Tag: dancewear

How This Dancer Turned Her Problem Into a Business

The groundwork for Erin Carpenter’s company, Nude Barre, began when she was a teenager. At 16, she earned a spot in the residency program at The Kennedy Center in partnership with Dance Theatre of Harlem. “We were required to wear nude—as in, our actual skin tone—tights and shoes,” she remembers. Carpenter brought her “sun tan” […]

Dancers of New York

Four super-stylish, real-world professional dancers take us inside their NYC studios—and show us how to get their trendy looks. Check out some behind the scenes footage of the shoot here!

Dancewear Drive Is Making a Difference in L.A. and Beyond

Dancers are pretty awesome—especially when they go above and beyond to make this world a better place. Remember Katarina, from Texas, who started a pointe shoe recycling program to keep old shoes out of landfills? How about Georgia, who helped establish a series of dance classes for kids in Florida? Now, there’s a new name […]

A Touch of Lace

Whether your look is dainty and feminine or ’80s punk-rock, a little lace can go a long way toward glamorizing your dance class wardrobe.