Recent Popular Culture Blog | Famous Dancers PostsPopular Dance Still Kickingby Michele Cheplic04 Mar 2007 08:50 PMMichael Flatley and his Riverdance phenomenon catapulted traditional Irish step dancing into the annals of pop culture. But, Flatley's got nothing on my 2-year-old. My daughter loves to dance. Oops He Did It Again!by Michele Cheplic25 Jan 2007 08:40 AMThe Super Bowl is still a couple of weeks away, but controversy is already brewing regarding an upcoming ad slated to air during the big game, and guess who it features? Mr. Britney Spears himself. Yes, Kevin "I got Fed-Exed" Federline is smack in the middle of it all. Stomp the Yard Tops Out at the Box Officeby Libby Pelham15 Jan 2007 02:28 PMStep : to move by raising the foot and bringing it down elsewhere or by moving each foot in succession b : DANCE How many of you went to see the new film Stomp the Yard this weekend? Paula Abdul: An American Idol Herselfby Marjorie Dorfman01 May 2006 03:11 AMPaula Julie Abdul was born on June 9, 1962, in San Fernando, California. Her mother, Lorraine Rykiss, is a Jewish Canadian concert pianist and her father, Harry Abdul, is a Syrian-Brazilian orphan who was born to parents of Sephardic Jewish descent. Josephine Baker: Black Venus Shiningby Marjorie Dorfman17 Feb 2006 04:35 AMBorn in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 3, 1906, Freda Josephine McDonald was the daughter of Eddie Carson and Carrie McDonald. She left school early to pursue a career on the stage. The Brothers Nicholas: Dancing Dynamosby Marjorie Dorfman08 Feb 2006 04:59 AMFayard (1914-2006) and Harold Nicholas (1920-2000) were famous tap dancing brothers. The children of traveling vaudeville musicians, they performed regularly at the Cotton Club in Harlem, dancing their hearts out for many years. Gene Kelly: Dancer Everymanby Marjorie Dorfman26 Jan 2006 10:15 AMGene Kelly himself once said of his dancing, "if Fred Astaire is the aristocracy, then I am the proletariat." Born Eugene Curran Kelly on August 23, 1910, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, his father was Al Jolson's road manager in the 1920s. Gregory Hines: A Man of Many Talentsby Marjorie Dorfman26 Jan 2006 10:13 AMGregory Oliver Hines entered the world on February 14, 1946. Unfortunately, he left it too soon, dying of liver cancer at the age of 58 on August 9, 2003. In between was a life of accolades, artistic expression and rewards for his outstanding talent. Recent Blog Comments Libby Pelham says... "I would pay to see both him and Kate just go away!" Michele Cheplic says... "It was just a matter of time before Jon self destructed." |
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