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What to Expect at Your First Dance-Contract Meeting
As a dancer, you get artistic feedback in small doses every day: "Don't forget to spot," "Turn out your leg," "Raise your passé"—the works. But what happens when you land that first job, and it comes...
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Dear Katie: Help! I Can't Figure Out My Dance "Performance Face"!
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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Choreographer Jennifer Weber Shares What It Was Like on Set for "ZOMBIES 2"
I know it might be crazy, but did you hear—that ZOMBIES 2 comes out this week? It's been almost two years since the first ZOMBIES installment was released on Disney Channel, and we've had a Zed-shaped...
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The Dance Power Couples of 2020
Given the endless hours dancers spend together in classes, rehearsals, and performances, it makes sense that onstage chemistry frequently leads to romance IRL. Sometimes the resulting relationships go...
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Yes, Dancers Today Really Can "Do It All"—With the Right Training
When Francisco Villa left his native Argentina to attend the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, he had a specific goal in mind."I was telling my friends, 'I am going to New York and I am going to...
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Mandy Moore Puts Dance in the Spotlight in NBC's Newest Series, "Zoey's...
Imagine living in a real-life musical, where spontaneous song-and-dance breaks happen as often in the street as they do onstage. After a series of unusual events, every dancers' dream becomes an...
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Here's What's Broadway Bound So Far in 2020
February 20, the official opening night of West Side Story, marks the first Broadway musical opening of 2020. Once it does, the shows simply don't stop. March and April are stuffed with new...
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5 Principal Dancers on the Ballet Steps That Still Challenge Them
Their technique might seem effortless onstage, but even the most seasoned ballet professionals have that one step that still drives them crazy. We asked five principal dancers to open up about the...
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Nike Celebrates Black History Month with the Help of Two Fantastic Dancers...
Yesterday, the first of Nike's new Common Thread video series dropped, and we were thrilled to see that it featured dancers—namely, Dance Theatre of Harlem member (and June/July 2017 Pointe cover...
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Dear Katie: How Important Are Private Dance Lessons?
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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When to Eat What So You Can Dance Your Best
Ever felt a pang of unexpected hunger the moment before you entered stage right? Or been a few minutes into class before realizing the dinner you ate an hour ago has left you overstuffed and...
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"So You Think You Can Dance" is Back This Summer
Dancers, we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief—our beloved "So You Think You Can Dance" has just been renewed for a sensational 17th season. So You Think You Can Dance on Instagram: “#SYTYCD...
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Why More and More Men Are Dancing on Pointe
Like many professional dancers, New York City Ballet's Gilbert Bolden III is totally used to sharing pics and vids of his dancing on social media. But in the fall of 2018, the corps de ballet member...
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Pointe Shoe Fitting 101—for Men
Josephine Lee, resident pointe shoe expert at The Pointe Shop in California, has found perfect pairs for quite a few men. Are you a male dancer hoping to try pointework? Here are Lee's tips for your...
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Behind the Scenes of the Dance-Filled "Disney Fam Jam"
The ever-dancy Disney Channel just dropped yet another dancetastic show. "Disney Fam Jam," a family dance competition inspired by choreographer Phil Wright's viral parent-and-kid dance classes,...
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Commercial Phenom Mollee Gray Writes a Letter to Her Teenage Self
If you've looked at a screen at some point within the past decade, chances are you've seen Mollee Gray dancing across it. Television? She appeared on "Glee," "Shake It Up," "Victorious," "The Ellen...
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College Dancers, Climb Aboard the SS Mentor-ship
You might be surprised to hear that both Seán Curran, chair of the dance department at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and Jodie Gates, the director of the University of Southern California Glorya...
View ArticleThis Commercial Is a Sweet Ode to #BoysDoBallet
What's even sweeter than Rice Krispies Treats? This dancedorable (that'd be "dancy" plus "adorable") commercial about Rice Krispies Treats.Check out the cute spot, which features a father encouraging...
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There’s a New Dance Podcast in Town
Hi there, dance friends. I'm the editor in chief of Dance Spirit and content director of The Dance Edit newsletter. And I'm here with a bit of news sure to excite dancers, dance enthusiasts, and other...
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Doja Cat Just Released the TikTok-Inspired Music Video of Our Dreams
Doja Cat has finally released the music video for her hit song "Say So." And if you didn't already love the pop diva for her highly-danceable hits, you will once you see this highly-dancy video. Our...
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