In celebration of Black History Month, Dance Spirit is saluting young Black artists who don’t just represent a bright future for the dance industry—they’re already making history of their own. Fourth in our series: Will Simmons. Be sure to check dancespirit.com throughout February to meet more dancers who embody Black excellence in dance and in life. #BlackDanceHistoryIsHappeningNow No matter […]
Have you been intrigued by WilldaBeast Adams’ recent string of posts teasing a new Beyoncé project? Well, the video dropped this morning on thebeastnetwork.com. It sends a powerful message—and comes with a challenge. Set to “Freedom,” B’s new track featuring Kendrick Lamar, and starring the likes of Jade Chynoweth, Kaycee Rice, Janelle Ginestra, and Will […]
Back in the early ’90s, “The Mickey Mouse Club” show on the Disney channel helped launch the careers of Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and would-be ballet dancer Ryan Gosling, to name just the danciest few. (And back in the ’50s—more than 60 years ago!—the original “Mickey Mouse Club” show started the M-I-C-K-E-Y-M-O-U-S-E phenomenon.) […]
If there’s one thing to know about Dance Spirit, it’s that we loooove viral dance vids. And apparently, so does the entire country—YouTube clicks don’t lie! So naturally, Lifetime (home of the OG dance show, “Dance Moms”) decided a reality show where eight of the most famous young talents in the commercial world competed against one […]
Oh, you knew it was coming. As soon as Beyoncé dropped the internet-breaking “Formation” video—complete with epic choreo by Dana Foglia, JaQuel Knight and Chris Grant—you could practically hear choreographers around the world dropping everything to work on “Formation” routines of their own. But you probably weren’t expecting those routines to be QUITE as good […]
And by boys, we mean our favorite #BoySquad: Sean Lew, Gabe De Guzman, Josh Price, Kenneth San Jose and Will Simmons. This crew is the stuff of dreams. We couldn’t have handpicked a better group to dance choreo by Alexander Chung to Jovanie’s track, “What’s the Move?” Living for that slo-mo (via DanceOn) Every single one […]