by Sophie Robertson | Jun 3, 2018 | Just for fun
Dance, by definition, is movement – right? Think again. Famous YouTube vlogger and self-described non-dancer Ryan Higa has proved that idea wrong, thanks to the magic of stop-motion video. Admitting that he can’t dance, Higa acted on a follower’s seemingly...
by Sophie Robertson | Jun 3, 2018 | Just for fun
Dance, by definition, is movement – right? Think again. Famous YouTube vlogger and self-described non-dancer Ryan Higa has proved that idea wrong, thanks to the magic of stop-motion video. Admitting that he can’t dance, Higa acted on a follower’s seemingly...
by Helen Rolfe | Jun 2, 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...
by Katherine Beard For Dance Spirit | May 16, 2018 | Just for fun
Tiffany & Co. primarily sell jewelry, but it’s their new dance-filled commercials that we’re really sold on! Elle Fanning stars in the luxury retailer’s latest dancetastic ad and we must say, the starlet’s got moves. Though she may not be a...
by Katherine Beard For Dance Spirit | May 14, 2018 | Just for fun
Other than being one of the nicest and funniest people on earth, Ellen DeGeneres also happens to have a knack for spotting talented dancers. Thanks to the comedian’s dance obsession, world-class dancers like Tiler Peck, Lex Ishimoto, and Travis Wall have...
by Katherine Beard For Dance Spirit | Apr 10, 2018 | Just for fun
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....
by Hannah Chang Foster | Feb 13, 2018 | Career, News, Profiles
A company’s corps de ballet is rarely the pool from which title roles are plucked. Yet New York City Ballet seems to buck convention, especially for its full-length production of Peter Martins’ Romeo + Juliet. When it debuted back in 2007, the ballet...
by Caroline Hamilton | Jul 16, 2017 | Profiles
On Wednesday, June 19, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival welcomes James Whiteside Presents to the outdoor Inside/Out stage. This will be the American Ballet Theatre principal’s fourth time at the Pillow. He first came to the Massachusetts–based Dance...