Last night the Season 9 Top 20 took the stage in the first real competition of the season. And boy, did things get hot! Over at the judges’ table, High School Musical director Kenny Ortega joined Nigel and Mary and—phew!—was I glad to have an articulate and knowledgeable judge with real dance experience weighing in […]
Does Travis Wall ever sleep? Not only is the multi-talented artist busy with company Shaping Sound—and the Oxygen reality show “All the Right Moves,” premiering July 31, which follows the group—but he’s also signed on to choreograph a new rock musical. Bare, which tells the story of a group of teens coming of age at […]
Dying to see our Shaping Sound cover stars in action? If you’re in the L.A. area, you’re in luck! The company will perform their newest show Come Together tonight at the Saban Theatre at 8pm. Tickets are almost completely sold out, so hurry—you don’t want to miss this! Click here for more information. Good luck […]
We always get excited when someone we’ve featured in Dance Spirit pops up on TV. But tonight there are multiple DS alums appearing on “Dancing with the Stars”! Three of the hotties from our current cover—Shaping Sound’s Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini and Teddy Forance—will perform a work they choreographed together. And Michaela DePrince—a student at […]
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 […]
Here at Dance Spirit, we have a special spot in our hearts for Nick Lazzarini. The “So You Think You Can Dance” alum (Season 1 winner!) and L.A. dance superstar is the first person to achieve a DS hat trick: He’s been on our cover three times. You can literally watch him grow up in […]
Have you received your January issue of DS yet? If not, sorry for the spoiler alert, but you’ve probably figured it out by now: The first cover star of 2012 is Chantel Aguirre, and we completely adore this ballet-trained commercial dancer. Travis Wall—you know him, you dig him—had tons to say about Chantel during a […]
“The first time I saw Chantel Aguirre dance was in a video,” recalls choreographer Travis Wall. “My first thought was that she had crazy lines. My next thought was that I wanted to meet her.” A few months later, Wall did meet Chantel, who was 18 at the time and working as an assistant at […]