Happy Thanksgiving, dance friends! Since today is a day for reflection and gratitude (and eating...so much eating), I asked my fellow Dance Spirit editors to tell me the dance-world things they're most grateful for. Here's what they had to say:
Courtney Bowers, managing editor: "I'm thankful for Jennifer Garner's hilarious ballet memes , Michaela DePrince's super-cool behind-the-scenes vlog , Janelle Ginestra's #Beastmode , and the magical Rockettes for always kicking off the festive holiday season perfectly."
Olivia Manno, assistant editor: " This year, I'm thankful for Dorrance Dance's insanely inspirational performance of Myelination at Fall for Dance, for Reid Bartelme and Jack Ferver saying everything we're thinking on their podcast ' What's Going On With Dance And Stuff ,' and for Harper Watters and Chun Wai Chan doing the Spicy Noodle Challenge on an episode of ' The Pre Show ,' which resulted in this very important content:"
Helen Rolfe, assistant editor:
"Forever #grateful to live on the same planet as
James Bruce Whiteside
and his
Instagram captions
(which
always
make me giggle). Also pre-grateful that Allison Holker and tWitch
are hosting this year's 'Disney's Fairytale Weddings
'
special
on Freeform December 11—dreams really do come true, y'all."
And me? I'm thankful for Cosmo the Cougar's soul-destroying moves , and Yanis Marshall slaying on the runway at Fashion Week , and the fact that Mean Girls: The Musical is a real thing that exists now , and Tiler Peck's insane fouettés on a varnished wood floo r —and, most of all, for this wild, wonderful job that lets me nerd out about dance 24/7.
Enjoy your turkey, everybody! 🦃 🦃 🦃