There’s no better test of a true dance nerd than her ability to pick out the moment a dance double appears onscreen—and frequently, that double is a bona-fide dance star. Here are a few of our all-time favorite movie dance doubles. Isabella Boylston for Jennifer Lawrence, “Red Sparrow” OK, no, we haven’t seen the film […]
You love watching your favorite stars light up the screen—but did you know that many of them studied dance, too? Here are 10 celebs you had no idea were also dancers. Tom Holland Spider-Man: Homecoming breakout star Tom Holland trained as a ballet dancer for most of his childhood in England. In June 2008, he […]
News flash, guys: Halloween is TODAY. We know how easy it is to get caught up in the endless cycle of school, rehearsal, rest, repeat, and totally forget about a costume. If you’re nodding to yourself right now, thinking “#Storyofmylife,” we feel you—and we’re here to help. Behold, our favorite dance-movie-inspired Halloween costumes that you […]
Today in “How has this not already happened?” news: Benjamin Millepied—former New York City Ballet principal, former artistic director of the Paris Opéra Ballet, founder/director of L.A. Dance Project, and Mr. Natalie Portman—is going to direct and choreograph a big-screen film, Carmen. According to Variety, the new project is “a contemporary musical drama inspired by […]
The year 2011 was filled with show-stopping onstage moments and exciting offstage drama. Whether you were captivated by New York City Ballet star Sara Mearns’ 32 fouettés in Swan Lake or danced along in your seat as Sutton Foster led the Broadway cast of Anything Goes through a series of time steps, there’s no doubt […]
As you probably guessed immediately after hearing his amazing last name, Benjamin Millepied (seriously—could there be a better name for a dancer?) is a Frenchman, born in Bordeaux. But since he’s spent most of his career in the States, dancing at New York City Ballet and choreographing all over, it was a shock to the […]
OK, OK, I know: I talked about ballet galas yesterday too. Sorry! I have a one-track mind these days. I promise I’ll keep this one short: Just check out Guest of a Guest’s slideshows documenting the amazing (and occasionally crazypants) fashion from both the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre gala red carpets. […]