in praise of all things movement-related. the curators of this blog are here and here.Tumblr (3.0; @fuckyeahdance)http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rwSUTU58fzI?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://attitude-to-a-miss.tumblr.com/post/47606990435/ive-been-in-love-with-this-work-ever-since-i-saw">attitude-to-a-miss</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I’ve been in love with this work ever since I saw it in Athens and I’ve been looking for a longer video of it for YEARS. If anyone knows anything <em>please</em> let me know.</p> </blockquote> <p>nederlands dans theater - shoot the moon</p>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/53240102142http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/53240102142Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:16:37 -0400dancemodernnederlands dans theater<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a57304b1819df2bf03a3c24d8cc6b1d3/tumblr_mo8qyodCZA1qjdzu0o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a1d7696835f93af8c3a60a29d64d3d27/tumblr_mo8qyodCZA1qjdzu0o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b0187b4f0d34f62dc8ba198324ead64c/tumblr_mo8qyodCZA1qjdzu0o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://masterpiecesofhumanity.tumblr.com/post/52722412817/ballet-school-of-thought-choreographers-sol-leon">masterpiecesofhumanity</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div class="_n8 _3qx fbPhotoSnowlift fbxPhoto uiLayer imagePixelsLoading _3qw pagingReady" id="photos_snowlift"> <div class="_n9"> <div class="_n3"> <div class="fbPhotoSnowliftContainer uiContextualLayerParent"> <div class="clearfix fbPhotoSnowliftPopup"> <div class="rhc photoUfiContainer"> <div class="uiScrollableArea rhcScroller fade uiScrollableAreaWithShadow"> <div class="uiScrollableAreaWrap scrollable"> <div class="uiScrollableAreaBody"> <div class="uiScrollableAreaContent"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption">Ballet: School of Thought<br/>Choreographers: Sol León and Paul Lightfoot<br/>Photo by: Rahi Rezvani</span></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p></p>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/53239972316http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/53239972316Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:14:47 -0400nederlands dans theatermodernballetcontemporarydance<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d5c1421c57b83c51c88f05e86846b2e/tumblr_mkllxvuv2i1qdx47so1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://herdirtylittleheart.tumblr.com/post/51897420831/passion-is-contagious" class="tumblr_blog">herdirtylittleheart</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Passion is contagious. </strong></p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ballerinaproject.tumblr.com/post/46886550908/hanna-bushwick-brooklyn-help-support">ballerinaproject</a>: <span>Hanna - Bushwick, Brooklyn</span></p> <p><em>Help support the <strong>Ballerina Project</strong> and subscribe to our <strong><a href="http://ballerinaproject.com" title="Ballerina Project">new website</a>. </strong><span>For information on purchasing </span><a href="http://ballerinaproject.com/2012/11/ballerina-project-limited-edition-prints/">Ballerina Project limited edition prints</a><span>.</span></em></p> </blockquote></blockquote>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/51897472023http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/51897472023Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:01:05 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2842f9205896aed5973d5a48a6f81eac/tumblr_mnbmueEsGC1rbs36yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mixedheritage.co.uk/post/51249469009/rachael-mclaren-and-kirven-james-boyd-photo-by">mixed-heritage</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Rachael McLaren and Kirven James Boyd. Photo by Andrew Eccles</span></p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/51597833246http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/51597833246Tue, 28 May 2013 19:44:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8kvp36h621rdaqpto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://portraitofasmile.tumblr.com/post/50761843531/yoiness-ireah-from-the-royal-new-zealand" class="tumblr_blog">portraitofasmile</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yoiness.tumblr.com/post/50375769715/ireah-from-the-royal-new-zealand-ballet">yoiness</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ireah.tumblr.com/post/29181591160/from-the-royal-new-zealand-ballet-production-of">ireah</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>From the Royal New Zealand Ballet production of Cinderella.</p> </blockquote> <p><a class="tag" href="http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/Ballet">#Ballet</a><span> </span><a class="tag" href="http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/Cinderella">#Cinderella</a><span> </span><a class="tag" href="http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/new-zealand">#new zealand</a></p> </blockquote> <p>2291 - this is lovely.