Amy and Fik-Shun! Your winners! (Adam Rose/FOX) Congratulations to Amy Yakima and Du-Shaunt “Fik-Shun” Stegall, winners of “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10. Not only will they each take home $100,000, but they’ll spend today with Dance Spirit editor in chief Alison Feller and art director Josephine Daño at a photo shoot for our […]
Tonight’s the night! In just a few short hours, we’ll know who “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 10 will crown America’s Favorite Dancers. Will it be Fik-Shun and Amy (Am-Shun)? Aaron and Jasmine (Aarmine)? Fik-Shun and Jasmine (Fik-mine)? Aaron and Amy (um…Aamy)? AHH WE CAN’T WAIT. The best part, of course, is that […]
You voted last night, right? I hope so, because it was your last chance! Last night, Season 10’s Top 4 contestants—Amy, Fik-Shun, Jasmine and Aaron—duked it out dance-style for the title of America’s [Latest] Favorite Dancer, a $100,000 prize and, what we think is the best part, a spot on the December cover of Dance […]
Dancers reveal the funniest—and sweetest—things their fans have ever done for them. Corey Cott (by Lorenzo Bevilaqua) Corey Cott Jack Kelly in Newsies on Broadway “Newsies has the most incredible, loyal fans ever. There are kids who have come to the show 60 or 70 times, and at the stage door we’re on a first-name […]
(by Stormy Pyeatte) Whether you’re a convention hopper, Broadway guru, devoted watcher of dance movies and TV shows or fan of the must-have Jo+Jax dancewear line, odds are you’ve heard of Joey Dowling. To say she’s well rounded would be a major understatement: She’s pretty much done it all. Raised in Orem, UT, Dowling spent […]
Madi Thielman isn’t fazed by the fact that her best friend is up next. (by Propix) You’ve rehearsed your competition solo for months. But on the day of the event, who takes the title? Your best friend. Then, when you’re both up for the lead in your studio’s big performance, who gets it? She does. […]
I love the Throwback Thursday (hashtag it: #tbt) trend on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram—especially when my favorite dancers tag themselves in hilarious little kid recital photos. Another thing I love? Getting lost in the internet, re-watching all of my favorite dance performances from “So You Think You Can Dance,” the Dance Spirit Cover Model Search […]
We’ll miss you, Hayley and Paul! (Side note: I agree with Mary, they look adorable together. I wouldn’t be mad if they started dating.) Photo by Adam Rose With Jesse Tyler Ferguson joining Nigel and Mary at the judges’ table and a stellar All-Star lineup, I was more than a little excited for last […]