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Dear Katie: How Can I Keep Up My Technique While Also Making Time for Other...
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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Janelle Ginestra in #BeastMode
If you've ever seen a Janelle Ginestra class video, you know how lit her combos are. What you don't see in those clips is how devoted Ginestra is to her students. We went behind the scenes at one of...
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Happy Treat Yo Self Day, Dancers!
Okay, so it's also Friday the 13th. (Eek! Be sure not to let any black cats cross your path on the way to the studio!) But more importantly, today is the great international occasion known as Treat Yo...
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Contest Alert! Win a "SYTYCD" Tour VIP Meet & Greet Package
You read that right, people— Dance Spirit 's giving away two tickets to the "SYTYCD" tour in the city of your choice, complete with an exclusive meet & greet with select cast members! Read on for...
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How Dance Taught Me to Love My Body
Yes, I am a dancer, and yes, I am fat. There's nothing quite as soul-crushing as the reactions I've received when I've told people I dance. They can range from disbelief to confusion to shock. To many...
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A Florida Ballet School Is Helping Puerto Rican Dancers in Need—and It Needs...
Almost a month out, Puerto Rico continues to suffer the devastating aftereffects of Hurricane Maria. Many of the island's residents still lack power, clean water, and safe housing. Ballet classes? For...
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"DWTS" Week 5 Recap: Disney Classics Dazzle on the Dance Floor
Week five of "Dancing with the Stars" proved to be one of the best weeks of the season so far. (And we're not just saying that because Mickey made a cameo debut on the piano during one of the...
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AXIS Dance Company's Lani Dickinson Discusses Stress Relievers and Bad Dance...
Lani Dickinson's power, grace, and raw presence make her a standout with AXIS Dance Company, whose mission is to change the face of dance and disability by featuring a mix of disabled and non-disabled...
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Black and White Dancewear That's Anything But #Basic
Low on dancewear inspiration? Return to the classics in bold black and elegant white. Models Jenna and Emily are students at Westchester Dance Academy in Mt. Kisco, NY. Photos by Jayme Thornton. Emily...
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Tiler Peck on What It's Like to Debut as Odette/Odile
For ballerinas, it's the dream role to end all dream roles: Odette/Odile in Swan Lake , the type of part dancers spend years preparing for and whole careers perfecting. And it's a role that New York...
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"Dance Moms" Irreplaceables Kalani, Chloe, Nia, and Kendall Are Going on Tour
Hey, "Dance Moms" die-hards: Are you obsessed with The Irreplaceables? Well, four members of the elite team— Kalani Hilliker , Chloe Lukasiak , Nia Siou x, and Kendall Vertes —are coming soon to a...
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When a Choreographer Finds a Musical Soul Mate
When a choreographer finds a composer whose music truly inspires her, it can feel like a match made in dance heaven. Some choreographers work with the same composers so frequently that they become...
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This Ballerina's Shattering Stereotypes in Her New Role as Beauty Queen
Daphne Lee is a queen, and not just in the "OMG Girl Boss Alert" sense of the word. She's an actual queen—a beauty queen. Crowned Miss Black USA in August, she's been doing double duty as she...
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To Compete or Not to Compete: Why This Dancer is a Devoted Comp Kid
For more on choosing whether to compete or not, click here . My mom was a dancer growing up, and she went on to become a dance teacher, so I've really grown up in the studio. I started classes when I...
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To Compete or Not to Compete: Why This Dancer Chose the Non-Comp Route
For more on choosing whether to compete or not, click here . I started dance classes at a young age. By the time I was 3, I was training at The Dance Club, and I grew up there. I started with the...
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A Ballet About Dark Energy? A Vogue Battle About Biosensors? These "Dance...
Science is fascinating. But trying to understand extremely detailed scientific research can be...less than fascinating. Unless there's a dance about it. For the past 10 years, Science magazine and the...
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Dear Katie: I'm Having Trouble Making My Dancing Flow!
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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What It's Really Like to Dance with the ABT Studio Company
For an aspiring ballerina, there's no more exciting place to be than the ABT Studio Company, the pre-professional arm of American Ballet Theatre. The NYC-based troupe of 16- to 20-year-old dancers...
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Kathryn McCormick Writes a Letter to Her Teenage Self
Kathryn McCormick first won our hearts with her captivating contemporary moves and girl-next-door relatability on Season 6 of "So You Think You Can Dance," where she made it to the top three. Since...
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#MindfulnessMonday: How Sara Mearns Finds Balance
It's a well-known fact that self-care is extra important for dancers. We're super busy and constantly running from school to class to rehearsal and back again. And as dancers, we deal with quite a bit...
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