</p></blockquote>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/50763139109http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/50763139109Sat, 18 May 2013 18:27:34 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b6ecc5904ae501e81a0dc29e77357e04/tumblr_ml0gmwo0wf1rr3kcso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://portraitofasmile.tumblr.com/post/50497315230/2243-because-pretty" class="tumblr_blog">portraitofasmile</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>2243, because PRETTY</p></blockquote>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/50510149051http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/50510149051Wed, 15 May 2013 14:45:45 -0400balletpicture<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4fc54a7c293e1c75d2d58f4bf843becb/tumblr_micqfchZCU1ql4bzno1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/50066519296http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/50066519296Thu, 09 May 2013 23:46:37 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/apnNtpo81_g?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://wnyc.tumblr.com/post/49261095767/dyingtobeadyingswan-georgian-traditional-dance">wnyc</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dyingtobeadyingswan.tumblr.com/post/16643365148/georgian-traditional-dance-is-crazy">dyingtobeadyingswan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Georgian traditional dance is crazy</p> </blockquote> <p>Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! —A.P.</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/49261517301http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/49261517301Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:20:24 -0400wowi mean<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fEVmXVesofc?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dancequeer.tumblr.com/post/48845555165/what-happens-in-the-dance-studio-when-everyone-has">dancequeer</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>What happens in the dance studio when everyone has gone home? Spiderman dances, of course. And most impressively, it’s a perfectly realistic social argentine tango.</p> </blockquote> <p>Ed.: not a human dance, perhaps, but it made me smile never the less.</p>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/48927856414http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/48927856414Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:41:03 -0400tangosocial dance<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ED8hNoulZv4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Contact Improvisation - Moments of practice, with Irene Sposetti & Johan Nilsson (von <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED8hNoulZv4">Irene Sposetti</a>)</p>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/48646038613http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/48646038613Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:01:12 -0400contact improv<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/263d088312260d99511a69a169dfcaf2/tumblr_mj5np1eYsa1rvlmeyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://johndarnielle.tumblr.com/post/46163304997/openroadmedia-the-dancers-crashing-wave-upon" class="tumblr_blog">johndarnielle</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://openroadmedia.tumblr.com/post/44564132251/the-dancers-crashing-wave-upon-wave-into-those">openroadmedia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p><span class="userContent">The dancers, crashing wave upon wave into those falls, have a happy insane spirit that recalls a unique moment in American life – the time we did the school play or we were ready to drown at a swimming meet. The last time most of us were h<span class="text_exposed_show">appy in that way. -Arlene Croce of <em>The New Yorker</em>, on Paul Taylor’s Esplanade<br/></span></span></p> </blockquote> <p><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show"><a href="http://www.openroadmedia.com/blog/2013-03-04/Photo-The-Naughty-Boy-of-Modern-Dance.aspx">Learn more</a> about Paul Taylor, </span></span>one of the foremost American choreographers of our time, and his newly released collection of writing, <em>Facts and Fancies</em>.</p> <p><span class="userContent"><span class="text_exposed_show">Photo credit: Paul B. Goode</span></span></p> </blockquote> <p>I saw <em>Esplanade</em> at <a href="http://www.americandancefestival.org/">ADF</a> last year and just seeing a still from it now takes my breath away</p></blockquote>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/46164122537http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/46164122537Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:25:25 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c387eb701abe1fa8f45aa7c759296c9c/tumblr_mj1uy6x6yF1qzbq8eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dancers from Exit 12 Dance Company are pictured during a rehearsal at Secret Theater in Long Island City, of live-streamed performances planned for the WiredArts Fest, a project of VirtualArts.TV. (Adrienne Grunwald for The Wall Street Journal) (via <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/2013/03/01/new-york-photos-of-the-week-february-23rd-march-1st/">New York Photos of the Week, February 23rd – March 1st - Photo Journal - WSJ</a>)</p>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/44393357632http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/44393357632Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:15:41 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6vq1dJp6h1qcm0v5o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://portraitofasmile.tumblr.com/post/44344879750/1834-so-this-is-pretty-cool" class="tumblr_blog">portraitofasmile</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>1834.  so this is pretty cool.