(Break the Floor Productions) If you’re a convention kid, surely you know Ray Leeper. As executive director of NUVO Dance Convention and co-director of The Dance Awards, Leeper is immediately recognizable for his awesomely spiky hair and his fabulous year-round tan. But he’s more than just a good-looking guy: Leeper is a sought-after choreographer and […]
America fell in love with Neil Haskell on “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 3—but the talented technician has much more than just spectacular dancing up his sleeve. “I’ve been acting and singing for almost as long as I’ve been dancing,” Neil says. So it’s no wonder this triple threat has gotten comfy on […]
We just couldn’t let the year end without giving one final shout out to Ellen Degeneres. Basically, she wins 2013. (But, let’s be honest, she pretty much wins every year.) One of the biggest non-dancers-in-support-of-dancers, Ellen’s shows are constantly bringing up-and-comers to the spotlight. Ellen, on behalf of dancers and dance lovers everywhere, we love […]
…gooey cinnamon buns for breakfast, a giant mug of hot chocolate with whipped cream on top and a roaring fire in the fireplace. OK, and a few other things. We’ll get to those in a sec. First: Merry Christmas, everyone, from all of the Dance Spirit editors! It’s arguably the most festive day of the year, […]
Want to be the “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 11 champion? Your opportunity starts now! (Or, to be more precise, January 13.) You could be next! (Adam Rose/FOX) That’s right: It’s “SYTYCD” audition time, and this year the show is traveling to Atlanta, New Orleans and L.A. in search of America’s next favorite […]
Yesterday was the big day—and it looks like #bosswedding2013 was just as magical as, well, pretty much every moment of Allison Holker and Stephen “tWitch” Boss’s too-cute-for-words courtship! The nuptials were full of “So You Think You Can Dance” love: Not only did the couple have their ceremony at producer Nigel Lythgoe’s vineyard, but Will […]
Today’s the day: “So You Think You Can Dance” All-Stars Stephen “tWitch” Boss and Allison Holker are getting married! And in honor of their wedding, we are reliving their love story (aka bingeing on YouTube videos, articles, pictures and all things tWitch and Allison). There’s the moment tWitch proposed to Allison through dance (warning: it’s […]
On “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10, Amy Yakima and Du-Shaunt “Fik-Shun” Stegall had no shortage of magical moments. There was their first routine as partners: an emotional Sonya Tayeh contemporary piece that earned them a standing ovation from the judges. There were the fun numbers—Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo’s hip-hop bellhop routine and […]