Margaret Fuhrer
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“It’s Different Parts of the Brain”: Visual Artist Patrick Fraser on Photographing Versus Filming Dance
Patrick Fraser was a widely respected portrait and lifestyle photographer when he met his now-wife, ballerina Carla Körbes. Through Körbes, he discovered the visual richness of dance. Soon, he was shooting world-class dancers in promotional campaigns for Pacific Northwest Ballet and American Ballet → Read More
“It’s Different Parts of the Brain”: Visual Artist Patrick Fraser on Photographing Versus Filming Dance
Patrick Fraser was a widely respected portrait and lifestyle photographer when he met his now-wife, ballerina Carla Körbes. Through Körbes, he discovered the visual richness of dance. Soon, he was shooting world-class dancers in promotional campaigns for Pacific Northwest Ballet and American Ballet → Read More
“It’s Different Parts of the Brain”: Visual Artist Patrick Fraser on Photographing Versus Filming Dance
Patrick Fraser was a widely respected portrait and lifestyle photographer when he met his now-wife, ballerina Carla Körbes. Through Körbes, he discovered the visual richness of dance. Soon, he was shooting world-class dancers in promotional campaigns for Pacific Northwest Ballet and American Ballet → Read More
Watch Three Dancers Grapple with Quarantine Isolation Through Movement
Dancing alone at home during quarantine can make you feel trapped, in multiple senses. You're probably in a small space, unable to use your full range of movement; you might also feel creatively stymied, unable to draw inspiration from the more varied experiences of non-quarantine life. → Read More
2020 Cover Model Search Finalist Jasmine Cruz
Click here to vote for Jasmine. → Read More
How the “SYTYCD” Costume Designer Creates Wearable Art for Dancers
Ever wondered what goes into the production of the hundreds of costumes used in the live episodes of "So You Think You Can Dance"? Always innovative—and often straight-up jaw-dropping—they're an important part of the show's memorable dance storytelling. → Read More
Essential Viewing: “WE. DANCE.”, a Powerful Video by Ailey’s Dancers
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Essential Viewing: “WE. DANCE.”, a Powerful Video by Ailey’s Dancers
"When our hearts break, WE Dance." That's the caption for the video above, created by and featuring dancers from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Made in the midst of widespread protests over the death of George Floyd and so many other innocent Black people, it features poetic text written and performed by company member Hope Boykin, and moving, meditative dance footage from 25 other Ailey… → Read More
Congrats to Our 2020 Dance Grad Cover Stars!
We're thrilled to be honoring members of the great Dance Class of 2020 on special digital covers. One new cover star will be revealed every day during the month of May. Take a look at our winners so far below—we'll be updating the list daily. And if you're a 2020 high school or college dance senio → Read More
The Making of "Center Stage," as Remembered by Its Dance Stars
Whether you first watched it in a theater two decades ago or on Netflix last week, odds are you feel a deep connection to Center Stage. The cult classic, which premiered May 12, 2000, is arguably the greatest dance film ever made. (Dance obsessives might take issue with the "cult" before "classic," → Read More
8 Reasons the World Really Needs Dance Right Now
Social distancing is hard. But social disDancing is more bearable. Here are eight reasons why we all need dance in our lives during this disorienting time. → Read More
8 Reasons the World Really Needs Dance Right Now
Social distancing is hard. But social disDancing is more bearable. Here are eight reasons why we all need dance in our lives during this disorienting time. → Read More
The 7 Stages of Dancers Adjusting to Social Distancing
We don't want to downplay the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic (please stay safe, everybody). But, because we could all use a chuckle right now: Here's a walk through the feelings dancers have been feeling as we figure out what it means to "dance remotely." → Read More
Stuck at Home? Show Us Your #LivingRoomDance
A lot of the dance world is shuttered right now, with classes and performances canceled. But that doesn't mean dancers have stopped dancing. → Read More
Stuck at Home? Show Us Your #LivingRoomDance
A lot of the dance world is shuttered right now, with classes and performances canceled. But that doesn't mean dancers have stopped dancing. → Read More
The Dance World Remembers Danny Tidwell
Danny Tidwell, the extraordinary artist who danced with American Ballet Theatre and inspired thousands as a contestant on "So You Think You Can Dance," died on Friday. He was 35. The cause, according to Tidwell's adoptive brother Travis Wall, was a car accident. → Read More
The Dance World Remembers Danny Tidwell
Danny Tidwell, the extraordinary artist who danced with American Ballet Theatre, inspired thousands as a contestant on "So You Think You Can Dance" and was named one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch" in 2005, died on Friday. He was 35. The cause, according to Tidwell's adoptive brother Travis Wall, → Read More
Dance Spirit Is on TikTok! ✨
We're heeeeere! Dance Spirit officially launched its TikTok account today, and we COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED about it. → Read More
There’s a New Dance Podcast in Town
Hi there, dance friends. I'm the editor in chief of Dance Spirit and content director of The Dance Edit newsletter. And I'm here with a bit of news sure to excite dancers, dance enthusiasts, and other assorted dance obsessives: The Dance Edit is launching a podcast! → Read More
There’s a New Dance Podcast in Town
Hi there, dance friends. I'm the editor in chief of Dance Spirit and content director of The Dance Edit newsletter. And I'm here with a bit of news sure to excite dancers, dance enthusiasts and other assorted dance obsessives: The Dance Edit is launching a podcast! → Read More