Tag: wicked

Travis Wall's Poignant Music Video Will Give You All the Feels

Dance legend and choreographer Travis Wall is championing the LGBT community in one of the most brilliant and moving ways possible: Through dance. In a music video (which Wall conceived, directed, produced and choreographed) for the acoustic cover of “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman, broadway star Shoshana Bean sings as Wall performs a […]

The Best of Broadway

From fairy godmothers to lions, witches and outrageous wardrobes, the Great White Way has something for everyone. Here’s your guide to the greatest—and danciest—hits. New & Noteworthy Cinderella (by Carol Rosegg) Cinderella: You know that story where a dowdy (but beautiful) young girl meets her prince charming and gets to rock a pair of glass […]

Choreographer's Collage: Al Blackstone

Al Blackstone is one of the fastest-rising choreographers in the industry, creating one successful piece after another. After making his Broadway debut as a dancer in Wicked, Blackstone won the 2011 Capezio A.C.E. Award for Choreographic Excellence, which gave him the opportunity to direct and choreograph a full-length production, Happy We’ll Be. For the last […]

Now Playing

Let today’s danciest Broadway shows—The Lion King, Wicked, Matilda: The Musical, Newsies and Pippin—inspire your jazz class looks.

The 2014 Tony Awards Highlights

In case you missed the best night on TV—a.k.a the live broadcast of the Tony Awards—Dance Spirit‘s got your back. Here’s a rundown of the show’s highlights, a couple of its more cringe-worthy moments, and some of our favorite (and least-favorite) red carpet outfits. Hugh Jackman with the cast of After Midnight (photo Sara Krulwich/The […]

Who's Your Broadway Alter Ego?

(Photo by Tracy Whiteside/thinkstock.com) 1. Your teacher asks you to freestyle at the end of class. What’s your go-to showstopper? A. A huge shimmy followed by a big body-roll B. Time steps, pullbacks and wings until your taps nearly fall off C. The quadruple pirouette your teacher didn’t even know you’d mastered D. Sky-high extensions […]

Have A Wicked Weekend

Broadway + cookies = my dream come true (Photo courtesy elenis.com) Bummed that Halloween is over? I say Halloween lasts all weekend long, and I’ll be dressing up in costume for as long as I can get away with it. If you need help getting back into the witchy spirit, turn to Broadway—because it’s Wicked‘s […]