Many people know that to be a professional or pre-professional dancer you need the utmost dedication. Dancing can call for late nights in the studio or long days on the road and, at times, can even require a certain level of single-mindedness and, yes, sacrifice. However, what many people don’t realize about dance, is that it does not necessarily require a dancer to be fully-consumed to the exclusion of all else all of the time. Dancers can dream of traveling the world or want to learn about...

By The Second Act Team As a young dancer, when not in the studio or practicing double pirouettes in the middle of the kitchen floor, many of us were stationed in front of the television, attempting to mirror the dance moves of our favorite music videos or movie scenes. With stars in our eyes and chart toppers playing loudly, we would get lost in the high-energy, visually-engaging talent on our screens. This Women’s History Month, we’re pleased to spotlight five female commercial dance...

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