As a dancer and educator, Laila Abdullah brings her whole self to her art, her stages and her students. When COVID hit in 2020, she quickly pivoted to distance learning with Zoom — upskilling on the spot, to continue teaching her physical ed/dance students at LAUSD’s James A. Foshay Learning Center. Abdullah further embraced the […]
Category: Dance
From Viewing to Doing | Jazz Johnson’s First L.A. Dance Workshop w/1MILLION Dance Studio
Repeatedly watching dozens of YouTube videos by 1MILLION Dance Studio doesn’t exactly prepare you for a class. For some of us, viewing segments of choreography and tutorials from our devices, is the closest we’ll ever come to taking one. That was not the case for hundreds of dancers in Los Angeles who attended 1MILLION’s two-day workshop, […]
Happy Discoveries Seoul-Edition Part 2 | 1MILLION Dance Studio Choreography
Think about your favorite Pop or Hip Hop song and I guarantee you there is a dance studio somewhere LIT with amazing choreography to match it. I’m talking dance moves so good, that the next time you hear the song, you’re picturing the dance moves. Chances are, the moves are so fire, you end up […]
Interview | Dancer and Model Sarah Chin Claims Her Creative Niche in Long Beach
Poised and fitted with a trifecta of dance skills (JazzFunk, Latin Dance and Hip Hop), Sarah Chin (née Fry) is camera-ready for her place in the spotlight and on stage. The New Zealand native is set to pursue all of the dance and modeling gigs that come her way, and she has made downtown Long […]
Exclusive Debut Performance of “Edge” by Pony Box Dance Theatre May 24
For one night only, experience the innovative works of Pony Box Dance Theatre with one debut and two electrifying performances. “Edge” illuminates the poetry of Sylvia Plath and features the all-male contemporary dance troupe with a guest female LA Ballet soloist. This scintillating evening of dance at Pasadena’s Lineage Performing Arts Center is highly anticipated following the […]