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

Posted in Dance Team

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

Posted in Jazz

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

Posted in Hip Hop

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

Posted in Ballet

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

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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

Posted in Tap