On a scale of one to Beyoncé, 13-year-old Charlize Glass is pretty darn Beyoncé. Watching Charlize dance is like flipping through a series of perfect snapshots—each isolation of her body is that precise and finessed. And in 2014, a video of the young hip-hopper performing a Jose Hollywood routine to “Yoncé” got an Instagram shout-out […]
The Brit Awards in the United Kingdom are the equivalent of the Grammy Awards here in the U.S. This year, everyone’s best friend Taylor Swift took home the Brit Award for International Female Solo Artist—beating out two of our other favorite ladies, Sia and Beyoncé. TSwift isn’t the danciest pop artist out there—as evidenced by […]
The path to dance success isn’t always a straight line. We asked three pros to reflect on their careers—including the disappointments, unexpected opportunities and inspiring moments of perseverance. Daniel “Cloud” Campos Currently a commercial performer, choreographer and director (Photo by Joe Toreno) Performing at Universal Studios Florida Campos began breaking at a very young age, […]
OK, I know it’s a little bit early for this, but I’m gonna go ahead and tell you guys my New Year’s resolution: In 2015, I resolve to be half…no, a third as cool as the girls of Will “WilldaBeast” Adams’ LilBeasts. Yaass, ladies. You know we’ve been all about the LilBeasts for a while […]
First, he brought in Michelle Obama to teach us The Evolution of Mom Dancing. Then, he enlisted the help of Justin Timberlake to demonstrate The Evolution of End Zone Dancing. How could Jimmy Fallon one-up himself for his “Tonight Show” debut? By bringing in this guy: We all know […]
They’re masters of headspins, freezes and all things hip hop. They’re booking professional dance jobs in between completing homework assignments. They’re the rising young stars of the commercial dance world—and they’re taking the West Coast by storm (with killer style to boot). Meet Simrin Player, Jade Chynoweth, Camren Bicondova, Jordyn Jones, Larsen Thompson, Taylor Knight […]
As a Valentine’s Day special event last week, the Philadelphia Dance Center invited aspiring ballerinas’ dads to take class. The results were, predictably, ridiculously funny—and totally endearing. So very many creative variations on a piqué turn: Dad’s moving right along the floor tonight!!! Jumping turning, so impressive!!! A post shared by Philadelphia Dance Center (@pdc5678) […]
Though he says his favorite style is hip hop—and he can definitely hit hard when he needs to—Lior Melnikov’s onstage charisma brings to mind old-school entertainers like Fred Astaire. Thanks to that singular performance quality, 12-year-old Melnikov has been popping up more and more frequently in the commercial world: He made it to the Top […]