High School Musical premiered on the Disney Channel 20 years ago, on January 20, 2006. To celebrate, Dance Spirit is speaking with some of the films’ key dance figures to examine HSM’s impact on...

Looking back at the spring semester of my senior year at Butler University, one thing immediately comes to mind: auditions. On top of schoolwork, rehearsals, jobs, and other obligations, my fellow dance majors and I spent any remaining hours in pursuit of a contract.

Audition seasons are tough for anyone, especially the first time around. While college ballet studen...

As winners of the Prix de Lausanne’s Young Creation Award in 2025, Henry Lichtmacher of the U.S. and Alexander Mockrish of Sweden had the opportunity to return to Switzerland to coach this year’s Prix contestants on their choreography. Lichtmacher’s piece, 20 Mil...

Born in Cecina, Italy, to Nigerian parents, Nnamdi Nwagwu doesn’t remember a time when dance wasn’t part of his life. Dance was always present in his family home, and after a short, unsuccessful stint with basketball, he began formal training at 6.

At 13, he received a scholarship to study at Professione Danza Parma in Parma, Italy, and began rigorous ballet trainin...