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May 13, 2024

LED Dance Troupe Delivers Dazzling Light Performances and Electrifying Joy

Over the past few years, dance troupes have begun to incorporate dynamic light displays into their outfits. It's little surprise why—a choreographed light show can up the ante during a performance, combining exquisite movement with vibrant displays of color and pattern. A group called Shine's Creed has visibly mastered this formula.

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May 2, 2024

Watch This Indian Dance Group’s Mesmerizing Routines Taking Over Talent Shows Around the World

The creative possibilities of dance are seemingly endless given the range of things the human body can do.

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March 15, 2024

Biologist Wins This Year’s ‘Dance Your PhD’ Contest With a Catchy Song About Kangaroo Behavior

Some of the catchiest songs out there are inspired by love, heartbreak, or simply partying; however, the next club hit...

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March 3, 2024

Watch West Coast Swing Dancers Improvise Choreography for an Exciting Macarena

If you were around in the 1990s, you surely remember the “Macarena,” a catchy song by Spanish pop duo Los del Río. You may also remember its quirky choreography, which for many was the only way to dance to that tune. That's why, when the song was played in a West Coast Swing dance competition, it took Lauren Jones and Wee Tze Yi by surprise.

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February 14, 2024

Incredible Dance Illusion Makes Two Men Look Like Their Bodies Intersect Each Other

Renowned choreographer Damien Jalet, who most recently collaborated with French street artist JR, took a walk down memory lane when...

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February 5, 2024

Guy Asks Random People on the Street To Teach Him Their Favorite Dance Moves

Dance is a universal language.

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December 8, 2023

Watch This Skydiver Perfectly Control Her Body To Execute a Thrilling Routine Inside a Wind Tunnel

There are some extreme athletes in the world and expert skydivers are certainly one type. For these highly skilled individuals, skydiving is much more than simply jumping from a plane and letting gravity do the rest. While beginners can enjoy tandem jumps with an instructor, the real thrill seems to come from making the most of the free-fall. At 23 years old, skydiver Maja Kuczynska has become a master at it.

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December 8, 2023

Striking Light Paintings Set Against a Fiery Red Sky at Bolivia’s Uyuni Salt Flat

The collaboration between visual artist Eric Paré and contemporary dancer Kim Henry continues as the duo traveled to Bolivia's Uyuni...

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December 1, 2023

Epic Performance Animates JR’s Paris Opera Façade

In September, when JR transformed the façade of the Paris Opera House into a Platonic cave, it was only the...

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November 18, 2023

30 Creative Gifts for Dancers That Celebrate the Art of Movement

The art of movement is more than a hobby or profession, it's a passion. Anyone who knows a dancer understands just how much the craft becomes an integral part of everyday life. So what to get that dancer for a special occasion? There are so many great gifts that celebrate the art of dance, whether you are shopping for the holidays, a birthday, or the perfect gift to commemorate a big recital.

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