The choreographer extraordinaire talks working on Steve Wynn's ShowStoppers, researching for Showgirls and teaching Tom Cruise to spank some air booty in Tropic Thunder.
A rarity among rarities has been installed at “Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” at Luxor. A cherub that was one of two such pieces flanking the grand staircase leading to the ship’s first-class deck has been restored …
The Buffet at Excalibur reopened Dec. 23 after a remodeling effort that began in the fall. Also in the valley, a luxury boutique expands at the Bellagio, a cosmetics retailer enters the fold of the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood and ...
When Nessa Apostol first started dancing, it was to escape the monotony that came with being a full-time college student, working two jobs and mending a newly broken heart.
Wassa Coulibaly was one of the standout performers in “Zumanity” at New York-New York until leaving in October at the peak of her acrobatic acumen to focus full time on her true passion, Baobab Stage at Town Square. ...
Grace, talent and exhaustive practice are requirements for keeping up in the fiercely competitive world of dance, but it takes more than proper posture and rhythm to take home top titles. Ballroom is about overall presentation, and from the bedazzled fringe of a short salsa dress to the flowing ruffles of a waltz gown, the right dress can be essential to giving a performance that extra flair to impress the judges.
In the past two years the Las Vegas dance troupe Comparza Morelense has quadrupled in size and gone from dancing at birthday parties and first communions to winning multiple parade trophies and performing in November at the Latin Grammys. Despite the rapid rise in the group’s popularity, no one expected the invite that arrived Dec. 20. In fact, some members of the group demanded to see proof the White House had indeed requested they participate in the parade at the 57th presidential inauguration.
The ghetto called Aroma reeks of putrefying trash collected by its residents for recycling. Half-naked children with grimy faces play on muddy dirt roads lined by crumbling shanties of tarpaulin walls, cracked tin roofs and communal toilets. From this Manila slum of garbage collectors emerged an unlikely Cinderella: ballerina Jessa Balote who at the age of 10 was plucked out of her grubby life by a ballet school to prepare her for a life on stage.
The Nevada School of Dance will bring "The Nutcracker" to life today and Saturday with Las Vegas’ only full-length professional production featuring an all-youth cast.
Hip-hop dance crew The Prodigy have advanced to the World Hip-Hop Dance Championship after taking silver earlier this week in the USA Hip-Hop Dance Championship. The Prodigy became the first Las Vegas dance crew to win any category at the dance competition last year, when the seven-member team of youths ages 7 to 12 took the top prize in the 10-team juniors division at the 2011 national competition.