In February 2016, “So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation” released a casting call for dancers ages 8 to 12. Determined to make it onto the show, then–10-year-old Emma Hellenkamp prepared a jazz solo for the L.A. audition. The next part of her story may come as a surprise to fans of the […]
Excuse us for a sec—we’re still recovering from extreme whiplash. Approximately five minutes after we watched the 10 couples of “Dancing with the Stars: Athletes” perform for the first time, we were forced to say goodbye to two of those dynamic duos. During the premiere. Such are the perils of this accelerated, 4-week season of […]
The news is out, and we couldn’t be more excited: Olympic figure skater/performer of gorgeous Benji Schwimmer choreography/patron saint of sequins/all-around fabulous human Adam Rippon will appear on the upcoming athletes-only “Dancing with the Stars” cycle! Even better, he’s been paired with one of our fave pros, Jenna Johnson—the ultimate #dreamteam. Our Rippon obsession is […]
Team USA is totally taking over “Dancing with the Stars” this season! Casting for the upcoming athletes-only “DWTS” cycle, which kicks off April 30, was just announced. And the roster includes a whole bunch of Olympic favorites—including not one, not two, but three figure-skating standouts. Look, OK: we know everyone’s going to be talking about […]
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 […]
And as if this terrific trio weren’t enough, “SYTYCD” finalists Koine “Koko” Iwasaki and Chris “Kiki” Nyemchek will be there, too! Starting tomorrow night in Springfield, MO, and reaching 47 more cities before a grand finale in Las Vegas, NV, this quintet of dance-on-TV royalty (plus seven more of L.A.’s best dancers, nbd) promise a […]
In the dance world, Mandy Moore has long been a go-to name, but in 2017, the success of her choreography for La La Land made the rest of the world stop and take notice. After whirlwind seasons as choreographer and producer on both “Dancing with the Stars” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” she […]
What a week in the “Dancing with the Stars” universe, amirite? After we bid farewell to Drew Scott and Emma Slater on Monday (in a surprise to pretty much nobody, despite the duo’s strong performance in a super-fun freestyle that evening), it was time, last night, for Season 25’s Grand Finale. And goodness, I don’t […]