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Announcing the 2023 World Choreography Award Winners

At the World Choreography Awards on November 5 at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles, choreographers, performers, filmmakers, and fans gathered to celebrate dance on screen: innovative and original multimedia dance works across television, film, music videos, digital content, and commercials.  In addition to the eight awards presented in a range of categories, this 13th […]

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Meet MDC3: The “World of Dance” Winners Who Defied the Odds

In March 2020, the same day the “World of Dance” cast got word that production would be shutting down due to a global pandemic, MDC3 artists Madison (Madi) Smith, Diego Pasillas and Emma Mather stood shoulder to shoulder onstage, bracing to hear the final results of the competition. The champion title and $1 million prize […]

Here's the Full List of the 2020 World Choreography Award Nominees

We at Dance Spirit are *huge* fans of awards shows—particularly, awards shows that highlight dance. So naturally, we’re extra-huge fans of the World Choreography Awards, which have recognized and celebrated all the fabulous choreography happening in movies, TV shows, commercials, and on stages for a full decade. For the WCA 10th anniversary, the winners of […]

"DWTS" Week 6 Recap: Nope, Derek Hough Didn't Propose on Live TV

Please hold for applause: We’re now roughly halfway through this season of “Dancing with the Stars,” mid-pandemic, without a single case of COVID-19. Apparently we can have some good things this year! And last night’s episode of “DWTS” was particularly dance-tastic, complete with a special dance-pearance by judge Derek Hough. And while we were a […]

"World of Dance" Week 3 Recap: The Qualifiers, Take 3

Another episode of “World of Dance,” another week of qualifiers. But frankly, there’s no chance of us ever getting tired of this game of “getting to know you,” because week after week, “World of Dance” is bringing us some of the most talented dancers in the industry. We were absolutely blown away by last night’s […]

“World of Dance” Week 1 Recap: It’s an Ambush!

From the opening minutes of last night’s debut episode, it was clear that Season 4 of “World of Dance” would hit a little different. First, we saw the contestants in a warehouse, thinking they were about to audition for the show’s producers. But: surprise! In walked judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough, and Ne-Yo, announcing that […]

What to Watch: tWitch Guest Hosting "Ellen"

Regardless of any drama surrounding Ellen DeGeneres which may or may not have occurred last week, we’re still major fans of the majorly adorable Ellen-tWitch friendship. tWitch is a regular DJ and dance-master on Ellen’s show, and we love to watch the duo do their thing. And this past Friday, Ellen gave her bestie a […]

"World of Dance" Week 2 Recap: Talent Abounds

If there was one takeaway from last night’s episode of “World of Dance,” it’s that this show truly does attract the best of the best. It seems statistically impossible to have so many talented dancers in one place, but somehow, “Qualifiers 2” introduced us to a whole new group of hopeful contestants, each of whom […]