When choreographer Joya Kazi was tasked with bringing collegiate Bollywood-fusion dance to the screen in Netflix’s Best of the Best, she found herself drawing from real-life experience. “It is cutthroat, it is dramatic, there’s relationships, there’s rivalry,” she says with a laugh over Zoom, reflecting on her time with the Hindi Film Dance club she […]
When Devin Mallory scored a spot on the renowned University of California, Los Angeles Dance Team, he didn’t just make the team—he made history. Mallory is the first male performer ever to join the squad. All across the country, from college programs to the pros, cheer squads and dance teams are bringing on male members, […]
When it comes to strong dance families, nobody rivals Team Tap. Members of the tap community came out in droves when they heard one of their own was a finalist in this year’s Cover Model Search. As they cast their votes, they made eloquent comments about how eager they are for tap to have a […]
Hey guys! Anyone headed to University of California, Los Angeles, this fall? How about Sarah Lawrence College? Both schools are adding amazing choreographic talent to their dance department: Sarah Lawrence welcomes prolific downtown choreographer John Jasperse as the new director of dance, while Kyle Abraham will join UCLA as a faculty member. Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion dancers […]
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Gone are the days when dancers had to choose between a professional career and a college education. Now, even the stars are finding ways to fit academic classes into their demanding schedules. They go to school in the morning before company class, in the evening, on their only day off or even online from their […]