John Lam is everything you would expect from a leading man—powerful leaps, endless turns, effortless partnering, and a chivalrous sensibility befitting of the princes and kings he portrays. As a child, Lam trained with Marin Ballet through the support of an inner-city dance program that recognized his natural talent. At age 15, he began training […]
If you’ve looked at a screen at some point within the past decade, chances are you’ve seen Mollee Gray dancing across it. Television? She appeared on “Glee,” “Shake It Up,” “Victorious,” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “The X Factor,” and “America’s Got Talent,” and even made it to the Top 8 on Season 6 of “So […]
By age 26, Caleb Teicher already managed to establish themself as a respected dancer, choreographer, and creator. Onstage they are endless energy, all sprawling limbs and nimble feet; off-stage, they are ceaseless creativity, landing commission after commission and collaborating with musicians of every genre. Of course, they learned from the best: Teicher was a founding […]
Don’t let her crazy follower count (84K!) or her Insta-ready smile fool you: Alison Stroming is not just another dance-fluencer. Yes, she posts gorgeous fashion photo-shoots and totally personable YouTube videos, but Stroming is also a serious ballerina, with the resumé to prove it. Stroming trained at the School of American Ballet and American Ballet […]
In one moment, Ashley Murphy-Wilson is a careful technician, gracefully extending her limbs to exact degrees. In the next, a powerhouse, hurtling into a flurry of turns or a gravity-defying leap. This versatility is no surprise when you consider she’s danced just about everywhere—the Kennedy Center, Black Entertainment Television, the White House, an episode of […]
The dance gods must have been smiling when Tabitha and Napoleon D’umo first met at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Who would have guessed that an army veteran from California (Napoleon) and a cheerleader from New Jersey (Tabitha) would join forces and eventually take over the commercial hip-hop world? (Photo by Jennifer Johnson, courtesy […]
(Photo by Andrew Eccles, courtesy Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater) Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Rachael McLaren moves with a ballet dancer’s refined footwork, a musical theater vet’s theatricality and a modern dancer’s unmistakable groundedness. After training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, McLaren performed in the Toronto cast of Mamma Mia! for two years […]
Goldyn with ADM21 in “Turkey Lurkey Time” from Promises, Promises (photo by Christopher Duggan, courtesy ADM21) Triple threat Jessica Lee Goldyn got her professional start in musical theater during high school, when she earned a spot on the national tour of Fosse. But her big Broadway break came four years later, when she played Val […]