I just can’t with these ridiculously talented kids any more. I mean, I can, and I will, forever. But I can’t. What brought on my latest these-children-are-so-good-I-have-to-sit-down-for-a-minute attack, which is becoming a pretty much daily occurrence? That’d be this video by choreographer Janelle Ginestra and director Tim Milgram, featuring the hip-hop stylings of power duo […]
You know that saying: “Sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what little girls are made of”? Well, here at Dance Spirit, we’re all about being nice, but we know girls are made of a lot more than just that. Fortunately, we have the hip-hop queens of the recently debuted Suga N Spice crew to […]
(left) Larsen Thompson in the November 2013 issue of DS (photo by Erin Baiano); (right) Taylor Hatala (via YouTube) OK, here’s a little #girlpower for your Saturday morning. Take Larsen Thompson, the 15-year-old hip-hopper whose stacked resumé includes several commercials, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” a Kyle Hanagami video, Willdabeast’s LilBeast videos, the title Elite Protégé […]
Is it just me, or is Labor Day weekend kind of bittersweet? For many of us, it’s the last hurrah of summer—the last taste of care-free before getting back to the grind of school. And it’s normal to feel nostalgic for all the summer memories—both past and present—you’ve created. But nostalgia doesn’t have to be […]
When I was hanging out at Dancerpalooza last week, I couldn’t get over Will “Willdabeast” Adams’ classes. First of all, dude is an insane dancer—super clean, so that every movement reads with perfect clarity. (“So You Think You Can Dance” loves him, too: Last week, he choreographed for the show for the first time.) But […]
The energy was insane at the photo shoot for this month’s cover story, featuring seven b-girls who represent the next generation of hip hop. Each girl demonstrated her unique personality, both on and off camera. And while most of the time, it was all about fierce, hard-hitting hip hop, they let their silly sides slip […]
2012-13 Elite Protégé J’Loni Jones in “I Am Woman” The PULSE on Tour definitely knows how to put on a good show. And yesterday’s Final Night Gala was no exception. The faculty—essentially a who’s who of the choreography world—set the tone by rocking out in the front row while dancers of all ages ruled the […]
Larsen performing her solo at Showstopper American Dance Championships (David Hofmann) You’ve probably seen the dance-centric Microsoft Surface commercial directed by Jon M. Chu—it stars a handful of our favorite dance celebs. But it’s a little schoolgirl with red pigtails who really stands out among the talented bunch: Larsen Thompson. Watching Larsen perform, it’s clear […]