Taylor Swift is a girl of many, many talents. Dancing is…not one of them. But nobody seems more aware of that than Swift herself. So much so, in fact, that she’s devoted a whole music video—for her latest insanely catchy single, “Shake It Off”—to making fun of her lackluster dancing skills. The best part? Swift […]
People always talk about the communicative power of contemporary dance, about the way it lets dancers channel their emotions into movement. But I think hip hop is equally great for storytelling. It can be subtler and wittier than other styles, which is often just as effective when you’re trying to convey aspects of character. Case […]
Air travel is an awesome thing with a lot of un-awesome aspects to it. Security lines? Baggage fees? Teeny-tiny seats? That one guy with the B.O. who always, somehow, ends up seated next to you? Ugh. Usually, by the time you’re listening to an inane in-flight safety announcement—really, who doesn’t know how to use a […]
Let’s talk about Phillip Chbeeb for a second. You know, the insanely awesome popper from “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 5? And a member of I.aM.mE—the Season 6 “America’s Best Dance Crew” champs? Lately, he’s been popping up all over the Internets and we couldn’t be happier about it. Not only does he […]
As we’ve discussed, the DS crew was lucky enough to get into a screening of Step Up Revolution last night (huge thank-you to Broadway Dance Center for the tickets!). And oh my gosh, you guys: It’s amazing. We laughed, we screamed, we almost peed our pants multiple times. Here are just five of the many […]