Daphne Lee is a queen, and not just in the “OMG Girl Boss Alert” sense of the word. She’s an actual queen—a beauty queen. Crowned Miss Black USA in August, she’s been doing double duty as she continues to dance with the Memphis based dance company, Collage Dance Collective. Lee’s new title has given her […]
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.”
We love when fashion and ballet collide because when done right, the results are breathtaking bliss! So when we heard Free People was teaming up with a real ballet dancer for a fashionable, fun, and fitness-filled promotional event, we couldn’t help but get giddy. It looks like Free People is turning over a new leaf […]
Last night was New York City Ballet’s fall gala, which is basically prom night for NYCB and its most stylish fans. The highly anticipated evening merged fashion and ballet, featuring collaborations between the industries’ most talented designers and choreographers. And while the performance was exceptional, we were as obsessed with what we saw on the […]
J.Crew’s putting a whole new spin on its brand —literally. The popular clothing line’s inspired ad campaign has a group of cute male models showing off their best moves in a series of playful dance battles. When we saw one of those models throw down the gauntlet with a rather impressive series of chaîné turns, […]
You probably know Ava Cota as the lovely, leggy dancer who was rejected from the Abby Lee Dance Company, on “Dance Moms,” because she was “too tall.” Now, that lanky frame is propelling her career as a model. Ava just made her New York Fashion Week runway debut, and we’re guessing it won’t be the […]
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 […]
Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team.