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What It Takes to Be the Next “DWTS” Pro, According to Mark Ballas

The dance floor is seriously heating up! “Dancing with the Stars” will welcome a new pro for Season 35, and this time, a new reality TV show is following a group of dancers as they duke it out for the coveted spot. “Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro” premiered on July 13 on ABC. […]

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A group of dancers in various ballroom and Latin dance costumes pose for a group photo surrounding Robert Irwin, who wears a powder-blue suit.

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What It Takes to Be the Next “DWTS” Pro, According to Mark Ballas

Kyra Laubacher

In front of a pitch-black backdrop, Lucy Turner sits with her limbs bent up and crossed in a pretzel-like shape, one arm reaching up and older to clasp her hands around one of her shins. She wears a black and white graphic t-shirt, black shorts, and blue socks.

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A close-up of a ballet costume tiara with white, amber, and light pink gems.

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Ballet Student Jessica Wang Makes Tiaras Her Business

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A young dancer in a dark blue long-sleeved shirt dances in a darkly lit studio. She bents her elbows and moves her arms inward, fingers separated with slight curves.

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A group of dancers in various ballroom and Latin dance costumes pose for a group photo surrounding Robert Irwin, who wears a powder-blue suit.

Ballroom

What It Takes to Be the Next “DWTS” Pro, According to Mark Ballas

Kyra Laubacher

A close-up of a ballet costume tiara with white, amber, and light pink gems.

Ballet

Ballet Student Jessica Wang Makes Tiaras Her Business

Catie Robinson

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In Loving Memory of “So You Think You Can Dance”

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The five members of the Full Circle Boys pose for a group photo shot with a fish-eye lens. They all wear white shirts and khaki pants and look into the camera with relaxed expressions.

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In front of a pitch-black backdrop, Lucy Turner sits with her limbs bent up and crossed in a pretzel-like shape, one arm reaching up and older to clasp her hands around one of her shins. She wears a black and white graphic t-shirt, black shorts, and blue socks.

Breaking Stereotypes

How Spoon Theory Saved My Dance Career

Lucy Turner

A young dancer in a dark blue long-sleeved shirt dances in a darkly lit studio. She bents her elbows and moves her arms inward, fingers separated with slight curves.

Dancer Voices

Self-Sabotage: How Perfectionism and Performance Anxiety Show Up in the Studio

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Maya Ramey sticks her tongue out while supporting two other dancers as they bend back and look towards the audience. The team wears patterned pants, white button down shirts, and bandanas.

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Audrey Lynn performs an attitude derrière in a peasant style dress. Fellow dancers stand behind her as characters in the scene.

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In front of a pitch-black backdrop, Lucy Turner sits with her limbs bent up and crossed in a pretzel-like shape, one arm reaching up and older to clasp her hands around one of her shins. She wears a black and white graphic t-shirt, black shorts, and blue socks.

Breaking Stereotypes

How Spoon Theory Saved My Dance Career

Lucy Turner

Payton Johnson performs an arabesque while reaching towards Alexander Bozinoff. She wears a long sleeve, knee-length black dress and character heels.

Contemporary

Meet Payton Johnson, Freelance Dancer and Stager for Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber

Courtney Escoyne for Dance Magazine

A close-up of a ballet costume tiara with white, amber, and light pink gems.

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Ballet Student Jessica Wang Makes Tiaras Her Business

Catie Robinson

A young dancer in a dark blue long-sleeved shirt dances in a darkly lit studio. She bents her elbows and moves her arms inward, fingers separated with slight curves.

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Self-Sabotage: How Perfectionism and Performance Anxiety Show Up in the Studio

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