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Fitness Tips From Professional Dancers

Posted 05.22.2012

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By Tiffany Tse for Shape.com How do professional dancers keep those lean, mean physiques? Sure, they dance for a living (and burn off hundreds of c...

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Gathering Of Nations Brings 500 Tribes Together

Reuters | Posted 05.05.2012

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(Fixes spelling of MacDonald in 19th paragraph) By Zelie Pollon ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., April 28 (Reuters) - Tomé Roubideaux...

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'The Amazing Race': Bollywood Dance Too Much For The Men

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Dancing, Tar, Reality TV, Video, Bollywood, Phil Keoghan, Non-Elimination, Kentucky, The Amazing Race, TV Canada, Tv Replay, Mark and Bopper, TV News

On a trip to India, a Bollywood style challenge proved a huge difference for the men of "The Amazing Race" (Sun., 8 p.m. ET on CBS). Of the five remai...

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8 Great Health Benefits Of Dancing

The Huffington Post | Laura Schocker | Posted 04.09.2012

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Each Monday night, millions of Americans hunker down on their couches to watch their favorite celebrities break a sweat on Dancing With The Stars. And...

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College Students Explore Their Wild Side

Posted 03.30.2012

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Artist Nick Cave is known for his imaginative "soundsuits", rainbow multimedia costumes that completely transform the wearer into a moving, living art...

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Injury Strikes The Candy Apple Girls On 'Dance Moms'

Posted 03.21.2012

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A nasty injury forced The Candy Apple Girls to change their lineup mid-season on "Dance Moms" (Tues., 9 p.m. ET on Lifetime). Young dancer Taylor l...

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Depending On the Brain to Think, At the Expense of the Body's Ability to Know

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Feelings, Dancing, Intelligence, Brain, Exercise, Physical Intelligence, Dance, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Donna Flagg

Only after years of studying and developing a level of sophistication in the way I moved did I see how the body requires as much respect in order to be "smart" as the brain needs "exercise" to be strong.

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WATCH: Twin Babies Dancing

Posted 03.19.2012

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So far the web has taught us that twin babies talk and love Johnny Cash, but did you know that they can synchronize dance routines? Just take a loo...

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Just in Case It Matters: Biographer Jeffrey Spivak on the Magic of Busby Berkeley

Dan Lybarger | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Dancing, They Made Me a Criminal, 42nd Street, Jeffrey Spivak, Books, The Gold Diggers of 1933, The Gangs's All Here, Musicals, Busby Berkeley, Film, Buzz: The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley, Movies, Biography, Cinema, Books News
Dan Lybarger

In the 1930s and '40s, Busby Berkeley (1895-1976) staged a series of movie dance numbers that could rival the paintings of Salvador Dali in their outlandishness. His movies were loaded with jaw-dropping optical illusions and wound up influencing everyone from the Coen Brothers to Mel Brooks.

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Meet The Ladies Of Hip-Hop

Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Dancing, Ladies of Hip Hop, Video, Hip Hop, Kickstarter, Michele Byrd-McPhee, The Roots, Female Role Models, Ladies of Hip-Hop, Hip Hop Dancing, Feminism, Gangstarr, Marjory Starth, Kickstarter Ladies of Hip Hop, Arts News

Often when we think of women in hip-hop we think of hot babes, skimpy outfits and inordinate amounts of booty shaking. In other words, we think of fla...

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Hilarious Beef Jerky Costume On 'Dance Moms'

Posted 03.07.2012

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Not that long ago, Lady Gaga's infamous meat dress seemed controversial, but now it's in danger of spawning an entire meat suit industry. On "Dance...

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WATCH: Charlie Rangel's Dance Party

Posted 02.22.2012

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There ain't no stopping Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) now, at least not from dancing up a storm. Obispo Annette Jimenez, a New York-based Rangel fa...

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THROB: Dance Explodes How Hearts Pound

Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Dancing, Andy Akiho, Choreography, Heart, Video, Art Meets Science, Dr. Holly Andersen, Biology, Throb, Jody Oberfeld, Theater, Performance Art, Weston Minissali, New York Art, Arts News

So often is the heart symbolized as the house of the soul or the vehicle of love, sometimes we forget it is a highly physical, hardworking organ of ou...

