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Why It's the Right Time to Revisit the Movie "Tap"
Dance films and series are all the rage these days. But the trend didn't appear out of thin air. In fact, the current obsession is built on decades of great dance movies. And right now—while you're...
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6 Things Dancers Can't Believe They Miss(ed) About Dance Conventions
After a long pandemic hiatus, some dance competitions and conventions are open once again—albeit with stringent COVID protocols in place. And even as many dancers have returned to the convention...
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How to Audition on Video: From Setting Up Your Space to Uploading Your...
It's no surprise that auditions have gone virtual. Missed are the days of crowded hallways lined with dancers vying for room to warm up, anticipation and adrenaline in the air (along with those final...
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4 Industry Leaders Walk Us Through the State of the Competition/Convention World
After a year of tumult, virtual events and constantly moving targets, it's more than reasonable to wonder: What exactly is the state of the competition world?For months, we didn't see our favorite...
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7 Dancewear Brands as TikTok Aesthetics
If you're on TikTok, (and let's face it: you probably are) you've probably been introduced to the concept of the TikTok aesthetic: basically, a subculture based around a particular style.These style...
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Eliana Girard Writes a Letter to Her Teenage Self
She's known as the ballerina with soul, but Eliana Girard's versatility has helped her shine even brighter. On top of being crowned America's Favorite Female Dancer on Season 9 of "So You Think You...
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Blu Furutate is Your March Cover Model Search Editors' Choice Winner
Congratulations to the March Cover Model Search Editors' Choice video winner, Blu Furutate! Watch her solo below, and be sure to enter the Cover Model Search here.Blu Furutate, "Resonance" Your...
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How College Seniors Can Make the Best of Graduating During a Pandemic
If you're a college student, there are some guarantees. The dining hall food will be bad. Your communal shower will be gross. You will sleep through class (at least) once. And at the end of it all,...
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55 Thoughts I Had Rewatching "Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses" as an Adult
I have a confession to make: I think I only saw this movie once during my childhood. By the time this film was released, I had already begun to outgrow my Barbie fandom.But if TikTok is any...
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What to Do When Your Dance Teacher Says You're Not Pointe Ready
Since the day you pulled on your first leotard, you have no doubt been dreaming of the day you would attend your first pointe shoe fitting. Going on pointe is a rite of passage as a ballet dancer, and...
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The Dancer's Reading List: 8 Books You'll Love
There's nothing like spending a Saturday afternoon curled up with a cup of tea and a good book. And at Dance Spirit, we're here to put a dance twist on any activity. So, naturally, we've put together...
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How to Beat 5 Common Cheats Dancers Commit
Y'all, we get it. Dance is really, really hard. So what's the harm in taking the easy way out on a technical correction? Answer: an increased chance of injury, and a whole slew of new technique...
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Free Streaming Friday: 5 Classes from CLI Studios to Benefit the AAPI Community
To honor the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, online dance platform CLI Studios is hosting a free, virtual event that will get you moving. This Friday, April 16, starting at 2 pm...
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Beat the Cheat: Combat Flailing Arms with These Targeted Fitness Exercises
As dancers, we all have our vices—those little technique cheats that we know are incorrect, and we try our best to fix whenever we can remember...but at the end of the day, we just can't seem to...
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6 AAPI Dancers Share Their Stories
Last year, anti-Asian hate crimes increased by 150 percent in many of America's largest cities. And last month, a mass shooting in the Atlanta area took the lives of eight people, six of them Asian...
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The Look-Back Trap: How Dancers Can Cope with Fears of Falling Behind
In February 2020, the Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker–choreographed production of West Side Story opened on Broadway. And in March, the world shut down. "The first email said we'd be back in two weeks....
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3 Pro Dancers on Their Quarantine Hobbies
Quarantine has been a roller coaster, to say the least. Some of us were determined to keep dancing no matter what—whether in our living rooms or in our bathtubs—and dancing outside became the new...
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18 Ways College Dancers Can Practice Mid-Semester Self-Care
Many dancers are missing their spring breaks this year, as schools across the country have canceled their mid-semester break in attempts to prevent the spread of Covid. And while wellness days are...
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