</p></blockquote>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/44357484891http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/44357484891Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:03:40 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/211641a37944021f51007c436cca0a77/tumblr_minczy0q8M1s38qhco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/44109783549http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/44109783549Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:29:58 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/45f63181c1848e29a0cd4a2f65ff2bed/tumblr_mi2cydLPlk1r5568mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0c2f785e61f1561eed6cd7d1c8e861ce/tumblr_mi2cydLPlk1r5568mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://motherjones.tumblr.com/post/43987819360/livelymorgue-may-11-1929-an-international" class="tumblr_blog">motherjones</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://livelymorgue.tumblr.com/post/43984543368/may-11-1929-an-international-rhonrad-contest-in">livelymorgue</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>May 11, 1929: An international Rhönrad contest in Würtzberg, Germany. The Rhönrad, or German wheel, was invented in 1925 and apparently shown at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, but was not entered as an official sport. <span class="lm-credit">Photo: The New York Times</span><span class="lm-assetData"></span><span class="lm-tweetBody"> </span></p> </blockquote> <p>Okay!</p></blockquote> <p>Something about this felt very dancerly.</p>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/43988929806http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/43988929806Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:40:29 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ae8d0f791ebf2b27ee9cd08754057c9f/tumblr_mhm6c2SksP1qjm0dlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://portraitofasmile.tumblr.com/post/43981678223/lauramcphee-eartha-kitt-1951-russell" class="tumblr_blog">portraitofasmile</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lauramcphee.tumblr.com/post/42221936856/eartha-kitt-1951-russell-westwood">lauramcphee</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Eartha Kitt, 1951 (Russell Westwood)</p> </blockquote> <p>1726.  beautiful.</p></blockquote>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/43987840489http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/43987840489Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:18:11 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/51f6e0b515e053e850d170ada09844f6/tumblr_mhxtt18njg1rozsroo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://portraitofasmile.tumblr.com/post/43952871449/1716-j-all-over-i-dont-think-its-him-but-it">portraitofasmile</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>1716.  J all over.  I don’t think it’s him, but it so easily could be.</p> <p>or I just have him on the mind because I owe him an email and I feel guilty.  this is more probable.</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/43955069403http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/43955069403Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:29:57 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a650fa66d6384c1f45ef25cd247befda/tumblr_mh7mh2D1MU1qbghtao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://menburnstars.tumblr.com/post/41485798865/photoshoot-in-front-of-picassos-mother-and">menburnstars</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Photoshoot in front of Picasso’s <em>Mother and Child.</em></p> <p><em><br/></em>Photo by Todd Rosenberg for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/43468998446http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/43468998446Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:55:20 -0500hubbard street<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a220b7f61bcb9db87bd4c47abd7933ab/tumblr_mic1d1JQr31qc3l3bo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yoiness.tumblr.com/post/43255350407/limen-c-roh-2011-by-royal-opera-house-covent">yoiness</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/royaloperahouse/6280180756/" title="Limen © ROH 2011">Limen © ROH 2011</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/royaloperahouse/">Royal Opera House Covent Garden</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/43256358604http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/43256358604Sat, 16 Feb 2013 16:50:15 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3c82c72580cd49a3e50aedd154e9702b/tumblr_mgfb9cuHZW1riscj8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thephotographicjournal.tumblr.com/post/40187792829/interview-006-ezra-caldwell-ezra-is-one-of-two">thephotographicjournal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Interview 006: Ezra Caldwell</p> <p>Ezra is one of two people who initially inspired me to pick up a camera with any kind of purpose. His documentation of existence, with its frank honesty and beauty has had a profound affect on who I am today. It’s strange that someone on Flickr, who lived half a continent away, could leave such an indelible impression on your soul. But that’s just the kind of guy Ezra is.</p> <p>Ezra’s story is both inspiring and heart wrenching. A Dancer, Bicycle Fabricator, Sous-Chef, Photographer, Husband, and Ass-Cancer veteran. Yep, cancer. His story reminds us to not waste a breath in vain, to rethink our priorities, and to live our lives to the fullest.</p> <p>– A.S.</p> <p><a href="http://thephotographicjournal.com/interviews/ezra-caldwell/">Read Ezra’s Interview »</a></p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/42950295584http://fuckyeahdance.tumblr.com/post/42950295584Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:07:27 -0500