New Doc ‘Can You Bring It’ Honors Bill T. Jones’ Response to AIDS through Dance

By Andrea James on July 22, 2021 4:35 pm

D-Man in the Waters is one of the most important works of dance to emerge from the AIDS crisis. Now, choreographer Bill T. Jones brings his art to a new generation in Can You Bring It. Watch [Read more...]

#WomenWeLove: “Backwards & In Heels” with Ginger Rogers

By Stephen Rutledge on July 16, 2021 9:09 am

Photo MGM via YouTube After all, it's not as if we were Abbott and Costello. We did have careers apart from each other.Ginger Rogers Ginger Rogers (1911- 1995) was a very versatile dancer/singer/actor of the stage and screen. She worked in dramas, musicals and comedies … [Read more...]

#QueerQuote: “You Spend Your Whole Life Trying to Get Known and Then You Spend the Rest of it Hiding In the Toilet.” – Bob Fosse

By Stephen Rutledge on June 23, 2021 11:15 am

1963, in Pal Joey, photo: public domain Bob Fosse (1927 - 1987) celebrated the sexuality of female dancers. But he did not ignore the allure of men in his projects, creating compelling, sensual roles for male dancers in Damn Yankees, Pippin, and Chicago, shows that caught the … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Style Icon, Fred Astaire

By Stephen Rutledge on May 10, 2021 3:03 am

RKO studio publicity, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons May 10th, 1899– Fred Astaire: I just put my feet in the air and move them around. The Husband and I have compared the many attributes of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly over the years. It became a Kelly vrs … [Read more...]

Ariana Grande’s Lyric and Dance Video for “POV” Showcases Two Hot Dancers

By Andrea James on April 30, 2021 11:16 pm

Dancers Cory Graves and Brian Nicholson heat up the lyric video for Ariana Grande's "POV." Ariana's decision to have a gay couple represented in one of … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Dancer / Choreographer, Merce Cunningham

By Stephen Rutledge on April 16, 2021 3:03 am

Photograph by Philippe Halsman, 1948, via YouTube April 16, 1919 – Merce Cunningham "Falling is one of the ways of moving." With his partner in life and art, John Cage, Cunningham created some of the most memorable dance pieces of the 20th century and beyond. … [Read more...]

After Outcry, Jimmy Fallon Showcases Viral TikTok Dance Creators

By Andrea James on April 10, 2021 1:46 am

After blowback for having TikTok star Addison Rae do a bunch of viral dances without crediting the originators, Jimmy Fallon had many of them on The Tonight … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Dancer / Actor / Choreographer / Director, Robert Helpmann

By Stephen Rutledge on April 9, 2021 3:03 am

Helpmann via The Royal Ballet School Collections, White Lodge Museum April 9, 1909 – Robert Helpmann: "The trouble with nude dancing is that not everything stops when the music stops." Sir Robert Helpmann was an international ballet star and … [Read more...]

#QueerQuote: “I’m Shakin’ the Blues Away. Unhappy News Away.” – Ann Miller in “Easter Parade”

By Stephen Rutledge on April 4, 2021 11:30 am

Easter Parade MGM via YouTube Easter Parade (1948) stars Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford and Ann Miller, featuring songs by Irving Berlin, including Easter Parade, Steppin' Out with My Baby, and We're A Couple Of Swells. It was the most financially successful film … [Read more...]

Itzi Yeji Does an Incredible Dance Routine to “River”

By Andrea James on March 19, 2021 2:11 am

Bishop Briggs' iconic anthem "River" has become the latest import into the world of K-pop choreography. Watch Itzi Yeji tear up the floor with a tightly … [Read more...]