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10 Things We Learned From “All the Right Moves” Episode 6

“Drop the attitude? Why don’t you…drop off the face of the earth?” —Nick Lazzarini, Voice of Reason, “All the Right Moves” This recap is tardy, and for that I’m truly sorry. I was out of town last week hanging out at “So You Think You Can Dance” (more on that soon—I promise many details) and […]

10 Things We Learned From “All the Right Moves” Episode 5

“I’m making a little, like, brunch. I was gonna season the chicken with some banana chips…but I thought not…because you’re allergic to them.” —Nick Lazzarini, Voice of Reason, “All the Right Moves” This episode is all about “theater shopping,” and I realize that sounds more like a QVC special than an hour of fun and […]

10 Things We Learned From “All the Right Moves” Episode 4

“I will bury you far underground. You’ll be saying hi to the Chinese by the time I get done burying you.” —Nick Lazzarini, Voice of Reason, “All the Right Moves” Last night on “All the Right Moves,” there was convention dancing (at NUVO, with brief appearances by Denise Wall and Chantel Aguirre!), there was love triangle […]

10 Things We Learned From "All the Right Moves" Episode 2

“Unless your name is Beyoncé and you become a black woman, I’m not dancing backup next to you.” —Nick Lazzarini, Voice of Reason, “All the Right Moves” Drama, drama, drama. Travis, Travis, Travis. Taja, Taja, oh man, Taja. It’s only the second episode of the season and already the power struggle between Shaping Sound co-founders […]

10 Things We Learned From "All the Right Moves" Episode 1

Last night marked the premiere episode of “All the Right Moves” on Oxygen. Surely you know this by now since we basically haven’t shut up about it since May. The first episode brought exactly what we expected: two contemporary routines, a whole lotta “who’s the boss of this company?” drama, and plenty of shirtless Kyle […]

Shaping Sound, Making Moves

Travis Wall had a vision. He wanted to spend his days doing what he loves—creating movement—with his best friends. And rather than waiting for some director or choreographer to potentially make that happen for him, 24-year-old Travis took action. Enter Shaping Sound, Travis’ contemporary company. It’s stacked with 26 talented dancers who include the leading […]