Tag Archives: dance

Broadway Bares XXI

Last night Father Tony and I attended the 21st annual edition of Broadway Bares, the bawdy and deliciously raunchy fundraiser by Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS in which dozens of buff chorus boys and girls writhe and expose it all to the delight of several thousand gay men. See Tony’s possibly NSFW slideshow here. Among last night performers were …

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Bill T. Jones For New York Marriage

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Lil Buck & Yo-Yo Ma

Hypebeast says: Often, the most inspiring and beautiful creations come about as the result of a juxtaposition between the classical and the modern, the old and the new. Such is the case in this video, which was filmed by director Spike Jonze, that captures Los Angeles street dancer Lil Buck as he performs an amazing interpretation of “The Dying Swan” …

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Pet Shop Boys Score New Ballet

Six-time Grammy winning Pet Shop Boys have scored a film, written a musical, and sold over 100 million records. Now they’ve written the music to a new ballet.

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The 12 Gays Of Christmas

Third year posting this and still totally worth a rerun. The sound has been improved a bit to drown out the screaming audience.

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Movin’ Like Bernie

Just in time for Halloween is the new dance craze, the Bernie, in which one flops around like the corpse in Weekend At Bernie’s. I know people who already dance like this!

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Charleston, New York City

(Via – Gothamist)

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Ellen DeGeneres Performs On SYTYCD

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Lorene Yarnell Dies At 66

Famed dancer and mime Lorene Shields, one-half of the popular ’70s TV duo Shields & Yarnell, has died of a brain aneurysm in her Norway home at the age of 66. Shields & Yarnell’s specialty was performing as a married robot couple named “The Clinkers,” a schtick they often performed on the Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour and later turned …

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Hot Male Pair Dance on SYTYCD

(Tipped by JMG reader Zach)

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BRAZIL: Male Tango Couple A Hit On National Talent Show

Boy Culture tips us to these hawt tango dancers from Brazil’s What Is Your Talent? Nice moment at 2:45.

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Flow Affair

Nightlife bon vivant Mike Diamond reports on a new craze.

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Dancing With The Stars Contestants Advocate For Marriage Equality

Last night Dancing With The Stars contestants Niecy Nash and Louis Van Amstel performed a waltz depicting an interracial couple prevented to marry. In interviews shown before and after their performance, both expressed support for marriage equality, with openly gay Van Amstel mentioning how he was “still in that boat” depicted in the dance. (Via – Towleroad)

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Billy Elliot, With A Gay Twist

Ah, here’s a mental palate cleanser to all of the evil in the posts below. Two gays dads in Canada adopted a boy from an abusive home seven years ago. Today the kid is a dance prodigy headed for the National Ballet. Thomas Jones and Rob Gibson are acutely aware that they are setting themselves up for a barrage of …

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Same-Sex Pair Auditions Well On So You Think You Can Dance

You may recall that the last time a same-sex couple auditioned on So You Think You Can Dance, judge Nigel Lythgoe told them they “would alienate the audience” and “I like to see guys be guys and girls be girls on stage.” Lythgoe’s comments were condemned by GLAAD and he eventually issued an apology. Properly cowed, last night Lythgoe was …

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Hit N Run Hula

Led by a drag queen, the Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu hula troupe last weekend performed a “hit n run” piece at the corner of Castro and Market in San Francisco. The music is History Repeating by the Propellerheads featuring Shirley Bassey. (Tipped by JMG reader Leif)

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Vogue Evolution, Week 2

Vogue Evolution scored big with the America’s Best Dance Crew judges for their “Beyonce challenge.” RELATED: Father Tony attended this year’s GMHC House of Latex vogueing ball at the Roseland Ballroom this weekend. His report with photos and video is here.

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Choreographer Merce Cunningham, 90

Famed choreographer Merce Cunningham, the longtime partner of the late minimalist composer John Cage, has died in NYC at the age of 90. A compelling dancer himself, Cunningham created a body of work that questioned the traditional premises of dancing, providing unique answers that were both baffling and beautiful. “What interests me is movement,” Cunningham said in a 2005 interview …

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Purple Haze Takes On Single Ladies

Yeah, maybe the whole dance-like-Beyonce’ YouTube craze is played by now, but check out dance trio Purple Haze. The performers are Darius Crenshaw, Grasan Kingsberry, and Brian Brooks from the national touring company of The Color Purple. These guys should do a dance battle with Shane Mercado. (Via – Towleroad)

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The 12 Gays Of Christmas

The gay Rockettes? The gay Riverdancers? As a commenter on Dan Savage’s post just said, “I think I gained a Kinsey point just watching this.”

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