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Twirling Dervish

Claire Fordham | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Exercise, 5 Rhythms Dance, Dancing, Topanga, Dance for Exercise, Wellness, Dance Class, Healthy Living News
Claire Fordham

If you don't like the idea of a class, try dancing in the privacy of your own home -- then you really will be dancing like no one's watching. At the very least, it will make you smile.

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Sabar: African Hip-Hop

Sasha Brookner | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: West Africa, Hip Hop Culture, Hip Hop, Sabar, Hip-Hop, Africa, Dancing, Dance, African Music, African Dance, Culture News
Sasha Brookner

There is much about the rich, earthy genre of dance from the African Diaspora that is worthy of intellectual exploration; it's a connection between worlds. African dance is celestial; transcending beyond just artistic expression, it contains movements of spirit possession.

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The Independent Traveler's Guide To Carnival

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.04.2012

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Off Track Planet

Arguably the greatest party on the planet, Rio's Carnaval falls right at the top of every partier's puke bucket list. Here's how to do it right.

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U.S. and Afghan Troops Dance Off

SGT Tanangachi Mfuni | Posted 03.11.2012

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SGT Tanangachi Mfuni

There are days in Afghanistan when U.S. and Afghan forces are not in firefights with insurgents, neither are they sniffing out roadside bombs, or raiding weapons caches. Sometimes they're just dancing.

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WATCH: Los Mini Wachiturros, Toddlers Dance To Argentine Reggaeton

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Dancing, Video, Cultura, Spanish Dancing, Youtube Videos, Reggaeton, Mini Wachiturros, Argentine Music, Youtube, Tirate Un Paso, Wachiturros, Latino Voices News

So many questions... First, who are these two little boys? Second, I wonder if I look that good when I dance? Probably not. Let's take note...

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WATCH: Funniest Viral Videos Of The Day

Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Dancing, Dancewalk, The Urlesque Show, Video, Baby Makes Mess, Funny Videos, Funny Viral Videos, Urlesque, Babies, Dogs, Volleyball Fail, Comedy News

Today's Urlesque Show features a wipeout, a messy baby, and one very cool crosswalk. First up we have a pair of girls playing volleyball in what lo...

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20 Celebs Who Got Fit Dancing

Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Dancing, Celebrity Fitness, Fitness and Exercise, Dancing With the Stars, Celebrity-Fitness-Custom, Zumba, shape.com, Bar Method, Healthy Living News

By Jene Luciani for Shape.com When the thought of spending 30 minutes on a treadmill is about as appealing as a root canal, it's time to shake up t...

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Time to Put on Your Dancing Shoes and Party!

Dr. Steve Rosenberg | Posted 01.31.2012

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Dr. Steve Rosenberg

In order to enjoy the holidays, wear shoes that fit, protect your feet against blistering, cramping and toenail problems. Then, "Dance Happily Ever After"!

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WATCH: Sexy Dancing Ends In Failure

Posted 11.29.2011

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A girl falls down off of a bar, much like national employment numbers are rapidly falling off the bar of American stability. Just kidding. It's jus...

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WATCH: Breakdancing Traffic Warden Busts A Move

Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Dancing, Video, Breakdancing, Funny Videos, Breakdancing Traffic Warden, Nigeria, Urlesque, Sebul Audu, Abuja Nigeria, Comedy News

If you find yourself driving through Abuja, Nigeria anytime soon, you might have the treat of getting directed by traffic warden Sebul Audu. Sure,...

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WATCH: Funniest Viral Videos Of The Day

Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Dancing, Cats, The Urlesque Show, Video, Viral Videos, Fans, Football, Polka Fail, Urlesque, Cobra Cat, Falling, Angry Cobra Cat, Comedy News

The Urlesque Show today brings two fails and one very angry cat. First up is a couple of polka dancers who can't quite find their rhythm. And by th...

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50 Years Later Rita Moreno Keeps On Dancing

AP | By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS | Posted 01.08.2012

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NEW YORK -- As Rita Moreno nears her 80th birthday, she's singing and dancing six nights a week in the biographical show "Life Without Makeup." Moren...

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