Category Archives: Dance

First Lady Michelle and Ellen dance-off to ‘Uptown Funk’

Posted on March 15, 2015 by SouthernGirl2
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Saturday Open Thread | Baby girl dancing with dad & killing it

Posted on February 28, 2015 by SouthernGirl2
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Video Highlights | 2014 Kennedy Center Honors

Posted on December 30, 2014 by rikyrah

Tonight CBS airs the 2014 Kennedy Centers Honors at 9 p.m.ET/8 p.m. CT.  Watch it here.   This year’s honorees are: Lilly Tomlin Al Green Tom Hanks Sting Patricia McBride Mavis Staples and Sam Moore, took folks in the KC … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | 60′s Rock & Roll Hits

Posted on November 25, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans, October 3, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard‘s R&B hit “The Twist“. In September 2008 “The Twist” topped … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Out of Africa

Posted on November 3, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The Samburu people reside in the Rift Valley province of Northern Kenya. The striking traditional Samburu dress consists of red cloth that is wrapped around the body , tied with a white sash and accessorised with colourful beaded necklaces, earrings … Continue reading →

Posted in African Music, Africans, Culture, Current Events, Dance, Music, News, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , | 36 Comments

Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls” 40th Anniversary Exhibition

Posted on September 23, 2014 by rikyrah

I don’t believe any black girl can graduate to womanhood without knowing about, seeing, and understanding Ms. Ntozake Shange’s Choreopoem “For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide when the Rainbow is Enuf.” Ntozake Sahnge- Poet, author, and playwright Paulette Williams … Continue reading →

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Serendipity SOUL | Saturday Open Thread | Cyndi Lauper Week

Posted on May 31, 2014 by rikyrah

Happy Saturday, Everyone! Hope you’e enjoying your weekend. Today we’re checking out the 2013 Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots. KINKY BOOTS! Kinky Boots is a musical with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Based … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts, Culture, Current Events, Dance, Media, Music, News, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , | 41 Comments

Saturday Open Thread | TV Show Theme Songs

Posted on May 3, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

In Living Color was the brainchild of Keenen Ivory Wayans, the eldest acting sibling of a large and extremely talented family whose guidance toward his brothers and sisters would help shape his creation into something truly memorable, the likes of … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Native American Dance

Posted on April 12, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The Ghost Dance (Natdia) is a spiritual movement that came about in the late 1880s when conditions were bad on Indian reservations and Native Americans needed something to give them hope. This movement found its origin in a Paiute Indian … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | Native American Dance

Posted on April 11, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Stomp Dance – Performed by various Eastern Woodland tribes including the Muscogee Creek, Yuchi, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Caddo, Delaware, Miami, Ottawa, Peoria, Shawnee, Seminole, Natchez, and Seneca-Cayuga, the Stomp Dance is a ceremony that contains both religious and social meaning. … Continue reading →

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