Payton Johnson’s dancing is a tempest of opposites. In a solo in Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber’s Seven Scenes at Little Island in New York City last summer, she moved seamlessly between pinpoint precision and breathtaking abandon. Her performance was at once elemental, like she was animated by forces of nature, and undeniably human—a young woman […]
Two dancers from different studios on opposite ends of the country meeting at a dance competition may sound like the formula for a cheesy teen-rivalry movie. But it’s actually real life for lots of dancers on the comp circuit. Meet four sets of adorable BFFs who found winning friendships at a competition. Jada Pate & […]
Congrats to our January 2016 Cover Model Search Editors’ Choice video winner, Payton Johnson. Here she is performing her solo, “Awakening.” Enter the Cover Model search at dancemedia.com! Your browser does not support the video tag.
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