At dance competitions, participants from the same studio often end up not just performing alongside but also competing against each other in solos and group routines—all within the same weekend. The situation can be stressful, confusing, and awkward, particularly for younger dancers. But it doesn’t have to result in comparisons and tears.

Picture this: You’re onstage about to perform, but you don’t have any choreography prepared, and you have no idea what the music will be. For most dancers, this is their literal worst nightmare. But for the 16 dancers at the Red Bull Dance Your Style U.S. finals in Las Vegas, NV, last weekend, that’s exactly […]

Ever dreamed of dancing in the companies of modern or post-modern dance giants like José Limón, Paul Taylor or Trisha Brown? Then it might be time to enter a dance competition. Yes, you read that right. Probably the last genre of dance you’d ever expect there to be a competition for now has its own […]