Historically, the Academy Awards aren’t a super-dancy event—after all, there’s still no award for best movie choreography. But this year, pop icon Janelle Monáe brought all the next-level dancing (and over-the-top theatricality) we ever could have dreamed of in her opening number. New York Magazine on Instagram: “The #Oscars tore a massive hole in the […]
I had the weirdest dream last night, you guys. I dreamed that Brian Friedman choreographed a fantabulous routine to Ariana Grande’s “Into You.” OK, that part’s not so weird. Brian Friedman being fantabulous is pretty much par for the course, actually. Here’s the crazy part: I dreamed the choreography video featured LITERALLY EVERY DANCER I’M […]
You’ve been oohing and ahhing over Mia Michaels’ choreography for years, but I’ll bet you’ve never seen America’s Favorite Choreographer really dance… until now. At our January cover shoot, Mama Mia worked some improv magic for photographer Joe Toreno, and we caught it all on film. But that’s not all; this exclusive video also captures […]
I’ve gushed pretty significantly at this point about the January issue of DS. But stick with me, OK? It’s a good one and there’s so much more to Mia, Chaz and Ryan’s stories than what you get in print. For example: Here are two of my favorite soundbites from my interviews with Mia Michaels’ go-to […]
The January 2013 issue of Dance Spirit is my favorite issue ever. And yes, I’m biased: It’s my favorite issue because it was always a dream of mine to have Mia Michaels on the cover, and that’s exactly what came to fruition to kick off the new year. Getting Mia onto the cover was everything […]
(L to R) Ryan Ramirez, Mia Michaels and Chaz Buzan. All photography by Joe Toreno Last October, Ryan Ramirez and Chaz Buzan, both 20 at the time, arrived at their Dance Spirit shoot in L.A. […]