It’s a scenario that only 2020 could create. Butler University student and popular TikTok user Chinyelu Mwaafrika (@chinforshort) posted this TikTok narrating his struggles of living under a “pod of dance majors” shortly after Butler University announced that all classes would be held virtually for the first two weeks of the semester. Ballet TikToker and […]
Gimme gimme gimme more dancing on TikTok! NBA dancer Melissa Becraft has been choreographing up a storm on TikTok since quarantine started, and her grooviest combo yet has given us all a case of Saturday Night Fever. Check out her disco-inspired dance and watch some other talented dancers get in on the action. @melissabecraft Was […]
Choreographers rarely get the recognition they deserve. The Tony Awards, for example, presents the award for Best Choreography during the Creative Arts Awards portion of the show, which usually isn’t televised. In the final credits of the 2016 film La La Land, choreographer Mandy Moore was only recognized after 15 other members of the creative […]
Well, there goes another hour spent watching the Hatala sisters on TikTok. It’s easy to get lost in the feeds of Taylor and Reese Hatala, thanks to their mix of serious dance talent, endearing silliness, and knack for eye-catching short-form choreography. Seventeen-year-old Taylor and 14-year-old Reese are popping, wiggling, and throwing major face as skillfully […]
The latest popular TikTok dance challenge isn’t the “Renegade,” or set to “Savage,” by Megan Thee Stallion—it’s testing how much your friends and family really know about what you do in the studio all day. TikTok user @kayausvlogs recorded herself asking her partner to guess what common ballet terms look like based on the way […]
Ever brought a friend to a ballet performance and spent all of intermission explaining what happened during act one? Yeah—ballet stories can be, uh, complicated. And that’s why we’re grateful for ballet student Katelyn Powers’ #balletplots TikTok posts. In a series of videos that’s been taking over ballet TikTok, Katelyn explains the (sometimes very weird) […]
We’re on week who-knows-anymore of quarantine, and by now, you’ve probably tried most of the classic TikTok dance challenges. If you’re looking for new material, never fear: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande are here to save the day (because of course they are). Last week, Lady Gaga released her latest hit, “Rain On Me,” featuring […]
TikTok is famous for turning young talents into household names. The app is also full of black American culture: the music, the movements, the swag. In fact, the creators of two of the most popular dances on the app, “Renegade” and “Savage,” are black. Meet four talented black dancers who are using the platform to […]