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Here's How to Celebrate World Ballet Day Tomorrow
World Ballet Day is BACK, dance friends! Tomorrow, October 5, five top-notch ballet companies—The Australian Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, and San...
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How Jose Ramos Went From Cleaning Bathrooms To Choreographing For Hollywood...
Jose Ramos' resumé reads like a VMA attendance list: Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown, Ciara, Diddy, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé have all enlisted his incredible skills as a choreographer and dancer....
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Warren Carlyle Will Help New York City Ballet Celebrate Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins—the legendary choreographer who changed the way the world thought about both Broadway and ballet—would have been 100 years old next year. That's the kind of anniversary that calls for a...
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What Every Dancer Should Know About Vegan and Vegetarian Diets
Many dancers are deciding to go meat-free (vegetarian) or animal-product–free (vegan) because they want to fuel their bodies with plant-based foods. These diets can be beneficial, but they can also...
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Free People Finally Gets It Right, And Teams Up With a Real Ballerina
We love when fashion and ballet collide because when done right, the results are breathtaking bliss! So when we heard Free People was teaming up with a real ballet dancer for a fashionable, fun, and...
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Four Stars Share The First Time They Danced Their Dream Roles
Is there a part you desperately want to do, something that makes your heart sing? What would it be like to get the chance to perform it? For some lucky people, dancing a coveted role is a dream that...
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Five Seriously Talented B-Girls You Should Know
Traditionally, breaking has been a male-dominated field—but there are plenty of extraordinary b-girls out there, too. And these days, breaking is becoming even more inclusive, as young girls are...
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This New Study Says We Don't Ever Have to Go to the Gym Again
Because watching live musical theater is equivalent to a half-hour workout, apparently! "Never goin' to the gym again now—that's one less thing to worry about" [With apologies to Lin-Manuel Miranda...
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Dear Katie: Am I Too Hard on Myself?
In our "Dear Katie" series, former NYCB soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be featured!...
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Freshman Flashback: 9 Dance-Program Grads' Advice for Your First Year at College
Navigating college can be tough, especially when you're balancing an intense dance schedule with academic classes and jobs—and trying to make new friends! About to begin your college adventure? We...
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Cosmo the Cougar's Halftime Moves Will Absolutely Destroy You
Everyone has moments of reckoning in their lives, moments when something so earth-shattering happens that we're no longer sure who we even are . The first time I saw this video of the Brigham Young...
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"DWTS" Week 4 Recap: Thanks for the Memories (and Please Pass the Tissues)
Not to pull a Captain Obvious or anything, but the "Most Memorable Year" episode of "Dancing with the Stars" is always, um, super-memorable. Each celeb performs in a number that recalls (often painful...
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This K-Pop Music Video Will Change the Way You Think About Boy Bands
K-pop boy band, Seventeen just released a jaw-dropping music video that we can't get enough of. Thanks to the intricacy and overall it-factor of the choreography, this boy band's taking things to a...
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Sara Mearns on Preparing For Her New Role in Matthew Bourne's "The Red Shoes"
Matthew Bourne's dramatic ballet The Red Shoes, which earned rave reviews in England last year, is heading stateside this month. Based on the Academy Award–winning 1948 movie of the same name, the...
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No Limits: How Janelle Ginestra Is Building a Dance Empire
Much of Janelle Ginestra's career has been about helping others shine. She's dedicated herself to supporting and cheerleading her partner, WilldaBeast Adams; the emerging talents in their dance...
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Strappy Leotards Are Taking Dancewear Style to the Next Level
These fun and fabulous super-strappy designs will chase the boring-leo blues away. Just for Kix leotard (photo by Thornton) So Danca leotard (photo by Thornton) Bloch Inc. leotard (photo by Thornton)...
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Alyson Stoner Talks YouTube Collabs and Advice for Young Dancers
The world first got to know Alyson Stoner as the tiny b-girl in Missy Elliott's "Work It" video . But, as she says, " A lot's happened since then ." Now 24, the dancer, choreographer and director has...
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This Gorgeous Music Video Features Three—Yes, Three—Juliet Dohertys
What's better than a beautiful dancer freestyling to a lovely song? A beautiful dancer freestyling to a lovely song in triplicate , that's what. The Technicolors tapped two of our favorites, ballerina...
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How to Incorporate Your Dance Experience in Your College Essays
Of the many moving parts of a college application, the essay might be the most daunting. But consider yourself luckier than other applicants, because your dance experiences can only help you craft a...
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Watch the Dance Video that's Empowering Young Girls Around the World
What do you get when you combine a Beyoncé anthem, fierce girls from all over the world, and choreography by legends like Ellenore Scott and Lamar Lee? You get the epic music video below. The viral...
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