Have you ever wished that the “World of Dance” team would just show up at your house and teach you everything they know? Of course you have! Who wouldn’t want to learn one-on-one from the best? Well, guess what: It’s happening. Two-time Emmy Award-winning choreographer Derek Hough is taking online dance tutorials to a whole […]
The City of Angels can be overwhelming—so many cool, artsy hot spots, so little time. How can a dancer decide where to take class, eat, shop, or sightsee? We turned to four pros living in L.A. for local recommendations. They crafted their ideal itineraries for all things dance and more. Bianca Bulle Bulle (center) in […]
With several Shaping Sound tours and TV credits like “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Dancing with the Stars,” and “Boardwalk Empire” to her name, you wouldn’t expect Kate Harpootlian to be refreshingly down-to-earth. But that’s exactly how she is: As soon as you start talking to the gifted dancer and choreographer, it becomes clear […]
Distance, schmistance. There’s nothing quite like the highs and lows of a long-distance relationship—and “«PARIS/NEW YORK – Long Distance Love»,” a new short film from viral dance-video guru Redha Medjellekh, perfectly captures every bit of the angst and the amazingness. 2017 Dance Magazine Award winner Linda Celeste Sims and her husband Glenn Allen Sims (also […]
If just listening to Adele’s “Love in the Dark” is enough to make you ugly cry, wait until you see Kyle Hanagami’s powerful choreo to the song, which reduced us to weepy, sniffly puddles. Inspired by Leroy Sanchez’s cover of the soulful track, Hanagami created a dance illuminated only by ghost lights, choreographing each lighting […]
Here at Dance Spirit, we’re constantly in awe of Emma Portner. The powerhouse choreographer, dancer, and November 2016 cover star is never not busy, constantly diving into new projects, while posting a stream of choreo videos that are breathtaking, innovative, and genre bending. (Is it just us, or does everyone else get lost in her […]
For more on choosing whether to compete or not, click here. My mom was a dancer growing up, and she went on to become a dance teacher, so I’ve really grown up in the studio. I started classes when I was 2, and by the time I was 9, I was training at The Dance […]
K-pop boy band, Seventeen just released a jaw-dropping music video that we can’t get enough of. Thanks to the intricacy and overall it-factor of the choreography, this boy band’s taking things to a level that even professional dancers might have trouble keeping up with. In fact, these guys are so good that *NSYNC may have […]