dancing
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'Breakin' 3: Olympic Boogaloo' Coming to a Summer Olympic Games Near You
Y’all. Listen. The 2024 Summer Olympics are about to be the greatest sporting event in history by virtue of the fact that breaking—competitive breakdancing—is officially an olympic sport. According to CBS News, the sport is set to be among the final list of sports to be announced for the 2024 games. The inclusion is part…
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Tabria Majors Could Earn Her Own Stans With This Epic Remake of Beyoncé's Best Music Videos She Did for Halloween
I am admittedly a Beyoncé stan, and so hold the artist in very high esteem and consider her talents in singing, dancing, internet-breaking, and general Lemonade-ing to be unmatched. But Tabria Majors, a model based in LA, came scarily close to matching the performer’s fierceness in the epic remake of classic Beyoncé music videos (and…
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30 Days of Iconic Music Video Blackness With VSB, Day 11: Ciara 'Oh'
You and I both know exactly why this video is on the list: the car scene. And here’s how fucking iconic that car scene is—it doesn’t even happen until the last minute-and-a-half of the video AND I entirely forgot what the rest of the video looked like, which is a shame because Ciara’s dancing is…
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A Good 'Cry': Current and Former Women of Alvin Ailey Reunite for an Iconic Virtual Performance
I cried today. I’d like to say this is an uncommon occurrence, but as of late, not so much. Sometimes, it’s the isolation and uncertainty of quarantine that backs up on me. Other times, it’s what feels like an unceasing stream of bad news—like today, when I learned of the non-COVID-related death of a friend—that…
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'Savage Remix' Inspires Some Equally Savage Choreography
I don’t know about y’all, but I’ve been trying my best to lean into any moments of joy I can find during this dystopian timeline we are now living in. Thankfully Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion, patron saints of Houston and hot black girls everywhere, recently dropped the remix to “Savage”—the bop that became the…
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Why Is Ivanka Trump Visiting the Ivory Coast and, More Importantly, Why Is She Dancing?
Ivanka Trump isn’t the first lady. In fact, she’s merely the daughter of the president, and though he makes really weird and inappropriate comments about her, she’s not the first lady. Ivanka has an office in the West Wing. She also accompanies her father to very important meetings with world leaders. She’s got top-secret security…
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Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o Co-Sign the Electrifying Us Tribute We Never Knew We Needed
While Jordan Peele spent his weekend breaking box office records with relative ease, dancer Kendra “K.O” Oyesanya spent hers breaking the internet—because why not? On Saturday, the Step Up: High Water actress sent social media into a frenzy with a mind-blowing dance routine she unleashed with the help of Antwon Keith Collier, Rhyan Hill, and…
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Is There a Support Group for People Who Hurt Themselves Trying to Do the Shoot Dance? (Asking for a Friend)
There’s this guy I know. His name is Famen Hung. We hoop together a few times a week. And despite being 39—and despite the fact that, the last time he went to LA Fitness, one of the young dudes on the court greeted him with “What’s good, O.G.?” (AND IT WAS MEANT TO BE A…
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Ciara Has 'Leveled Up' With New Song and Music Video
Ciara finally is coming back with new music, after years of leaving us stranded. I can’t believe that Ciara hasn’t had new music since 2015, with the release of her album Jackie, which we didn’t ask for. But now, as an attempt to revive her career, before she gets lost in our memories, she just…
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This Is Probably My Last Day at The Root Before Janet Jackson Hires Me as a Backup Dancer
First, I’d like to apologize to Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton for lying to her when she interviewed me for this position that it was my dream job. At that point in my life, I thought playing point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers or starting at quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys was a long shot. More…