Author Archives: Lauren Kay

About Lauren Kay

Lauren Kay is a dancer and freelance writer based in NYC.

The Spitfire

Posted on Jan 10, 2013 by .
Dance Spirit shoot at 16 Beaver Studio 11/19/12. Credit Photo: Erin Baiano

New Complexions Contemporary Ballet dancer Samantha Figgins is a showstopper. During the company’s recent Joyce season in NYC, she wowed … Continue reading →

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Paige Faure

Posted on Oct 21, 2011 by .
Paige/Ari Mintz

Paige Faure snatches the audience’s attention right from the beginning of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Leggy … Continue reading →

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Troy Ogilvie

Posted on Dec 1, 2010 by .
Troy/Jubal Battisti

Troy Ogilvie has impeccable ballet technique and an angelic face. So when she shoots into angular, swooping, erratic movement—a characteristic … Continue reading →

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Tapportunities

Posted on Dec 1, 2010 by .

“When I was a little girl, I wasn’t a ballerina,” Mara Davi remembers. “But I could tap. I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Take a Bow

Posted on Oct 1, 2010 by .

As a swing in La Cage aux Folles, Broadway newcomer Caitlin Mundth didn’t get to perform on opening night—but she … Continue reading →

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Hip-Hop Dudes and Divas

Posted on Jun 1, 2010 by .

Watch an old-school hip-hop video from the 1980s or ’90s—by Bel Biv DeVoe, Salt ‘N’ Pepa or Missy Elliot—and you’ll … Continue reading →

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