We always love dance-infused music videos, but the vid for Ryan Blyth’s new hit “Raise A Glass” is on a whole different level. Why? Because it stars none other than Amanda LaCount, the dance maverick who’s challenging preconceptions on and off the dance floor with her beautiful curves and her message of #breakingthestereotype. Not only […]
Two lifelong Swifties walk into the MetLife Stadium and… There’s no punchline. Just this, an obsessive analysis of THE BEST TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT TOUR OF ALL TIME. (Imma let you finish, 1989 Tour.) But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Allow us—Katherine Beard and Helen Hope, both assistant editors here at Dance Spirit—to explain. We saw […]
Welcome to the fourth annual Jazz Hand Awards—aka “the Jazzies”—where we rate the danciest new shows shining on Broadway. The Jazzie for Most Authentic Afro-Caribbean Moves Goes to… “Once on This Island” (Center, left) Alex Newell as Asaka, mother of the Earth with Hailey Kilgore as Ti Moune in “Once on This Island” (photo by […]
Throwback jazz duds that feel impossibly current? Groovy, baby. Modeled by Amber Pickens and Carey Segal Photography by Erin Baiano Your browser does not support the video tag. Soffe bra top, Bloch Inc. briefs, So Dança fishnets Alexandra Collection by Just for Kix biketard, So Dança shoes Body Wrappers/Angelo Luzio leotard and skirt, So Dança […]
Dancer and choreographer Sherrie Silver is living her best life. The 23 year old, who’s most recent choreography was featured in Childish Gambino’s controversial “This Is America” music video, continues to bring African dance to the forefront of pop culture with the help of Vogue magazine. Brooklyn is the perfect backdrop for this dancing queen […]
Summertime…and the dressing is eeeeeeeeeeasy. When you’re heading straight from the dance studio to the pool or beach, you don’t want to be messing around with complicated cover-ups. That’s where these 5 MVPs of the romper room come in, bringing their breezy style to your pre-class, post-rehearsal, and everything-in-between looks. Oh, and three out of […]
In our “Dear Katie” series, former NYCB 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 lefty turner, and am more flexible on my left side than my right. My one-sidedness is especially noticeable because most people […]
What do you get when dance all-stars like Fik-Shun Stegall, Heather Morris, and Christopher Scott join forces for a movie? That’d be All Styles, the new dance film that just might give Step Up a run for its money. And you can watch the trailer exclusively right here. The movie follows Brandon (Fik-Shun), a struggling […]