“Choreography is the Jellicle Choice,” declares Omari Wiles, co-choreographer of Broadway’s CATS: The Jellicle Ball, a reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic CATS. He alludes to the show’s pivotal (and ineffable) moment with a laugh, but it’s undeniable that the choreography—by Wiles and Arturo Lyons—is a key component of the production’s magic.

The gist of the new musical “The Jellicle Ball” makes so much sense it seems inevitable in retrospect: a reimagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s enduring Broadway hit “Cats,” in the world of vogue dance and ballroom culture, à la “Paris Is Burning” and “Pose.”

When Jason Rodriguez, who plays Lemar on FX’s hit series “Pose,” discovered dance as a college student at SUNY Brockport, he went all in. He transferred to SUNY Purchase—but got rejected from the school’s Conservatory of Dance twice. Yet he couldn’t be deterred. “I went to the city and took open classes at Ailey and […]

We love seeing dancers pop up in mainstream media, and Royal Ballet principal Francesca Hayward just made the ultimate crossover in British Vogue‘s “Five Favourite Objects” series. Naturally, most of Hayward’s picks are ballet-related (she even still has the Nutcracker VHS her grandparents gave her at three years old!). In between clips of Hayward practicing […]