Music for Tap: It’s You by Duck Sauce
I’m always on the hunt for modern music to tap to. Sure, I love tapping to classics. Songs from musicals, rock and roll with a
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Music for Contemporary : Bad Body Double by Imogen Heap
As dancers, we grow up hearing stories of other dancers, both boys and girls, with eating disorders. Maybe it was an older girl, a friend,
Finding new music for dance class
It’s one of the most mindless and most mindful tasks dance professionals have — finding music for class, for performances, for everything in between. There
Music for Tap: All Together Now by André 3000
I fell in love with Outkast in approximately the year 2000. It was before the hit “Hey Ya” came out, right around the time when
Now Dancing to: Bang Bang by will.i.am
In honor of the Oscars this weekend, I thought I’d share a track from one of last year’s top movies, The Great Gatsby. If you haven’t
Now Dancing to: Tightrope by Janelle Monae
One of the things we challenge our college-aged students to do when working on new choreography is to come up with an idea for their
How to Choose Music : The Time Step Test
It’s the early 90s. A warm day in Pittsburgh, PA. My mom, grandfather and I are on the back steps of his home. He smokes
How to Choose Music: Listen Outside Your Comfort Zone
As a dancer you hear your teacher correct the same mistakes over and over again. And as a teacher you say those same phrases over
Now Tapping to: American, Idle by Pigeon John
I’m not sure when it started. In fact, I’m not sure when I started noticing it. Featured artists. They’re everywhere. It seems like almost every
Dance Kelly Style on: Music
As a kid, I’d dance to almost anything. A dripping faucet. Banging on pots and pans. My parents reprimanding me. (That last one hardly ever
