Chances are you’ve heard of Sleep No More, the blockbuster production loosely based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth. But Sleep No More is more than just a performance: It takes place throughout a five-story building in NYC, with audience members exploring the space on their own terms. If you attend the show, you’re part of it—and that’s […]
If there’s one thing that separates ballroom dancers from everyone else, it’s their swinging, sassy hips. Hip action—the rotation of the hips created by the alternate bending and straightening of the knees—is a hallmark of Latin ballroom dance styles, but it’s surprisingly tricky to do correctly. Mastering it will make you look like a pro, […]
KEIGWIN + COMPANY members in Larry Keigwin’s Megalopolis (Matthew Murphy) Marinda Davis is one busy choreographer. She travels nearly every weekend to set competition pieces at studios around the world, and also choreographs regularly for her own company, marInspired; the storytellers, in NYC. That kind of packed schedule sounds like a choreographer’s dream, right? But […]
Lindsi Dec in Kyon Gaines’ M-Pulse (by Angela Sterling) You’re at the ballet, and a dancer catches your eye. She’s got strength, charisma and a beautiful movement quality—but there’s something about her that bothers you. Then you place it: Her hands! Her wrists are floppy and her fingers stick out all over the place. Small […]
by Krista Fogle When reality TV star Kristin Cavallari stepped onto the dance floor to perform during the second week of “Dancing with the Stars” Season 13, she seemed like an early front-runner. She and her professional partner, Mark Ballas, had prepared a glamorous quickstep number they thought was sure to dazzle. Though judges Len […]