Have you ever wanted to take a dance intensive but didn’t know if you would enjoy it? Well, we got you covered! We reached out to our dance community to find out their favorite parts of dance intensives to hopefully inspire you to try one out.

Meet Lilly Wheeler and she is 14 years old. She lives in Sarasota, Florida and she dances at The International Ballet of Florida. She has natural flexibility, but she is still growing, so it has been hard for her to develop the muscles needed to control her flexibility.

Summer is almost over, can you believe it?! We can't! Of course, with dance classes starting up again, that also means school is starting up again. Ugh! So here at More Than Dancers, we have come up with 6 ways for you to get back into routine for both school and dance.

Meet Amy Grace Westcott and she is 13 years old. She is located in Noosa and her studio is The Dance Centre Peregian Springs. Her big plans for next year are to compete in Alana Haines and to continue with Australian Ballet and Queensland Ballet.

As a dancer, it can be so easy to grab a bag of candy to snack on before or between classes. After all, doesn’t candy taste so good! Of course, candy isn’t going to give you the proper nutrition you need. So whether you’re eating a snack before heading off to the studio, or you need to grab a quick bite to fuel yourself for your next class, we got you covered! We reached out to our dance community to help give you some ideas on what snacks to eat.

Meet Berkleigh Hernandez and she is 14 years old. She lives in Maryland and she dances at CityDance School and Conservatory. She's had people she used to call friends who have tried to sabotage her, but she is grateful for the people who have always supported and cheered for her.

With the multitude of dance styles available to dance, which are the favorites to perform? Even though all of the dance styles are unique in their own way, sometimes one sticks out to you and you want to show this style/dance to everyone you know! So we reached out to our dance community to get their opinion on the subject.

Meet Jaivyn C Beauford (Jai) and she is 17 years old. She lives in Atlanta, GA and she dances at Norma's Academy of Dance. She is the program director for an initiative called DanceShoez, where she collects and distributes gently used dance shoes to those dancers who may not have the resources to pursue their dance dreams.