filled numbers. Choreographed by Christopher Scott (of “So You Think You Can Dance” and “LXD” fame), it […]

Breathtaking New Dance Film: Born to Fly

Ahh. Visually striking dance movies—there’s nothing like them. From the 3D, Academy-Award nominated Pina to the probing, New-York-City-Ballet-behind-the-scenes, Ballet 422, movies that take the awesomeness of dance to a new visual level are always the best ever. Well, dance-on-camera fans, rejoice! There’s a new film coming out this month that promises to be extremely bold […]

Dance Flick Frenzy

One of the best parts about working for DanceMedia (the parent company of Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher, Pointe, Dance Retailer News and Dance Spirit), is being surrounded by dancers all day, everyday. It’s not uncommon to see a co-worker doing pliés at printer, foam rolling in their cubicle or trying the newest plank exercise in […]