The competition is officially heating up—meaning this week, the Top 8 danced not only with their respective All-Star partners, but also with each other! Yay! (The solos have been great and all, but additional duets are way more exciting.) But first… The Opening Number Did anyone else totally predict this was choreographed by Mark Kanemura […]
Congrats to this year’s Outstanding Choreography Emmy nominees, announced yesterday morning in Hollywood! It’s a pretty stellar list of names, with “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Dancing with the Stars” choreographers earning four of the category’s five slots. (Rockstar Mandy Moore was actually nominated for her work on both shows. 🙌 ) The […]
If, like me, you’ve ever wondered (and wondered) how that stunning opening scene in La La Land came together, do we have a treat for you. In this completely absorbing Vanity Fair video, choreographer Mandy Moore breaks down every last cinematic trick (Hidden speakers! Who woulda thunk it?) and compositional choice (exactly how Moore created […]
It’s funny to hear the New York Times describe choreographer Mandy Moore as “not a household name”—because, in our dance universe, she’s basically THE household name. But that’s why we’re excited the Times just put out a great profile of Moore, talking about her work on the drop-dead gorgeous song-and-dance film La La Land. If […]
As if last night’s Oscars didn’t feature enough dance goodness (still obsessed with that swoon-worthy Justin Timberlake opener), “Good Morning America” gifted us with another fab show this morning—featuring a few of our fave dancers. The performance on “GMA” was set to La La Land‘s catchy opening song “Another Day of Sun” and featured some […]
How American in Paris-y is the poster? LOVE. You guys! We need to FREAK OUT talk about La La Land. It’s out in select cities December 9, it stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, it’s already getting Oscar buzz—and it’s the most fabulously song-and-dance-y thing to hit the big screen since, oh, the movie musicals […]
It’s Halloween week, which means…”Dancing with the Stars” is doing things that make us miss Wade Robson’s Ramalama (Bang Bang). I know, I know—sorry to get sidetracked in the “So You Think You Can Dance” universe during what is ostensibly a “DWTS” recap. But the over-the-top zombie hair and makeup, tattered-chic costumes and spookily spastic choreography […]
Man, does “Dancing with the Stars” know how to put on a results show, or what?! Last night, we said goodbye to track and field Olympian Lolo Jones and her partner Keo Motsepe—but not before we were entertained by some seriously impressive pro performances. First up was a smokin’ hot girls’ piece to Fifth Harmony’s […]