I just wanted to make a quick message to parents, kids, students, teachers, owners, enthusiasts: There is life outside “So You Think You Can Dance” and other dance reality shows. I’m not quite so sure that people know that.

I’m NOT saying it’s bad to watch these shows, so don’t freak out. I’m just saying that there is life OUTSIDE of them.

This blog came about when a 15 year old student told me that one of the winners of SYTYCD was a better dancer than Mikhail Baryshnikov. This blog came…