Tag: reality

America's Favorite Ballet Dancers

by Joe Toreno There’s no better feeling than rooting for your favorite “So You Think You Can Dance” contestants all season long and then seeing them come out on top. That’s exactly what happened for ballet enthusiasts across the country, who have been hoping since Vegas Week that America would recognize Eliana Girard and Chehon […]

Dancing King

Photography by Joe Toreno It was one of the most emotional moments in one of “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 9’s most emotional routines: Chehon Wespi-Tschopp, 23, leapt across the stage, his face a picture of anguish, to rest his head on a suitcase that represented all the possessions he had left in […]

Dancing Queen

Photography by Joe Toreno “I went blank!” That was 21-year-old Eliana Girard’s reaction when Cat Deeley announced her as the “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 9 female winner. “People were clapping, I was crying and I honestly didn’t know what was going on,” Eliana says. “I’d dreamed of winning, but I never thought […]

Coming This Fall: Abby Lee Miller's New Show!

She’s baaaack. If you (like me) can’t get enough Abby Lee Miller, you’re in luck. “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition,” a new reality show coming to Lifetime this fall puts the larger-than-life dance teacher on the judge’s panel. Terrifying? Yes. Am I setting my DVR now? Absolutely! On the show, a dozen dancers, ages 6–13, will […]