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On December 30, 2007, Canyon Ranch did a feature story on the mind/body benefits of dance. It is all good news, folks. I just wish more "non-dancers" weren't afraid to give dance a try. Adults who have never danced are especially afraid of entering a dance studio - they assume they are too old, uncoordinated or just missed their chance to dance in youth. This is so sad to me! After all, rhythmic movement is "one of the most widely enjoyed forms of movement known to man" - you should be dancing!
"Looking for the perfect exercise? You may want to add a pair of dancing shoes to your collection of athletic gear. In his new book, UltraLongevity: the Seven-Step Program for a Younger, Healthier You, Canyon Ranch Medical Director Mark Liponis, M.D., entitles his chapter on exercise and movement simply, “Dance.” Dr. Liponis explains that he’s defining dance broadly as rhythmic movement, in part to get the attention of people who think of physical activity as a grim business involving dumbbells and suffering.
- Gina Scarpa, BuddyTV Staff Writer
Source: MySpace
"The great thing about So You Think You Can Dance is that you get hooked on your favorite in the season. I knew quickly how much I would like and root for former contestants like Travis, Hok, or Danny. The bad thing about the show is that once the tour is over, it's hard to track down these former reality stars and find out what they're up to. Fortunately, there's MySpace where many reality stars head to update their fans on life after the cameras turn off. Many participants from So You Think You Can Dance go on to teach, choreograph, dance professionally, etc. Here are updates on some of your favorite dancers and where you can find them!
Season 2 fan favorite Travis Wall recently made the big move to New York and he didn't go there alone. He's rooming with fellow contestant Ivan Koumaev and the two have a lot on their plates. According to Wall's MySpace page, he is working with two separate dance companies as well as teaching around the country. He has a big announcement coming but says he can't tell his fans until all the details are solidified.
After leaving the show, many contestants go on to teach master classes to aspiring young dancers. Season 3 contestant Lauren Gottlieb is doing just that and will be making a stop in Boston at the end of this month. On January 31, she'll teach two master classes at The Radisson Hotel in Rockland, just outside of Boston. An autograph session will follow and dancers will get the opportunity to work closely with a contestant who not only made the final four in season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance but assisted choreographed Tyce DiOrio in season 2.
Season 3 contestant Kameron Bink is also teaching and will be in Jacksonville, Florida on February 4 and 5. Fellow dancer Jaimie Goodwin is traveling the country in early 2008 at various dance conventions held by the New York City Dance Alliance (NYCDA). Her next appearance will take place January 26 and 27 in Portland, OR.
Got updates on the former contestants of So You Think You Dance? Post them here!
With The Internet, Anybody Can!
Over the weekend the New York Times announced that 89 year old dance icon, Merce Cunningham, will be inviting the entire world into his private New York studio each Monday (or any other day of the week). Beginning in September 2008 the Merce Cunningham Dance Company will begin recording “Mondays With Merce,” an online video program featuring weekly episodes of Mr. Cunningham’s Monday class, on its website: www.merce.org. Each episode will include segments from Merce Cunningham’s Company Class, and rehearsals with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
Sounds like an excellent idea, right? Are you amazed at Mr. Merce’s technical prowess? This is a new age in the internet guys – “Web2.0” means “for the people and by the people” like it never was before….”social” if you will. You don’t have to be an IT geek to do what Mr. Merce is doing. IN FACT – POST YOUR VIDEOS RIGHT HERE (well, on our community site). Posting your original choreography is a great way to:
Further Reading:
In this article by Suzette Laboy from the Associated Press, she talks about the possibility of ballroom dance (“DanceSport”) being added as an Olympic sport by the 2016 games. I have to agree that if ice skating (let alone “ice dancing”) are Olympic sports, it is high time that dance is too.
However, why limit it to ballroom?!?!?! One reason mentioned here is that the IOC likes the idea of sports where men and women compete on the same playing field. The article also sites the popularity of shows like “Dancing with the Stars.” Isn’t “So You Think You Can Dance” more popular? Plus, the dancers must be more diverse…men and women still compete on the same “playing field,” but one person wins….maybe there should be individual and pair categories in the Olympics?
So, this is an Olympic sport:
But this isn't?
I don’t know. Check out the article and let me know what do you guys think!
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"The 2008 Washington Auto Show is putting a new spin on car giveaways -- a spin around the dance floor, that is. For the first time ever, the show's "Dancing for Toyotas Contest" will give attendees the chance to go "dancing for the cars" in a thrilling live reality show.
The Dancing for Toyotas Contest will transform part of the show, held Jan. 23 to Jan. 27 at the Washington Convention Center, from a car showroom to a dance ballroom when contestants compete for one of three brand-new Toyotas. Paired with professional dance instructors from the Arthur Murray Dance Studios, contestants in three age categories will show their best moves to a panel of judges -- and to an audience of hundreds of thousands, who will be able to vote for their favorites and possibly win a Toyota of
their own.
New York - January 16, 2008 - Multi-platinum RCA recording artist Christina Aguilera took Sydney, Australia by storm when her "Back to Basics" world tour hit the Acer Arena for two shows in July 2007. This breathlessly energetic, dazzling live concert spectacular brought the house down-and the cameras were rolling there to catch it all.
