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dance stories: 39 news summaries

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mj lives

 Zombies Unite 
 to Challenge 
 Thriller Record 

Undead throngs dance to honor Michael Jackson's memory

Oct 25, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of people in dozens of cities around the world turned out last night to honor Michael Jackson with a world record for the number of people performing a single song simultaneously. The Thriller-a-thon, dubbed "Thrill the World," was an attempt to shatter the current record... More »

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dance • charity • Michael Jackson • Thriller • Guinness World Records • Guinness World Record

UN's Dance Dance Resolution: Protect the Tango

Cultural tradition placed on protected list, as with physical heritage sites

Sep 30, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The tango is a cultural treasure worthy of the same kinds of protection as the Great Wall of China or the California redwoods, the United Nations declared today. The dance, submitted for such recognition by Uruguay and Argentina, “embodies and encourages diversity and cultural dialogue,” the UN Educational,... More »

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entertainment • United Nations • Argentina • dance • Uruguay • UNESCO • tango • cultural heritage

 Jiggy Beyoncé  
 Baby Goes Viral 


Cory busts a move

Sep 25, 09 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oh baby, it's so hard not to move watching Beyoncé tear up the screen in her Single Ladies video—even if you are wearing a diaper. Baby Cory knows. With a couple of squats, a few leg jiggles and a wag of the head he's gone viral with his dance... More »

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YouTube • dance • music videos • Beyonce • viral video • Single Ladies

(Newser) - Tom DeLay will make you laugh when he hits the dance floor tonight, and not just because he'll be wearing rhinestones for his Dancing With the Stars debut, predicts Emily Miller, who was DeLay's communications director when he was majority leader of the House. Miller, who was privy to a... More »

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reality TV • Dancing with the Stars • Tom DeLay • dance • speaker of the House • Cheryl Burke

OPINION

 Best YouTube Wedding Dances 

Nope, Kevin and Jill weren't the first

Jul 28, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jill and Kevin Heinz made a splash when their wedding-entrance dance video went viral—but they weren’t the first couple to surprise guests with their groove. E! runs down some of the most popular YouTube wedding dance clips:
  • Thriller: Brian and Sandy Lundmark managed to impress the
... More »

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entertainment • YouTube • dancing • online videos • dance • wedding • Michael Jackson • Thriller • Dirty Dancing • wedding video

Obituary

 Dance Legend Cunningham 
 Dead at 90 


Jul 27, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Merce Cunningham, one of the most influential dancers and choreographers of the 20th century, died last night at age 90, the New York Times reports. Hailed as the creator of new classicism, he remained productive to the end; this year saw the premiere of his final work, “Nearly... More »

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obituary • dance • Fred Astaire • choreography • Merce Cunningham • Twyla Tharp • Martha Graham • Margot Fonteyn

Appreciation

 Dance Legend 
 Pina Bausch 
 Dead at 68 


Jun 30, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(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... More »

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theater • obituary • dance • choreography • Pina Bausch

opinion

Jackson's Moment: That Seminal 1983 Moonwalk


Jun 25, 09 6:39 PM CDT
(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... More »

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music • dance • singer • Michael Jackson • icons • moonwalk • women's issues

(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... More »

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entertainment • Internet • YouTube • ballet • dance • manipulation • digital video • modern dance • Vaslav Nijinsky

 Got Talent 
 Dancer, 73, 
 Collects 
 Disability 



Shows little sign of ailment in routine

May 25, 09 11:21 AM CDT
(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... More »

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television • reality TV • dance • disability • benefits • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Fred Bowers • break-dancing

movie review

 Dance Flick Busts 
 Some Funny Moves 

But don't expect haute couture

May 22, 09 10:29 AM CDT
(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
... More »

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film • dance • movie review • Damon Wayans • Jay-ZTV

 Jacko Gets 
 Groove Back— 
 by Studying YouTube 

Singer forgot some of his old moves

Apr 30, 09 9:21 AM CDT
(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... More »

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YouTube • dance • celebrity • Michael Jackson • concert tour

 First Couple 
 Hits All 10 
 Official Balls 

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

Jan 21, 09 7:25 AM CST
(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... More »

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Michelle Obama • dance • first lady • President Obama • Inauguration Day • inaugural balls • inauguration ball • inaugural events

appreciation

Kitt's Purr Wore Down
Racial Barriers


Dec 26, 08 7:00 PM CST
(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... More »

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Hollywood • African Americans • dance • black community • Eartha Kitt

(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... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • music • dance • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • Beyonce • Paul Rudd

THEATER REVIEW

 Billy Elliot Dazzles in Debut 

Musical includes exciting choreography, Elton John music

Nov 14, 08 1:38 PM CST
(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... More »

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Elton John • Broadway • dance • musical • Billy Elliot

 Powell Busts a Move 
 at Concert for Africa 

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

Oct 15, 08 4:12 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Africa • London • secretary of State • dance • Colin Powell • hip-hop

 Alvin Ailey Artist 
 Forced to Dance 
 for Israeli Cops 

Black dancer with Muslim name ordered to dance to prove ID

Sep 10, 08 4:50 AM CDT
(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... More »

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War on Terror • Israel • dance • Muslim • airport security • Alvin Ailey

OLYMPICS

 Phelps'
 Victory Dance:
 It's Evolutionary

All primates share body language of pride, shame: researchers

Aug 12, 08 10:36 AM CDT
(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... More »

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evolution • Michael Phelps • 2008 Beijing Olympics • athlete • dance • monkey • primates • Olympics

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

Radicals mumble about commercialization, but the kids love it

Jul 19, 08 7:36 PM CDT
(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... More »

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France • dance • merchandise • club • Paris • branding • suburbs • Tecktonik • craze

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