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Dancers, Here's Why You Should Consider Collegiate Summer Intensives
If you're a high school dancer looking at your summer as the chance to do some serious college prep (and no, we're not talking about another SAT study course), a collegiate summer intensive could be a...
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Why You Should Know Budding Ballerina Elliana Mannella
14-year-old Elliana Mannella feels right at home in crowded convention ballrooms. After earning the title of Junior Core Performer at Radix Nationals in 2018, the young dancer spent the year traveling...
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Commercial Dance Phenom Maycee Steele Talks Success, Stage Fright, and...
Whether she's opening the Billboard Music Awards with Taylor Swift or starring in one of Kyle Hanagami's concept videos, Maycee Steele's silky moves and powerful lines make her mesmerizing to watch....
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Dear Katie: Do I Need to Go to a Summer Intensive at a Big-Name School?
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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Tap Prodigy And Company Director Caleb Teicher Writes a Letter to His Teenage...
At age 26, Caleb Teicher has already managed to establish himself as a respected dancer, choreographer, and creator. Onstage he is endless energy, all sprawling limbs and nimble feet; off-stage, he is...
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Dancers, Here's What it Really Means to #CountYourMacros
If your Insta feed includes even one dancer/fitfluencer, you're probably familiar with the term "macros" (short for "macronutrients"). If you take the time to "count your macros," some dancers and...
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Dance Team Captains Share Their Biggest Successes and Mistakes
Serving as captain of your dance team is a great opportunity. But it's an opportunity that comes with responsibilities and requires choices, which means mistakes are inevitable. Dance Spirit asked...
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The Best Dance Transformations of the Past Decade
It's the start of a brand-new year—and a brand-new decade! As you head back to school, the studio, and/or the stage, have you taken a little time to look back at how far you've come as a dancer over...
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Dear Katie: How Can I Get Nice-Looking Pointe Shoes That Don't Die Quickly?
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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Randi Martinez is Your December Cover Model Search Editors' Choice Winner
Congratulations to the December Cover Model Search Editors' Choice video winner, Randi Martinez! Catch her solo below, and be sure to enter the Cover Model Search here.
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Four Dancers of Color Share Their Experiences at the Intersection of Dance...
Reconciling one's dance and racial identities can be a complicated, emotional process, especially since the dance world is so slow to embrace change. But as the overdue push for diversity in dance...
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Intern at Dance Spirit This Summer!
Are you a college student curious about what goes on behind the scenes at your favorite magazine? You're in luck—because Dance Spirit is searching for an editorial intern for summer 2020!We'll be...
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Congrats to Our 2020 Cover Model Search Semifinalists!
Each month in 2019, the Dance Spirit editors chose one 2020 Cover Model Search semifinalist from a pool of very talented entrants. Last week, we selected our December winner—which means we now have...
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How "Mean Girls" Dancer Stephanie Bissonette Survived Cancer and Made it Back...
Last year, Broadway dancer Stephanie Bissonette was diagnosed with a brain tumor—but she didn't let it keep her offstage for long. (As told to Amanda Sherwin)None2018 was the best year of my life: I...
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How Yesenia Ayala, Anita in Broadway's "West Side Story," Found Her Footing...
Yesenia Ayala has been a standout ensemble dancer ever since her Broadway debut in 2017. Now, she's stepping out of the chorus, playing Anita in the new West Side Story revival on the Great White Way....
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The Newest Viral Dance Challenge Is Brought to You by Justin Bieber
We're less than two weeks into 2020, and already we've got an epic new viral dance challenge—courtesy our fave Justin Bieber, no less. This week, following the release of Justin's new hit single...
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How to Handle Dance Audition Nerves
Ohio University sophomore Morgan Arcoraci was at a dance audition a few years ago when disaster struck. "People kept coming up to me, asking for my name. I thought I was really killing it!" she...
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Meet Olivia Book, the Ballet West Academy Student Who Isn't Letting Her...
When you see Olivia Book dance, you first notice her long lines, incredible control and captivating stage presence. It's obvious why the Canadian dancer received high marks at Toronto's Youth American...
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Could Your Dancing Benefit from a Dance-Adjacent Internship?
For dancers, summer break usually means it's time to head to a dance intensive. But if you're looking to broaden your horizons beyond the studio, a dance-related summer internship might be the way to...
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More and More Dancers Are Attending Multiple Intensives in One Summer. Should...
For dancers, summer is synonymous with summer intensives—weeks-long programs filled with classes, rehearsals, and cross-training. And today, many dancers are trying to cram as much as possible into...
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