Tag: duet

"World of Dance" Season 2 Premiere Recap: More Than Qualified

You know what we love about “World of Dance”? (Aside from the fact that it features fabulous dancers from all over the world, a million-dollar prize, and color commentary from, you know, J.Lo?) This show DOES NOT MESS AROUND. Last night’s Season 2 premiere wasted no time getting down to business, diving headfirst into the […]

The Best Dance Videos of 2014

It’s been a heck of a year for dance on the interwebs. Since it’s about to be 2015, it’s time to sum up the last 12 months with a good old fashioned “Best Of” list. So without further ado, here are the top dance videos of 2014. 15. Keone Madrid’s turnip tribute. It was a […]

Galatea: The Paper Ballerina

In July, we told you about animator Glen Keane’s masterpiece, Duet, which brought 10,555 drawings of two dancers to life in a mesmerizing pas de deux. Needless to say, we’re still in a bit of a trance. #teamwork Today, we’d like to introduce you to the work of another dance animator in-the-making. Christina Yee’s Galatea […]

Animating Dance: Glen Keane's Duet is a True Masterpiece

Believe it or not, I’m not gonna gush about my love of animation dance today (as much as I would love to bombard you with a plethora of Marquese Scott videos). Instead, I want to talk about something equally mind-blowing: animated dance. Artist and animator Glen Keane worked with Disney for 38 years; he’s the […]

Choreographing for Two

Andrea Bayne and Matthew Cluff in Bruce Monk’s Nocti Lux at Ballet Victoria (photo by Jean-François Mincet) Sizzling tension, intoxicating romance, heart-wrenching drama: Whether we’re talking about a “So You Think You Can Dance” routine, the Black Swan pas de deux or a classic Fred and Ginger–style ballroom number, duets can pack a serious emotional […]

Let's Celebrate Romance, "So You Think You Can Dance"-Style

Chocolates, flowers, teddy bears, greeting cards—they’re all fine. But what really gets our hearts fluttering? Dance, duh. OK, more specifically, we’re in love with dances about love. So to celebrate Valentine’s Day, we collected some of our favorite romantic duets from a show we also happen to love: “So You Think You Can Dance.” We […]