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made it, living it today..

Follows asking Leaders Posted By: Natalia Eristavi | ATOMIC Comic | Sep 23, 2013

Follows asking Leaders

Posted By: Natalia Eristavi | Filed under: ATOMIC Comic | Sep 23, 2013

Girls going wild in red light district -- stop the traffik.org

Girls going wild in red light district

Posted in 2012 by DuvalGuillaume

Description from the Post:  
So you think you will dance? Sometimes things are not what they seem. Men, women and children are trafficked - tricked, forced and exploited in the sex industry. Awareness campaign created by Duval Guillaume Modem and produced by monodot in support of STOP THE TRAFFIK. Visit http://www.stopthetraffik.org/ to get involved. Music: a-shja by Raveyards vs. DJ Uinkxxx

Lindy Hop at the New York World's Fair 1939

Lindy Hop at the New York World's Fair 1939

Thank you to Sharon Davis  for posting.

Description:
Excerpts (no sound) from amateur color footage in the Prelinger Archives, taken at the 1939 New York World's Fair, showing firstly the Savoy Ballroom exhibit, and secondly jitterbugs dancing to Glenn Gray and his orchestra.

Miyoko Shida Rigolo

This woman is an amazing storyteller, and it is storytellers who include us and shut us up for good reason. It is storytellers whom I've always cherished: and talk about practice means perfect.



Miyoko Shida Rigolo - 2013

To learn more about this amazing artist, visit her official website, here.

Sh*t Lindy Hoppers Say

Ha! I'd say most of this is true. I imagine each dancer has their own definition of "true."


Sh*t Lindy Hoppers Say - 2/6/2012

Disclaimer from the Youtuber punkassjim:
[DISCLAIMER] This is satire, folks. I don't know anyone who's slept with all the leads at a dance, I think your triple-steps are faboo, and my Aris Allens are holding up quite nicely, thank you very much. 

Filmed, in part, at The 920 Special in San Francisco 

My favorite lines:

“I love her swivels”

“This one time in Herrang”

"Sweaty hug!"

Him: "Duke Ellington? Count Basie? Louis Armstrong? Ella Fitzgerald? None of this ringing a bell? *Sigh. Grimace* Cherry Poppin' Daddies?"

She: "Oh yeah!"

"I am so tired of the Shim Sham!"

Beauty

Floor Wars 2013 3on3 Break Battle Copenhagen, Denmark YAK FILMS 

YAKfilms

Tender Glee and Robust Hat

Image via Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes

Christian and Jade Dance (taken by Nora)

Get Down Get Down

Image via Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes

Dance (taken by Nora)

The Power of Ballet: Misty Copeland at TEDx Georgetown

At the age of 13, Misty Copeland was considered a prodigy in the world of classical ballet. I know of her as she was a San Pedro, CA local and Pedro will always have a piece of me.

I'm thrilled to see her speak at TED Talks.

Copeland speaks about the historical stories of ballet that often exclude people of color: She also tells us that ballet is not dead.


The Power of Ballet: Misty Copeland at TEDx Georgetown

"Try" Has Me Jealous

I can't stop watching this video and I can't stop wishing that I was a part of it. I'm not the hugest Pink fan, but I do think she has got some great pipes. The below video features the type of dance, I wish more music videos would dare explore.

I will say that there is one moment which unnerved me instantly. So, let this be my trigger warning. There is a moment where Pink's partner spreads her legs wide and fits his foot underneath her crotch and kicks upward. It's a brisk movement, in keeping with a modern dance tempo -- even so, I instantly thought, RAPE.

I also saw it as a creative way in which to switch the "being kicked in the balls" idea. As a woman, as a feminist, I am certainly aware that there may be some who take issue with the violence that takes place here. I view it as two shapes in motion, moving with and against the strength of their bodies. A confrontation between love, fear and frustration. Symbolism exists as these forces push against each other, try to find stability, while trying to destroy the other.

I envy Pink's experience as I imagine it would take a great amount of team work, trust, care, strength, practice, trial and error, vulnerability and introspection to complete this project.


Try - by Pink

The "Try" video features dancer Colt Prattes as Pink's partner. The piece was directed by Floria Sigismondi and choreographed by The Golden Boyz (RJ Durell and Nick Florez) along with stunt choreographer Sebastien Stella.

The Ballerina Project: Zarina in Polipoli State Park, Maui

Zarina - Polipoli State Park, Maui (7-80)

Check out the Ballerina Project blog:
http://ballerinaproject.com/

To purchase this or other Ballerina Project images as a limited edition print please follow this link: http://ballerinaproject.com/purchase

For the love of yourself; for the love of grace

You can never do too many pliés.

Bodies in Motion

Pole Spin Magazine

something like freedom

Source: "Les abrutis ne voient le Beau que dans les belles choses."

the delicate leap

 
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Aisha Mitchell. Photography by Richard Calmes

1,000

Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes.

Aisha Mitchell. Photo by Richard Calmes

Source: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

A "Keep Calm" Shirt for Ballerinas

Get this great shirt at Tendu! It reads: "Keep Calm and Tendu On." A tendu (tahn-doo) is an extension of the leg to the front, side or back, either repeatedly or in a single movement.

This shirt is meant to celebrate the second birthday, of Tendus Under a Palm Tree. It is a website/blog authored by a professional dancer in Miami. She shares information about technique, ballet in mainstream culture, and lean recipes.

To purchase, visit the website, here.

Happy National Dance Day, 2012!

Today marks, the 3rd annual National Dance Day. National Dance Day, a grassroots mooovement, that encourages everyone to move! There are different ways that you can participate.

Here's info straight from the Dizzy Feet Foundation.

This year, National Dance Day is Saturday, July 28, and the Dizzy Feet Foundation has partnered with The Music Center and Los Angeles County to present the west coast’s largest National Dance Day celebration. We’re thrilled to hold the event at Los Angeles County’s newest, most exciting outdoor destination, Grand Park, and everyone’s welcome to come out and move!

The Dizzy Feet Foundation has created two new official National Dance Day routines: a Hip-Hop Master Class from SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE all star Lauren Gottlieb, and an Everybody Dance routine from Zumba Fitness®, which has teamed up with Dizzy Feet to spread the message of dance and movement. Learn both routines, submit videos of you and yours performing them (Like DFF’s Facebook page and then click on the National Dance Day tab to submit your video), and show us what you’ve got on National Dance Day!

Join us from 10:00AM-12:00PM on July 28, 2012, at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles. You’ll witness fabulous dance performances and follow along with some of your favorite dancers from SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE and amazing talent from Zumba Fitness ® as they lead the crowd in the official National Dance Day routines. But the fun doesn’t stop there — plan on sticking around until 2:30PM for fun, free dance classes for all ages and exciting performances by some of the best and brightest young dance talent in Los Angeles!

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Swing dancing is my dance of choice. What's yours?!

water and rock make almost everything better

From Ballerina Project.