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 ...

When plus-size fashion brand Lane Bryant took over Times Square one Saturday this past September to launch its #PlusIsEqual campaign, Akira Armstrong and her dance troupe were right there in the thick ...

For Charity Holloway, dancing was always a release. “I just feel like when I’m dancing, I can be whoever I want to be,” says the Charlotte, N.C.-based project manager, who pop-locked her way through ...

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 ...

Professional dancer Akira Armstrong had a pretty big idea in 2008 after enduring multiple unsuccessful casting calls. The plus-size Bronx, N.Y., native, who has been dancing since she was 8 years old, ...

Fancy Feast is a plus-size burlesque performer who wants to inspire others to be self-confident. She’s an advocate for body positivity and owning her story and her body—and her confidence is ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Honey Beez traveled to Chicago to film the episode in March, which will include a performance from the plus-size dance squad that features cartwheels and splits. In addition, the ladies will also ...

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 ...

With its U-Haul dealer and drab office strips, Columbia’s Red Branch Road may not seem like a likely spot for a boutique specializing in plus-size dance wear. But this past June, the Boutique by ...

During the segment, which was filmed in Chicago in March, the girls filled the comedic host in on what it takes to become a member of the plus-size dance team in addition to showing him a few of their ...