You rehearse your group routine to perfection, but when the big performance rolls around, everyone turns into speed demons. It’s the runaway-train effect—and it only takes one loud tapper, or zippy turner, to throw the whole group off the music. While nerves and excitement are partly to blame, the ability to keep to tempo begins […]
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After most dancers graduate from The School of American Ballet they have lots of “firsts”: first company contract, first performance with that company, and maybe even first solo role. But 2017 SAB grad Gianna Reisen is experiencing a different kind of “first” during her inaugural year in the professional ballet world: She’s making her first […]
You probably know Ava Cota as the lovely, leggy dancer who was rejected from the Abby Lee Dance Company, on “Dance Moms,” because she was “too tall.” Now, that lanky frame is propelling her career as a model. Ava just made her New York Fashion Week runway debut, and we’re guessing it won’t be the […]
Travis Wall has taken the contemporary world by storm with his Emmy-winning creations for “So You Think You Can Dance” and mesmerizing works for his own company, Shaping Sound. But this month, he’ll dip his toe into the ballet world with a new work for Cincinnati Ballet. (Wall also choreographed a piece for Los Angeles […]
When former ballet dancer Kayci Treu first joined the ballroom team at Brigham Young University, her coaches would often reprimand her for “backleading,” or performing steps without waiting for cues from her partner. The Vaganova-trained dancer had done her fair share of ballet pas de deux—but, as she explains, “that’s about a ballerina being supported […]
In an audition or onstage, knowing how to use eye contact appropriately is a total game changer. Dancers who aren’t afraid to meet the eyes of judges or audience members exude a special confidence that allows them to be seen as capable, talented performers. When dancers look at the floor or around the room, though, […]
It’s one of the most magical times of the year—and we don’t mean “magical” in the holiday-spirit sense, but in the wands-and-wizards sense: Today is Harry Potter’s birthday! Whether you’re a Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw, its time to celebrate not only the birth of “The Boy Who Lived,” but more importantly the creation of […]