90s,TV
3 September 2010 | Comments Off
Dorky, perhaps – but do you have a dance named after you? This needs no set-up. If you’ve seen more than two episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, then you’ve seen it. And enjoyed it, apparently, as this clip has more than 4.6 million views on YouTube. Enjoy the long weekend folks!
Tagged in alfonso ribeiro, carlton dance, dance week, fresh prince of bel-air
80s,Movies
2 September 2010 | Comments Off
When I was ten years old, I went to see the movie Breakin’ with some of my friends at our local singleplex. That evening I had what can only be described as a religious experience. It was certainly transcendent. Who knew humans could move in this fashion? I went home that night determined to become [...]
Tagged in 1984, breakin', breakin' 2: electric boogaloo, broom dance, dance week, michael chambers, turbo
90s,TV
1 September 2010 | Comments Off
Today’s retro dance clip comes to us via Friends, the mega-hit sitcom starring Courtney Cox, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, and that gal that used to be married to Brad Pitt. Did you know that it was in the Nielsen Top 10 every year it was on? And it was in the [...]
Tagged in courtney cox, dance week, david schwimmer, friends, monica geller, must-see tv, ross geller, the routine
90s,TV
31 August 2010 | Comments Off
After Adam West’s extreme slam-dancing yesterday, I think we should dial it back a little. Today we find ourselves in the quaint little logging town of Twin Peaks. Twin Peaks was my first exposure to David Lynch, and I was quickly hooked on its sublime weirdness. Watching the first season again a couple of years [...]
Tagged in audrey horne, dance week, killer bob, sherilyn fenn, twin peaks
60s,Batman,TV
30 August 2010 | Comments Off
I thought we might do something a little different and go with a theme this week. I was looking at my YouTube favorites list earlier today, and noticed I had flagged a lot of dance-related clips. So put on your red shoes bitches, it’s Dance Week 2010! Getting ready to school some fools on the [...]
Tagged in 60s, adam west, Batman, batusi, dance week, king tut