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Pro Dance Companies Fit for Comp Royalty

For years, it was hard for competition dancers to find professional jobs that made full use of their technical polish, astonishing versatility, and onstage ease. But recently, some (smart) companies have begun recruiting comp kids, drawn to their adaptability and fearlessness. We’ve compiled a list of nine companies that are fit for comp queens and […]

The Many Facets of Dancer and Choreographer Kate Harpootlian

With several Shaping Sound tours and TV credits like “So You Think You Can Dance,” “Dancing with the Stars,” and “Boardwalk Empire” to her name, you wouldn’t expect Kate Harpootlian to be refreshingly down-to-earth. But that’s exactly how she is: As soon as you start talking to the gifted dancer and choreographer, it becomes clear […]

Gaby Diaz's Top 10 Tips for Improving Your Dance Versatility

“So You Think You Can Dance” Season 12 winner (and Season 14 All Star winner!) Gaby Diaz is a dance powerhouse. She can perform at a crazy-high level in seemingly any style, from tap to jazz to contemporary to hip hop. Want to improve your own dance versatility? Diaz took a break from Shaping Sound […]

We Are Losing It Over Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Shaping Sound "Audition"

Well, OK: It’s not an audition per se. But Jesse Tyler Ferguson—”Modern Family” star, frequent “So You Think You Can Dance” guest judge, and #1 member of the Travis Wall Fan Club (we’re #2, for the record)—just made a video in which he shows off his best dance moves in a Shaping Sound t-shirt. Is […]

10 Things We Learned From “All the Right Moves” Episode 3

“The swaggiest thing I have is like, kick-ball-change. It’s a really good kick-ball-change.” —Nick Lazzarini, Voice of Reason, “All the Right Moves” Last night’s episode of “All the Right Moves” was mostly hilarious (Nick compares riding a bike with “Toddlers & Tiaras”) with a tiny touch of boy drama (don’t kiss your best friend’s girl, […]