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Mae Muller Is Keeping Dancers Dancing

Since DanceOn’s “I Just Came To Dance” Masterclass with Brinn Nicole last month, dancers have continued to engage with the record in fun ways all over TikTok!

@oliviawong21 Even dancing on our break🤣 pick your fighter #CapitolPartner #IJCTD #IJustCameToDance @Mae Muller ♬ I Just Came To Dance - Mae Muller

Olivia Wong posted to TikTok along with her whole class at the studio!

Creators like Olivia Wong, Kent Boyd, Kelsey Cook, Kim Hale, and Amanda LaCount have all joined in on the fun.

@kentboyd_ Mom got mad at me 😡 #CapitolPartner #IJCTD #IJustCameToDance @Mae Muller ♬ I Just Came To Dance - Mae Muller

Kent Boyd dancing with Kim Hale

With Mae’s catchy hook and fun melody, we hope to see more and more variations across socials showing us how YOU came to dance!

Remember to tag @danceon so we can see what you’ve got —

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Unbraced: a film by Cara Scott

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DanceOn is proud to announce the premiere ‘Unbraced’, New York-based Cara Scott’s gorgeous and inspiring directorial debut.

‘Unbraced’ was created out of a mission to empower and encourage a sense of community among those affected by scoliosis. 

The StraightForward Scoliosis Foundation collaborated with director, Cara Scott, by reflecting on her personal background as a dancer prior to undergoing a spinal fusion surgery. Given the director’s background and Foundation’s combined goal of promoting scoliosis awareness through art, they gathered a group of dancers ranging from 19-40 years old to share their personal struggle with scoliosis through movement. It was important for them to capture the movement of other dancers who have experienced, lived with, and have continued to move with scoliosis in the expression of their art form. In further developing this project, they received an outpour of individuals sharing similar stories for the first time, including the musical artist of this song, Emeryld. 

This film is a token of appreciation for the strength and vulnerability of the women in this film and the greater scoliosis community. 

#BoysdoBallet

“Good Morning America” had the online dance community talking about them today. In case you missed it, here’s what went down.

First GMA’s host Lara Spencer reported on British royal Prince George’s upcoming academic curriculum. Subjects outside of the basics, she reports, include religious studies, computer programming, poetry and ballet. She then went on to laugh at the idea of Prince George taking ballet saying “we’ll see how long that lasts” and leading the live audience to laugh along with her. Check out the video below:

Lara Spencer’s remarks struck a chord with dancers everywhere who took to social media platforms to express their disapproval:

I saw a clip from @goodmorningamerica this morning and I was pretty surprised by the tone of some comments towards dance. My initial response was disappointment. For a brief moment it brought up old unpleasant memories of being mocked and laughed at for being a boy who danced. Fortunately that feeling dissipated quickly in knowing that the climate of dance, especially for young men in this generation is thriving more than ever, celebrated and appreciated . A young boy training in an athletic art form that requires an insane amount of discipline, strength, agility, flexibility, speed, dedication, awareness of mind, body, soul and creativity doesn't seem like something to laugh about . I understand that comments like the one made here on television were probably light hearted and just a little banter. I get it. I know everyone at gma including @lara.spencer and I'm sure the intention wasn't to be hurtful. But I also just think we are in a new era and time, especially for dance and it's perception. The tone and mockery towards dance is just dated, old and not relevant anymore. Those who mock don't understand. I'm proud to be a dancer and I strongly encourage any, who would like to try. So if there are any young kids out there who have a passion to pursue dance, don't be discouraged by those who might laugh or make fun, tease or taunt. Follow your passion, take a chance on yourself and remember, that when you are courageous enough to listen to your inner voice rather than the voices (that only you can allow) to tear you down, you will always win. Follow your bliss and you will always have the last laugh:) Nothing but love and encouragement 🙏🏼#dance #encourage #create #dontHate #community

38k Likes, 1,061 Comments - Derek Hough (@derekhough) on Instagram: "I saw a clip from @goodmorningamerica this morning and I was pretty surprised by the tone of some..."

Lara has since issued an apology on her Instagram:

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Janet Jackson Day!

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"As we look to the future of keeping catalog relevant in a digital age, we find what resonates most are activations where we come to the fans. We want to engage fans at their points of natural consumption, appearing in fun ways on the screens and platforms they’re enjoying and making them fall in love with an artist’s legacy through a new medium and lens.” - Andre Torres, VP of Urban Legends (UMe)

DanceOn recently had the pleasure of hosting a Masterclass Event at Mihran K. Studios in Burbank, California in which Anthony Thomas and Tina Landon taught their original choreography for Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” and “If” respectively.

With a wide range of talent from kids to adults, dancers at every level were able to enjoy this celebration of iconic choreography and music. Alongside staples in today’s dance community like Gabe De Guzman and Samantha Long, two generations of dance came together, learning from the best and paying homage to the sounds and movements that have helped elevate dance to where it is today. Artists among the ranks of Janet are timeless icons in both dance and music. Some of Tina and Anthony’s students included Taylor Hatala and Kyndall Harris, dancers who have had first-hand experience dancing with Janet.

“I think Miss Janet has inspired me to be more of a performer. I’ve always been a dancer, but just watching her in rehearsal change from this sweet Janet that everyone knows to this fierce monster on stage, that inspired me to do the same.” - Kyndall Harris, currently on tour with Janet

Head on over to DanceOn’s Youtube page to relive the excitement and take in some of the experience and wisdom that was so graciously shared with us on this awesome day!

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