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Win a Pair of Sneakers from United Nude

ICYMI, Dance Spirit cover stars Taja Riley and Lucy Vallely recently collaborated on the coolest, danciest campaign with United Nude to promote a whole new line of shoes. And now, DS is offering you the chance to win a pair of United Nude shoes, courtesy Taja and Lucy. All you have to do to enter? […]

Taja Riley: On Her Own Terms

Everyone has a Taja Riley story. Janet Jackson has a Taja story. (When Taja was just 17 and was hired to perform alongside her, Janet Jackson picked Taja up in a limo and they spent a day—seven hours, to be exact—together at a hair salon.) Rihanna has a Taja story. (She hand-selected Taja for her […]

Taja Riley Writes a Letter to Her Teenage Self

Taja Riley’s bold, full-out presence and unique ability to mix hard-hitting hip hop with smooth, sensual choreography paved the way for her success in the commercial industry. She’s danced with music icons like Chris Brown, Janet Jackson, Ne-Yo, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Pitbull, and Bruno Mars, and has assisted with choreography for Britney Spears’ Femme […]

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, […]

Nicole Scherzinger's New Music Video Is a Beach Dance Party

Hi, Nicole Scherzinger! We’ve missed you. It’s been a little while since the smokin’-hot singer has put out new music, so we’ve been having fun dancing along to her catchy single-of-the-moment, “Your Love.” (And singing along. Dooo do do do do do-do dooooo!) If this track wasn’t already screaming “song of the summer” to you, […]

Macy's Magical Stars of Dance

I don’t like magic. Card tricks confuse me and I don’t like it when I can’t figure things out. And yet, I loved the most recent Macy’s Stars of Dance performance on “Dancing with the Stars,” which was filled with visual trickery and was, well, magical. My first thought during this performance was, “I want a […]

10 Things We Learned From the "All the Right Moves" Season Finale

“You look so pretty tonight. Did you get that in jail?” —Nick Lazzarini, Voice of Reason, “All the Right Moves” Last week on “All the Right Moves,” Shaping Sound had a successful premiere show at the Saban Theater. There was a standing ovation and an after party with booze and, thankfully, no inappropriate kissing. Success! […]