Warning: “Get Stupid” is about to be stuck in your head—again!—and you’ll love every second of it. Remember the uber-catchy song in that Samsung Galaxy S9 commercial from back in February? No big deal if you don’t, because that infectious track—Aston Merrygold’s deliciously danceable “Get Stupid”—is back, and this time there’s an incredibly dancy music […]
Other than being one of the nicest and funniest people on earth, Ellen DeGeneres also happens to have a knack for spotting talented dancers. Thanks to the comedian’s dance obsession, world-class dancers like Tiler Peck, Lex Ishimoto, and Travis Wall have performed on her hit talk show “Ellen,” with dance all-star tWitch retaining a permanent […]
It’s safe to say that professional ballet dancers all have one thing in common: getting bit by the ballet bug at a very early age. Pacific Northwest Ballet corps member Elle Macy is no exception. Macy, who joined the company in 2012 as an apprentice, started dancing at age 5, and turned her childhood passion […]
Merritt Moore is a ballerina who just so happens to be graduating from Oxford University with a PhD in quantum physics. Is she even human? The jury is still out on that – but the 29-year-old, who earned her undergrad degree from Harvard, has actually found dance to be a powerful tool that assists her […]
Shift One of today’s popular dance film techniques is to show the same choreography in multiple settings, as the viewer switches seamlessly among them. It’s a simple camera trick, but each site lends its own tone to the performance and draws out different nuances of the choreography. And if it’s done well, the location changes […]
Manchester, England–based indie band MONEY just earned themselves a new ballet-lovin’ fan base. The group’s “Hold Me Forever” music video is basically a day in the life of a dancer. Directed by actor Cillian Murphy, the film shows English National Ballet company members warming up in pointe shoes and taking technique class at the Old […]
Congratulations to Nikki Keeshin, featured in DT July as the March Editors’ Choice winner for Dance Teacher’s Video of the Month! The University of the Arts rising junior was inspired to choreograph a piece about marriage equality when she first heard the song, “Same Love,” by rapper Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, featuring Mary Lambert. “This […]
With his elegant limbs and dramatic features, it’s only natural that David Hallberg is in high demand with the world of high fashion. The intercontinental ballet star’s latest work, a video for NOWNESS.com (owned by luxury brand conglomerate LVMH) features made-for-film choreography by fellow American Ballet Theatre principal Marcelo Gomes. The studio performance is certainly […]