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Happy Birthday, Bob Fosse!

Brilliant dancer and choreographer Bob Fosse would have been 87 years old today. Say it with us: (OK, OK—we stole these gifs from our friends over at Playbill. They’re just so darn great!) What better way to celebrate the nine-time Tony Award winner than by watching the full versions of the three incredible Fosse routines […]

The Top 5 Moments from the Career Transition for Dancers Gala

One of the best perks of being a DS editor is going to the annual Career Transition for Dancers gala. What could be better than a super-glittery event for a great organization, featuring performances by top dancers from all over? The 2013 gala, themed “Broadway and Beyond” and honoring the inimitable Ann-Margret (who makes me […]

Celebrating Cabaret’s 40th

Quick! Think of a musical that epitomizes the Bob Fosse style. Did you pick Cabaret? Odds are pretty good you did. Who doesn’t associate Fosse with fishnet-clad girls vamping to “Mein Herr”? But here’s an interesting fact: The original Broadway production of the now-iconic show, which premiered in 1966, was actually choreographed by Ron Field, […]

Christina Applegate's Fabulous Fosse on "SNL"

Why is Christina Applegate so amazing at everything? First, she was a total rockstar of a guest judge on “So You Think You Can Dance.” Then, this weekend, she hosted “Saturday Night Live”—and proved she can (jazz) walk the walk as well as she can talk the talk in a glorious Fosse sketch. In theory, […]

Liza & Julie & Misha, Oh My: The "Bright Lights, Shining Stars" Gala

Last night I attended the second annual Bright Lights, Shining Stars gala benefiting the New York City Dance Alliance Foundation. We were told the event would be star-studded—and it sure was. While DS managing editor Rachel Zar was positively giddy about standing in the lobby next to a Real Housewife (Ramona Singer), I was more […]

Hang Out With Mikhail Baryshnikov & Liza Minnelli!

Every now and then, one of my non-dance friends will see a picture (or, better yet here in NYC: a real-life sighting) of Mikhail Baryshnikov, and she’ll say, “It’s the guy from Sex and the City!” I mean yeah, OK. But also, it’s Mikhail Baryshnikov! Only one of the greatest dancers of all-time. He did […]

An Evening At The Astaire Awards

Last night I got all dressed up—er, stayed in my nicer-than-normal work attire, actually—to attend the 30th annual Fred and Adele Astaire Awards at New York University’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Now, awards shows are usually fun because you get little glimpses of dancers: those performing backup at the MTV Video Music Awards, […]

"Will a Fosse Neck Do It?"

Every once in a while, Saturday Night Live shocks me by being right on my dance-nerd wavelength. (Have you seen the classic sketch “Bad Ballet“? You should.) Last Saturday, the totally bizarro—and yet spot-on—”Liza Minnelli Tries to Turn Off a Lamp” skit had me on the floor. Not only does Kristen Wiig nail it as […]