Jezebel: Dance

Ballet Dancer Fired for Daring to Acknowledge Pressure to be Thin

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:35:00 EST

A soloist at an Italian ballet company has found herself jobless after telling a British newspaper that her company pressures its dancers to be thin. The dancer says that the La Scala's practices have led to an epidemic of eating disorders and fertility problems within the company, and the company claims that's simply not true, and that statements like that damage the reputation of the company and of the art of ballet. Uh, doesn't everyone already know that dancers sometimes have fucked up body images? More »

Kickass Teen to Be First American Graduate From Elite Bolshoi Ballet

Erin Gloria Ryan — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:20:00 EST

Therapy Dog Production of The Nutcracker Is Awesome, Adorable

Erin Gloria Ryan — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:45:00 EST

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Meet Misty Copeland, Kickass Black Ballerina

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:20:00 EDT

Misty Copeland is the first black female American Ballet Theater Soloist in 20 years, and she's helping redefine what it means to look like a dancer. More »

This Is What Happens When Children Try To Re-Enact Black Swan

Whitney Jefferson — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:55:00 EDT

Last night's brand-new episode of Dance Moms reiterated the fact that the stars here are, in fact, the moms. (If they weren't, the show would be called, I don't know, Dance Kids?) So is it any surprise that when the girls won the National Talent Competition, the mothers made it all about themselves? More »

Chihuahua Has Mastered The Art of Flamenco

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:36:00 EDT

9-Year-Old Boy's Impeccable 1991 Dance Video For Madonna's "Vogue"

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:47:00 EDT

This video was created when Robert Jeffrey was nine. He writes: More »

Julian Assange's Dance Footage And The Rite Of Public Humiliation

Irin Carmon — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:52:00 EDT

Thanks to the Internet, we now know that Julian Assange dances pretty much exactly as you imagine him dancing. Like a guy who describes himself as possessing "a conversational brutality" that took one woman's "breath away," and who believes that "Western culture seems to forge women that are valueless and inane." Let's conclude that he seems to enjoy himself and being alone in that space very much. More »

Hoop Dreams

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 11:35:36 EST

Phoenix, Feb 5: Jasmine Rae Pickner, of Mission, S.D., of the Crow, Creek and Sioux tribes, performs her hoop dance at the Heard Museum World Championship Hoop Dance Contest. (Image via AP)

The Best Documentary About Black Lesbian Strip Clubs You'll See Today

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:00:00 EST

"The club, it's like a whole 'nother world," says Ronnie, the founder of Shakedown, an underground Los Angeles striptease dance party run by and for black lesbians. Director Leilah Weinraub has spent eight years filming Shakedown and its key players. More »

Hey, Nice Outfit

Lauri Apple — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:20:23 EST

[Chicago, IL, January 21: Dancers from McCormick Elementary School perform a traditional Chinese handkerchief dance for Chinese President Hu Jintao. Image via AP.]

David Duchovny, Will You Dance With Me?

Ragen Chastain — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:20:00 EST

On Californication, Hank Moody's father tells him "…life's too short to dance with fat chicks." While it's certainly not an original phrase, it appears that moment of television has spawned a bit of a movement. More »

The Legendary Judith Jamison Retires

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:53:00 EST

After decades with the company and a career as the choreographer's muse, Judith Jamison has retired as the artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Honored by Michelle Obama in September, the icon recently said farewell to fans. More »

Indepen-Dance

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:10:00 EST

Asuncion, Paraguay, January 1: A dancer, wearing a traditional dress, waits to perform during Paraguay's bicentennial celebrations. Paraguay will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its independence from Spain on May 14.

Gabriel García Márquez Shakes It To Shakira

Sadie Stein — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:45:00 EST

! Here the legendary scribe sharing his unique dancing with the world. More »

"Fat" Ballerina Speaks Out

Jessica Coen — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:55:00 EST

Last week, a NYC Ballet vet danced the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. After her performance, a lovely dance critic said she looked like she'd "eaten one sugar plum too many." More »

Fat-Ballerina Critic Tries To Elaborate, Fails

Jessica Coen — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:26:00 EST

Last week, a dance critic noted that a ballerina looked as if she had "eaten one sugar plum too many." This made quite a few people upset, and now he's come forward to explain himself. More »

University Of Tennessee Dancers Benched For Objecting To Skimpy Uniforms

Sadie Stein — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:00:00 EDT

When two members of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Sugar Mocs dance team objected to a brief new uniform, they were told: wear it or be benched. More »

Would That We Were All Wooed Like This

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:02:00 EDT

[Cuba, November 1: Megan Fairchild and Andrew Veyette, principal dancers of the New York City Ballet, perform "Stars and Stripes," choreographed by George Balanchine at the Mella Theatre during the 22nd International Ballet Festival in Havana. Image via AP.]

