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“All right stop. Collaborate and listen. Ice is back with my brand new invention. Something grabs a hold of me tightly, flow like a harpoon daily and nightly.” In case you don’t recognize those lovely lyrics, that’s Vanilla Ice’s mega rap hit “Ice Ice Baby.” …
Some people are just born with dancing shoes and some people go through intense training to learn how to beautifully express themselves on the dance floor. Unfortunately, I am neither. I can’t dance to save my life but that hasn’t stopped me from trying. And …
I remember going to my first high school dance. To be honest, there wasn’t a whole lot of actual dancing going on, with the majority of my peers just standing around along the walls. As I’m sure many of you can relate to, we were …
I used to jump rope when I was younger. It was a lot of fun but I never really considered myself to be very good at it, especially since some of my friends could do all kinds of fancy tricks that I couldn’t even begin …
Oh, how I do love talent shows… ever since I started watching American Idol, I’ve been hooked on these shows that discover “everyday people” with incredible skills. And just went you think you’ve seen it all, along comes another uniquely special performance! It never gets …
On the morning of January 10th, the legendary British artist David Bowie lost his battle with cancer. This comes only two days after his 69th birthday and the release of his critically acclaimed album, Blackstar. Bowie had been secretly battling for cancer for 18 months. …
There’s a good chance that at some point in your life at school, you’ve either participated or watched a talent show. They’re especially fun because you think you know someone and then BOOM… super-secret hidden talents revealed! Sure, sometimes these showcases can be a bit hit …
Whether they do it on purpose or not, dads have an innate ability to embarrass us in front of our friends. But thanks to the wonders of technology, that embarrassment can spread far beyond circles of friends and be available for the entire world to …
It’s hard to deny the infectious nature of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ hit song Uptown Funk. It’s the type of track that makes you want to sing out loud and bust a movie, despite any lack of singing or dancing talent. Fortunately, there are some …
Lots of young kids take dance classes to learn ballet, tap, modern, jazz, and hip-hop or participate in gymnastics. (Confession: I took dance, and I was not good at it. At all.) Watching this, it’s very clear that the girls in the video have been …