Tag: juilliard

Watch More Than 100 Juilliard Students and Alums Perform at Home Together

The phrase “social distancing” implies isolation—and yet, during this period of social distancing, the dance community has created so many beautiful displays of togetherness. Here’s one of our new favorites: Bolero Juilliard, a 10-minute video featuring 100+ Juilliard students and alumni dancing and making music at home, alone but also not alone. The montage features […]

Remembering Lawrence Rhodes: Dancer, Teacher and Director

Lawrence Rhodes passed away on Wednesday, March 27, at age 80. Rhodes, best known as Larry, had a long and celebrated career as a dancer, teacher and director, most recently heading The Juilliard School’s dance department. I first met Rhodes in 2017, when we started work together on an autobiography charting his life and career. […]

2018 Cover Model Search Finalist Jacalyn Tatro

Click here to vote for Jacalyn. It feels impossible to put the magic of Jacalyn Tatro’s dancing into words, but “old soul” is a good place to start. With her coiled-spring energy and crystal-clear technique, Jacalyn imbues choreography with a gravity and poignancy you’d expect from a veteran professional dancer, not a rising college freshman. […]

Tory Burch Sport Celebrates Ballet with Juilliard Dancers

It’s currently New York Fashion Week, which means it’s the perfect time to gush over the merging of fashion and dance, yet again. We know we’ve said it a thousand times, but there’s just nothing better than big brands tapping dancers for campaigns or runway shows. The best collab of late? That would be Tory […]

Kaylin Maggard Is Your 2017 Cover Model Search Winner!

All of 18-year-old Kaylin Maggard’s dreams—from scoring the title of National Senior Outstanding Dancer at New York City Dance Alliance Nationals to winning the 2017 Dance Spirit Cover Model Search—are coming true. And to anyone who knows the gorgeous contemporary dancer, that’s no surprise. From the moment the Dance Spirit staff met Kaylin, it was […]

Extra, Extra: Outtakes from Madi Hicks' Photo Essay

If you’ve gotten your copy of our September issue, then you’ve definitely seen Kenneth Edwards‘ beautiful photo essay following Juilliard student (and 2013 CMS finalist!) Madi Hicks for a day. Hicks is a stunning dancer and Edwards an equally stunning photographer, so we here at Dance Spirit had a really (really) hard time picking our […]