Archive for May, 2008

Vintage Israeli Dancing (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

We meet about once a month to do old Israeli dances, mostly from the ‘60’s, ‘70’s, and ‘80’s. This is NOT a teaching session, but just open participatory dancing. Everyone with Israeli Dance experience is welcome. Admission is $6 per person.

Dancing for Dollars (10,000, to Be Exact) (New York Times)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

?The A.W.A.R.D. Show!? is a four-day choreography competition.

Julianne Hough hangs up her ‘Dancing’ shoes for music career (The Pantagraph)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When “Dancing With the Stars” champ Julianne Hough came to town to make her debut album, Nashville’s songwriters went to work churning out a bunch of songs about — what else? — dancing.

Security surrounds ‘Talent’s dancing dog (Digital Spy)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Britain’s Got Talent’s dancing dog is under close guard amidst fears of a dognapping attempt.

Seattle People: Square Dancing at The Tractor (Seattle Weekly)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

The Tallboys host square dancing every Monday evening at The Tractor Tavern in Ballard. Here’s a look at this week’s show. All photos by Laurie Pearman.

Michael Showalter’s Cool vs. Uncool Guide to Dancing Men (Spin)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

  Dancing by yourself is really cool, especially if all you do is the pogo-stick dance where you just jump up and down in a totally — dare I use the word –”erect” position. Eyes closed is icing on the cake. In general, if you’re a guy, just try to “bop around.” That’s all we want from you unless you’re Prince, in which case go for it. You never want to be the guy who is referred to as …

Ballroom Dancing Camp for children (KXAN 36 Austin)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — One of the hottest forms of dance right now is ballroom dancing, and children want to learn it more than ever before, thanks to reality TV.

Cristian de la Fuente: Off the dancing floor, on the mend (USA Today)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

With his arm in a sling and his brain floating happily in Percocet-land, Dancing With the Stars veteran Cristin de la Fuente apologizes for not being quite up to speed. “I’m taking two Percocets every four hours and that’s a lot,” says the Chilean actor, 34. “Sometimes that’s not enough.”

Dancing on the graves of 9/11 (New York Daily News)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

A 2002 wedding reception video captured Mario Mastellone - 9/11’s biggest con artist - dancing the limbo at a time when he claimed he’d been permanently disabled fleeing the collapse of the World Trade Center’s north tower, federal prosecutors say.

City Councilman wins ‘Dancing for Recovery’ (Provo Daily Herald)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

The champion of Wasatch Mental Health’s “Utah Stars: Dancing for Recovery” competition is none other than Provo’s own Municipal Councilman Steve Turley.