In "The Level Up," changemakers in the fitness and wellness industries tell us how they're making an impact in their communities, from pushing for inclusivity to promoting body acceptance and so much ...

Gladys Johnson entered the dance world via a Black Eyed Peas music video in 2009. After appearing in the “Hey Mama” hit, she went on to star in K-Swiss and AT&T commercials and become a backup dancer ...

Claim to Fame: DaQuendra won the Torrid model search. She also appeared on America’s Got Talent with her dance troupe the Honeybeez. On a balmy July afternoon most members of the Alabama State ...

On the latest edition of Mic Dispatch, Mic co-founder Jake Horowitz interviews Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old Bronx native who recently won the Democratic nomination for Congress from New ...

When Ruth “Anna Marshae” Williams, the coach and assistant director of the Honey Beez dance team, first received an email from Nike about producing a mini-documentary on her group of plus-size dancers ...

Performances in N.Y.C. A law in New York City, a major dance capital, that protects artists against weight and height discrimination aims to give everyone a fairer shot. Members of Pretty Big Movement ...

At age 19, Amanda LaCount has achieved more in the dance industry than many of her professional peers twice her age. With hundreds of thousands of followers on social media, LaCount started a body ...

Charlotte’s own Charity Holloway dances her way through Prime Video’s “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,” which first aired on March 25. The local dance instructor and marketing account executive ...

A college band announcer was criticized for making a body-shaming comment about Alabama State University’s plus-size dancers. Florida A&M University band announcer Joe Bullard was forced to apologize ...