Category Archives: Dance

Tuesday Open Thread | Alvin Ailey Dance Series

Posted on March 18, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Robert Battle’s The Hunt is a primal ritual with a distinctly urban feel fueled by a thundering percussion soundtrack by Les Tambours du Bronx. Perhaps Battle’s most popular work, it explores the relationship between modern sports and the rites of … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Alvin Ailey Dance Series

Posted on March 17, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

Alvin Ailey was born on January 5, 1931, in Rogers, Texas. His experiences of life in the rural South would later inspire some of his most memorable works. He was introduced to dance in Los Angeles by performances of the … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | 3Chics Dance Series

Posted on February 8, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

GQ was an American group, formed in 1978 in The Bronx, New York, primarily noted for its success in disco music and R&B. The core membership of the group commenced playing professionally, under different group names, as of 1968. GQ … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | 3Chics Dance Series

Posted on February 7, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The “Cha Cha Slide” is a song often played at dance clubs, school dances/proms, parties, skating rinks and weddings in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and the United Kingdom (the song reached number one in the latter … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | 3Chics Dance Series

Posted on February 6, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The bump was a primarily 1970s fad dance introduced by Johnny Spruce in which the main move is to lightly “bump” hips on every other beat of the music. As the dance (and the evening) progressed, the bumping could become … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | 3Chics Dance Series

Posted on February 5, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The “Shotgun” is a dance. There were many dance crazes in the ’60s, and 2 of them are mentioned in the lyrics: The Jerk (“Do The Jerk, baby”) and The Twine (“It’s Twine Time”). This was the first hit for … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | 3Chics Dance Series

Posted on February 4, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The Watusi /wɑːˈtuːsi/ is a solo dance that enjoyed brief popularity during the early 1960s.[1] It was the second-most popular dance craze in the 1960s in the United States, after the Twist. The Orlons, a vocal quartet from Philadelphia, had … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | 3Chics Dance Series

Posted on February 3, 2014 by SouthernGirl2

The Monkey is a novelty dance, most popular in 1963. The dance was popularized by two R&B records: Major Lance‘s “The Monkey Time“, and The Miracles‘ “Mickey’s Monkey” both Top 10 Pop hits released during the summer of 1963. The … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread | Dirty Dancing Soundtrack

Posted on November 30, 2013 by SouthernGirl2

As Johnny teaches Baby to dance, tempers flare and a romance begins to develop. Their performance at the Sheldrake goes reasonably well, though Baby is too nervous to accomplish the dance’s climactic lift. When they return to Kellerman’s, they learn … Continue reading →

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Dance-off between young Piston fan and the Stadium Usher

Posted on November 23, 2013 by SouthernGirl2

On Tuesday night November 19th 2013, The Detriot Pistons played the New York Knicks and Piston fans were privy to this epic dance off between a young fan and the stadium usher caught on the Dance cam. Rock this party … Continue reading →

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