Heyyyyy, everybody. How have your summers been so far? Fun? Relaxing? A little bit lazy? Well, while all us normal humans have been lounging by the pool,* the superbeings of the 8 Flavahz crew have been crazy productive. In the month of July alone, they’ve given us two new videos—delicious nuggets of dance goodness that […]
Who inspires you to dance? It’s a tough question—because there are so many possible answers. Here at DS, Misty Copeland encourages us to be ourselves, and to never let the phrase “I can’t” pop into our heads. Ricky Ubeda makes us want to stretch for days in hopes of coming close to his gorgeous extension. […]
Now that we’re done collectively freaking out about the questionable pointework in Ciara’s new video (YEEPS), let’s celebrate two dancers who are absolute masters of their craft, shall we? Meet Bailey and Kenneth! I’m talking about Bailey Sok and Kenneth San Jose. The California-based young’uns—Kenneth is 12, and Bailey is just 11—have kind of unbelievable […]
It’s Friday…and we’re going #BEASTMODE. No, we didn’t miraculously transform into gym rats overnight. Although we must ask: Bro, do you even lift?? Sorry, couldn’t resist. But back to dance—because when us dancers talk about #BEASTMODE, we’re not talking about pumping iron at the gym. We’re talking about the #BEAST of hip hop himself: #WilldaBEAST. […]
Hip hop and contemporary can seem like opposite ends of the dance spectrum. But if you think about it, they actually have a lot in common—like their groundedness, emotional intensity, isolations and accenting. Will “WilldaBeast” Adams clearly had these similarities in mind when he choreographed his latest project, a music video for JP Cooper’s “When […]
When I was hanging out at Dancerpalooza last week, I couldn’t get over Will “Willdabeast” Adams’ classes. First of all, dude is an insane dancer—super clean, so that every movement reads with perfect clarity. (“So You Think You Can Dance” loves him, too: Last week, he choreographed for the show for the first time.) But […]