Tag: dance news

Congratulations to the April Cover Model Search Editors’ Choice video winner, Darriel Johnakin! Catch her solo by clicking here, and enter the Cover Model Search here!

Working with choreographer Mia Michaels seems to be at the top of every dancer’s bucket list. In her decades-long career, she’s collaborated with music greats including Prince and Céline Dion; crafted Emmy-winning pieces for “So You Think You Can Dance”; created dreamy works for her own company, RAW; choreographed Broadway’s Finding Neverland; and worked with […]

Dance collaborations are always exciting but there’s a special place in our hearts for dance projects that feature our favorite, furry, four-legged friends, otherwise known as dogs. That’s why when Kelly Pratt Kreidich came up with the concept of shooting elegant ballet dancers next to the cutest creatures on earth, she decided she had to […]

Growing up in a family-owned dance studio in Missouri had its perks for tap dancer Anthony Russo. But it also earned him constant taunting, especially in high school. “There was a junior in my sophomore year health class who was absolutely relentless,” he says. “I’d get tripped on my way to the front of the […]

Rapping dance duo Ayo & Teo may still want “ice on their wrists so (they) look better when (they) dance,” as their 2017 chart topping song, “Rolex,” says. But the two feature a more unusual accessory in their recent dance routine: a cotton swab. After teaming up with DoSomething.org for the Give A Spit About […]

Last week Disney Channel star Sofia Wylie released a behind-the-scenes look at the making of her YouTube dance series. Along with some stellar dancing, the video shows the dance community featured in her “4k Dance Series” and the things they’ve learned from being a part of the dance project. And though the project features dance, […]

July 1 marks an exciting new era for The Juilliard School. Vail Dance Festival director and former New York City Ballet principal Damian Woetzel steps into the role of president, and the dance division will also have a new leader: Alicia Graf Mack, 39, will take over from Taryn Kaschock Russell, acting artistic director for […]

There’s a new challenge taking over social media and it’s bringing out the dancer in everyone. So You Think You Can Dance: Next Generation winner Kida Burns (aka Kida the Great) has inspired a new trend thanks to an impromptu dance session in his kitchen. In a recent Instagram post, Kida and fellow dancer Jabari […]