We always get excited when someone we’ve featured in Dance Spirit pops up on TV. But tonight there are multiple DS alums appearing on “Dancing with the Stars”! Three of the hotties from our current cover—Shaping Sound’s Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini and Teddy Forance—will perform a work they choreographed together. And Michaela DePrince—a student at […]
Travis Wall had a vision. He wanted to spend his days doing what he loves—creating movement—with his best friends. And rather than waiting for some director or choreographer to potentially make that happen for him, 24-year-old Travis took action. Enter Shaping Sound, Travis’ contemporary company. It’s stacked with 26 talented dancers who include the leading […]
Here at Dance Spirit, we have a special spot in our hearts for Nick Lazzarini. The “So You Think You Can Dance” alum (Season 1 winner!) and L.A. dance superstar is the first person to achieve a DS hat trick: He’s been on our cover three times. You can literally watch him grow up in […]
“The first time I saw Chantel Aguirre dance was in a video,” recalls choreographer Travis Wall. “My first thought was that she had crazy lines. My next thought was that I wanted to meet her.” A few months later, Wall did meet Chantel, who was 18 at the time and working as an assistant at […]
Melody and Nick Lazzarini on “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 1. Melody Lacayanga is tiny and powerful, and she’s taking the commercial dance world by storm. The feisty, California-born dancer grew up dancing with Chris Jacobsen’s Dance Company of San Francisco (with this month’s cover girl, Chantel Aguirre!), but it was her successful […]