<![CDATA[Jezebel: dance]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: dance]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/dance http://jezebel.com/tag/dance <![CDATA[The Concrete Tumble]]>

[Paris, November 18. Image via Getty]

Choregrapher Karine Saporta poses on November 18, 2009 at 'Le Dansoir', a semi-mobile theater on the square of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris. The Dansoir Karine Saporta will host the « A vos boitiers, prets, dansez! » (eady, Steady, Dance!) dance event from November 20. AFP PHOTO FRED DUFOUR (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Bodies Rest & Motion]]>

[New York, November 10. Image via Getty]

Dancer I-Ling Liu with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company performs a scene from the NYC premiere of 'Serenade/The Proposition', one of a suite of works created to commemorate the 2009 bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, during a dress rehearsal November 10, 2009 before opening night at the Joyce Theater in New York. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Dancer In The Dark]]>

[London, November 2. Image via Getty]

A dancer from the Rambert Dance Company performs 'The Comedy of Change' during a press preview at the Sadler's Wells Theatre in central London, on November 2, 2009. The Rambert Dance Company will perform at the Sadler's Wells Theatre from 3 to 7 November. AFP PHOTO/Shaun Curry (Photo credit should read SHAUN CURRY/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Caught Flat-Footed]]>

[Melbourne, October 27. Image via Getty]

Ballet dancer Chase Johnsey of 'Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo' or 'The Trocks' as they are affectionately known, leaves after having his tutu fitted as the ballet company prepares for the opening of their Melbourne season on October 27, 2009. An all-male ballet, 'The Trocks' combine the physical capabilities of male dancers with the grace and grandeur of ballerinas with a layer of expert clowning, creating a company of dancers that lovingly lampoons the conventions of ballet. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo credit should read WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Dancer In The Dark]]>

[London, October 13. Image via Getty]

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: Dancers put on costume before a dress-rehersal for the Sadlers Wells production of 'In the Spirit of Diaghilev' on October 13, 2009 in London, England. The first performance of the production will take place this evening. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Amiya's Mobile Dance Academy Is A Dream Come True]]> Ever dreamed up an awesome idea, only to decide it was best left in slumberland? 10-year-old Amiya woke up in the middle of the night, with the vision of a pink school bus. Now she has a dance academy.

In this Today show segment, you'll see that she teaches ballet, tap jazz, hip-hop, etc — to students between 2 and 12. She's awesome. Clip above.

Related: Amiya's Mobile Dance Academy [Official Site]

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<![CDATA[Fringe Group]]>

[Buenos Aires, September 30. Image via Getty]

Fanny, a tango street dancer, warms up before performing in Florida street in downtown Buenos Aires on September 30, 2009. The UNESCO declared the tango tradition of Argentina and Uruguay a world cultural treasure, adding its sultry dance steps and melancholy song lyrics to its heritage list. AFP PHOTO/Daniel Garcia (Photo credit should read DANIEL GARCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Spanish Fly]]>

[Madrid, September 8. Image via Getty]

Dancers of Cuba national ballet perform during the rehearsal of 'Swan Lake' in Madrid on September 8, 2009. AFP PHOTO/PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU (Photo credit should read PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[Everyone Is Beautiful At The Ballet]]>

[Havana, August 26. Image via Getty]

Cuban National Ballet Director Alicia Alonso speaks during a press conference to announce the recent promotions in the company and details of the upcoming European tour, in Havana August 26, 2009. Alonso also expressed her willingness for the Cuban Ballet to perform in the United States. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[This Does Not Make It Sound Appealing]]> "It's kind of an American Apparel ad come to life," says a regular at the otherwise amazing-sounding lycra-heavy retro dance-and-aerobics hipster-cardio mini-phenomenon. (Oh, and everyone appears to be legal.) [NYT]

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<![CDATA[All The World's A Stage]]>

[London, August 5. Image via Getty]

Members of the Rambert School perform a dance in St Paul's Cathedral in London, on August 5, 2009. The performances, which will be staged as part of a special Sunday evening service, are a part of a research project on spiritual experience and expression through dance rituals. St Paul's is the cathedral church of the diocese of London, which it has served for over 1,400 years. AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal (Photo credit should read Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)
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<![CDATA[R.I.P. Merce Cunningham]]> Merce Cunningham, the legendary dancer and choreographer, has died at 90. Considered one of the most important figures of 20th Century dance, Cunningham was the recipient of the National Medal of Arts and the MacArthur Fellowship. [NYT, YouTube]

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<![CDATA[Conduct Unbecoming]]>

[Avignon, France; July 20. Image via Getty]

Lebanese dancer Yalda Younes performs in 'Non' creation (No) from Lebanese composer Zad Moultaka, on July 20, 2009 in Avignon, southern France, as part of the 63rd Avignon International Theatre festival. AFP PHOTO ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)

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<![CDATA[Spazz Hands!]]>

[Szeged, Hungary; July 16. Image via Getty]

Dancers from 'Bejart Ballet Lausanne' of Switzerland present thier dress rehearsal performance on the stage of Szeged open-air festival in front of Szeged's main cathedral, late on July 16, 2009. Their gala will be held tonight coreographed by Maurice Bejart and Gil Roman. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)

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<![CDATA[Hands On A Hardbody]]>

[New York, July 13. Image via Getty]

A dancer with the group Pilobolus performs a scene from 'Dog-ID' during a dress rehearsal before the opening night at the Joyce Theater in New York July 13, 2009 . AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

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<![CDATA[Bausch... And Home]]>

[Wuppertal, Germany; June 30. Image via Getty]

A mourner signs the condolence book to the honor of deceased German dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch on July 1, 2009 at the town hall in Wuppertal, western Germany. Bausch died on June 30, 2009 at the age of 68, five days after she had been diagnosed with cancer. AFP PHOTO DDP / TORSTEN SILZ GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read TORSTEN SILZ/AFP/Getty Images)

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<![CDATA[R.I.P. Pina Bausch]]> Pina Bausch, the highly influential choreographer and modern dancer, has died at 68, a mere five days after being diagnosed with cancer. At left, her famous "Rite of Spring." [Guardian]

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<![CDATA[Fine Feathered Friend]]>

[Xian, China; June 22. Image via Getty]

XIAN, CHINA - JUNE 22: (CHINA OUT) An artist performs during dance musical 'Chang An Banquet' at the Changle Theater on June 22, 2009 in Xian of Shaanxi Province, China. The original and spectacular music theater piece 'Chang An Banquet' will premier on June 25. Stories of seven legend women from Qin to Tang Dynasty who have been in Chang An (now it's Xian) formed the seven acts dance musical. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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<![CDATA[Jump!]]>

[New York, June 22. Image via Getty]

NEW YORK - JUNE 22: Dancers from the National Dance Institute's perform John Lennon's Music at LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts on June 22, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

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<![CDATA[So You Think You Can]]> "Once a dancer, always a dancer. It is a very consuming art but also such a short career that you have to live and breath* it if you want to be at the top." - Principal ballerina Darcey Bussell, on retirment after 30 years as a dancer. [Reuters]*sic

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