First Lady and lover of dance Michelle Obama invited the legend Debbie Allen and a phenomenal group of 51 black dancers to perform at the White House for Black History Month.
There's something really beautiful about this unexpected in-flight entertainment. Shot by choreographer Yemi AD, who writes: "This video is a present for Kanye and all dancers, who took part in the concert shows during the 2012 Australian Tour." [@David Carr]
Extreme dancers perform hanging from the Millennium Bridge in London during London 2012 Olympic Festival, Sunday, July 15, 2012. The performance "Surprises: Streb," choreographed by New Yorker Elizabeth Streb, takes place on various London's landmarks. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)
Despite its reputation as a sex-tourism destination, Thailand has been rocked with outrage over a video of three topless dancers at a festival Friday. A police official says, "This has damaged a traditional Thai ceremony. The charge is doing a shameful act in public by indecently exposing oneself." The three dancers…
[Chicago, IL, January 21: Dancers from McCormick Elementary School perform a traditional Chinese handkerchief dance for Chinese President Hu Jintao. Image via AP.]
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.
Chicago, December 21: The Bulls have a dance team. It is called LuvaBulls. Unsure whether or not this is witty. Image via Getty.]
A dance troupe en route to an appearance on BET's 106th and Park freaked everyone's shit out when they abandoned their vehicle in the Lincoln Tunnel and started running in an attempt to arrive on time. Terror alert: funky.
[Denver, November 16: The Denver Nuggets dance team throws their hands high in the air, rockin' to the rhythm, shake their derriers. Oh, and the Nuggets won over the Knicks, if you care. Image via Getty.]
[Pyongyang, October 9. North Korea dancers perform during a Arirang mass games to mark the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang. Image via AP]
Looking for more fun ways to predict divorce? Check out this breakdown of divorce rates by job, in which dancers and bartenders come out on top.
[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.]
[Burbank, California, August 23. Bollywood Step Dance performs at the 8th Annual Ivy Bethune Tri-Union Diversity Awards. Image via Getty]
[Hong Kong, August 4. Images of dancers are reflected in a mirror during a rehearsal of the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre's "Whisper of Flowers" led by Taiwanese choreographer Lin Hwai-min]
[London, July 28. Bollywood dancers are filmed in 3D at St Pancras Station for a new Sky Arts production celebrating dance.]
Moscow's Bolshoi theater has announced the death of prima ballerina Marina Semyonova. Semyonova made her debut in the 1920s at the Kirov ballet. "All Russian ballet is in mourning," said the theater director. [AFP, image via Wiki]
In 2009, photographer Jordan Matter began a series of shots capturing dancers in motion throughout New York. The result, titled Dancers Among Us is, in the words of our tipster, exactly what Vogue spreads should look like. [Jordan Matter Photography]
Two articles have given us cause to wonder: Are over-40 dance crews the Next Big Thing?
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[Burbank, January 22. Image via Getty]
