Chicago-based dancer, actor, singer and writer Meredith Aleigha Wells dreamed of a career in the arts from a young age, and landed at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, to pursue that dream. It was there, however, that Wells (who uses they/them pronouns) was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS,) a form of autonomic dysfunction, […]
If you’ve had a “Dancing with the Stars”-shaped hole in your heart since the most recent season ended, never fear: The “DWTS” live tour is here! Following each season of the show, a mix of pro dancers and recently-featured stars put on their dancing shoes to travel ’round the country, dazzling fans with rumbas, tangos, […]
Because the entire world wants to #DanceWithJanet—and because what seemed like literally half the world just descended on L.A. to audition in person for the icon, at her first open dance call in more than 10 years—we thought we’d take an extra-special walk down memory lane this Thursday. Friends, meet the cast of dancers for […]
Shaping Sound Dance Company first debuted its full-length production That’s Where I’ll Be Waiting in 2013. Two years later, the contemporary show—with explosive energy from co-choreographers Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance and Kyle Robinson, and dancers like Jaimie Goodwin, Chantel Aguirre and Amy Yakima—is still going strong, earning nightly standing ovations. What’s it like […]
Did you wake up this morning and think, “gee, I haven’t seen any Maddie Ziegler-related news in a few days, I wonder what’s keeping her from further world domination?” Me too! Fortunately, there’s a gorgeous profile in Coveteur, in which Ziegler talks about what kinds of goodies she brings on tour and we all pretend that we’re […]
Hate to break it to you dancers, but summer’s winding down. It’s not all bad though—fall signals the start of Nutcracker season, lots of brand new choreo to learn and of course the chance to wear cozy sweaters! Plus, we’ve got some exciting news that’ll have you jumping for joy and wishing for fall: Maddie […]
Commercial dancer Melanie Mah is no stranger to dancing behind some of the music industry’s most famous artists. She’s worked with everyone from Katy Perry and Justin Bieber to Nicki Minaj and Kanye West. Over the past year she’s had the opportunity to travel the world, performing with Alicia Keys and on Janet Jackson‘s Unbreakable […]
We featured commercial diva Liana Blackburn in 2015 and she wowed us with her super-healthy, vegetable-centric diet—which she maintained while dancing in Las Vegas for Britney Spears. Now that she’s on tour as Selena Gomez’s dance captain (nbd), Blackburn has added a new component to her DailyDancerDiet blog and Instagram presence: A YouTube series! “DaiyDancerDiet […]