It’s #BeyDay (Beyoncé, y’all!) and we’re celebrating here at Dance Spirit. First, this. Then, this: You know Chloé Arnold, Her Holiness of tap, has worked with Beyoncé before, right? Maybe it’s because they both have the “é” in their names. (BRB, renaming myself Alisoné, and perhaps I can get the hookup, too.) The video—which has […]
From meditation to Pilates to Drake playlists, no two preshow rituals include exactly the same ingredients. But just like bakers following a recipe, most dancers follow a very specific—and very important—routine before every performance. We asked six pros to share what they do precurtain to make sure they’re at their best onstage. Lesley Rausch, Principal, […]
Pretty much anything Chloé Arnold and her Syncopated Ladies get their hands/taps on is bound to be fantastic. But the crew seems to have a special affinity for Beyoncé—as confirmed back in the day by Queen B herself (remember the Share Heard ‘Round the World?), and as confirmed once again yesterday by the group’s latest […]
Hello all you lovely, creative people! Are you possibly the world’s next choreographic genius? Do you want $15,000 to produce your very own show? Of course you are—we’ve seen how much talent y’all have!—and of course you do. Which makes us especially happy to announce that the 2016 Capezio A.C.E. Awards competition is now accepting […]
If you count yourself among the “Mad Men”-obsessed, this is probably an emotional week for you. On the one hand, you’re stoked for Sunday’s series finale, and you’ve already started planning your 1960s-inspired menu for the big event. (Ambrosia salad and shrimp cocktail, anyone?) But parting is such sweet sorrow, and you might not be […]
Winner Melinda Sullivan (third from left) at the 2012 Capezio A.C.E. Awards (photo by Matthew Murphy) We’ve been getting super pumped up about this year’s Capezio A.C.E. (Award for Choreographic Excellence) Awards for the past several months: We’ve been reminiscing about past winners—like Travis Wall, Melinda Sullivan, and Peter Chu—and encouraging you to put your […]
Here at DS, we’re huge fans of Chloé Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies. We’ve been in love with them ever since they gave Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been” a tap-tastic makeover back in 2012. I mean, talk about girl power: Arnold and her ladies (including her sister Maud and Melinda Sullivan—both former DS cover models) bring the […]
Melinda Sullivan (third from left) and crew at the 2012 A.C.E. Awards. Photo by Matthew Murphy. It’s not too hard for us to pick out up-and-coming dancers when every competition we attend is sure to have several standouts. Emerging choreographers, on the other hand, are relatively difficult to find, because creating high-quality work is expensive […]