Tag: plus size dancer

The Fabulous Amanda LaCount Is Shattering the "Skinny Dancer" Stereotype

From dancing in music videos (including Katy Perry’s “Swish Swish”) to performing on reality TV shows (including “Dancing with the Stars” and “The Voice”), 17-year-old Amanda LaCount is already conquering the commercial dance scene. If you’ve ever seen her dance, you understand why: She’s a hard-hitting phenom with major stage presence. But in an industry […]

How Dance Taught Me to Love My Body

Yes, I am a dancer, and yes, I am fat. There’s nothing quite as soul-crushing as the reactions I’ve received when I’ve told people I dance. They can range from disbelief to confusion to shock. To many people, it’s somehow incomprehensible that a plus-size person like myself could grace a stage. While the body-positive movement […]