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Matthew Pasterisa | Movements You Can Bank On

  Photographer: James Instagram: Jamesantphotos Stylist: Domo Zillionaire Wilkins Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Matt: What Inspired me to dance was watching Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Missy Elliott, and…

Kimberley Taylor | Striving Towards Your Dreams

Photo By: @nickgilliganphotography  Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing Kimberley Taylor: My sister and I were a handful and at the age of 4 (my sister 7), my mother enrolled us…

Benjamin Briones Ballet | The Round Table

    Dance Mogul: Tell us about the purpose of your upcoming production? Benjamin Briones: Benjamin Briones Ballet is about to be 4 years in existence since we premiered as a contemporary…

Destiny Wimpye | Leaping Hurdles To Your Destiny

Photo By: Aaron Lacy Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Destiny Wimpye: I was inspired to dance after taking my first recreational class at Starbound Dance Company in Conyers, Ga. When…

Mao Kawakami | Inspiring No Boundaries Through Art

Photo Credit: Trellis-Evans Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing Mao Kawakami: It was a natural thing for me. I was dancing all day in the living room when I was…

Miesha Moore | Inspiring Young Black Creatives

Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Miesha Moore: Dance was just a part of my family.! My family would find any reason to dance. Parties, barbecues and anywhere there was music. …

Ashlee Nino | Visualizing Your End Results

Dance Mogul Magazine Exclsive Interview   Dance Mogul: How did you develop a work ethic to train? Ashlee: I am lucky to say that work ethic has always been one of my…

Enerjaee | Standing Out Amongst The Dragons

    Dance Mogul: How do you stand out in a talented male dominated group? Enerjaee: I stand out by simply being myself. I try and work hard to keep up with…

Kelsey Menke | Taking In The Moments

    Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing  Kelsey: I’ve been dancing since I was 5, my mom put me into dance class because she grew up dancing. I loved…

Olu Tayo | All Things O

  : Joey “Island Boi” Rosado   Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing  Olu Tayo: 🔸I always wanted to be a recording artist or a veterinarian. At 15, after I…

Tas Aleeah | Maximizing Opportunities

  Akbar Muhammad (ArtbyAkbar.com)   Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start modeling?Tas Aleeah: I believe all girls grow up looking at magazines, tv commercials and even in-store ads wanting to see…

Adisa Gooding | Serving Truth

DDCPhotography Dance Mogul: What was the inspiration behind your Version of the Lemonade experience? Adisa: Well my inspiration behind lemonade served bittersweet came from one, me personally being inspired by Miss_Shalae who…

Ai Shimatsu l Getting In Formation

Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Ai Shimatsu: My parents took me to Tokyo Disney Land when I was little. I saw one of the shows and I remember the dancers…

Alisa Aslanova | Glorifying Ballet In Multiple Ways

Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Alisa: There wasn’t a specific inspiration. I just came to love ballet very much and this love is forever. Having touched this art once,…

Maiko Fukuda | Perfecting My Passion

Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Maiko: I started choreographing for my friends who liked to dance before I learned how to dance myself. Once I got good at that…

Brandon Mitchell | Be The Hardest Worker You Know

  Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Brandon: My family inspired me to dance. I come from a family of natural dancers, starting with my Grandmother, Grandma Mitchell. We would…

Sisley Loubet | Keeping On My Toes

Dance Mogul  Exclusive Interview   Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing Sisley: I think it’s a mixture of different things. First, I’ve always loved dancing. In French Guiana where I’m…

Holly Hyman | Trusting Your Process

    Dance Mogul:  What inspired you to start dancing? Holly: I am a born performance artist. I need to move. Dance allows me to express my sense of drama and theater,…

Allan “Ajaye” Skeene Jr. | Becoming An Individual

Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Allan: Michael Jackson was my first inspiration. I can remember when I was about 5 or 6 my mother would put on MJ’s music and my…

JoVonna Parks | Finding Stability

  Photo Credit: Jamy Hsu  Dance Mogul: What has been some of the hardships you have encountered while pursuing your dreams? JoVonna: Well, pursuing your dreams will always be hard no matter…

Khalia Campbell | Over Coming Our Fears and Doubts

Photo Credit: @JREIDPHOTO Dance Mogul: What has been some of the hardships you have encountered while pursuing your dreams? Khalia: I know what you’re probably thinking, here goes the “Colored Girl” card.…

ARTISTICA 7 | DANCE MOGUL EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Dance Mogul:  What was the purpose of this year’s production? Quincy: This year’s production was inspired by the disconnect between the majority of the population and artists.  This disconnect often results in outcast…

Kamille King | NJPAC’s Emerging Choreographer

Dance Mogul: How does it feel to be able to showcase your art on NJPAC’s Emerging Choreographers platform? Kamille King: The Emerging Choreographers Program is a platform for artists to create, and…

Kylan Wagner | Justin Bieber’s Purpose Tour

  Dance Mogul: What inspired you to start dancing? Kylan: My mom is a dance teacher and after I was born she took me to work every day. I used to cry every…

