Dance - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/dance/?source=rss&aim=dance en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT I Like to Watch By Heather Havrilesky Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/06/29/dance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/06/29/dance/index.html?source=rss TV's dance marathon rages on, from the inspired kids of "So You Think You Can Dance" and "America's Best Dance Crew" to the inspired jackasses of "Dance Machine"! A dance-fest for president No. 44 By Andrew Leonard Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/20/tribute_to_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/20/tribute_to_obama/index.html?source=rss For a few hours, anyway, the world is working pretty nicely. So you think they can break-dance? By Jeff Chang Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/06/26/korean_hiphop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/06/26/korean_hiphop/index.html?source=rss Forget the Bronx and South Central. If you want to find the best hip-hop dancers in the world look farther east, to South Korea. Hip-hop is no longer cooler than me By Paul Kix Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2008/05/12/uncool_hiphop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2008/05/12/uncool_hiphop/index.html?source=rss It's a sad day when a farm boy from Iowa can say that about a musical genre he once loved. When will the awful dance crazes end? My boyfriend danced dirty to make me jealous By Cary Tennis Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/20/disrespected_by_boyfriend/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/20/disrespected_by_boyfriend/index.html?source=rss I asked him why he was doing the bump and grind with a woman, and he said he thought it would get him laid. So you think you can dance, Bollywood? By Andrew Leonard Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/10/you_can_dance_bollywood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/10/you_can_dance_bollywood/index.html?source=rss Reality TV meets "Om Shanti Om" meets a fun time for the whole family Ode to joy By Stephen Amidon Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/01/22/ehrenreich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2007/01/22/ehrenreich/index.html?source=rss Barbara Ehrenreich turns away from pop sociology to explore the historical oppression of collective happiness in "Dancing in the Streets." A dance contest for the obesity era By Katharine Mieszkowski Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/11/dance_dance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/11/11/dance_dance/index.html?source=rss Teens compete to log the most steps on a pedometer. Disco inferno By Stephanie Zacharek Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/06/08/shapiro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/06/08/shapiro/index.html?source=rss Forget tacky polyester and the cheesy Village People. It's time to recognize the gender-bending, fabulous music movement of the '70s for the revolution that it was. "The Company" By Charles Taylor Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/12/25/company/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/12/25/company/index.html?source=rss Robert Altman's surpassingly beautiful ballet movie feels lighter than air -- but in fact it's the great director's most tender and memorable film in years. Music preview: Peace Orchestra By Ewald Christians Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/07/17/peace_orchestra/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/music/2002/07/17/peace_orchestra/index.html?source=rss "Reset" is the peer-reviewed, accelerated remix version of Peter Kruder's (one half of Austrian drum 'n' bass duo Kruder & Dorfmeister) 1999 solo release "Peace Orchestra." Listen in. "Isadora: A Sensational Life" By Peter Kurth Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/11/12/excerpt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/11/12/excerpt/index.html?source=rss An excerpt from the new biography of dancer Isadora Duncan. "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" Read by Langston Hughes Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/poetry/2001/02/15/langston_hughes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/poetry/2001/02/15/langston_hughes/index.html?source=rss Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes reads two of his poems. "Billy Elliot" By Mary Elizabeth Williams Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/11/03/billy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/11/03/billy/index.html?source=rss What makes a man? In the gritty, "Full Monty" countryside it means getting comfortable around tights and tutus. Dot-com dance party! By Katharine Mieszkowski Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/09/26/dance_party/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/09/26/dance_party/index.html?source=rss Can Web monkeys be persuaded to salsa their way out of their cubes? Sharps & Flats By Michelle Goldberg Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/13/groove/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/13/groove/index.html?source=rss So what if the movie "Groove" sucked? Its soundtrack is a miracle: Dance music that sounds good on the stereo. "Center Stage" By Stephanie Zacharek Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/05/16/center_stage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/05/16/center_stage/index.html?source=rss Nicholas Hytner, director of "The Madness of King George," takes a mild-mannered genre picture and turns it into a rare entertainment. Dancing at the blood festival By Rolf Potts Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/2000/05/09/aqaba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/pott/2000/05/09/aqaba/index.html?source=rss Armed only with curiosity and a stained pair of pants, our correspondent tries to make sense of the Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice in Aqaba, Jordan. Sharps & Flats By Andy Battaglia Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/08/clickscuts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/02/08/clickscuts/index.html?source=rss "Clicks + Cuts" reconciles avant-electronic music with the politics of dancing. Zouk keeper By Pamela Klein Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/2000/01/21/zouk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/wlust/2000/01/21/zouk/index.html?source=rss In the French West Indies, doing the zouk-love, you must be unafraid to lock bodies with a stranger. Sharps & Flats By Michelle Goldberg Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/12/07/underworld/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/12/07/underworld/index.html?source=rss For some reason, the Underworld let remixers with a lot less talent rework the U.K. outfit's songs. Sharps & Flats By Michelle Goldberg Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/10/27/aphrodite/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/10/27/aphrodite/index.html?source=rss Aphrodite's first commercial drum 'n' bass record gets at the difference between music for the DJ and music for your stereo. Sharps & flats By Amanda Nowinski Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/10/20/planet_e/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/10/20/planet_e/index.html?source=rss Carl Craig and a new Detroit techno compilation examine past futures and futures past. Sharps & flats By Michelle Goldberg Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/10/12/charlatans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/10/12/charlatans/index.html?source=rss The Charlatans U.K. aren't really an innovative band, but they've got a world-weary confidence that makes for good rock 'n' roll. Sharps & flats By Michelle Goldberg Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/10/01/vega/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/1999/10/01/vega/index.html?source=rss "Little Louie" Vega's mix of early '90s dance remembers a time when electronic music was still sexy.