And just like that, it’s September! While back-to-school this year might not be exactly what we’re used to, there are still a few things about starting a new dance year that we can (and will) appreciate. Here are six of the best parts of going back-to-school for dancers. Reuniting with your dance besties After spending […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, Miami City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email [email protected] for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, I’m a solid dancer and performer, but I’m not good at the traditionally impressive “tricks.” I’m not a crazy turner or jumper, […]
It’s a scenario that only 2020 could create. Butler University student and popular TikTok user Chinyelu Mwaafrika (@chinforshort) posted this TikTok narrating his struggles of living under a “pod of dance majors” shortly after Butler University announced that all classes would be held virtually for the first two weeks of the semester. Ballet TikToker and […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, Miami City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email [email protected] for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, What’s the secret to the “flutter” in beaten jumps, like entrechat sixes? I can’t get mine to look right. Bailey Dear Bailey, […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, Miami City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email [email protected] for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, I’m 15, and three years ago, I had to quit ballet, because my mom couldn’t keep up with the cost of classes. […]
The latest popular TikTok dance challenge isn’t the “Renegade,” or set to “Savage,” by Megan Thee Stallion—it’s testing how much your friends and family really know about what you do in the studio all day. TikTok user @kayausvlogs recorded herself asking her partner to guess what common ballet terms look like based on the way […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, Miami City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email [email protected] for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, I’m always getting overlooked for lead roles. I think I’m one of the better technicians in my class, but it’s clear that […]
Ever brought a friend to a ballet performance and spent all of intermission explaining what happened during act one? Yeah—ballet stories can be, uh, complicated. And that’s why we’re grateful for ballet student Katelyn Powers’ #balletplots TikTok posts. In a series of videos that’s been taking over ballet TikTok, Katelyn explains the (sometimes very weird) […]