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Kathryn Morgan, a former soloist with New York City Ballet, answers your dance questions.

Want to graduate from college early and jump into the professional world? Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, MA, and New World School of the Arts in Miami, FL—two performing arts high schools—offer accelerated programs that allow students to complete college credits while they’re still in high school. The payoff? These students can […]

Former New York City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan offers resume advice.

We don’t pass up any opportunity to live vicariously through the fabulous Rockettes. We’ve taken you behind-the-scenes at their auditions, and have even gone backstage at Radio City Music Hall. Yep—we’ll take any chance we can get to obsess over these amazing dancers. Our favorite leggy ladies have FINALLY started their own YouTube channel to […]

It’s a fact: We at Dance Spirit cannot get enough of dancing animal videos. (Examples A and B—and take a peek inside your April issue for our cutest round-up ever,”Puppy Love,” with dancers and their dancing pooches.) So imagine our glee when we discovered a new video, this time with the exotic peacock spider bustin’ […]

Gregory Hines in White Nights (photos via Dance Magazine Archives) L.A.-based tap dancer Melinda Sullivan has hoofed her way through tons of tap jams. But she recalls one particular jam session she attended as a teenager especially fondly, because of a surprise guest: tap legend Gregory Hines. “He just showed up at the old Debbie […]

The judges are fine with you making a mess onstage—as long as you clean it up afterward! (Cory Jones/C Event Pics) Competition weekends should be easy enough, right? Rehearse your stuff beforehand, arrive at the venue with your costumes ready to go, hit the stage, dance full-out and, later, graciously accept whatever award you’re given. […]

Gev Manoukian and Chelsie Hightower on “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 4 (Kelsey McNeal/FOX) B-boy Gev Manoukian auditioned for “So You Think You Can Dance” for the first time during Season 2. He made it to Las Vegas, but his lack of familiarity with other styles kept him out of the Top 20. […]