Here’s a recipe for a delicious dance movie mash-up: Gather a gaggle of gorgeous ballerinas and a few top-notch hip-hop crews. Mix in a bunch of talented classical musicians. Add killer choreography by Dave Scott. Shake well. What’s this magical cinematic concoction called? High Strung—and it’s coming to theaters this summer. (From left) Rik (Ian […]
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Let’s take a minute to talk about Gene Schiavone’s gorgeous photography, shall we? We want this guy’s life: He travels the world shooting talented dancers in both performance and studio settings. He’s especially good at capturing the essence of our favorite ballerinas. (In fact, he shot Keenan Kampa for her 2012 Dance Spirit cover!) Schiavone […]
OK, clearly it’s no secret we love dance movies. I mean, the Step Up movies (can’t wait ’til Step Up: All In!), Battle of the Year, Teen Beach Movie…we could go on. There’s just something magical that happens when you combine a dramatic plot line (romance! rivalry! revenge!) with a killer dance number. So naturally, […]
NBC’s “Today” is in full-on Olympic fever mode (aren’t we all?). This morning, the show’s Sochi installment was a look at Russian ballet, particularly as it relates to the training of Russia’s figure skaters. In addition to touring the Bolshoi Academy (where they captured footage of some very sweet—and serious—little ballet students), “Today” interviewed our […]
You know how there are some people who will just always be cooler than everyone else? Who are so gorgeous and talented you want to hate them, but so fun and down-to-earth you have to love them? Yeah. Keenan Kampa is one of those people. You all know Keenan. She’s the American-born ballerina who’s currently […]
We always knew Keenan Kampa was going places—literally and figuratively. The gorgeous ballet dancer, who graced our March 2012 cover, is one of the few American alums of St. Petersburg’s prestigious Vaganova Academy, the feeder school for the world-famous Maryinsky Ballet. After wowing Beantown audiences during a stint at Boston Ballet, Keenan joined the Maryinsky […]
I’m a little behind the times, but our March cover girl, the lovely Keenan Kampa, recently appeared on a local Fox television station to discuss her history-making new position with the Maryinsky Ballet. Keenan gives a gracious, poised interview, and it’s spliced with clips of her dancing the Sugar Plum Fairy pas de deux. Worth […]