Tag: leap

Leap! National Dance Competition Is Back and Ready When You Are

Since its inaugural season in 2012, Leap! National Dance Competition has been all about the little things. “I wanted to have a ’boutique’ competition. One where we went out to only one city every weekend, so I could be there myself, and we could really get to know the teachers and watch their kids progress […]

Why Isn't There an Oscar for Best Choreography?

The 2018 Oscar noms are here. Which is fun and all; we’ll never not get excited about a night of glitz and glamor and, when we’re lucky, pretty great dancing. But we’d be a heck of a lot more excited if the Academy Awards included a Best Choreography category. And really—why don’t they? Last year, […]

Taking the Leap

Few things wow an audience like an explosive side leap. But before you bust out this move in your next jazz routine, make sure you’re doing it correctly! Tracie Stanfield, who teaches the “Leaps & Turns” class at Broadway Dance Center in NYC, suggests these exercises to ensure you have the proper placement and strength […]

Pump Up Your Jumps

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