Have you attended any summer conventions this year? How was your experience? This past weekend Discount Dance Supply got to hang out at the Dancerpalooza convention in Long Beach, CA, and had a BLAST! If you are...

“The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie,” Agnes de Mille. It’s that time of the year again. Time to celebrate the thing you love best, the thing that...

As a former dance teacher, I know working out is something that many dancers don’t really have to put too much thought into – they are working out all day, every day in the studio! But, if...

“Not since Matthew Diamond’s splendid documentary on Paul Taylor, Dancemaker (1998), has a film honored the essence of Terpsichore, the muse of dance, so well as does First Position.” -Culture Catch I recently had the pleasure of...

In a perfect world, we would all have time to pack healthy snacks and meals for the day. Unfortunately, this isn’t always reality and we have to grab a quick bite at a fast food restaurant. The...

  We sent our DDS Press Crew to Toronto for the Pulse on Tour! Here’s what crew member Ethan, an independent choreographer and teacher at SliqHop Dance Collective had to say about his experience: The Pulse 2014...

My career in the dance industry started as a studio dancer in a small-ish town called Stevens Point, Wisconsin. My first studio was very showy, and especially strong in tap and musical theater. It was a great...

Is it your first competition season as a teacher?  You may surprised at all those extra things your teachers were lugging around each weekend. Dances are polished, costumes are fitted, shoes are broken in, registration is complete,...

It’s competition time! Do you have everything you need to make this your best performance yet? Competitions are a great way for dancers to show off their hard work and talent. While it’s a really fun experience,...