Dear Katie: Is It Too Late to Improve My Turnout?
In our "Dear Katie" series, former NYCB soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be featured!...
View ArticleGet Your Shine On This Holiday Season With These Sparkly Dancewear Staples
These pieces will shimmer, glimmer, and shine in class or onstage. Photos by Nathan Sayers Just For Kix dance dress Danskin unitard Bloch Inc. leotard Body Wrappers/Angelo Luzio dance shorts Discount...
View ArticleWatch Les Twins Slay in This Festive New Holiday Ad
No snowman is safe this holiday season because the Les Twins are on fire🔥 . "The World of Dance" champions brought loads of holiday cheer to fashion house MCM's festive new campaign, the best way they...
View ArticleThis J.Peck Short Film Will Give You the Sunday Scaries, But It's So Worth It
So this is about to destroy you, but you'll love every single second of it—promise. Some feels are too fatal not to share: And Justin Peck's new music video for The National's song "Dark Side of the...
View ArticleLarsen Thompson Just Made "Fetch" Happen in This "Mean Girls" Jingle Bell...
If you're even half as obsessed with Mean Girls as we are, you're counting the days until its Broadway debut this March. And if you need a little something extra to hold you over till then, look no...
View ArticleAll the Scoop on the Super-Dancey New Movie 'The Greatest Showman'
The latest original musical to grace the big screen, The Greatest Showman follows the life and times of P.T. Barnum, and the events that inspired him to create the famous Barnum & Bailey...
View ArticleHow Do You Win the School Talent Show/Life? Do a Dance Routine—with Your Mom
Scott Jenkins and his mom, Ginny, did not come to the Myers Park High School auditorium to play. They come to SLAY, PEOPLE. The mother-son team put together an absolutely delightful "History of...
View ArticleHollywood's Favorite Tap Duo, Kelsey McCowan and Caley Carr, Talk Dance Role...
Tap duo Kelsey McCowan and Caley Carr have been blowing up Hollywood with their classic, sophisticated tap moves. McCowan recorded the tap sounds for the film La La Land , choreographed all of Derek...
View ArticleIan Eastwood Started an Intense—and Important—Convo About Class Videos
You're obsessed with class videos. We're obsessed with class videos . The passion, energy, and talent showcased in these clips, which give us an insider-y peek at the commercial dance world's hottest...
View ArticleWhat Inspires Broadway Choreographer Spencer Liff
Spencer Liff knows how to perform under pressure. Over nine seasons of "So You Think You Can Dance," the Broadway wunderkind has dreamed up number after Emmy-nominated number within the show's...
View ArticleWhy (and How) You Should Wash Your Makeup Brushes
We're about to hit peak competition season, and that means tons (and tons) of makeup. Even if you've mastered a skin-care routine to combat the hours your skin spends covered in foundation and powder,...
View Article10 Corrections Your Dance Teacher Is Tired of Giving Over and Over
Getting corrections from our dance instructors is how we grow, and as students, it's important that we do our best to apply every correction right away. But sometimes—whether it's because we're in...
View ArticleDear Katie VIDEO: How Can I Improve My Entrechats Quatre and Entrechats Six?
In our "Dear Katie" series, former NYCB soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be featured!...
View ArticleYou Have to Watch Lindsey Stirling's Festive, Dance-Tastic New Music Video
Lindsey Stirling may not have won "Dancing with the Stars," but that hasn't kept the violinist from showing off the stellar dance moves that took her all the way to the finale . In her new holiday...
View ArticleMeet the Dancer Who's Using Ballet to Help Senior Citizens
Aspiring ballerina Katarina Jakimier, a Dallas, TX, native, was just 12 when Dance Spirit first featured her, highlighting the innovative pointe shoe recycling program she created in her community....
View ArticleThis Clip Starring Ailey's Power Couple Has Us Believing in Love Again
Distance, schmistance. There's nothing quite like the highs and lows of a long-distance relationship—and "«PARIS/NEW YORK - Long Distance Love»," a new short film from viral dance-video guru Redha...
View ArticleNot Your Average 'Nutcracker': The World's Most Imaginative Productions
When most of us think of The Nutcracker , we imagine a growing Christmas tree, dancing mice, and a little girl named Clara (or Marie) traveling to the Land of Sweets. But companies around the world...
View Article"Dance Moms" Stars Chloe, Kalani, and Kendall Give Us the Lowdown on Their...
Our favorite drama-filled, dance reality show may have ended this past fall, but "Dance Moms" stars Chloe, Kalani, and Kendall aren't about to let that end their dance careers. In fact, these dancing...
View Article#ICYMI: Here's the Drop-Dead Gorgeous Trailer for Sara Mearns' Só Dança Collab
Shut up and take my money! This summer, we shared that New York City Ballet principal Sara Mearns and dancewear outfitter Só Dança were teaming up for a capsule collection—and we promptly started...
View ArticleQuiz: Name That Tutu!
It's time for a tutu test! So many iconic ballets, so many beautiful tutus. Can you figure out which ballet each of these costumes comes from?
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