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American Ballet Theatre’s Madison Brown (left, with Alejandro Valera Outlaw in Houston Thomas’ Knife’s Edge) attended competitions frequently as a teen. She says she’s now grateful for the breadth of her training.

Shifting the Comp Kid Stigma

When Kamille Upshaw arrived at The Juilliard School in 2007, she’d been a competition dancer for a decade. “There was still a bit of a stigma about competition dancers,” says Upshaw, who attended Baltimore School for the Arts and trained at Spotlight Studio of Dance in Millersville, Maryland. “We were seen as being all about […]

Kellie Epperheimer Writes a Letter to Her Teenage Self

For the past decade, Kellie Epperheimer has captivated Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s audiences with her graceful fluidity and elegant lines. Her raw, emotional performances and musical sensitivity make her an artist in every sense of the word. A Los Osos, CA, native, Epperheimer trained at the Academy of Dance and Civic Ballet of San Luis […]

A Day in the Juilliard Life

Editor’s Note: Madi Hicks has since graduated Juilliard and is now dancing with L.A. Dance Project! Spend one day observing the dance program at The Juilliard School, and it’s obvious how hard the dancers have worked to get there. But even in a studio filled with insane talent, Madi Hicks stands out. A former title-winning […]