Tag: sarah pippin

Views from the Top: What it's Really Like to Be a Comp Celebrity

To her high school classmates, Sarah Pippin was a regular girl: a good student and a friendly face around campus. But on the weekends—at dance competitions and conventions across the country—Pippin was a bona fide celeb, adored by her fellow competitors and faculty members alike. By the time she graduated high school, Pippin had racked […]

Highlights from the NYCDA Nationals Galas

Holy sequins and aerials, Batman: New York City Dance Alliance knows how to put on a GALA. (Or two!) NYCDA just finished up its week-long NYC Nationals with a pair of stupendous gala nights, celebrating the Mini, Junior, Teen and Senior Outstanding Dancers. And I’m still kind of recovering from the onslaught of talent. First […]

Familiar Faces at National YoungArts Week in Miami

Earlier this month, 170 standout high schoolers ventured to Miami to participate in National YoungArts Week. The group of YoungArts finalists—whittled down from roughly 11,000 applicants nationwide—included 21 dancers, and they were treated to master classes with artists like former New York City Ballet principal Phillip Neal (who’s a YoungArts alum himself), Miami City Ballet […]

"The Road to Nationals" Drops TODAY

It’s ALIIIIIIVE! A couple of weeks ago, we let you know about “The Road to Nationals,” Dance Spirit‘s brand-new reality web series following four dancers from North Carolina’s CC & Co. Dance Complex as they prepare for some of the biggest competitions of the year. Well, today’s the day: All 10 episodes of the series […]

We Have a New Reality Series, and It Is Awesome

I have some especially happy “happy Friday” news for you all: Dance Spirit is about to launch a reality web series! “The Road to Nationals,” which premieres October 14, follows four fantastic dancers from CC & Co. Dance Complex as they prepare to attend Nationals at two world-class competitions—New York City Dance Alliance and The […]

My Top Highlights from NYCDA Nationals

Oh my goodness, you guys: What a crazy, jam-packed, INCREDIBLE week it’s been here in NYC! New York City Dance Alliance finished up its Nationals last night with an epic closing gala, capping off nine days of workshop classes and competition. And talk about talent! I’m still kind of overwhelmed by all of the amazing […]

Meet the 2014 Cover Model Search Finalists

You might expect cutthroat competition among three teenage girls vying for a chance to be on the cover of Dance Spirit. But when our 2014 Cover Model Search finalists came to NYC for three days of shoots, shows and classes, the atmosphere was one of girl-power solidarity. After all, they were bound by one unifying […]