1969, photo by Jack Mitchell, Man of Dance, via YouTube Aug. 31, 1938 - Vincent Warren Warren was a brilliant ballet dancer and was also the great love of poet Frank O'Hara’s life. After his intense, … [Read more...]
Zoe Wees and Kygo Hope “Love Me Now” Will Transport You to a Happier Place and Time
Kygo teamed up with Zoe Wees for an animated video of their club hit "Love Me Now." Even if everyone's fall plans may be changing (thanks Delta!) the video by rafatoon fells like a … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Influential Designer, Rudi Gernreich
August 8, 1922 - Rudi Gernreich: "Fashion will go out of fashion." Listen up, kids; I have a story to tell: A little gay Viennese Jewish boy named Rudi Gernreich fled Austria when he was 16 years old to escape those nasty Nazis. Following the 1938 Anschluss, the Gernreichs, … [Read more...]
EDC Is Back: The Famed Las Vegas Dance Event Is On for October
As the world tries to navigate the shifting pandemic developments, some organizations are planning a return to in-person events. Famed electronic dance festival Electric Daisy Carnival dropped a trailer for this October's … [Read more...]
Itzi Yeji Does an Incredible Dance Routine to “River”
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...]
Watch Gymnast Nia Dennis Do Another Amazing Floor Exercise
UCLA gymnast Nia Dennis made a splash last year with a viral floor exercise routine. Now she's back with another challenging event that she makes look … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Choreographer/ Dancer/ Teacher, Alvin Ailey
January 5, 1931– Alvin Ailey: "Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people." I am savvier about Dance than most civilians because I once had a boyfriend who was a professional dancer. I … [Read more...]
Some Solstice Joy: Watch the Nicholas Brothers Doin’ “The Jumpin’ Jive” with Cab Calloway
YouTube screen-grab Stormy Weather (1943) is a 20th Century Fox musical, one of two Hollywood musicals with a Black cast released that year, the other was MGM's Cabin In The Sky. The film was made strictly to showcase some of the leading African-American performers in an era … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Choreographer, Hermes Pan
December 10, 1909- Hermes Pan: "Dancers are like children. It's the only way they can do what they do". In Memphis (the one in the USA, not Egypt), 111 years ago, he was born with the terrific name, Hermes Panagiotopoulas, but he would become Hollywood's "Hermes Pan", the man … [Read more...]
#BornThisDay: Gene Kelly
Astaire and Kelly, That's Entertainment II,1976, MGM via YouTube August 23, 1912 - Gene Kelly: "Any man who looks like a sissy while dancing is just a lousy dancer." I am a Fred Astaire guy, but my husband comes down squarely in the Gene Kelly camp. It doesn't … [Read more...]
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