For Tamaira Sandifer—affectionately known as “Miss Tee”—founding her nonprofit, Studio T Arts & Entertainment, began humbly as a small hip-hop class of four students at a park in Sacramento, California, in 2003. Now, it has flourished into a youth arts program that’s reached nearly 200,000 children around the globe. Sandifer’s mission is to use the […]
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 Dance Day, planned for September 19th? We caught up with the […]
NBC’s “World of Dance” is officially back! Over the last two seasons, the show has exploded in popularity, and it’s easy to see why: The contestants truly are in a league of their own. No matter their genre, every dancer that takes the “WOD” stage gives it their all. But what exactly is it like […]
In summer 2009, Tyce Diorio choreographed a contemporary piece for “So You Think You Can Dance” on dancers Ade Obayomi and Melissa Sandvig. The result was one of the most touching pieces on breast cancer that we have ever seen. It was emotional. It was technical. It was beautiful. And it has stuck with us […]
Travis Wall is having a good week. After being honored at a nomination reception for the upcoming Emmy awards show, a new poignant piece of Wall’s was featured on Season 15 of “SYTYCD.” Choreographed for contestants Taylor Sieve and Darius Hickman to “It Takes a Lot to Know a Man,” by Damien Rice, the piece […]
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 […]
It’s baaaaack! “So You Think You Can Dance” kicked off its 15th season last night with auditions in L.A. (and a killer, développé-filled opening montage set to “This Is Me” from The Greatest Showman). Nigel, Mary, Vanessa (looking sparklier and chicer than ever), and Cat were all on hand—plus tWitch was in the house to […]
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 […]
Choreographer Travis Wall recently shared a video he directed and produced about the struggle of dealing with homophobia. The Shaping Sound artistic director, who is openly gay, pairs his contemporary style with an acoustic cover of “This Is Me” from the Grammy-nominated musical The Greatest Showman, performed by Broadway’s Shoshana Bean, and the result is […]
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 […]