Dance Pinterest I came across a dance Pinterest board today, rather by accident, but nevertheless was overjoyed with its title; among many of a Ms. Sarah Rowland’s dance Pinterest boards, ranging from fashion to style to dance, her “en pointe” board stands out, deserving of praise by www.En-Pointe.com, of course! Check it out here: http://www.pinterest.com/saraherowland/en-pointe/ My[…]

Shopping for your dancer? Here are some great gift ideas for Christmas 2013, both functional and fun for under-the-tree wrapping and hung-on-fireplace stocking stuffing.   En Pointe Portable PortaBarre   The number one, ideal gift for any dancer (who doesn’t already have one!) is the portable and personal PortaBarre by En-Pointe. The 4 and a[…]

if you guessed James Dean you just may be correct! How cool is that?   – love from J  

The Biebs shared this link via his Twitter feed and I wanted to pass it along to all of you! Check out his cray back up dancers as they warm-up in Chile on tour! http://www.viddy.com/video/e8a1c6a2-020b-456e-91b6-21ef641e5784 – love from J

It stemmed from YouTube-ing the dance choreography to “Blurred Lines” earlier this year; more specifically, the So You Think You Can Dance routine performed last season by favored female competitor, Jasmine. Clad in skinny and stretchy black suit and tie, watching this on repeat only led to suggestive pop-ups on the side – however to[…]

We may not all be Janet Jackson back up dancers, but most of us are used to listening to our dance music good and loud, on stage, in the crowd or in class. And this, what we have grown accustomed to hearing boom through the dance studio, is most likely desired in our everyday –[…]

As a dancer, we know the best way to deal with things is to move; to dance. To get it out there, into the particles, into the air, and let it flow out of the body, granting us allowance to continue onto the next step – literally and figuratively. The phrase “moving on” says it all.[…]

Returning to ABC for another dose of celebrity meets ballroom bliss, Dancing with the Stars goes into its 17th season tonight with a two hour premiere starting at 8 PM. As usual, the famed stars joining the dance cast – a cast of whom, by now, are practically bigger names than the “stars” themselves –[…]

SYTYCD   Season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance ( SYTYCD ) produced two winners this time around. It was both a male-female addition to the All Star lineup, both of which will not only be inheriting the title and joining the cast on tour, but also returning for future famed spots on the[…]

    Dancing in the streets, dancing in the subways; it’s even on the walls, where this poster is spotted on the everyday commute promoting a chance to getaway for a second, a chance to Fall for Dance and enjoy their properly titled show.     Celebrating the 10th season of this festival, from September[…]

  When it comes to a nice set of legs, there’s a fundamental formula for getting them. From the foundational work to esthetically topical applications, this itemized guide includes tip and tricks including the must-have products – one invented by a Knicks City Dancer herself.   Work it out: Starting with the work, it’s no surprise dancers[…]

  Come on and bug me if Robin Thicke’s on; this jammy album worth grooving to with classic Thicke hit after hit. Blurred Lines features the single of the same name, a song currently topping summer 2013’s billboard charts and making history as the first track to sell more than 400,000 downloads in four different[…]

The life of a dancer isn’t cheap. Classes are expensive and if you’re training in a city, such as New York, the rest of your life is too. There isn’t much left over for pleasure, never mind taking in a Broadway show. It may be the love of your life, but at a $150 ticket[…]

Dancers Dancers are always dancing. Whatever the age, the rhythm is gonna’ move you! Growing up and going to school, I remember practicing my tap routines while sitting at my desk, shuffling my feet underneath to keep me from ennui. Yes my lack of interest in studies most certainly improved the memory of my tap[…]

There’s a lot on a dancer’s mind. Suck it in, remember your posture, create the line, point your toes, breathe, entertain, and smile. But whether a dancer is on or off their PortaFloor, the work that goes into presenting it in top form is this: the diet. Whether dieting in a crash-sense or developing a[…]

  The South Street Seaport is giving fans the old razzle dazzle. Setting up temporary shop as storefronts continue to rebuild post Hurricane Sandy, pop-ups are reopening including the neighborhood go-to for cheap theatre tickets: the Theatre Development Fund’s downtown TKTS booth.   Located amidst the “Sea/Change” campaign kiosks and vendors, TKTS participates as the[…]

The Moulin Rouge has hosted famed dance shows inFrancefor over 120 years. Its iconic chorus line of the high energy can-can, however provocative and skirt-lifting, shows off impeccable technique mixed with personality and physical demand. Popularized with its 2001 Nicole Kidman/ Ewan McGregor American blockbuster, the cultural institution continues to seek performers to grace the[…]

  Once in a while – on a surprisingly irregular basis – you meet someone who blows your impression of them off the chart with either their talent, their portfolio of actual executed work, and/ or their ambition and its vividness. Sometimes, they have all three. And usually when that happens, they’re dancers. They not[…]