The 'Footloose'-type law banning dancing after midnight came into effect after WWII when dance halls were fronts for prostitution. By Abid Rahman After 67-years of furtive shape throwing, the people ...
In the 1980s, a moment of cultural openness allowed Kumkum Lal and Kelucharan Mohapatra to plant the seeds of Odissi far from ...
Who knew the fictional rural (and slightly backwards) town of Bomont from the Kevin Bacon classic Footloose is actually a real place? And by real place we mean the entire industrialized nation of ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Sahomi Tachibana, a Japanese American master teacher and performer of Nihonbuyo (traditional Japanese dance) lives in Portland. Tachibana just turned 100 in April. The legacy she ...
TOKYO — James Brown, circa 1972, is blasting from the speakers. Thousands of drops of light swirl around an otherwise dark, smoky dance floor, where a group of middle-aged regulars do the soul cha cha ...
Dancing with gymnastic flair, expressive modern dance and highly stylized butoh dance are all on the program tonight in a “Contemporary Dance Showcase” at the Japan Society. Choreography Art ...
A Japanese mayor put eight elderly women on TV three years ago to promote tourism with their song-and-dance routine. Three years later, they are national pop stars who tap a new, more energetic ...
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CMU dancers spend the holidays in Japan

Students with the Central Michigan University dance program are in Japan dancing with the world-renowned Japanese dance ...
There were a lot of amazing acts on the America’s Got Talent’s premiere, with comedians, ventriloquists, magicians, singers, and more. Now, this week’s episode had something new that was like nothing ...
The 'Footloose'-type law banning dancing after midnight came into effect after WWII when dance halls were fronts for prostitution. By Abid Rahman After 67-years of furtive shape throwing, the people ...
After 67-years of furtive shape throwing, the people of Japan can openly dance again, reports CNN. The near seven decade ban on dancing after midnight, which isn't too far off the rather nonsensical ...