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Dance Legend Pina Bausch Dead at 68
 Dance Legend 
 Pina Bausch 
 Dead at 68 
Appreciation
Jun 30, 2009 1:45 PM CDT

Dance Legend Pina Bausch Dead at 68

(Newser) - Visionary choreographer Pina Bausch died today at age 68, five days after being diagnosed with cancer, Germany’s Wuppertal Dance Theater announced today. The theater didn’t reveal the cause of death, except to call it “unexpectedly fast.” Bausch’s strange modern style of dance couldn’t be...

Jackson's Moment: That Seminal 1983 Moonwalk
Jackson's Moment: That Seminal 1983 Moonwalk
opinion
Jun 25, 2009 6:39 PM CDT

Jackson's Moment: That Seminal 1983 Moonwalk

(Newser) - "I don't think there's ever been anyone harder to write about than Michael Jackson," writes Linda Holmes of NPR. Try to balance his musical brilliance with, well, just about everything else in his life. So for her, Michael Jackson comes down to this: That moment in 1983 when...

YouTube 'Alchemist' Makes Ballet Legend Dance

(Newser) - A YouTuber has unearthed the only footage of famed early 20th-century dancer Vaslav Nijinsky in existence, the New Yorker reports—sort of. Actually, it’s more like he created it himself. “These films are animations of photographs,” Christian Comte said. “I work as an alchemist in animated...

Got Talent Dancer, 73, Collects Disability

Shows little sign of ailment in routine

(Newser) - A 73-year-old breakdancing grandfather may have more skills than just the moves he's flashing on Britain's Got Talent, reports the Daily Mail. Fred Bowers also collects more than $100 a week in disability for a bum leg not evident on the British reality show. “I’ve no idea how...

Dance Flick Busts Some Funny Moves
 Dance Flick Busts 
 Some Funny Moves 
movie review
May 22, 2009 10:29 AM CDT

Dance Flick Busts Some Funny Moves

But don't expect haute couture

(Newser) - The Wayans brothers' latest laffer parodies dance movies and musicals, with a bit of Twilight for good measure. If you’re not seeking high culture, Dance Flick is a barrel of laughs:
  • Stephen Holden of the New York Times calls it an “explosively funny spoof.” Though it “
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Jacko Gets Groove Back— by Studying YouTube

Singer forgot some of his old moves

(Newser) - Michael Jackson hasn’t performed in so long, he’s almost forgotten how. Thank goodness for YouTube, which Jacko has been using to brush up on his trademark moves before returning to the stage in July, the Sun reports.  “It’s over a decade since he performed a...

First Couple Hits All 10 Official Balls

First stop: the first-of-its-kind, publicly accessible Neighborhood Ball

(Newser) - The new first couple danced their way through all 10 official balls last night, keeping with tradition and the desire to make yesterday’s inauguration the “most accessible” in history, CNN reports. Barack and Michelle Obama began the evening at the public Neighborhood Ball with Beyoncé’s rendition...

Kitt's Purr Wore Down Racial Barriers
Kitt's Purr Wore Down
Racial Barriers
appreciation
Dec 26, 2008 7:00 PM CST

Kitt's Purr Wore Down Racial Barriers

(Newser) - Eartha Kitt camped it up in Batman episodes and stirred live crowds with her crooning, but also nudged "Hollywood's color barrier several feet from the dominant crude stereotypes," Reed Johnson writes in the Los Angeles Times. The performer who danced with Katherine Dunham's troupe and acted alongside Sidney...

JT Brings SexyBack... In a Leotard

(Newser) - Justin Timberlake donned a leotard and heels for a surprise guest appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend, People reports. The singer played one of three incompetent backup dancers, reuniting with real-life duet partner Beyoncé—who ultimately fired the trio. JT rubbed up against Beyoncé and repeatedly intoned a...

Billy Elliot Dazzles in Debut
 Billy Elliot Dazzles in Debut 
THEATER REVIEW
Nov 14, 2008 1:38 PM CST

Billy Elliot Dazzles in Debut

Musical includes exciting choreography, Elton John music

(Newser) - The Broadway opening of Billy Elliot has critics dancing in the aisles—or at least wishing they could. The "smashingly realized" show "traffics in a particularly British brand of bitter treacle, wallowing in the glory of the bravely defeated and the pathos of small, trapped lives," writes...

