dance
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When Dancing Soothes the Soul
I’ve always loved to dance. I’d spend hours transfixed whenever dancers from the ballet or Soul Train were on TV. We were poor and immigrant in Stillwater, Okla., so there weren’t that many opportunities to see anything live. We also couldn’t afford dance lessons, so there were no recitals or classes for me. I would…
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Watch: 13-Year-Old AileyCamp Student Is Moved by the Love of Dance
Christian Herrera started dancing when he was 4 years old. He said he knew that he would be a dancer when he did his first split at his grandmother’s house. Now, at age 13, Christian is a second-year student at AileyCamp, a summer enrichment program for dancers that focuses on personal development, with 10 national…
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Unlike Most of Y’all, I Like Katy Perry’s New Songs, but …
When I heard Katy Perry’s Migos-featuring single, “Bon Appétit,” I was too busy body rolling to join a lot of y’all in the latest online protest. Likewise, I took a “Don’t nobody bring me no bad news” stance when it came to reports about Perry making jokes about former President Barack Obama. In Saddle Tan…
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Why Hip-Hop Is Dead, Reason No. 435: Watch Calif. Congresswoman Dab During Debate
I hate hip-hop dances and the new “All lives matter” Cam Newton, and I blame both of them for what happened Wednesday evening, when a California Senate race between Democrats Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez included the dab. Sanchez, a congresswoman who represents California’s 46th District, was over her time when the moderator let her…
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Watch: Misty Copeland Bedazzles the World and Offers Food for Thought
Misty Copeland has gone from living in a motel to dancing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House. Literally. In June 2015, Copeland became the first African-American woman to be promoted to principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. Still, she strives for more. At 33, the prima ballerina has amassed innumerable accolades, and…
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Police Pull White Chick Over. She Gets Out and Dances To Future (and Drake). Lives.
In what can only be described as the PUREST form of white privilege available to date, a woman in Los Angeles stole a Ford Focus, led cops on a police chase, and when she rolled over a spike and blew out a tire, bringing an end to said chase… …she turnt up. To Future and…
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Dance Dance Revolution: My Love Affair with Dance Movies
For those of y’all who don’t know, let me tell you a lil something about me: I’ve been dancing pretty much all my life. All of my baby videos are of me trying to get my groove on. I’m 60% sure that I was two stepping in the womb. As soon as I got old…