The Motivation Equation

Usually, you can’t wait to get to the dance studio. Classes and rehearsals are the highlight of each week. But today, you just don’t feel like dancing. You’d rather go to the beach. Or be with your boyfriend. Or watch TV. Or take a nap. Is something...
5 Reasons Not to Diet Through Your Teen Years

5 Reasons Not to Diet Through Your Teen Years

Sarah wanted to be a professional dancer. But when she turned 14, she realized her body was changing—something all teens go through. She thought she needed to get rid of her “baby fat” to be taken seriously at auditions, so she turned to crash dieting. First it was...

Hydration Help

We all know drinking water is important for dancers, especially when the temperature is sky-high and you’re soaked in sweat during class. But with all the benefits sports drinks claim to have, should you be supplementing your hydration with those, too? DS...
Choreographer's Collage: Liz Imperio

Choreographer's Collage: Liz Imperio

Liz Imperio. by Ed Flores Photography Liz Imperio’s choreography is electric. True to her Latin dance roots, her work exudes smooth sensuality and rhythmic vitality. The first in her Cuban family to be born in America, Imperio started out as a ballet dancer before...
Natalia Alonso

Natalia Alonso

by Jae Man Joo Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s Natalia Alonso dances with fluidity and strength, but it’s her fiery presence that makes her hypnotizing onstage. A native New Yorker, Alonso trained at Fedicheva Ballet School, Boston Ballet School, The Ailey School...
You Say You Want a Revolution…

You Say You Want a Revolution…

The Mob takes Miami in Step Up Revolution The wait is over: The fourth Step Up installment (in 3-D, of course) is here! Step Up Revolution takes the fiercest dancers to the streets of Miami. Calling themselves The Mob, these hip hoppers, breakers, poppers and lockers...