To say we’re pumped for the Winter Olympics is a definite understatement. We love watching cold-weather sports like bobsledding (Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme!), the terrifying-but-exhilarating art of ski jumping, figure skating (perhaps the most dance-centric event) and even more obscure options like curling. But that’s not the say the Olympics aren’t lacking in […]
One of the United States’ top hopes for medaling at the Olympics this month has a secret weapon: a serious ballet background. Figure skating champion Nathan Chen spent six years training at Ballet West as a kid. “The technique there was impeccable,” the 18-year-old said in a media teleconference last week. “To have had that […]
We’ve talked before about how obsessed we are with “SYTYCD” Season 2 champ Benji Schwimmer‘s beautiful choreography for ice skaters. But how does a guy from the dance world come up with movement that reads on ice? By dancing it out in a skating rink: A post shared by Benji Schwimmer (@benjischwimmer) on Apr 23, […]
You’ve just finished a performance that you’re extremely proud of—a Nationals-winning solo, your senior recital, your first time dancing Sugar Plum Fairy, etc. You can’t wait to get your hands on the performance photos, to see just how stellar you looked. But then, when you finally get them, they end up looking something like this: […]