We’re less than two weeks into 2020, and already we’ve got an epic new viral dance challenge—courtesy our fave Justin Bieber, no less. This week, following the release of Justin’s new hit single “Yummy,” the the Internet has lost its mind for the #YummyDanceChallenge, with videos popping up on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. It’s not […]
Yesenia Ayala has been a standout ensemble dancer ever since her Broadway debut in 2017. Now, she’s stepping out of the chorus, playing Anita in the new West Side Story revival on the Great White Way. Learn more about Yesenia in her web-exclusive cover story, and go behind the scenes her Dance Spirit cover shoot […]
Yesenia Ayala has been a standout ensemble dancer ever since her Broadway debut in 2017. Now, she’s stepping out of the chorus, playing Anita in the new West Side Story revival on the Great White Way. It’s the fulfillment of a dream that seemed a far reach from her childhood living room in Gastonia, NC. […]
Updated 08/08/23. In 2019, Broadway dancer Stephanie Bissonnette was diagnosed with a brain tumor brought on by medulloblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. A luminary in the New York dance scene, Bissonnette taught musical theater dance classes in the city for nearly a decade and made her Broadway debut in the original cast of […]
Congratulations to the December Cover Model Search Editors’ Choice video winner, Randi Martinez! Catch her solo below, and be sure to enter the Cover Model Search here.
Reconciling one’s dance and racial identities can be a complicated, emotional process, especially since the dance world is so slow to embrace change. But as the overdue push for diversity in dance becomes stronger, many dancers are embracing their racial and ethnic backgrounds in ways that were previously frowned upon—from wearing tights that match their […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, Miami City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email [email protected] for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, I recently learned how to cut my pointe shoe shanks, and I love the way three-quartered shanks make my feet look and […]
Serving as captain of your dance team is a great opportunity. But it’s an opportunity that comes with responsibilities and requires choices, which means mistakes are inevitable. Dance Spirit asked three high school team captains about their successes and missteps. Alyssa Gernert (middle row, second from left) with her fellow Post Falls High School Dance […]