Tag: life

Well, This Is an Absolutely Stunning Glimpse at Life as a Ballroom Dancer

The biggest takeaway from this gorgeous video chronicling the road to ballroom brilliance? Even world champions sweat—a ton. National and world champs Oskar Wojciechowski and Karolina Holody created this short film to, as they say on their Facebook page, “chronicle our journey to be the best. It captures the essence of what it’s like to […]

Tips for Finding Balance in College

Dance majors are always busy, but when the weather cools, activity heats up on campus. Back-to-school excitement is replaced by midterms, extra rehearsals and social events. Dance Spirit spoke with Julia Spizzichini, a sophomore in the commercial dance program at Pace University, and Melissa Lowe, University of Arizona professor of dance and director of student […]

Lucy Vallely's Photogenic Life on Insta

As the winner of 2015 Teen Best Female Dancer at The Dance Awards Las Vegas, 14-year-old Lucy Vallely spends her weekends living the jet-setting life of a convention assistant. In the meantime, she takes classes at her home studio, Elevation Studios, in Signal Hill, CA; studies up a storm through her homeschooling program; and posts […]