Ava Wagner’s dance career seems almost predestined. “My grandma was stretching my feet the minute I was born,” she says. Her family’s connection to dance spans generations: her great-grandmother, Shirley Larkin, founded Larkin Dance Studio in Minnesota, where Wagner trained until she was 18; her grandmother, Michele Larkin-Wagner, currently co-owns the studio. After excelling as […]
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. […]
Madisyn Rose Amos is a force to be reckoned with in the competition circuit. At just 12 years old, she clearly exemplifies what it means to be a multifaceted dancer. A quick scroll through her Instagram reveals competition and convention reels spanning a variety of styles, including jazz, ballet, contemporary, and ballroom. (In fact, after […]
Seth Collier burst onto the international dance film scene in 2022 when he won the Inspired Dance Film Festival at just 17 years old. His runner-up? None other than Emmy Award–winning choreographer Derek Hough. Now, Collier is ready to take the professional performance industry by storm—starting with a move from Australia to L.A. this July. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]