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Mark Kanemura Is Hosting Instagram Dance Parties That You Can Attend While...
It's grim out there right now, as the world comes to grips with the scope of the coronavirus pandemic. But while social distancing efforts may mean canceled dance classes and performances, there are...
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Take Virtual Ballet Class From Your Kitchen With These Pros
One of the hardest parts of hunkering down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is giving up our daily routines. And for dancers, that means class. Last week we shared a number of online teaching...
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Recital Canceled? Jennifer Garner Wants to See Your Moves (And So Do We!)
With concerns around the coronavirus growing, many of the places dancers hold dearest, from theaters to studios, are shutting down. And it's all happening just before what's usually our favorite time...
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Stuck at Home? Show Us Your #LivingRoomDance
A lot of the dance world is shuttered right now, with classes and performances canceled. But that doesn't mean dancers have stopped dancing. In fact, tons of you have been tagging us in the dance...
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Dear Katie: Help! I Need More Stage Experience!
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 Best Apps for Dancers Who Are Social Distancing
We're living in unprecedented times, and for many of us, that means unprecedented screen time. (So please cool it with your Screen Time notifications, Apple.)For dancers used to moving their bodies...
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Dancing Through COVID-19: How 3 Pros Stuck at Home are Staying Positive and...
Coronavirus precautions are spreading throughout the U.S. and the world, and the dance community is feeling the effects. As schools and public gatherings are being shut down, dancers are forced to...
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Boston Ballet Principal John Lam Writes a Letter to His Teenage Self
John Lam is everything you would expect from a leading man—powerful leaps, endless turns, effortless partnering, and a chivalrous sensibility befitting of the princes and kings he portrays. As a...
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Disney Junior's "Mira, Royal Detective" Brings Indian Dance Styles to a...
The work of Bollywood choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan has appeared everywhere from "So You Think You Can Dance" to a White House Diwali celebration with Michelle Obama to the 2014 Miss America...
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Exercises to Help You Dance Through a Growth Spurt
If your sense of gravity and balance seem "off" during dance class—and all your pants are suddenly too short—there's a good chance you're going through a growth spurt. It can be frustrating,...
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A Letter from the Editor in Chief
Hi, dance friends. It is a strange time to be a person in the world, and an especially strange time to be a dancer. As the dance community faces the coronavirus crisis, a lot of you are coping with...
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College or Contract? What to Do When You Land a Job Offer While Still in School
For many dancers, a job offer is the end goal of attending a college dance program. But what if you land a coveted contract while you're still in school? Here's how two dancers made the tough decision...
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TikTok Star Sofia Wylie on How to Choreograph for the App
There's never been a better time to enter the wild, wonderful world that is TikTok. And with celebrities from Reese Witherspoon to Tyga taking a stab at the latest video challenges, it's safe to say...
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7 of the Best TikTok Dance Challenges to Learn While Stuck at Home
Right now, a lot of us are social-distancing. Which is a good thing for the community. But for dancers, being at home—read: not in the studio—can be especially tough. Enter TikTok. The app is blowing...
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My Dance Company Closed. What's Next?
Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, many dancers are facing company closures or layoffs. Before the pandemic hit, Dance Spirit had the chance to speak with Laura Osterhaus, who was a full-time dancer with the...
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Picture This: How Visualization Can Up Your Dance Game
You're standing onstage at the opening of the Jennifer Lopez–Shakira Super Bowl halftime show, holding your opening pose, waiting for the music to start. You can see a smudge of dirt on your white...
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These Dance Comps and Conventions Are Coming to a Living Room Near You
While dancers all over the world are sharing the heartache of canceled classes, shows, and projects, our hearts hurt especially hard for a group of dancers we at Dance Spirit couldn't admire more:...
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The Space Between: Being Gender-Nonconforming in the Dance World
The dance community is famous for supporting its own. Take the way we rallied behind Prince George after television anchor Lara Spencer mocked him for studying "BAH-lay," or how competition dancers...
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Stay Creative with These 5 Improv Exercises You Can Do at Home
If social distancing has you feeling unusually restless right now (cabin fever is REAL), a good improvisation session could be the dance remedy you need. Improv, which is the simultaneous creation and...
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How Do You Stay Performance-Ready When You're Stuck at Home?
Dancers are nothing if not disciplined. As soon as studios started shutting their doors, so many online classes began popping up that it became nearly impossible to keep track of them all. But is...
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