The 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards may not be until Sunday, but this past weekend saw the awarding of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards—which included the award for Outstanding Choreography (for dance on television). Or, in this case, awards. This year, Quest Crew (America’s Best Dance Crew) and Kathryn Burns (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) tied for the Emmy. The first-time nominees were up […]
For seven years, The Capezio A.C.E. Awards have been recognizing emerging choreographers and giving them the tools they need to take their work to the next level. Each summer at the Dance Teacher Summit, 15 talents from around the country present their works to a panel of industry experts. Three are chosen for the top […]
Dancers grooving at National Dance Day 2012. Photo Valerie Macon/Getty Images North America via Dance Spirit. For some of us, tomorrow is the best day of the summer. It’s National Dance Day! Now in it’s fifth year, the annual event was started by Nigel Lythgoe and the Dizzy Feet Foundation to fight obesity and celebrate […]
If you’re not booking the jobs you want, don’t assume it’s a reflection of your talent. All too often, the most gifted performers get passed up for the ones who know how to work the industry better. Mistakes you don’t even realize you’re making could be interfering with your success. To help you get out […]
How Shaping Sound’s Kayla Kalbfleisch chose college over a career Shaping Sound dance company member Kayla Kalbfleisch says the dance bug bit her early on. At 8, she started studying at a studio in Las Vegas, Nevada, and as she got older, she begged her mom to take her to conventions like West Coast […]
Perhaps unsurprisingly, there’s been a lot of glamour surrounding the dance world in the past few weeks. From the Emmy nominees-like Allison Holker in an Oliver Tolentino evergreen gown and Travis Wall in Armani-walking the red carpet, to the haute couture costumes for the NYCB gala, (not to mention the looks that night from SJP and Milleportman), I’ve been a little fashion-ed out. […]
Gala Accomplishment #1 Nigel Lythgoe has made dance glamorous. On Saturday night, the second annual Dizzy Feet gala attracted stars like Anna Kendrick, Jane Lynch, and Shirley MacLaine to at the L.A. Music Center. Hosts and presenters included Paula Abdul, Katie Holmes, and Adam Shankman (the last two are co-founders of Dizzy Feet). Accomplishment #2 […]
A look at reality TV For a unique take on the recent spate of dance shows on TV, we asked our contributing editor (and former associate editor) Siobhan Burke to cast her eye on how dancers are portrayed on TV. Trained in modern, postmodern, and Irish step dancing, Siobhan is a Barnard graduate who writes […]
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