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It takes more than just looking AMAZING in spandex to make it on Broadway. You have to sing, too! (Photo of Jakob Karr in Flashdance the Musical by DRGPhotography) For our July/August issue, we talked to cover stars Kamille Upshaw and Jakob Karr about making the transition from dancer to dancer/singer/actor, and they gave us […]

Jakob Karr in Flashdance: The Musical (DRGPhotography) Jakob Karr, with his amazing extensions, and Kamille Upshaw, with her captivating stage presence, made names for themselves by snatching up award after award on the competition circuit. The two were hired for their first professional dance jobs in 2007—performing together during the halftime show of an alpaca […]

The annual Destiny Rising gala benefits the awesome New York City Dance Alliance Foundation, which is dedicated to helping young dancers fund their college educations. So how fitting is it that at last night’s Destiny Rising performance, it was a college dance company that stole the show? That would be the Conservatory Dance Company of […]

Alex Wong spilled the beans about his “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 9 All-Stardom over the weekend, but it wasn’t until last night that Nigel finally tweeted the names of the rest of the All-Star crew—and oh boy, is it a crazy good list. According to @dizzyfeet, here’s who you can expect to […]

Xander Weinman and Adam Metzger NYC tap instructors, performers and co-founders of MOVE: A New York City Dance Project Friends since: 2009 How they met: Taking class at Steps on Broadway in NYC “When we dance together, we improvise a lot and it’s easy for us to communicate musically. We work well together—we complement each […]

When Jakob Karr stepped on the stage in New Orleans to audition for “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 6, audiences got their first glimpse of his exceptional talent: lofty leaps, flawless technique, a quiet confidence and flexibility that puts Gumby to shame. Jakob, who started dancing at the age of 12 at Shooting […]