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 back alllllll the memories. We literally shrieked when this Season 8 gem popped […]
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. In a recent Instagram post, Kida and fellow dancer Jabari […]
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 his idol’s accomplishment with—naturally—a WALK to end all walks. If […]
To celebrate Valentine’s Day in the most dance-centric way possible, we sat down with five powerhouse dance-teaching couples to talk about their love stories. What do they admire about each other? What are their couple goals and their teaching philosophies, and how do they make their relationships work, especially when they work together? Get ready […]
“Be the kind of dancer who walks into the room and wears the choreographer out in the best way,” Tyce Diorio says by phone, as he prepares to travel to the next city on the Radix convention tour. “Make them never want to let you go.” It’s a Pinterest-worthy statement he regularly makes to many […]
It may be difficult to believe, now that Marko Germar is a “So You Think You Can Dance” favorite, but the beloved all-star almost didn’t make the show. He was cut twice during the preliminary Vegas week in Seasons 5 and 7. But he ultimately gave the opportunity one last shot—and clinched the top 20 […]
William Whitener held countless auditions when he directed The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Kansas City Ballet and Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, and he himself learned from legendary choreographers Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse about what it takes to make it on Broadway. Now he coaches ballet students on these skills when he guest teaches around […]
Help your dancers improve their performance—and scores—with this advice from veteran competition faculty: Martha Nichols, Judy Rice and Suzi Taylor. Connect with your ensemble. Everyone can be dancing at the same time, but not necessarily together, because they don’t acknowledge each other. “Relax and have a good time,” says Martha Nichols of New York City […]
While the rest of the world follows the ups and downs of “Brangelina” and “Kimye,” we can’t get enough of these dance stars’ real-life love stories. Luckily, Valentine’s Day gives us an excuse to talk about them (while eating tons of chocolate). We’ve rounded up DT‘s five favorite dance-world couples of the moment. #5. Tiler […]