Yusuke Nakai | Justin Bieber’s Purpose Tour

  Dance Mogul:  How did you earn your spot on the Purpose Tour? Yusuke Nakai: I actually have Nick DeMoura to thank for that, he recognized my hard work, passion and he gave me…

Nicholas “Slick” Stewart | Rihanna ANTI-World Tour

  Dance Mogul: How did you earn your spot on tour? Slick: Our story is actually crazy. At first, it was only hip-hop choreography and vogue they wanted to see for the audition.…

Choreographers Canvas 2016 | Exclusive

Dance Mogul: What was the purpose of this year’s production? Justin Boccitto: This year we wanted to focus on our new collaboration with the 92nd Street Harkness Dance Center. The Y is…

Cecile Klaus | MAD About Dance Company

Dance Mogul: With all your success on skates, what made you join a Modern company?Cecile Klaus: I joined Mad About Dance company 3 years ago and performing with modern dance companies has…

ARCH CONTEMPORARY BALLET | Château

Dance Mogul: What is the purpose of your current production? Arch Contemporary Ballet (ACB) challenges the past and launches into the future with new pointe work, new music, and new ideas about what…

Emily Buffered
2016 Young Choreographers Festival

May 23th, 2016  PLEASE JOIN US: The Young Choreographer’s Festival Peter Jay Sharp Theater at Symphony Space Saturday, June 18th, 2016 at 8 pm   Celebrating its 7th year of presenting some of…

Nikkia S. Parish Exclusive Interview

  Dance Mogul: When did you discover the spirit of dance? Nikkia: I believe any person discovers the spirit of dance as soon as they can move. However, if you’re asking when…

Jay Ward – Bravo’s New Reality Series:
“Tour Group”

Dance Mogul:  Tell us about your connection with dance and how that has helped you become the success your today? Jay Ward: I began my career in Entertainment as a Dancer. Starring and Dancing in…

Silva Dance Company Exclusive | Q&A with Dance Mogul Magazine

Dance Mogul: What has been the inspiration for your current work? Leandro Santos Silva: I’m always inspired in many things, our days every day, people’s behavior, community, my culture, everything the I…

China Taylor “FORMATION” Dance Mogul Exclusive

Dance Mogul: When did you discover the spirit of dance? China Taylor: Honestly, just being young and watching music videos all the time made me fall in love with dance. I couldn’t…

LEAGUE OF UNREAL DANCING INC. (L.O.U.D

Website: www.loudleaguelive.com Company info: LEAGUE OF UNREAL DANCING INC. (L.O.U.D) is an organization for young men and women, reaching nationally and internationally, that provides an outlet for dancers to express their individuality. The…

Choreo U’s mission: To foster growth and transformation

  Preparing and Paving Ways: Choreo U By Tianna Pourciau Sykes Photos by: http://sykesphotography.smugmug.com In an age where dance has become mainstream, and reality dance shows like Bring It and Dance Moms are…

Press Release | March 2016 | ZEST visits Fort Lauderdale, FL

South Florida native son Gentry George, returns home from Washington Heights, NYC to present a special one-night performance titled, “The Courageous Chapel,  Abandoning Theater,” at the Broward County Main Library Theater in Fort…

Dance Artist Spotlight: Tyler Wilson

  Dance Mogul Magazine is always looking to shine the spotlight on our talented community. 2016 kicks off no different. Tyler Wilson was brought to our attention by another great young talented…

ARCH CONTEMPORARY BALLET: WORLD PREMIERE NOV 7TH

TWELVE DANCERS AND FOUR MOVING MUSICIANS PRESENT ONE WORLD PREMIERE BY ARCH CONTEMPORARY BALLET ABOUT ARCH CONTEMPORARY BALLET Founded in 2013, New York City’s Arch Contemporary Ballet was established with a bold…

Zest Collective in NEW York

UPTOWN DANCE COMPANY PRESENTS BRAND NEW WORK AT ISHAM PARK’S BRUCE REYNOLDS’ MEMORIAL GARDEN Dance Mogul Magazine speaks with Artistic Director of the ZEST COLLECTIVE Gentry Isaiah George and his company’s new…

National YoungArts Foundation 2016 Scholarship

The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts), the non-profit organization that recognizes and nurtures the nation’s most talented young artists in the visual, literary, design and performing arts, is now accepting applications for its…

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Reviews “TAP WORlD” | NYC Premiere

 Tap world is the love child of director Dean Hargrove, Executive Producers Dean Hargrove, Jeff Peters, Producers Chloe Arnold, Maud Arnold, George Mandl, and Steven Poster, ASC. The NYC premiere was…

Dance Mogul Magazine Exclusive Interview | Sakina Ibrahim

DMM: What was the inspiration behind your book? Sakina Ibrahim: I have been teaching dance for about 10 years, while I was doing research on black youth and dance empowerment in Graduate…

Pharaohs of Memphis | DAMN Film Series

Dance Mogul Magazine had the honor of screening the latest success story of the Memphis Jookin culture thanks to the DAMN Film Series at the Theater Lab Annex on 4/27/15. Dance Mogul Magazine…

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