After dancing JaQuel Knight’s choreography in Beyoncé’s epic “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” video, Ebony Williams quickly became one of the commercial world’s most recognizable faces. But she’d already been working overtime as a dancer and choreographer, performing with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet while simultaneously taking on a range of commercial opportunities. “I […]
Ebony Williams is many things: an original “Single Lady,” a former Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet member, a backup dancer for Beyoncé, Rihanna, Fergie and Ciara. Though right now she’s slaying with Beyoncé on the Formation World Tour, she will never be easy to categorize or pin down. But that’s just one of the many reasons […]
Go behind the scenes at our October cover shoot with contemporary/commercial chameleon Ebony Williams.
Where is the dance field headed next? The dancers, choreographers, directors, and companies on our annual “25 to Watch” list offer heartening, imaginative, exciting possible answers to that question. Whether or not you’re already familiar with these up-and-comers, our editors and contributors from across the dance world predict that we’ll be hearing a lot more from these artists on the verge of a breakout in 2025 and beyond.
At 19 years old, Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s Christian Burse commands the stage with expansive and exacting movement beyond her years. In Dwight Rhoden’s recent Endgame, she uses her classical sensibility to morph into contemporary shapes, her gaze projecting into the audience with cool intensity. Her stability in moments of stillness is as much of a standout as her quick feet and soaring leaps.
As a student, Maria Caruso was told that her body might be better suited to modern dance than ballet. “But I didn’t want to give up my pointe shoes,” she says. “So then I was told to get a breast reduction. To change the way my body looks. And I just didn’t understand that. Why […]
Touring as a dancer can be the opportunity of a lifetime. But day-to-day life on the road doesn’t always come easily. Four dancers with experience on equity, non-equity, commercial and concert dance tours shared their travel tips and insider perspectives with Dance Magazine. Daniela Filipone Daniela Filippone has been on tour with Phantom of the […]
They say your life can change in a moment. For JaQuel Knight, it took precisely three minutes and 18 seconds. That’s how long three leotard-and-high-heel-clad women spent on-screen, strutting in perfect unison and becoming an instant video sensation, one that would go on to garner more than 600 million views on YouTube. The women, of […]