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Top Dance Competition Judges Answer Your Biggest Questions
We asked judges Lisa White (of Starpower) and Chris Pederson (of Leap!) to answer reader-submitted questions. Survey says that you might be more than a little surprised by what they had to say. What...
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7 Non-Dance Activities That Will Make You a Better Dancer
As a dedicated dancer, you're probably pretty proud of the number of hours you spend in the studio. You may even feel guilty whenever you divert from your normal non-stop routine. But time spent...
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"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: The End of Auditions!
To quote old-lady Rose Dawson from Titanic:OK, so maybe it hasn't really been a full 84 years since Season 16 of "So You Think You Can Dance" first graced our screens. But it kinda feels like it,...
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Dear Katie: How Can I Accept my Body as I Recover from an Eating Disorder?
In our "Dear Katie" series, Miami City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be...
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The 2019 National Dance Day Routine Has Arrived
Grab your dancing shoes and put on those thinking caps—the dance video we've been waiting for is here! American Dance Movement (formerly known as Dizzy Feet) just released this year's Official...
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A Beginner's Guide to Contact Improvisation
Picture this: You peek into a studio and see 10 different duets happening simultaneously. Some pairs move through a lift, while others roll swiftly across the floor. Everyone appears to be making it...
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Meet the 6 Dancers Appearing in the New Film AND Broadway Productions of...
Could it be? Yes it could. Something's coming, something good…Well, two somethings, to be precise. Next February, a West Side Story revival, directed by Ivo van Hove and choreographed by Anne Teresa...
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Watch These Paris Opéra Ballet Dancers Give a Surprise In-Flight Performance
Just imagine: You're settling in for a long international flight, when suddenly Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake starts playing on the intercom—and a group of feather-clad ballerinas bourrée down the aisle....
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Six Beyond-the-Studio Places to Improv
While dancers tend to spend every waking moment inside the studio, one of the best things about dance is that you can bust out your killer moves pretty much anywhere. So why not get creative with your...
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Dear Katie: Help! My Parents Are WAY Too Involved in My Dance Training!
In our "Dear Katie" series, Miami City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be...
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"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: Let The Academy Begin!
"Welcome to the real world, kids." —Laurieann Gibson, Disher of Hard TruthsBut seriously! Welcome to The Academy, that magical/terrible place where choreography comes hard and fast, meltdowns are par...
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NYCB Principal Teresa Reichlen Writes a Letter to Her Teenage Self
When you think of a Balanchine ballerina, the dancer you imagine probably looks a lot like Teresa Reichlen. The New York City Ballet principal brings long-legged extensions and queenly poise to her...
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Here Are This Year's Emmy-Nominated Dance Routines
The Primetime Emmy Award nominations are out! Congrats to the seven choreographers who earned nods for their exceptional TV work this year. Notably, that work was made for just two shows, "So You...
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We're Living for the New "High Strung Free Dance" Trailer
Dreams, drama, and capital-D DANCE: The brand-new High Strung Free Dance trailer just dropped, and it is chock-full of everything we love.Quick catch-up: High Strung Free Dance is the much-anticipated...
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Watch Taylor Swift Dance with Idris Elba in This Behind-the-Scenes "CATS"...
Jellicle obsessives, rejoice: There's a new video out that offers a (surprisingly substantive) look at the dancing that went down on the set of the new CATS movie. And you can watch it RIGHT...
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13 of the Best Tap Dancers of All Time
The tap dance world has been home to extraordinary talents for multiple generations. Who are some of the best tappers of all time? Here are 13 tap dancers sure to inspire you.Bill "Bojangles"...
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Happy 25th Birthday, Fire Island Dance Festival!
Every year, dance-world luminaries gather on picturesque Fire Island for the Fire Island Dance Festival, a celebration and fundraiser hosted by Dancers Responding to AIDS. This year, the festival...
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Meet the “Cats” Movie Dancers Who Also Performed in the Stage Production
Suffering from Cats-scratch fever after watching that tantalizing trailer all weekend? Eager to know more about the feline-filled film? Well, my fur-loving friends, this should do purrrrfectly (sorry...
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"SYTYCD" Season 16 Recap: Meet Your Top 20
Last night, "So You Think You Can Dance" gave us The Academy, Part II—which concluded with the judges choosing their Top 10 guys and Top 10 girls. But before that reveal, we got a little more...
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5 Ways to Build on the Progress You Made at Your Summer Intensive
Summer is almost at an end. And for dancers, that can mean the onset of PSIS: Post-Summer Intensive Sadness. We learn so much during our weeks away in dance wonderland that it's no surprise we feel a...
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