June 19th marks the start of NYC Dance Week 2014—a.k.a. a huge perk for dancers spending their summer in the Big Apple. For 10 days (until June 28th), NYC Dance Week offers free(!!) and discounted dance and fitness classes throughout the city. So if you’re in or around NYC, be sure to check out these […]
Need something to watch obsessively this weekend? DS has got you covered. The entire Dance212 web series is now online and is fully updated. You probably caught Season 7: “Where Are They Now?” But what about where they were? A lot has changed for the dancers featured on the show, and now that you can […]
Jasmine Perry with Alec and Victor of “Strictly Ballet” Photo Will Davidson/Teen Vogue You already know just how much we love it when the fashion world enters ours (excluding the recent Free People, um, snafu). So it’s no surprise that we’re ecstatic about Teen Vogue’s newest venture: a web series (premiering today!) following six students […]
Are you itching to come to NYC? If you’ve never been, or you live too far to visit on a whim, you may be in luck. NYC’s tourism site, NewYork.com, is holding a Broadway sweepstakes that could bring you and a guest to The Great White Way for an exciting weekend. If you win the […]
Sara Mearns and Chase Finlay in Polyphonia Photo by Paul Kolnik There’s a saying for dancers: Our bodies are our instruments. But what’s one thing dancers do that musicians rarely do? We beat up our instruments. We sometimes forget—or even neglect—the daily maintenance necessary for a long and healthy career. But we only get one […]
(Note: Heart and Lights was postponed until further notice after this article was written.) (Photo by Amanda Schwab/Starpix) For the Rockette-obsessed, waiting to see the dancers—who have been kick-lining in perfect unison in NYC since 1932—in the annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular can feel like torture. But now the Rockettes have a springtime show, Heart […]
Step aside, Harlem Shake—there’s a new dance in town, and it’s called the Bronx Whine. (Side note: We’re not talking about the original, authentic Harlem Shake. That dance can totally stay. But 2013’s favorite dance meme? Ehhhhh.) (via New York Daily News) Now for some background info: Meet Carlos Almonte—a 16-year-old from the Dominican Republic […]
The Eye of New York City Ballet, photo by JR via Instagram Remember when New York City Ballet invited Parisian artist JR (who just happens to be buds with Pharrell, and who shares a similar accolade to President Bill Clinton and Bono) into its world for its 2014 Art Series earlier this month? When the […]