August 30, 2022

Why Is Sanna Marin Dancing Up a Political Storm in Finland?

The prime minister of Finland was caught on the dance floor. This is a bad thing? After the release of videos this month showing Sanna Marin, […]
August 23, 2022

Chelsea Manning, Brooklyn D.J.

Before she orchestrated the largest intelligence leak in U.S. history, Ms. Manning was known to D.J. on occasion. On Friday night, she shook off the cobwebs […]
August 10, 2022

The Lycra Legacy of Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Physical’

Athleisure, leggings, shapewear owe a debt of gratitude to the iconic video. A funny thing happened when Kameron Lennox revisited the music video for “Physical,” the […]
July 21, 2022

It’s Never Too Late to Learn the Tango and Fall in Love

It’s Never Too Late is a series about people who decide to pursue their dreams on their own terms. Nancy Cardwell has made two big changes […]
July 13, 2022

A Rhode Island State Senator Wants You to #TwerkFor Justice

Tiara Mack’s TikTok video of her twerking at the beach went viral. Now, she is using that momentum to bring awareness to her political platform. When […]
June 29, 2022

Betty Rowland, One of Burlesque's Last Queens, Dies at 106

Known as “the Red Headed Ball of Fire,” she began performing at age 14, became a headliner on two coasts, and outlived most of her peers. […]
May 11, 2022

Robot Heart and Burning Man devotees make their New York City debut.

A young man sporting elf ears and a pink beard danced shirtless to trance music. A crowd of people sipped Liquid Death, a new water brand […]
April 19, 2022

A Nonbinary Swan, on Pointe

Ashton Edwards, an apprentice at Pacific Northwest Ballet, is part of a rising generation of gender nonconforming dancers questioning ballet’s rigid gender roles. Ashton Edwards’s ballet […]
April 12, 2022

Nebula, a Big New Club, Wants Manhattan to Dance Again

Yang Gao, a newcomer to the nightlife business, took a gamble when he spent $12 million in the middle of a pandemic to carve out a […]
April 9, 2022

Ayodele Casel Is on Tap for ‘Funny Girl’

When chorus auditions began last December for the buzzy revival of “Funny Girl” on Broadway, many hopefuls struggled with the tap dance combination. Some, recalled a […]