by Betsy Farber | Jul 29, 2020 | Music, teacher stories
For Jaimie Goodwin, finding new music is like a scavenger hunt. Using Spotify’s Discover Weekly feature (which recommends new music based on her preferences), she will spend a day listening to playlists, exploring new artists and waiting for inspiration to...
by Amanda Sherwin For Dance Spirit | May 8, 2020 | News
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing is still very much part of our reality. What does that mean for two of the most highly-anticipated dance events of the year: the 17th season of summer-TV staple “So You Think You Can Dance,” and National...
by Haley Hilton | Aug 2, 2019 | News
Deep in the throes of “So You Think You Can Dance” Season 16, the euphoria of summertime and live shows is causing us to reflect on seasons past. While much has undergone change since the show’s inception—movement trends, choreographers, dancers,...
by Joseph Carman | Jul 1, 2019 | Dance Teacher Awards, teacher stories
Nigel Lythgoe makes it clear that he is not a dance teacher. The one time he was invited as a student to teach little kids, he scared the hell out of them. He was impersonating a jack-in-the-box, and when the kids approached, he jumped up and shrieked. “Three of...
by Haley Hilton | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
In 2015, Houston Ballet demi-soloist Jim Nowakowski made a shocking career about-face when he soared into the heart of pop culture and made Top 6 on Season 12 of “So You Think You Can Dance.” The commercial world was taken by his flawless technique and...
by Alison Feller for Dance Spirit | Aug 7, 2018 | News
Last night marked—finally!—the first live show of Season 15. We made it! And so did the Top 10. Now, it’s up to the viewers (that’s you!) to determine which contestants end up in the Top 4 and, eventually, which one will snag the sweet prizes up for grabs:...
by Alison Feller for Dance Spirit | Jul 17, 2018 | News
At the start of last night’s episode of “So You Think You Can Dance,” 41 dancers remained. An hour later, we had a Top 20. And then there was a BIG FAT TWIST. (We’ll get to that.) The 41 still-standing Academy dancers showed up at the Dolby...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Jun 14, 2018 | Just for fun
Bless you, Person Running the “So You Think You Can Dance” Social Accounts. For the past week, that anonymous hero has been taking a fabulous little walk down memory lane, posting pics from seasons past—way past, in some cases. And they’re bringing...
by Katherine Beard | Apr 11, 2018 | Just for fun
There’s a new challenge taking over social media and it’s bringing out the dancer in everyone. So You Think You Can Dance: Next Generation winner Kida Burns (aka Kida the Great) has inspired a new trend thanks to an impromptu dance session in his kitchen....
by Margaret Fuhrer | Mar 19, 2018 | Just for fun
On Friday night, the iconic RuPaul made history as the first drag queen ever to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. And it didn’t take long for the world’s most fabulous RuPaul fan/one of our favorite human beings, Mark Kanemura, to commemorate...