When Yesenia Ayala started taking Joshua Bergasse’s classes at Steps on Broadway and Broadway Dance Center, she had no idea it would eventually lead to her Broadway debut. After a few classes, Bergasse pulled her aside and asked her to send him a resumé and headshot. That soon led to dancing in Bombshell: In Concert, […]
Watching the Radio City Rockettes perform a dazzling array of precision dance routines in their annual Christmas Spectacular show is a tradition many New Yorkers use to welcome the winter season. But how do these leggy ladies spend their off-season and what do they do to maintain their pristine technique, strength, and stamina when they’re […]
You may already know Apolla Shocks are able to replace your current footwear and dance shoes because of the durability, aesthetics, and traction, BUT there are many other reasons to ALWAYS keep a pair in your dance bag. BESIDES wearing them in class or onstage: TOP 5 REASONS TO ALWAYS HAVE APOLLA SHOCKS…BEYOND DANCE CLASS: […]
Yes, the other dancers in your company or on your team often feel more like family than friends. But what if the girl next to you at the barre is actually your sister? These six sets of siblings gave Dance Spirit an inside look at what stage-ready sisterhood is all about. Jacalyn and Abby Tatro […]
We could watch former Cover Model Search winner and current UCLA student Michelle May tap all. day. long. She’s simply sublime and her sounds are 👌👌👌. So her latest video is everything we needed on this #MotivationMonday. In it, she perfoms her own choreo, which features tap expertly mixed with cool hip hop and contemporary […]
Five women in leather-soled boots sweep their feet across a sand-covered stage, accenting the music in maraca-like rhythms. With its chugs, brushes, heel drops and slides, their movement looks a lot like tap dancing, but the sound is different—scratchier and rougher. This is sand dance. The scene described is from tap dancer/choreographer Melinda Sullivan’s 2012 […]
Quick: Name a tapper who happens to be awesome. You thought of Savion Glover, right? Most people probably did. Savion is one of the most gifted, hardest-working dancers around — but don’t think he hasn’t been busting his rhythmically gifted butt to get where he is today. In fact, Savion made his way onto the […]
Competing on “So You Think You Can Dance” is an epic challenge—but Gaby Diaz made it look easy. Though the 19-year-old went on the show as a tap dancer, she excelled in everything from emotional contemporary pieces to hard-hitting hip-hop routines during the 10-week marathon of live episodes. Watching her brilliant finale performances, it was […]