Set your DVRs: The Primetime Emmy Awards are this Sunday evening! Now, if you’re thinking, Wait a second…what does this have to do with dance? Don’t choreographers get their awards at the Creative Arts Emmys that happened last week? Well, for the first time in Emmy tradition, the answer is no! It’s all happening Sunday […]
Last week for “So You Think You Can Dance,” Travis Wall choreographed a routine to Nina Simone’s “Strange Fruit.” It had beautiful dancers, liquid movement and subtle lighting. The concept no doubt had good intentions. But the execution was troublesome.
As live theater returns, we’re reminded again that anything can happen onstage. Be it falling, puking or losing your costume mid-performance, mishaps are a reality of the industry. It’s what you do with the disaster that matters. Five professionals with major onstage fail stories shared their best practices for picking yourself up, dusting yourself off […]
Competitions American Dance Championships Director: David Barr 804.304.9010 americandancechampionships.com [email protected] Age Divisions: Novice, Advanced, Competitive: Mini (8 & under), Junior (9–11), Teen (12–14), Senior (15–19), Adult (20 & up) Top 5 Tour Cities: Raleigh (March 4–5) -or- Lenoir (March 18–20), NC: 2022; Knoxville, TN: April 2–3, 2022; Columbus (Alabama state line), GA: April 22–24, 2022; […]
COMPETITIONS Act 1 Talent Director: Katie Rustowicz 909-360-3455 [email protected] act1talent.com Age Divisions: Preview (Beginner), First Act (Intermediate), Second Act (Advanced), Spotlight (Dancers w/Disabilities): Minis (5 & Under), Petite (6–8), Juniors (9–11), Teens (12–14), Seniors (15–18), Adult (19) Top 5 Tour Cities: Redondo Beach, CA; Austin, TX; Portland, OR; Indianapolis, IN; Minneapolis, MN American Ballet Competition […]
The 2019–20 season is here, and with it more performances than any one person could reasonably catch. But fear not: We polled our writers and editors and selected the 31 most promising tickets, adding up to one endlessly intriguing year of dance. Travis Wall Mark Roberts, Courtesy Cincinnati Ballet Right Men, Wrong Man Hamilton cohorts […]
The Primetime Emmy Award nominations are out! Congrats to the seven choreographers who earned nods for their exceptional TV work this year. Notably, that work was made for just two shows, “So You Think You Can Dance” and “World of Dance.” And there was a particularly remarkable snub: While the dance-filled hit “Fosse/Verdon” earned 17 […]
Although we watch “So You Think You Can Dance” for the killer choreography and fantabulous dancing, sometimes the show is downright hilarious, too. Here are seven laugh-out-loud “SYT” moments that still have us giggling. Ellen’s Epic Guest Performance with tWitch Alex Wong getting injured? Not funny. Ellen Degeneres replacing Alex in a redo of his […]
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