Powell Busts a Move at Concert for Africa

General says it's Africa's time to prosper; takes to stage for Yahooze

(Newser) - Colin Powell wowed the crowd at a concert showcasing African music in London last night by singing and dancing with a Nigerian hip-hop band, the Daily Telegraph reports. Before climbing on stage, the former secretary of state made a speech highlighting his African-American heritage and calling on the world to...

Alvin Ailey Artist Forced to Dance for Israeli Cops

Black dancer with Muslim name ordered to dance to prove ID

(Newser) - A member of New York's Alvin Ailey dance troupe with a Muslim name was forced to dance for Israeli airport cops in a holding cell to prove his identity, AP reports. "It was embarrassing," said Abdur-Rahim Jackson. "The only time I'm really expected to dance is when...

Phelps' Victory Dance: It's Evolutionary
 Phelps'
 Victory Dance:
 It's Evolutionary
OLYMPICS
Aug 12, 2008 10:36 AM CDT

Phelps' Victory Dance: It's Evolutionary

All primates share body language of pride, shame: researchers

(Newser) - The classic chest-out, arms-outstretched victory dance Olympic champ Michael Phelps performed after Sunday's 4-x-100 relay final is older than humanity, the LA Times reports. The same display of pride is instinctive to all primates, researchers say, and the body language of victory and defeat is rooted in the age-old need...

France's Latest Craze: A Dance or a Brand?

Radicals mumble about commercialization, but the kids love it

(Newser) - There’s a dance craze gripping France—or is it an unabashed commercial scheme, hawking t-shirts and chewing gum? Either way it’s called Tecktonik, and kids are crazy about it, the Los Angeles Times reports. The mix of hip-hop, techno, and random arm movements is championed by dancers with...

Russian Ravers Lose Sight After Laser Show

Vision loss as high as 80% and 'impossible to regain'

(Newser) - Several partygoers at a Russian rave lost part of their sight to damage from a laser light show, Reuters reports. Dozens have appeared at Moscow hospitals for treatment of retinal burns. Loss of vision is as high as 80% and "regaining it is impossible," according to one ophthalmologist....

Ballroom Dancing Seeks to Step Into Olympics

TV success leads to push for IOC bosses to take on the tango

(Newser) - An explosion in the popularity of ballroom dancing has got fans hoping it can quickstep its way past golf, bridge and bowling to the top of the waiting list for new Olympic sports, the Wall Street Journal reports. Olympic honchos place a lot of importance on big audiences, and the...

YouTube Lets Ballerinas DIY
 YouTube Lets Ballerinas DIY 
Jun 3, 2008 2:44 PM CDT

YouTube Lets Ballerinas DIY

But teachers are 'horrified', cite potential for injury

(Newser) - Formal ballet is one of the most rigid education systems in art—dancers spend years doing exercises before they are even allowed to purchase pointe shoes. But some students are abandoning the hierarchy and turning to a less-stringent, modern master—YouTube. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at aspiring...

Madge Kid Wants Tour Gig
 Madge Kid
 Wants Tour Gig 
May 29, 2008 11:20 AM CDT

Madge Kid Wants Tour Gig

Lourdes, 11, is rehearsing so she can cut up dance floor with mom

(Newser) - At 11, Madonna's daughter Lourdes is studying to be a chip off the ol’ block. Lourdes—nicknamed Lola—is practicing her moves at a famous London dance studio in the hopes she can join her mom on tour in the fall, the Daily Mirror reports. "Lola is the best...

Bollywood Exports Dance Craze
 Bollywood Exports Dance Craze 
May 4, 2008 6:37 AM CDT

Bollywood Exports Dance Craze

Indian ex-pats crowd studios offering lessons in how to shake it like movie icons

(Newser) - Bollywood movies have long been a successful Indian export; now they've spawned another booming business, Portfolio reports: studios that promise to teach fans the dance numbers that drive the films' popularity. "Bollywood dancing is no longer an object of ridicule," says one choreographer. "It's serious business and,...

Top Reasons to Ogle DWTS
 Top Reasons to Ogle DWTS  
Mar 27, 2008 10:49 AM CDT

Top Reasons to Ogle DWTS

Over-enthused celebs to crazy costumes, dance craze has something for everyone

(Newser) - Go on, admit it: Dancing With the Stars has you glued to the tube like a nude bodysuit on a ballroom dancer. Don’t worry—Annie Barrett of Entertainment Weekly is right there with you. She shares the 15 reasons she’s a Dancing fool.
  1. Stars dancing with gusto, no
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