Mean Maine Schools Ban Grinding

Anna North — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:20:00 EDT

"Controversy over a popular dance style known as grinding has finally cropped up in Maine's largest school district." Finally. More »

The Ladies Of Fox News Bust A Move To Vanilla Ice

Irin Carmon — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:05:00 EDT

Does it matter why Laura Ingraham and Gretchen Carlson did this on FNC earlier this week? No; what matters is that it happened. And it was gruesome. (Bill O'Reilly prefers to think of it as "patriotic.") White woman's overbite, indeed. More »

With Special Thanks To "Thriller"

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:30:00 EDT

[India, October 1: Schoolchildren perform a contemporary dance during the flag hoisting of Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games Village ahead of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Image via AP.]

Little Devils Have Some Colorful Moves

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:28:00 EDT

[Arizona, September 26: Armando Garcia, right, and Taylina Ortiz of the Los Diablitos Azules Folklorico dance troupe perform. Image via AP.]

What It Means When A Man Is A "Good Dancer"

Irin Carmon — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:00:27 EDT

A new study has purported to objectively show what makes a man a good dancer — and by extension, read "honest signals of a man's reproductive quality, in terms of health, vigor or strength." How related are they? More »

Ladies Wax Artistic

Anna North — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:02:00 EDT

[In Melt, a performance by Noémie Lafrance, wax drips off dancers' bodies as they hang on a wall under the Manhattan Bridge. New York, Sept. 2-12. Image via Animal New York.]

A Tiny Dancer Is Elegantly Camouflaged

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:10:00 EDT

[Turpan, August 18. Uygur girl performs dance for visitors in her house in Turpan of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. Turpan basin is the second lowest continental point in the world after the Dead Sea. Image via Getty]

London's Ballerinas Do The Birthday Dance

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:39:00 EDT

[London, August 10. Dancers from the English National Ballet perform during the dress rehearsal of Cinderella at the Coliseum. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the National Ballet. Image via Getty]

I Second That Emotion

Anna Holmes — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:10:00 EDT

[Washington, D.C., June 24. Image via AP]

What A Stretch

Anna Holmes — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:10:00 EDT

[Jackson, Mississippi; June 9. Image via AP]

Bring Your Own

Anna Holmes — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:10:00 EDT

[New York, April 29. Image via Getty]

Bright Lights, Big City

Anna Holmes — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:10:00 EDT

[New York, April 29. Image via Getty]

Dirty Dancing Is The Greatest Movie Of All Time

Irin Carmon — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:20:00 EDT

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The greatness of Dirty Dancing was not lost on me in my near-daily viewings as a child and preteen, re-enacting every dance with my sister. What I learned a little later: it's a great, brave movie for women. More »

Nowhere To Run To

Anna Holmes — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:10:00 EDT

[Taipei, April 21. Image via AP]

Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

Anna Holmes — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:10:00 EDT

[New York, April 19. Image via Getty]

Raising The Barre

Anna Holmes — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:10:00 EDT

[New York, April 19. Image via Getty]

The Jig Is Up

Anna Holmes — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:10:00 EDT

[Glasgow, March 30. Image via Getty]

Video Vixens: Let's Dance

Marisa Meltzer — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Writer Marisa Meltzer, author of the new book 'Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music', has curated a miniseries of contemporary women's music for us this week. After the jump, Marisa's fourth feature: the best dance videos. More »

Palm Wednesday

Anna Holmes — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:10:00 EDT

[Yokohama, Japan; March 24. Image via Getty]

Hop To It

Anna Holmes — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:10:00 EDT

[Prague, March 22. Image via Getty]

Quite A Stretch

Anna Holmes — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:10:00 EST

[Dallas, March 10. Image via Getty]