The Golden State Warriors’ dance team director Sabrina Ellison has spent most of her life in the professional dance team ecosystem. From the National Basketball Association to the National Football League and Major League Baseball, she has brought joy, enthusiasm, and ultra-precise choreography to adoring sports fans. Through her commitment to this niche area of […]
This past summer, Danceology owner Nicole (Niki) Lucia led her team of roughly 150 competitive dancers to win the title “Studio of the Year” at one of the country’s largest dance competitions, The Dance Awards. The journey to get there was full of hard work, discipline and, most importantly, according to Lucia, the will to […]
It’s nearing 5 pm on a Sunday in February, and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” reverberates through University of South Carolina’s volleyball gym, where the Carolina Girls dance team is rehearsing a Nationals routine. What’s most striking isn’t the dancers’ radiating energy or the team’s precise unanimity. Instead, it’s the complexity of the choreography—the weaving formations, transitions, […]
Parris Goebel‘s Royal Family is just operating on a different level. The crazy-good dance crew, which has been at the top of the competitive hip-hop scene for what feels like a century, was recently invited to give a guest performance at Hip Hop International New Zealand Nationals. And the routine they brought—choreographed by Goebel herself—was […]
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Director Chip Hale’s documentary dives into the history and modern relevance of the Kilgore College Rangerettes, the original precision dance team that pioneered modern football halftime entertainment. Produced by Overton Films, the 90-minute film looks at the current state of the Rangerettes organization, and reveals the inner emotions of “Hopefuls” as they work towards their […]
As the director of the Centennial High School Sparklers drill team in suburban Fort Worth, Texas, Drew Ellison knows how to delegate. “We have 48 kids on the team, so it’s hard for just me to give them feedback,” she says. To solve this, she has her seven team officers work with groups of six […]
In the December issue, DT staff reflects on their favorite covers of the year. Associate editor Kristin Schwab chose March. “Growing up as a bunhead, I’ll admit that I used to turn up my nose at the idea of dance team as a respected form. Jodi Maxfield’s story really validates that there is some great […]
Under visionary artistic director Jodi Maxfield, the Brigham Young University dance team opens doors for career-minded dancers. Director Jodi Maxfield with Brigham Young University dance team the Cougarettes When Jodi Maxfield first took the field alongside her fellow Brigham Young University Cougarettes in the late 1970s, their style exemplified that of many dance teams during […]