As a choreographer, Will Loftis has touched almost every part of the dance industry. He’s worked on television, from “So You Think You Can Dance” to “The World’s Best” to “The Voice,” and he served as the supervising choreographer for the “Dancing with the Stars” 2020 tour. He’s a regular on the convention circuit, teaching […]
We’re thrilled for our Cover Model Search winner, Darriel Johnakin—but we also love our two runners-up, Diego Pasillas and Emma Sutherland! We talked to Diego about how life has changed since his NYC visit for the contest. Diego performing his solo “Dive in the Water” at Radix Nationals (courtesy the Pasillas family) Hi, Diego! What’ve […]
As Texas sets off on the long road to recovery post-Hurricane Harvey, the dance community is rallying around them. Gil Stroming, who owns Break the Floor Productions (responsible for conventions like JUMP and DancerPalooza), set up a GoFundMe page directly benefitting any studio owners affected by the hurricane. Stroming has pledged to match the next […]
OK, not almost. But we know you’re as excited as we are for this week-long dance fest in Long Beach, CA, August 1–7. And really, what with the school year ending and summer intensives gearing up, August will be here before we know it. As if we needed more reasons to be psyched, DancerPalooza just […]
Ellen DeGeneres: #bless. It’s rare to find a mainstream celeb who seems as legitimately obsessed with dance as we are—and few stars have done more to support the dance community than DeGeneres. The most recent case in point? She invited a whole mess of fabulous people from DancerPalooza to give a special performance on her […]