(by Peter Ross/Paladin) In Five Dances, which opens nationwide this fall, 18-year-old Chip (played by Ryan Steele) moves to NYC with nothing but a sleeping bag and a love for dance. Cast in his first professional dance job, Chip struggles to find himself—and, ultimately, find love. This heart-wrenching tale, full of incredible dancing, will transfix […]
Happy Friday, everyone: It’s been announced that Five Dances, starring our friend Ryan Steele (of Newsies and Matilda and super-cute club fame), will be coming to theaters this fall! The film tells the story of a young dancer—that’d be Ryan—growing up and falling in love in NYC. (We’ve seen a screener, and there may or […]
Summer’s winding down and while you prepare to head back to school and the studio, we’re busy gearing up for the 2014 issues of Dance Spirit. But before we decide who will grace next year’s pages (and covers!), we want to hear about the dancers and choreographers you’re loving right now. To get you started, […]
This goes out to all of you who are just as ridiculously obsessed with Newsies as I am. Seriously, what’s not to love about the show? An über-cute cast bursting with former comp kids (hey, John Michael Fiumara!), jaw-dropping Christopher Gattelli choreo and those soaring Alan Menken songs… It all adds up to utter perfection […]
The annual Destiny Rising gala benefits the awesome New York City Dance Alliance Foundation, which is dedicated to helping young dancers fund their college educations. So how fitting is it that at last night’s Destiny Rising performance, it was a college dance company that stole the show? That would be the Conservatory Dance Company of […]
Some of “Matlida”‘s amazing kid stars swing it out. Photo by Joan Marcus. I was a tad nervous when I walked into the the Shubert theater to see Matilda: The Musical, the Broadway adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story that officially opens tonight. The book manages to present this weird, perfect mix of cynicism and hopefulness—it […]
Joy to your worlds, friends! If you’re celebrating Christmas today, we hope you’re snuggled up in holiday PJs with your families, opening presents, drinking hot chocolate and eating pancakes (no one ever said Christmas was a day for being healthy). In the spirit of the holiday, we thought we’d share what’s on each of our […]
Oh my gosh, you guys—we have been on a roller coaster ride of emotions today. This morning, we heard that dancer (and cutie) extraordinaire Ryan Steele was leaving the cast of Newsies, where he’s wowed audiences with his newspaper fouettés ever since the show opened on Broadway. Ryan! Nooooo! Then, just a few minutes later, […]