Tag: mishap

The Worst Audition of My Life

Seven dancers share their biggest audition mishaps—and how they pulled through. Lockhart Brownlie onstage with Katie Perry (photo by Rex Features/Brian Rasic) Lockhart Brownlie commercial dancer I went to an audition for “True Blood” right off a plane from India. I was jetlagged and swollen and felt gross. As a guy, it’s not uncommon to […]

That Time I Face-Planted Onstage: 7 Pros' Most Embarrassing Mishaps

All of us—even the dance world’s biggest stars—have had less-than-awesome performance moments. We asked seven professionals to share their most embarrassing mishaps. Samuels Smith with the cast of Imagine Tap! in “Samurai Shuffle,” the number that landed him in the emergency room. (photo by Michael Brosilow) Jason Samuels Smith Tap dancer I once played a […]