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Another Dance Controversy: Hip Hop Crews on Trains

about LaurieAnn , dance videos , dancing in the streets , Hip Hop , inspirational dancing , Outdoor Dancing , performance dance

  The other day on BART, three young hip hop dancers looking like street thugs started dancing and passing a hat.  They weren’t great, but they weren’t bad either.  And they were doing something joyful that took skill and not a little hard work and practice, for the pleasure of onlookers.  For money, yes, but […]

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When Is A Dance Too Acrobatic?

competitive dance , dance videos , dancing in the golden years , gymnastics , inspirational dancing , music for dance , performance dance , sport dancing

Controversial dance This surprising controversy in the dance community popped up when this video started going viral: [embedplusvideo height=”390″ width=”640″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1oaNfNp” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/XAh9zYWfJiY?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=XAh9zYWfJiY&width=640&height=390&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep7038″ /] But is it really dance? Some people commented that is isn’t really dance because it’s really just a bunch of aerials and really qualifies as acrobatics rather than dance.  If […]

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More Thought on Fat Dancers

competitive dance , Connecting Socially , dance videos , inspirational dancing , leading and following , social dancing , west coast swing

A great dancer to watch I’ve written before on the topic of fat dancers, but I realized I left out a glaring omission, especially since I talked about partner dance but used video examples of performance dance. Anyone in the west coast swing community knows the glaring omission is John Lindo.  One of the best Swing dancers ever […]

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Men Dancing in Heels

Connecting Socially , Dance History , dance videos , inspirational dancing , Lindy Hop , performance dance , same sex dancing , social dancing

    I’ve often heard it said that in their dance routines Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did except she did it backwards and in heels.  It’s a popular comment, except of course she didn’t lead and she didn’t choreograph the dance.  She did, however, dance in heels and had the bleeding feet to […]

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There’s More Than One Meaning for Chair Dancing!

about LaurieAnn , dance videos , dancing with physical challenges , inspirational dancing , leading and following , performance dance

As many of you know, I have had the pleasure of teaching people with various disabilities to dance, having come to dance from a martial arts background where I taught self defense to people with disabilities. I’ve never taught dance to anyone in a wheelchair, but it’s a fascinating challenge. Just like anyone else, a […]

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Effortless Dancing

dance videos , inspirational dancing

What is it about real masters that makes their dancing so irresistible to watch?  It’s not that they make it look easy.  It’s that they make it look effortless.  Some dancers have it and some don’t, but the difference is striking.  Ruby Keeler was a prolific movie star who made a ton of musicals in […]

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