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June 21, 2010
From the venerable Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s Urban Bush Women, The Root takes a look at some of the best black dance companies this country has to offer.
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by Teresa Wiltz onSeptember 25, 2009
The remake of the performing arts movie does not come close to the dazzle of the original.
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by Denise Campbell onMay 27, 2009
In the poor neighborhoods of Jamaica’s largest city, far from the typical tourist traps, economic opportunities are few. Can Passa Passa, a wild, ribald, sweaty weekly dance party of up to 20,000 change that?
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May 13, 2009
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by Martin Johnson onMay 5, 2009
Last week, America lost one of its greatest dancers ever. Anyone who loves to get their hop on should take a moment to remember Frankie Manning.
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by Teresa Wiltz onMarch 19, 2009
Preening at 10, washed up at 40, relentless rejection at every turn: Welcome to the world of professional dance. Two new documentaries offer tributes to hard work and sweaty sacrifice.
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by Michael Arceneaux onFebruary 26, 2009
A dance move in which you shake your leg as if trying to wake it from a coma? Yeah, it sounds silly, but I don't care. In tough times we all need a laugh.
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by Teresa Wiltz onDecember 8, 2008
Back in the early '70s, my mother took me into Manhattan to see, for the very first time, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. I saw it, and I fell completely and utterly in love. And now, as it celebrates its 50th birthday, I send best wishes to my first true love.
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