Tag: derek hough

Seth Collier burst onto the international dance film scene in 2022 when he won the Inspired Dance Film Festival at just 17 years old. His runner-up? None other than Emmy Award–winning choreographer Derek Hough. Now, Collier is ready to take the professional performance industry by storm—starting with a move from Australia to L.A. this July. […]

At the World Choreography Awards on November 5 at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, choreographers, performers, filmmakers, and fans gathered to celebrate dance on screen: innovative and original multimedia dance works across television, film, music videos, digital content, and commercials.  In addition to the eight awards presented in a range of categories, this 13th […]

In March 2020, the same day the “World of Dance” cast got word that production would be shutting down due to a global pandemic, MDC3 artists Madison (Madi) Smith, Diego Pasillas and Emma Mather stood shoulder to shoulder onstage, bracing to hear the final results of the competition. The champion title and $1 million prize […]

We at Dance Spirit are *huge* fans of awards shows—particularly, awards shows that highlight dance. So naturally, we’re extra-huge fans of the World Choreography Awards, which have recognized and celebrated all the fabulous choreography happening in movies, TV shows, commercials, and on stages for a full decade. For the WCA 10th anniversary, the winners of […]

Please hold for applause: We’re now roughly halfway through this season of “Dancing with the Stars,” mid-pandemic, without a single case of COVID-19. Apparently we can have some good things this year! And last night’s episode of “DWTS” was particularly dance-tastic, complete with a special dance-pearance by judge Derek Hough. And while we were a […]

Another episode of “World of Dance,” another week of qualifiers. But frankly, there’s no chance of us ever getting tired of this game of “getting to know you,” because week after week, “World of Dance” is bringing us some of the most talented dancers in the industry. We were absolutely blown away by last night’s […]

From the opening minutes of last night’s debut episode, it was clear that Season 4 of “World of Dance” would hit a little different. First, we saw the contestants in a warehouse, thinking they were about to audition for the show’s producers. But: surprise! In walked judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough, and Ne-Yo, announcing that […]

Regardless of any drama surrounding Ellen DeGeneres which may or may not have occurred last week, we’re still major fans of the majorly adorable Ellen-tWitch friendship. tWitch is a regular DJ and dance-master on Ellen’s show, and we love to watch the duo do their thing. And this past Friday, Ellen gave her bestie a […]