It’s America’s birthday week, which means gold sparklers, family BBQs, and festive parades are just around the corner. But what happens when our enthusiasm for red, white, and blue moves from the backyard to the stage? Like a firework, sparks fly! See for yourself with these three patriotic dance classics. 1. George Balanchine’s Stars and […]
Sure, we’re all suckers for pool parties, BBQs and extravagant (and Instagrammable!) fireworks displays. But the real winners this Fourth of July were the Broadway stars who performed at “A Capitol Fourth,” which aired on PBS. Hamilton ‘s Christopher Jackson sang, Broadway darling Sutton Foster danced, and the cast of On Your Feet had everyone, well, […]
Ah, Independence Day. (Or as we like to call it around here, Indepen-DANCE day—it never gets old!) A whole 24 hours of hot dogs, corn on the cob, Popsicles, fireworks and red white and blue everything. Let’s get this partay started! To get us all in the spirit, here’s part two of Dance Spirit‘s roundup […]
Usually on the 4th of July, we like to post a beautiful video of our favorite America-themed ballet, Stars and Stripes. I, of course, would have chosen that time it was featured in best-dance-movie-ever Center Stage. (“Those pirouettes were amazing. Amazing and tiring, huh?” Oh Jodie, so naive.) Anyway…while searching for videos, I remembered a […]
Are you ready to party like it’s 1776? Here’s hoping your 4th of July celebrations tomorrow include dancing of some kind, whether you’ll be busting out your red-white-and-blue–sequined unitard (what, doesn’t everyone have one of those?) or just grooving by the grill. To help you get in the spirit of things, here’s a roundup of […]