"Julian Goins, the 15-year-old leader of the Ranger$, a five-member jerking crew, hops onto the tips of his sneakers — the Tippy Toe — and then swivels his body ground-ward, legs crossed at the ankle. He pops up like a jack-in-the-box, spins and bounces, gliding backward in the Reject, a move that resembles nothing so much as the Running Man, an ’80s dance-floor step but in reverse."
"From American Idol" producers FremantleMedia North America, the show features stars competing for charity as they pay homage to some of the most famousmovie, musical and pop video dance routines of all time, the network said in a release."
"Whether presented in stripped-down sequences or as part of developing spectacles that might have been truly magical — a thrilling The Way You Make Me Feel is a standout — the songs remind us that early this summer, the world lost a genuine, if genuinely troubled, star."
"Flash mobs are a group of 10 to 300 people who gather in a crowded, public place and suddenly start dancing, usually a coordinated routine, to music. "
"...more than 12,000 people came together in downtown Mexico City to shake it to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" on the day that he would have celebrated his 51st birthday."
"Not only would these amateur dancers -- some of them in their 80s -- perform for tens of thousands of rowdy NBA fans, but the NETSationals were to be a hip-hop dance team."
"Shows like ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance," MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew" and Oxygen's "Dance Your Ass Off" are drawing millions of viewers and helping expose audiences to the art of dance."
"This Seattle crew have grinded their way through national and international competition at the highest level over the past five years. They have won a number of prestigious titles including B-boy Summit 2000 and the World B-boy Championships at Wembley Arena in London, England."
"Of course, those solo dancers could audition for 'So You Think You Can Dance,' now airing Wednesdays and Thursdays, but Sparks said that show hasn't been doing the hip-hop genre any favors lately."
"Though the phenomenon feels new, it is of course part of one of the oldest trends in human history. People have been congregating to dance since civilization began. The digital means of dissemination are recent, but the act itself is as ancient as eating and sleeping."
"Aficionados of dance music are used to waiting until the wee hours to catch top-of-the-line talent. But especially in summer an array of early parties, some outdoors, offer a respite from late nights and expensive clubs, allowing people with day jobs the opportunity to hear the latest in experimental beats and still be at the office on time in the morning."
"The summer calendar has been marked for dancing since 1933 when American dance pioneer Ted Shawn and his company of Men Dancers gave their first performances at Jacob's Pillow, his 163-acre farm in Becket, Mass."
"The National Endowment for the Arts announced 631 local arts groups have received direct grants totaling $29,775,000 as part of the American Economic Recovery & Reinvestment Act."
"The world champion Philippine Allstars will defend their title as nearly 2,000 dancers from around the globe compete for world street dance supremacy in this exhilarating show of talent and athleticism."
"MTV's reality dance competition 'Randy Jackson Presents America's Best Dance Crew' is moving from Thursday to Sunday nights. The series' fourth season will premiere Aug. 9 at 9 p.m. with a special 90-minute episode."
"It looks like it's very fitting to see him front a tribute to one who's contributed a lot to dancing, and who's made so many dancers out of these people."
"I'm not saying you can't tweet a review. You can, and plenty of people do. I'm saying that tweeting a review in its entirety misses out on one of Twitter's major strengths: turning people on to something cool."
"Jackson spoke to MTV News back in 1999 about why he felt music videos are more than just commercials for the artist — they were an important part of the creative process for him."
"igel Lythgoe announced today that he is teaming up with director Adam Shankman, 'Dancing with the Stars' judge Carrie Ann Inaba and actress Katie Holmes to launch the Dizzy Feet Foundation, a foundation for the dance community that will provide scholarships and assistance to talented underserved youth."
"Forget Man in the Mirror; the man was a mirror. And his precocity, his magpie mimicry, was daring. 'The Origins of the Moonwalk,' the illuminating YouTube compilation you mention, leaves out his most immediate models: the Godfather of Soul and the lesser-known Jackie Wilson and all of the Motown groups Young Michael grew up among."
"Since the show, Kaba Modern hasn't lost an ounce of momentum. It has won prestigious awards and competed at Bust-a-Groove, Fusion and Vibe. On a global level, the street dancers took home third place in the world at the 2008 Hip Hop International."
"On Saturday hundreds of locals and foreign tourists crammed into a viewing area of the prison yard on the island to watch the 1,500 inmates re-enact their performance of the famous 'Thriller' zombie dance."
"Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead today after paramedics found him in a coma at his Bel-Air mansion, city and law enforcement sources told The Times."
