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All of the Best #DancingHermione Reactions

It was the meme that launched a thousand Firebolts—or something along those lines. It all started at MCM London Comic Con, when Yorkshire, England-based YouTuber (and trained dancer!) Kelsey Ellison’s spontaneous voguing was captured on video by friend and fellow U.K. YouTuber Connie Glynn. Ellison, a diehard Harry Potter fan, has posted dance videos and […]

This College Freshman Has a Secret to Nailing Beyoncé's Choreography

This past week, Brianna Bundick-Kelly broke the internet when she posted a video of her dancing Beyoncé’s Beychella, only hours after the live performance. The Virginia State University freshman, who’s Twitter handle is “Briyonce,” told Business Insider that she taught herself the choreography in 40 minutes. For dance teachers, this might seem just like another […]

Watch This Incredibly Powerful Dance Protesting Gun Violence

As hundreds of thousands of students across the country participated in school walkouts and marches over the past few weeks, protesting school shootings and gun violence in America, one group of young comp kids decided to take a stand through dance. And the resulting video is truly powerful. Choreographed and directed by Chelsea Jennings, the […]

Alicia Vikander Says Being an Action Hero Is Hard and All, But Ballet Training Was Harder

Today in Ballet Dancers Are Actual Superheroes news: You’ve no doubt heard that the fabulous Alicia Vikander is playing Lara Croft in the newest iteration of Tomb Raider, which hits movie theaters this Friday. But while her training for the high-octane action role was crazy tough, she says, studying at the Royal Swedish Ballet Schoolwas […]

The 5 Top Tweets Honoring Trisha Brown

On March 18, the dance community bid farewell to Trisha Brown. After a lengthy illness, the revolutionary postmodern choreographer passed away at age 80. The outpouring of love on social media was abundant. Here are some of our favorite Trisha Brown tweets. Mana Contemporary, a New Jersey-based arts center, posted this gif of Brown’s Watermotor […]