Category Archives: How To
From the Studio to the Sidelines
Picture this: You’re a rookie on your school’s dance team and about to perform at the season’s first football game. … Continue reading
It’s About That Walk
You’re in the studio, hard at work on a snazzy new jazz routine. As the choreographer adds the finishing touches … Continue reading
Smooth Operator: Master Floats, Glides and Slides
Want to add to your bag of hip-hop tricks? Try learning floats, glides and slides. When mastered, these fluid steps … Continue reading
The Ins and Outs of Sickling and Winging
We’ve all seen that photo: an otherwise lovely dancer, posed in first arabesque, with a glaring blemish at the end … Continue reading
On Balance: How to Nail Long Balances
Few things top that jaw-dropping moment when a ballerina hits a balance—and just stays. And when you’re over your leg … Continue reading
A Cut Above: Everything You Need to Know About Cutting Contests
Alaman Diadhiou entered his first cutting contest—an improv-based competition in which individual dancers must face off and perform on the … Continue reading


