Get to know your inner Amazonian queen in these truly wild ensembles. Modeled by Starr Dee and Arielle DiSciascio Photography by Jayme Thornton Body Wrappers/Angelo Luzio dress Bloch Inc. leotard and short, Pastry boots, So Dança top and leggings, Pastry high-tops Soffe bra, shirt, and shorts, Pastry sneakers Alexandra Collection by Just for Kix leotard, […]
Bored with buns? We broke down the basics of three classic, class-perfect braids. Modeled by Haley Hilton Photography by Jayme Thornton French Braid 1. Gather a small section of hair from just above your ears. 2. Divide that section evenly in thirds. 3. Cross one third over the other two, as if making a regular […]
Your best audition look is all in the details: Add (literal) texture to the audition combo with edgy cutouts, luxurious trim, and shimmery accents. Modeled by Kirsten Coco, Zuri Ford, Imani Moss, and Riana Pellicane-Hart, who are students in the department of dance at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Photos by Erin Baiano Zuri […]
The coolest place she’s ever performed: I’d have to say the Super Bowl. The field was so cool, and Katy Perry was right there. And there were so many eyes—definitely the most eyes I’ve ever performed for! Something she’s constantly working on: My feet. I’m flat-footed, so I’m always hearing, ‘Point your toes!’ And I’m […]
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 […]
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.”
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 […]
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 […]