“SYTYCD” Week 6 Recap: Broadway and a Budding Showmance
This week, we saw the “SYTYCD” top 8 take on a Broadway-themed challenge—and got some hints of a showmance in the making.
Tag: on the town
Former Bunheads Branch Out From the Barre
For dancers who’ve spent their lives in pink tights, signing a big ballet company contract can seem like the be-all-end-all goal. But ballet-trained dancers aren’t one-trick ponies, and many end up leading successful dance careers outside the ballet world. Before you say “ballet or no way,” get inspired by dancers who traded in their pointe […]
Fleet Week Fun
It’s Fleet Week here in NYC—that one magical week when the city is flooded with cute sailor boys. Here at DS, that means it’s time for: Pick Your Favorite Musical Sailors! In the running: South Pacific ‘s rowdy mariners. There ain’t nothin’ like ’em! Anything Goes ‘ tapping tars. They’re the top! The old-schoolers: Frank […]
Megan Fairchild aka "Miss Turnstiles"
Back in June, we shared the exciting news that New York City Ballet principal Megan Fairchild will play Ivy Smith in the upcoming Broadway revival of On the Town. If you’re not familiar with the show, New Yorker Ivy Smith is chosen to represent the NYC Subway for a month as “Miss Turnstiles” (smh at […]
Ricky Ubeda's On the Town Family
It’s no secret we were pumped when we heard the official announcement: Ricky Ubeda is joining the cast of On the Town on Broadway. You may recall, we were so excited, we couldn’t wait to see him in costume—so we got a little Photoshop-happy with the pictures from Ubeda’s DS cover shoot… LOL. (Original photo […]
Presenting Dance Spirit's First-Ever Jazz Hand Awards
The big screen gets the Oscars; the small screen has the Emmys; the world’s top singers duke it out every year at the Grammys. And while Broadway already has the Tony Awards, we wanted to take it one step further. Welcome to The Jazz Hand Awards (aka the Jazzies), honoring the best, brightest and—above all—danciest […]
Georgina Pazcoguin Joining On the Town
It seems like every time we blink, another one of our favorite ballerinas is joining the cast of On the Town. We couldn’t be more excited to see New York City Ballet’s Georgina Pazcoguin as Ivy, starting August 11th! Pazcoguin shows us how it’s done with Amar Ramasar in Jerome Robbins’ West Side Story Suite. (Photo Paul Kolnik) […]
Misty Copeland's Broadway Debut
It’s been a huge year for Misty Copeland–now a principal with American Ballet Theatre. And she doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon: Yesterday, Copeland announced that she’ll join the cast of the Broadway musical On the Town starting August 25! She’ll be taking over for fellow ballerina Megan Fairchild (a principal with New York City Ballet). (From left) […]