Free Dance Classes at Paris Airport

This year was a great year to be flying through Paris airport. It was easy to kill time when there was free dance lessons on offer. The aim was to keep tempers cool, spirits high, and everyone in the swing of things while waiting for a flight. Passengers could learn any one of 15 dance styles on offer by the airport's resident trainers from "L'Ecole des Vacances," and have fifteen minutes away from the stresses of flying.  

If only sydney airport would employ a similar scheme.  

The Famous Napoleon Dynamite Dance

The awesome dance scene in the movie "Napoleon Dynamite " was choreographed by Jon Heder (Napoleon) with a little help from Tina Majorino (Deb). Heder also states that some of the dance moves were "borrowed" from Michael Jackson, Backstreet Boys, John Travolta, "Soul Train" (1971), in combination with some of his own moves.-- Jon Heder's big dance scene was the last scene scheduled and film ran out while shooting it. Consequently the sequence was edited from less than 10 minutes of his dancing.

For Napoleon's dance routine, director Jared Hess told Jon Heder to improvise and dance to three different songs. Hess then took the "best" moves from each song and put them in one routine, using only one song.

2009 Youth Dance Festival

The people at ausdance are preparing another youth dance festival for next year, to be held in WA. If you are interested in dance forums, choreography, and dance workshops, check out the ausdance website for details. The festivals runs in april 2009, in Western Australia. 

Sydney Dance Company has a new artistic director

Sydney dance company has appointed Rafael Bonachela as the new artistic director. Bonachela's contemporary style of choreography may see a new and exciting direction for the dance company in the future. Keep and eye out, as the 2009 season will be announced before the end of the year.  

World Supremacy Hip-Hop Battle

December 6th, 2008
CarriageWorks, BAY 19
245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh

The competition kicks off at 3pm.

"Groove" is a talent and dance competition that has been running for over 6 years. It gives amateurs, professional dancers, students and artists the opportunity to show off their talents and creative dance moves on stage in front a funky, young, urban street audience.

For move information and where to buy tickets go to http://groovetv.com.au/

'Step it up and dance' comes to Australian tv

Premieres on Australian T.V. on December 7th. 

The show is hosted by Elizabeth Berkley and Jerry Mitchell and puts 12 dancers through their paces for the grand prize of US $100,000. Watch as the dancers try to master almost every dance style known to man in order to take home the cash. It might be worth a look. For more information check out the Foxtel website. Happy watching.

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