Tag: tour

A Peek Inside NYCB Travel Cases

Is there anything more exciting than peeking into the private world of your dance idols? Nope, I don’t think there is. That’s why we love these gorgeous photos by Barbara Anastacio for AnOther magazine, which capture the messy elegance of New York City Ballet dancers’ traveling cases.   On anothermag.com now: Photographer @barbaranastacio steps behind […]

The Dirt: Melanie Mah

  Melanie Mah’s career is basically the commercial-dance dream. After training as a ballet dancer near her hometown of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Mah earned a spot on Season 2 of “So You Think You Can Dance Canada” and made it to the Top 6. She moved to L.A. in 2011, and in the last five […]

Thank You, Royal Ballet, For This #Throwback Time Capsule

Way back in 1949, Sadler’s Wells Ballet (which later became The Royal) had its first North American tour. A ballerina named Margot Fonteyn was introduced to America, became an international star and changed the face of dance. Fortunately for us, there are photos and mementos from those early touring days to show us what it […]

The English National Ballet Dancers on Tour

Nowadays, when dancers go on tour, you can practically go with them. Thanks to social media blogs, you can follow your favorite company all around the world. The Great Wall of China (photo by Guilherme Duarte de Menezes, @guilhermedmenezes on Instagram) The English National Ballet just embarked on a tour of China—which is especially exciting […]

"So You Think You Can Dance" Season 11 on Tour!

Tonight on “So You Think You Can Dance,” we’ll find out this season’s Top 6 dancers. How did that happen so fast?! It’s hard to believe that in a month, we’ll know the name of America’s Favorite Dancer—and our “SYT” withdrawal will begin. Lucky for us, there’s the “So You Think You Can Dance” Season […]

Newsies on Tour! Newsies on Tour!

I haven’t exactly made my love—OK, my obsession—for Newsies (the Broadway show version) a secret around here. Aaron Albano, Alex Wong, Ryan Steele and Ephraim Sykes at their 2012 DS cover shoot in Brooklyn. Photo by Jacob Pritchard for Dance Spirit. Everyone who knows me—or is seated next to me and my headphones on the […]

The Shaping Sound Tour Premieres Tonight!

It’s finally here! The premiere of Shaping Sound’s tour, that is. We’ve been obsessed with this company—full of so-beautiful-we-can’t-stop-looking-at-them commercial dancers—for quite a while. First, we featured the brand-spanking-new Shaping Sound on our cover last year, then we kept track of the blossoming company with exclusive interviews with the dancers. And now, our baby (OK, we […]

Travis Wall Spills About the Shaping Sound Tour

(L to R) Nick Lazzarini, Kyle Robinson, Travis Wall and Teddy Forance (by Rob Daly) Remember when you first saw Travis Wall’s choreography on “So You Think You Can Dance”? What about when you swooned over the first episode of “All the Right Moves,” starring Travis and his super-cute dancing buddies Teddy Forance, Nick Lazzarini […]