by Alison Feller for Dance Spirit | Jun 5, 2018 | News
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...
by Helen Hope | Jun 3, 2018 | Just for fun
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...
by Betsy Farber | Apr 20, 2018 | News
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...
by Courtney Bowers For Dance Spirit | Mar 27, 2018 | News
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...
by Margaret Fuhrer For Dance Spirit | Mar 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
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...
by Rachel Caldwell | Mar 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
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...