This summer, clad in a stunning gold-fringe costume, “Dancing with the Stars” pro Britt Stewart and her fellow “Dancing with the Stars” pro Brandon Armstrong, dazzled a room full of young Black and brown dancers in New York City. The enrapturing performance was part of a free dance clinic Stewart and her nonprofit organization, Share […]
A fast costume change can be tricky for even the most seasoned professionals. But for students who may be tackling a two-minute (or less) costume switch for the first time, a step-by-step plan is necessary to keep things running smoothly and alleviate any nerves. To help your dancers during end-of-year performances, recital season and beyond, […]
Lindsay Arnold is hoping this is her season to win the Mirror Ball on “Dancing with the Stars,” and we’ve gotta say—it really could be! With her gorgeous choreography and her partner Jordan Fisher’s natural ability, we won’t be surprised if they, “take the lead,” so to speak. On the road to this glamorous career, […]
Witney Carson posted this picture from last night’s “DWTS” finale. Actor Alfonso Ribeiro has been crowned the Season 19 winner of “Dancing with the Stars” with his pro partner, Witney Carson. (You may remember the Utah native as a perky ballroom dancer and Top 6 finalist on “So You Think You Can Dance.”) On last […]
As our 2014 Dance Teacher Summit approaches, we’re getting excited to try out some new dance styles during the three days of classes and seminars. Tony Dovolani’s ballroom crash course is always a crowd favorite, even if we can’t quite figure out how to move our hips like he does… An Emmy-nominated choreographer and winner of multiple U.S. and […]
Presenting a young Peter Martins, Twyla Tharp and ’70s NFL icon Lynn Swann in Tharp’s Dance is a Man’s Sport, Too. (And thanks to our sister publication Dance Magazine for sharing it!) Swann is known for taking ballet classes to improve his vertical jump and agility on the field. In this clip, he shows off […]
The cast of Season 17 (photo via abc.go.com) If you’re like any of us nerds at DanceMedia, the end of summer doesn’t just mean the end of beach days, but the closing of dance TV staples like “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Breaking Pointe.” That is, until you realize fall programming means “Dancing […]
This week, Zendaya earned the first perfect score of the “Dancing with the Stars” season for her salsa performance with Val Chmerkovskiy and Gleb Savchenko. She’s one of the best performers of Season 16, which isn’t surprising, since she sort of dances for a living. Zendaya stars in the Disney show “Shake It Up,” which […]
The Camden Sophisticated Sisters drill team wowed on this week’s “Dancing with the Stars” results show. Since 1986, the organization’s founding director, Tawanda Jones, has used dance to motivate and empower young women in Camden, New Jersey, where many residents live below the poverty line and violent crime rates are some of the highest in […]
Boxer Victor Cruz was eliminated yesterday on “Dancing With the Stars,” but the biggest news of the night concerned Adrianne Haslet-Davis, the dance teacher who lost her foot in the Boston Marathon bombings and has inspired the nation and its arts community with her positive attitude and vow to return to the dance floor. Host […]