The Most Awesome Dance Ever

By sarajean on 5/15/10 5:34pm
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If you haven’t seen this adorable video of a little girl starting out her Saturday morning, you are in for a treat:

 

How many of us could benefit from starting out our days in a similar fashion? My wager: all of us.

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Celebrate International Dance Day

By sarajean on 4/28/10 5:28pm
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April 29 is a day dedicated to kicking up your heels, scooting your boot, or dancing however you like to. Dance Day was started in 1982 by the International Dance Council in hopes of raising the importance of dance around the world as well as encouraging the use of dance in more school programs.

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Too Old to Dance?

By becksta on 9/16/09 6:43pm
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DancingDancingWhere can older people go to dance? Are people in their 30's, 40's, 50's and older limited to cheesy hotel bars and the odd wedding for any dancing other than salsa or ballroom which is way, way out of my ability? These days, with Dancing with the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance, almost everybody (unfortunately in some cases), thinks they can dance, but the choices are definitely more limited once you reach a certain age.


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Dancing 'til Dusk in Seattle

By msarko on 7/2/09 4:24pm
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American culture has embraced ballroom dancing in fits and starts. In the jazz age nothing was more hip, then the late 50's and early 60's saw the Latin dance craze. After that the practice fell out of fashion, replaced by more trendy styles like disco and breakdancing. It wasn't until the mid-1990's that a new generation rediscovered flashy classics like the Jitterbug. These days, ballroom dancing has worked its way back into the hearts and feet of Americans young and old. In the city of Seattle there are a number of thriving schools of dance, as well as regular dancing events and venues.

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Alien Nation

By jemanji on 12/9/08 7:09am
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"My mother always asked me, 'How do you know whether you will like something, if you do not try it?' " - Mandy Patinkin, offering James Caan take-out, in "Alien Nation"

My wife and I are 46. We'll have been married for 28 years this Saturday.

Last week, in the car driving home from a date, I did something incredibly naive even by male standards. I asked her whether there was anything new she'd like to try. I meant romantically new, in the original sense of the word: romance, something adventurous, new, fresh, daring.

She answered as though she'd been waiting for the question for about 27.9 years. "I want to dance the Waltz!"

:: blinking ::



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What a horrible week to be a dancer....

By Grant on 11/13/08 7:34am
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Oh no.

By Grant on 11/12/08 6:55am
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Seattle's Neighbors Danceclub in trouble

By Grant on 9/30/08 7:30am
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These are strange days indeed. It would seem that Seattle's popular Neighbors nightclub has run afoul of the building's owners and is engaged in a fight to remain open. Apparently the owners of the building that houses Neighbors have claimed that the building can be used for virtually anything but dancing. Strange that it took them 25 years to notice all of the illicit dancing.

A true cynic would probably see a conspiracy to evict and redevelop in an increasingly changing neighborhood - coincidentally (or not) putting another nail in the coffin of Capitol Hill's gay community.

But my guess is that the actual issue might be the incessant, suspicious, and baffling construction and reconstruction of every molecule in the club. I know of no other place that has remodeled the exact same spot in a club once every year. It has in fact become somewhat of a joke between me and my friends (who love the place) that there has to be some money laundering scheme going on there.

But who knows? Lets just keep our fingers crossed on this one.

Cloris Leachman, you're never too old to dance

By beatriz on 9/8/08 5:17am
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Finally the folks at Dancing With the Stars are letting Cloris Leachman take a shot at the competition. They were previously cited as saying that the 82 year-old Cloris was too old for the competition. Twice.

This would make her the oldest contestant since the show began. Poor Cloris Leachman, everyone picks on her. So what if she's old, she's Frau Blucher for Christ's sake!! And did you catch her on the Roast of Bob Saget? She is true comedic genius.

I'm not a fan of Dancing with the Stars, and I don't understand why Cloris Leachman, a respectable actress, would want to shake her groove thing on TV, and risk breaking a hip, on TV. Maybe she's trying to prove to the world that she may be old (thanks for reminding us Mel Brooks) but she can still boogie.

Or maybe she's just going senile. Who knows, but we'll definitely be watching.

Has anyone heard of dance lessons

By beatriz on 9/2/08 3:26pm
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Picture this: A beautiful summer afternoon wedding, the ceremony is perfect, the reception hall beautifully decorated, the food to die for, and a lively, happy atmosphere.

Suddenly the DJ comes on the mic and announces it's time for the bride and groom to dance their first dance as husband and wife. The lovely couple moves to center of the dance floor as friends and family gather around to witness two lovers dance gracefully as an expression of their union.

The bride and groom at the last wedding I attended totally missed mark on that one. There wasn't a single graceful step in those moves. They barely swayed their bodies to the lame and forgettable song they chose, and I don't think they even touched once.

Haven't these people ever heard of dance lessons?