Lil Buck, Matisse, and Picasso at Foundation Louis Vuitton
Float behind Memphis-made dancer Charles ‘Lil Buck’ Riley as he turns Foundation Louis Vuitton in Paris, France into his stage. The setting provides a tour of some iconic pieces of art, including Henri...
View ArticleJubilee Stomp performed by Tuba Skinny
Jazz band Tuba Skinny plays Jubilee Stomp on Royal Street in New Orleans. The live performance was recorded in 2018, 90 years after it was first recorded on vinyl by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra....
View ArticleDance of the Little Swans (Danse des petits cygnes)
Danse des petits cygnes is a famous dance from [Pyotr Ilyich] Tchaikovsky‘s Swan Lake, from the ballet’s second act, the fourth movement of No. 13. Translated from French, it means “Dance of the Little...
View ArticleDance Dance Noodlution (Movement Song) with Noodle Loaf
You’ve probably danced with your feet, hips, and knees, but have you danced with your belly button? How about your eyeballs or cheeks? Noodle Loaf podcast creator and early childhood music specialist...
View ArticleButch Locsin in Mexico City’s 2019 Day of the Dead Parade
Travel to Mexico City‘s 2019 Day of the Dead (el Día de los Muertos) parade with Butch Locsin, aka The Skeleton of Color, a Los Angeles-based performance artist who wears his handmade skull masks while...
View ArticleWaltz of the Snowflakes performed at an old naval station
San Francisco-based Post:Ballet and the Berkeley Ballet Theater teamed up to perform “Waltz of the Snowflakes” in an empty parking lot at the historic Alameda Naval Air Station in Alameda, California....
View ArticleAdumu, the traditional Maasai jumping dance
In Ewangan Village of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, young Maasai warriors demonstrate adumu, their world-famous jumping dance, most likely performed for visiting tourists. The adumu is a part of...
View ArticleDANCE 10000, Generation Pep’s step-counting dance video
How many steps do you take in one day? In Dance 10000, nine-year-old Lilyana Ilunga clocks 10,000 steps by walking, running, and dancing her way to school, as well as fast-forwarding through a few...
View ArticleNative Hoop Dancer Performs Thunderbird Formation
Performing as The Sampson Brothers, Minneapolis-based Lumhe “Micco” Sampson has been hoop dancing with his brother Samsoche, both of Seneca and Muscogee Creek, for many years. In this KQED video, an...
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Orange Cat is Fascinating at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater
The Bob Baker Marionette Theater is a beloved Los Angeles landmark. Founded in 1963 by the late Bob Baker and his partner Alton Wood, BBMT is one of the longest-running marionette theaters in the...
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How to Jam Skate in Venice Beach: Learn 4 roller skating dance moves
Mixing hip hop, break dancing, acrobatics, and ice skating moves into roller skating, jam skating has been a part of Los Angeles, California since the 1980s. In this episode of KQED Arts‘ If Cities...
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The Mistake Waltz (with an Anatomy of a Dance)
What happens when you’re very into the music that you’re dancing to? And maybe that’s put you in your own world… even while you’re performing? This movement of mistakes, purposeful mistakes set to...
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Athletes of the Gesture, a dance routine for the Paralympic Games 2020 to 2024
In a closing ceremony handoff between the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (held in 2021) and those to be held in Paris in 2024, 128 professional and amateur performers work as one in an original routine...
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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1971)
Perhaps you know the well-used gif of a ballet frog jumping for joy in front of a pastoral cottage? That gif is from a film production of Tales of Beatrix Potter, specifically telling The Tale of Mr....
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Nick Cave’s Soundsuits
For over three decades, artist and dancer Nick Cave has been known for his Soundsuits—colorful, textural, camouflaging garments that make frictional sounds as they move. The suits are an everchanging...
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