Amanda Sherwin
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National Dance Day: The Recap
What a weekend, dance family! Saturday's #NationalDanceDay celebrations brought the joy of movement from coast to coast, and we loved (loved) seeing everyone lend the day their best dance moves and share what dance means to them. → Read More
Beat the Cheat: Combat Incorrect Jump Landings With These Targeted Fitness Exercises
As dancers, we all have our vices—those little technique cheats that we know are incorrect, and we try our best to fix whenever we can remember...but at the end of the day, we just can't seem to banish them for good. After all, these cheats usually appear to help us: They can get our legs higher and → Read More
Irving Berlin + Chloé & Maud Arnold = #TBT Video Perfection
In light of the guaranteed stress awaiting us next #ElectionWeek, we recommend spending your weekend eating lots of candy you bought for yourself (hello, socially-distanced Halloween) and taking a blast to the much simpler past a la Irving Berlin's 1935 movie musical Top Hat, starring Fred Astaire a → Read More
The Dancer's Guide to Maskne
Having to wear a mask is a small price to pay to finally be back dancing with partners other than our family members and pets. But we won't lie: Masks are uncomfortable. If you've experienced "maskne"—increased irritation and acne from frequent mask-wearing—you're not alone. Luckily, dermatologists → Read More
The Dancer's Guide to Maskne
Having to wear a mask is a small price to pay to finally be back dancing with partners other than our family members and pets. But we won't lie: Masks are uncomfortable. If you've experienced "maskne"—increased irritation and acne from frequent mask-wearing—you're not alone. Luckily, dermatologists → Read More
The 2020 National Dance Day Routine Has Arrived
While most of us are probably excited for autumn as proof that this turned-in-sickled-foot-esque year will soon be over with, there are still a few things to look forward to in 2020—including National Dance Day! Yes, the annual celebration hosted by American Dance Movement is still on, and the offic → Read More
The 2020 National Dance Day Routine Has Arrived
While most of us are probably excited for autumn as proof that this turned-in-sickled-foot-esque year will soon be over with, there are still a few things to look forward to in 2020—including National Dance Day! Yes, the annual celebration hosted by American Dance Movement is still on, and the offic → Read More
Follow the Path of a Broadway Musical from Concept to Opening Night
The curtain rises, the crowd goes wild, and the bright lights of Broadway shine down as you make your debut on opening night…it's every Broadway baby's dream. But you may be surprised to learn that a show's journey to the Great White Way can be months, or even years, in the making. How does a produc → Read More
Follow the Path of a Broadway Musical from Concept to Opening Night
The curtain rises, the crowd goes wild, and the bright lights of Broadway shine down as you make your debut on opening night…it's every Broadway baby's dream. But you may be surprised to learn that a show's journey to the Great White Way can be months, or even years, in the making. How does a produc → Read More
Dancers, Here's How to Get Your Sleep Schedule Back on Track
While taking all those #SocialDisDancing Zoom classes at home certainly helped keep your technique up to par, the relaxation of your daily schedule—no need to wake up early to catch a bus!—may have messed with your sleep cycle. Finding it harder than usual to get up for that Saturday morning rehears → Read More
Dancers, Here's How to Get Your Sleep Schedule Back on Track
While taking all those #SocialDisDancing Zoom classes at home certainly helped keep your technique up to par, the relaxation of your daily schedule—no need to wake up early to catch a bus!—may have messed with your sleep cycle. Finding it harder than usual to get up for that Saturday morning rehears → Read More
Why You Should Know TikTok Princess Pressley Hosbach
Onstage and off, Pressley Hosbach is a bundle of personality, positivity, and passion. Technique, too, as shown by the challenging solos she nailed on "Dance Moms" Season 8. Pressley also performed on Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour at Madison Square Garden in 2016, and danced on the Brooklyn Net → Read More
Why You Should Know TikTok Princess Pressley Hosbach
Onstage and off, Pressley Hosbach is a bundle of personality, positivity, and passion. Technique, too, as shown by the challenging solos she nailed on "Dance Moms" Season 8. Pressley also performed on Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour at Madison Square Garden in 2016, and danced on the Brooklyn Net → Read More
Why You Should Know TikTok Princess Pressley Hosbach
Onstage and off, Pressley Hosbach is a bundle of personality, positivity, and passion. Technique, too, as shown by the challenging solos she nailed on "Dance Moms" Season 8. Pressley also performed on Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour at Madison Square Garden in 2016, and danced on the Brooklyn Net → Read More
How Jeanine Mason Went from "So You Think You Can Dance" to a Successful Acting Career
Eleven years ago, Jeanine Mason won over our dancing hearts with her impeccable technique and passionate stage presence, and was crowned the Season 5 "So You Think You Can Dance" champion. But rather than go the typical dancer route postshow, Mason used her newfound accolades to launch herself into → Read More
American Ballet Theatre Soloist Skylar Brandt Talks Candy Crush, "Cheer," and Her Love of Pasta
If you want some serious practice-makes-perfect inspiration, look no further than American Ballet Theatre soloist Skylar Brandt's Instagram (@skylarbrandt). In between gorgeous shots of the spirited ballerina onstage and goofy outtakes featuring her fellow ABT dancers, you'll find post after post of → Read More
American Ballet Theatre Soloist Skylar Brandt Talks Candy Crush, "Cheer," and Her Love of Pasta
If you want some serious practice-makes-perfect inspiration, look no further than American Ballet Theatre soloist Skylar Brandt's Instagram (@skylarbrandt). In between gorgeous shots of the spirited ballerina onstage and goofy outtakes featuring her fellow ABT dancers, you'll find post after post of → Read More
"So You Think You Can Dance" Is Officially Not Happening This Summer
Well, dance friends, this is not the "So You Think You Can Dance" news we want to be bringing you today, but here we are: Unfortunately, Fox has officially called off Season 17 of our beloved dance show, due to COVID-19–related health and safety concerns. → Read More
2020 Cover Model Search Finalist Jamaii Melvin
Click here to vote for Jamaii. → Read More
The Rockettes + Chloe and Maud Arnold = the Tap Collab of Our Dreams
What do you get when a few Radio City Rockettes join forces with a few Syncopated Ladies? The talented girl-boss tap team we all needed, that's what. Check out this adorable video mashup featuring several Rockettes keeping perfect time with tappers Chloe and Maud Arnold (created for National Tap Dan → Read More