Tag: hip hop

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(Photo by Mike Quan, courtesy Tricia Miranda)   Tricia Miranda may have left the world of classical dance, but the years she spent training with Arizona’s Yuma Ballet Theater and on the convention/competition circuit haven’t completely left her. As a choreographer for artists including Beyoncé, Demi Lovato and Missy Elliott, Miranda draws on her balletic […]

  (Photo by Joe Toreno) Choreographer Kyle Hanagami rarely holds casting calls: He’s already got an awesome crew of seven dancers who star in his frequently viral dance videos. This spring, five of those dancers—Whitney Bezzant, Guero Charles, Brandon Dumlao, Haley Fitzgerald and Ashley Gonzales—gathered at L.A.’s Movement Lifestyle dance studio to shoot a new […]

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  I’m just going to come out and say it: I want to see Keone and Mari Madrid choreograph a full-length narrative hip-hop show. They got their feet wet in January with Time for Love, but I think all of their adoring fans would agree with me when I say that we’re ready for something […]

If you’re anything like us here at DS, you literally can’t get enough Kyle Hanagami in your life. Fortunately, he’s just released a new choreo video set to Nick Jonas’ “Levels.” We’re totally obsessed with Hanagami’s more concept-driven work (so much, in fact, that we went on set with him for his video “Youth”). But […]

Here’s a recipe for a delicious dance movie mash-up: Gather a gaggle of gorgeous ballerinas and a few top-notch hip-hop crews. Mix in a bunch of talented classical musicians. Add killer choreography by Dave Scott. Shake well. What’s this magical cinematic concoction called? High Strung—and it’s coming to theaters this summer. (From left) Rik (Ian […]

Season 8 of MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew” is finally (almost) here, premiering on Wednesday, July 29 at 11:00 PM. We hyped it up earlier this year, and now we’ve got the deets: the season will feature six “Video Music Award”-themed episodes. This new twist on our old favorite means that each week the all-star crews […]