Last year, we saw the first ever Instagram #Thanksgivingdancewars, courtesy of former “Dancing with the Stars” partners Maria Menounos and Derek Hough. The two families (and the Ballas fam) battled it out, ‘gramming their goofiest kitchen dance moves while prepping for Thanksgiving dinner. We’re happy to report that the #Thanksgivingdancewars broke out again this year—and […]
Why do you love dance? Seems like a simple enough question—but try to answer it, and your mind probably runs in a million different directions. Back in August, as part of a world-wide casting call, the upcoming dance film Untapped asked the dance community to answer this question. And the result was nothing short of […]
Raise your hand if it’s your dream to have a private tour of your favorite opera house. Right, so everyone. (Photo by @whatalexloves, via Instagram) Thanks to Instagram, we can come pretty close. Following the success of the #emptymet campaign on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Instagram account, the Royal Opera House revealed its behind-the-scenes […]
Are you itching to come to NYC? If you’ve never been, or you live too far to visit on a whim, you may be in luck. NYC’s tourism site, NewYork.com, is holding a Broadway sweepstakes that could bring you and a guest to The Great White Way for an exciting weekend. If you win the […]
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Imagine posting on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook and getting thousands of “likes” and dozens of comments—in minutes. For Sophia Lucia, Hayden Hopkins, Mia Diaz and Ashi Ross, that’s what using social media is like every day. These four dancers have become internet sensations, thanks to their exceptional technique, winning personalities and eagerness to interact with […]
Do you dream of posting gorgeous DIY dance photos online? These tips from one of the best professional dance photographers in the biz, Erin Baiano, will help you snap the perfect shot. (courtesy Ashi Ross) 1, 2, 3, JUMP! Capture movement by counting off. “The shooter and the subject have to coordinate timing,” Baiano says. […]
The new issue! Cover shot by Erin Baiano. The funnest day in the Dance Spirit office every month is “new issue day.” Even though we’ve just wrapped up months of working on a particular issue, it’s still crazy exciting when we actually get our copies and get to hold them and gawk at them and […]