If last summer was The Summer of the Stage Mothers, this summer is The Summer of Dance (although if you watched Oxygen’s reality show The Next Big Thing about Trapper Felides, a famous children’s performance coach in NYC, you would know the stage moms are still lingering– as are the Dance Moms on Lifetime). Actually [...]
It’s a good time to be a female athlete. As the NCAA women’s basketball tournament winds down, we are left with the stories and legacies of serious athletic stars like Elena Delle Donne (with her interesting and brave back story) and Stanford’s Ogwumike sisters. Notre Dame’s Skylar Diggins has emerged as a star who transcends [...]
During this time of year, we know that heroes are among us and “ordinary” people do extraordinary things (like “layaway angels“). Sports figures tend to be inspiring heroes to many throughout the hero, whether that adoration is deserved or not. One female athlete who definitely does deserve to be called a hero– for her performance [...]