"Online videos from around the world have begun pouring in showing people singing, dancing, crying, smiling and mourning a man who shared his great talent with the world."
"Creating iMixes is easy and it's a fun way to promote upcoming performances to the huge number of iPhone/iPod owners. In addition, through the widget, you can encourage fans and online supporters to embed the song list on their websites and blogs."
"Mr. Harris is known primarily as a hip-hop choreographer, though in 'Philadelphia Experiment' he takes his movement vocabulary further, building irregular rhythmic phrases that show more than the brashness of a leap but the way the dancers hover in the air."
"With the move to the Durham Performing Arts Center, the festival gets a major upgrade, but a budgetary crisis has forced the festival to cut a full week — and a quarter of its marquee mainstage productions — from its calendar."
"How do you think you might react if you were shopping in a retail store that was suddenly stormed by dozens of people dancing to MC Hammer’s 'Can’t Touch This' while wearing his trademark giant gold pants?
"The arts are where hope lives. And right now, as the very tenets of civil society are being re-written, and as health and human service needs rise, there is legitimate concern about whether the arts will survive, how the arts can thrive."
"Celebrating the 'screendance' genre, the Dance Camera West festival kicks off this weekend with its eighth year of screenings. More than 30 films -- most made independently -- will be screened at half a dozen L.A. venues during the three-week fest."
"Diversity, the dance troupe that beat Susan Boyle to win the latest cycle of 'Britain's Got Talent,' will star in the 3D movie 'Street Dance,' the BBC reports."
"The awards, given by the Dance Resource Center of Greater Los Angeles, cite excellence in performance, choreography, design, music and other categories for L.A.-area dance presentations."
"It's not break-dance, it isn't rap either. The name is kuduro and its beat is electrifying dancers from Luanda to Lisbon and New York City with elements of rap, break-dance and hip-hop."
"My husband and I believe strongly that art education is essential for building innovative thinkers who will be our nation's leaders of tomorrow," she said."
"William & Mary students, faculty and staff have broken the Guinness World Record for the most people doing the Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance simultaneously in one location."
"Supreme Soul is an all-styles dance company known for making it onto MTV's 'America's Best Dance Crew.' Academy of Villains is the 'second generation' crew descending from Supreme Soul."
"Besides growing their family in the last decade, the Massive Monkees have also changed how they've approached their art. The Internet these days makes break dancing more accessible."
"Mr. Spalding is using the Wells, the Lilian Baylis Studio...and the Peacock Theater...to present dance of all species. Last week, while attending each of these theaters, I caught part of an annual hip-hop festival ('Breakin’ Convention,' at the Wells and the Baylis); a Cuban dance-and-music extravaganza ('Havana Rakatan,' at the Peacock); and an evening devoted to connections between American and British forms of step dancing."
"As the director Mr. Woetzel lands big names — Savion Glover, Edward Villella and his Miami City Ballet, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company — but aims for intimacy, inviting a few artists to talk as much as they perform."
"The sums at stake are comparatively small, but a contract dispute between a choreographer and the 92nd Street Y has caused a stir in the field — and provided a glimpse into the fraught relationship between struggling dance makers and presenters."
"In commemoration of the group's 50th season, legendary dancer and Alvin Ailey veteran Renee Robinson reflects on the institution's golden anniversary."
"Officials hope to use culture and art to improve America's image by sending the dancers to countries - such as Venezuela, Nigeria and Brazil - where its reputation has suffered in recent years."
"For King, the most significant change over the past quarter-century has been 'the popularity of hip-hop. Towards the mid '90s, we took a chance and took in one or two of the teachers. It has really, really thrived. Now we have equal measures of ballet, jazz, and hip-hop.'"
"The festival kicks off this weekend, offering free public events, including classes, rehearsals and performances, celebrating dance of every culture and genre."
"The answer to staying healthy and happy as you age may be as close as the nearest dance floor, according to a chorus of studies. Dancing offers mental, physical, and social benefits, while perhaps reducing the risk of illness and even counteracting the ravages of aging."
"Seattle is the last step in the audition process, which has already been to New York; Miami; Los Angeles; Denver; and Memphis, Tenn. From here, the producers head into callbacks, slated for April in Las Vegas."
"Somewhere, some crew is flexing, krumping, threading, clogging, line-dancing, stepping, waving or doing a dance we haven't heard of, and hoping for their chance to shine. After three seasons of talented crews battling it out, they'll have a lot to live up to."
