"I didn’t let other people’s concerns about my height or skin color influence my belief in myself," Cissoko says.

Isla Clarke is making moves as an out, proud trans woman, at a time that the rights of trans people are increasingly under attack.

“There’s a lot of detrimental moments that really kind of set me back as a young person,” Torres says.

Trans, visually-impaired, and with an awareness of the suffering others face, iele paloumpis is fostering a more inclusive dance world.

"Steps do not have gender ... Your neurons do not have a gender," Haynes says. "It's electricity. It's literally just energy."

"To see this rise in [anti-Asian] violence has been ... triggering for me," the Filipino-American performer says.

Our May cover star is choreographer Kiel Tutin, who's raising the bar for commercial dance across the globe.

The show will highlight a wide range of established performers and choreographers.

Ballet dancer Chloe Lopes Gomes has been awarded $19,000 in compensation—and more.

DANCEBUZZTV talks with commercial-dance artist Amanda Lacount.

DANCEBUZZTV talks with Ailey's Jacqueline Green.