We all need a little #inspo now and then. And these days, when you can follow your favorite dancer’s Instagram account and re-watch videos on YouTube until you have them memorized, there’s something special about an actual, physical book full of stunning photos and uplifting quotations. That’s where the The Ballerina’s Little Black Book comes […]
Al Blackstone is one of the fastest-rising choreographers in the industry, creating one successful piece after another. After making his Broadway debut as a dancer in Wicked, Blackstone won the 2011 Capezio A.C.E. Award for Choreographic Excellence, which gave him the opportunity to direct and choreograph a full-length production, Happy We’ll Be. For the last […]
Misha Gabriel (photo courtesy Break the Floor Productions) This year, make your dance resolutions last by sticking to a set calendar. We asked four pros to submit important dance goals, and assigned one goal to each month of 2015. With our experts’ help, you’ll be able to carry that beginning-of-year boost straight through to December. […]
Yuan Yuan Tan in Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid (ErikTomasson) 11 pros on what first inspired them to dance: Yuan Yuan Tan Principal at San Francisco Ballet “My inspiration is Natalia Makarova. I used to watch tapes of her performing over and over and marvel at her port de bras.” Comfort Fedoke (Kelsey […]
This year’s documentary on Youth America Grand Prix, First Position, has been hogging all the limelight lately (understandably—it’s awesome! Read our take here.) But if you loved it as much as we did, you’re in luck because, over the last couple years, some equally captivating dance documentaries have been released. Here are two of my […]
Liz Imperio. by Ed Flores Photography Liz Imperio’s choreography is electric. True to her Latin dance roots, her work exudes smooth sensuality and rhythmic vitality. The first in her Cuban family to be born in America, Imperio started out as a ballet dancer before falling in love with flamenco. At 15, she began assisting choreographer […]
Dance Spirit receives tons of letters from readers, and we love it! You tell us about your struggles with and accomplishments in dance and about the dancers on our magazine’s pages who inspire you. And often, those letters inspire us. Recently, we got an email from 14-year-old Kayla, whose story of her battle with a […]