Tag: professional dancers

10 Reasons Dancers Are Destined for Success

Whether or not you choose to pursue a professional dance career, everyone who grows up in the studio is bound to be successful at whatever they end up doing. How come? Here are 10 reasons why we think so. We Can Handle ​A LOT Even when it seems like everything is hitting us all at […]

Festival Fever: Three Top Summer Dance Festivals on College Campuses

Summer means ballet intensives and Nationals, right? Right. But it also means dancers are descending on college towns around the country for multi-week festivals—opportunities to hone their modern skills and rub shoulders with some of today’s star choreographers. Interested in expanding your horizons, working with the pros and getting a taste of campus life? Here […]

Keeping It Natural: How to Walk and Run Onstage

When dancers audition for Paul Taylor Dance Company, they’re often thrown by one particular request: to walk across the studio by themselves. “Paul can see a lot about a person by the way they walk,” says Michelle Fleet, a veteran Taylor dancer. “But many people get cut at that point, because they’re terrified—a walk can […]