Winners – West Coast Dance Championships

Is your idea of a perfect weekend filled with sequins, shoe polish, bronzer and competitors’ numbers? Then we hope you were at the West Coast Dance Championships earlier this month! For two days, dancers from the West Coast region thrilled and entertained judges and their peers, and by the end of the weekend, everyone had… Read More

Old Hollywood Is Back!: How Fred Astaire influence La La Land

Sunday night, La La Land dominated the Golden Globes, winning all seven of the awards for which it was nominated, including Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Score and Best Screenplay. So what made this movie so magical? Well, according to the movie’s choreographer, some of the inspiration came from our own Fred Astaire!  La… Read More

Remembering Debbie Reynolds, the dancer

Debbie Reynolds, one of the biggest stars in Hollywood in the 1950s and 60s, died less than 24 hours after her daughter, Carrie Fisher. Debbie Reynolds was one of musical theatre’s pioneers, and her peers were some of the biggest and brightest stars of the industry. We’d like to honor Debbie Reynolds by looking back… Read More

How Dancers Handle the Holiday Buffet

The turkey, the ham, the pie — and the pounds. Overindulging in holiday food can derailing your training and make it even harder to reach your goals. How do the world’s best professional dancers stay on “track,” while still enjoying the holiday season? Read on for some tips! Tip 1: Move before the feast! Don’t… Read More