Tag: you-should-know

You Should Know 14-Year-Old Commercial Queen Kennadi Boese

Fourteen-year-old Kennadi Boese is a teenage dance superhero. For one thing, she’s successfully living a double life. One day, she’s studying dance and going to school in Colorado like a normal teenager; the next, she’s booking major L.A. gigs like the Kids’ Choice Sports Awards. It’s not just Kennadi’s schedule that’s super-powered: Her turns are […]

10 Quick Questions with Quinn Starner

Nearly 93,000 dance-loving Instagram followers can’t be wrong: Quinn Starner is one to watch. And what’s just as impressive as the 15-year-old’s rabid online following is her ever-growing list of competition accolades. Quinn, who trains at Indiana Ballet Conservatory and Stars Dance Company, been named first runner-up at The Dance Awards for two years in […]

Sophia Anne Caruso

When NBC aired The Sound of Music Live!, viewers fell in love with the 12-year-old triple threat playing Brigitta von Trapp: Sophia Anne Caruso. This talented young actress already has a stacked resumé of theater credits, television appearances and commercials—including a national Campbell’s soup commercial and a guest appearance on NBC’s “Smash” as a young […]

You Should Know: Charlize Glass

On a scale of one to Beyoncé, 13-year-old Charlize Glass is pretty darn Beyoncé. Watching Charlize dance is like flipping through a series of perfect snapshots—each isolation of her body is that precise and finessed. And in 2014, a video of the young hip-hopper performing a Jose Hollywood routine to “Yoncé” got an Instagram shout-out […]

You Should Know: Jezzaeyah Slack

The moment 11-year-old Jezzaeyah “Jezzy” Slack takes the stage, she’s in complete control. She has the musicality, maturity and movement quality of dancers twice her age, her facial expressions are wonderfully genuine and she’s got legs for days. Judges have definitely noticed: She snagged the Mini Best Dancer title at the 2015 Dance Awards in […]

You Should Know: Kenedy Kallas

Kenedy Kallas is the complete package. Drool-worthy feet? Check. Effortless extension? Check. Work ethic and humility? Check and check. Naturally, the 15-year-old dancer’s list of career accomplishments is sparkling. In 2015 alone, Kallas was 1st runner-up in the Teen Female division at The Dance Awards in NYC, and performed at the “Stars of Today Meet […]

You Should Know: Avery Gay

Avery Gay’s chameleonlike abilities have earned her comp-world celebrity. In a testament to her versatility, she won the 2015 Hope Award—a prize reserved for the best classical and contemporary dancer in the pre-competitive age bracket—at the Youth America Grand Prix Las Vegas semifinals. Then she won it again at the 2016 Austin, TX semifinals. Considering […]

You Should Know: Madison Penney

Madison Penney’s pristine technique and natural stage presence have earned her a place at the top of the ballet competition world. She began her ballet training at age 8, at Master Ballet Academy in Scottsdale, AZ, and quickly racked up a list of accomplishments as jaw-dropping as her extreme extensions. In the last two years […]