Tag: amber jackson

Dancer Lookalikes, "SYTYCD" Season 9 Edition

Yes, I’ve done this before. But during last night’s “So You Think You Can Dance” episode, dancer-celebrity doppelgängers kept popping into my head. (Maybe because this season’s cast is so ridiculously attractive?) Without further ado: Matthew Kazmierczak and Ryan Gosling Janelle Issis and Kourtney Kardashian Witney Carson and Carrie Underwood Chehon Wespi-Tschopp and Ricky Martin […]

Cutting Footloose at the 2014 Dance Awards

Dance Spirit‘s January cover girl, Sophia Lucia, on the red carpet before the Dance Awards in NYC (photo via @sophialucia5678) Chock full of utterly amazing dance talent, silly jokes and wild choreography, the 2014 Dance Awards closed out its NYC event last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The three-and-a-half-hour celebration really had it all—from spectacular […]

Reason #28397 Why You Should Go to College

The annual Destiny Rising gala benefits the awesome New York City Dance Alliance Foundation, which is dedicated to helping young dancers fund their college educations. So how fitting is it that at last night’s Destiny Rising performance, it was a college dance company that stole the show? That would be the Conservatory Dance Company of […]

“SYTYCD” Season 9: The Top 16 Perform

Last night on “So You Think You Can Dance” the Top 16 showed up ready to wow the judges and win America’s hearts. But for two dancers, it just wasn’t enough. After last week’s votes, the six dancers in jeopardy were Amber, Lindsay, Eliana, George, Brandon and Dareian. The judges—Nigel, Mary and Christina Applegate—chose to […]

The "SYTYCD" Top 20: We Knew Them When…

What does everyone think of “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 9’s Top 20? While some of us—myself included—are still mourning the loss of a few Vegas Week favorites (Adrian Lee and Kaitlynn Edgar! Saaaadface), I’d say the lineup is pretty darn solid. Here at DS, we can actually say, for two of the […]

Caught in Amber

To watch Amber Jackson dance is to watch breath in motion. Each movement seems to emerge from deep inside: her port de bras comes from her gut, and her extension starts with a ripple of her spine. One move is a sharp gasp and the next a soft sigh. At 21, Amber has already had […]