The all-singing, all-dancing show Glee will soon be available in book form - presumably with audio books to follow, or did they not think of that? And the series creator , Ryan Murphy, has promised that even though new cast members are making headlines, the second season will focus on the original cast, with the newbies more of a catalyst to storylines.
The 9th annual World Hip Hop Dance Championship is headed for Vegas! And an interview with English former European breakdancing champion, Andrea Stockburn.
Diversity unveiled a plaque in tribute to Michael Jackson, as tribute show Thriller Live opens at the Lyric Threatre.
The Royal Albert hall are holding a swing night - no, not that sort. Honestly - no, In Full Swing is a proper back-to-the-forties night of good oldfashioned fun and dance to top bands and DJs. It's a part of the Big Dance 2010 events.
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
Friday, 25 June 2010
So You Think You Can Dance - U.S.
Trav's Thoughts are in as the Top 10 are whittled down to 9. Main show here and recap and vids here. I adored Alex and Lauren's Broadway routine, loved it. Enjoyed Kent and Courtney's too and, it's amazing that I hear another song I hate but seeing such fantastic movement to it makes me like it - Lauren and Dominic's interpretation of If I Were A Boy joins Single Ladies, Fight For This Love and Bleedin' Love that I can listen to quite happily now - because I can close my eyes and remember Glee, Let's Dance for Comic Relief and Move Like Michael Jackson!
YOUR NAME IN DANCE!
BARCLAYS LAUNCH INTERACTIVE DANCE TOOL
Ever wondered how your name would be interpreted in dance? Barclays Live has teamed up with award winning Street Dancer Brooke Milliner, to create an online tool that does just that. Observe my name in lights!
The tool, hosted at www.barclayslive.co.uk has been created to support the Barclays Live campaign, a nationwide search for the UK’s hottest dance talent in conjunction with Barclays branch launches. Visitors to the website can input their name in the interactive page and the “Your Name in Dance” generator will produce a bespoke dance for your name. Users can then share their special dance via Facebook and Twitter, or can copy the link and send it to a friend.
Brooke says: ‘Your Name in Dance was a really interesting challenge for me and unlike anything I have ever done before. I choreographed and performed a dance motif for each letter and these were filmed so that by using the tool you create a dance that combines all of the letters in your name. It was great fun to film the online tool and I am really pleased with the final result.’
Rafaele Petruzzo, Head of Launches, Campaigns and Innovation Development at Barclays, comments: ‘Your Name in Dance is a completely new concept that ties in with the launch of our new-state-of-the-art branches. We hope that visitors to the site will enjoy the new tool and that they will come along to their local branch launches to cheer on our Barclays Live entrants and see the new look branches for themselves.’
Brooke, the street dancer featured in the mechanic, is part of Street Dance crew the Funkstylerz and stars in recent dance film Streetdance 3D alongside George Sampson.
Ever wondered how your name would be interpreted in dance? Barclays Live has teamed up with award winning Street Dancer Brooke Milliner, to create an online tool that does just that. Observe my name in lights!
The tool, hosted at www.barclayslive.co.uk has been created to support the Barclays Live campaign, a nationwide search for the UK’s hottest dance talent in conjunction with Barclays branch launches. Visitors to the website can input their name in the interactive page and the “Your Name in Dance” generator will produce a bespoke dance for your name. Users can then share their special dance via Facebook and Twitter, or can copy the link and send it to a friend.
Brooke says: ‘Your Name in Dance was a really interesting challenge for me and unlike anything I have ever done before. I choreographed and performed a dance motif for each letter and these were filmed so that by using the tool you create a dance that combines all of the letters in your name. It was great fun to film the online tool and I am really pleased with the final result.’
Rafaele Petruzzo, Head of Launches, Campaigns and Innovation Development at Barclays, comments: ‘Your Name in Dance is a completely new concept that ties in with the launch of our new-state-of-the-art branches. We hope that visitors to the site will enjoy the new tool and that they will come along to their local branch launches to cheer on our Barclays Live entrants and see the new look branches for themselves.’
Brooke, the street dancer featured in the mechanic, is part of Street Dance crew the Funkstylerz and stars in recent dance film Streetdance 3D alongside George Sampson.
Barclays Live Dance Competition Update
The competition went to Birmingham recently, with some incredible performances and thousands of votes cast.
SmashBroz
MiniMezzos
Curtis Stanley
Strictly Come Dancing's Brendan Cole was judging and performing again (with his Strictly contract safely tucked away!)
Currently leading are Steadiflux - more than similar to Twist and Pulse, only they chose to sample Beyonce instead of the Cheeky Girls!
Barclays Live is a dance competition taking place across the UK at six state-of-the-art branches. Events have already taken place in Reading and Birmingham and will be taking place later in 2010 at branches in Bristol, London, Manchester and Glasgow.
The competition is being judged by Strictly Come Dancing’s Brendan Cole and each regional winner will be dancing all the way to the bank with a cool £1,000 and a pair of VIP tickets to see Brendan Cole in action.
The new branches are packed full of ways to make banking faster, easier and more enjoyable – including innovative technology, dedicated self-service areas and spacious new Premier Lounges.
For more info, check out the Barclays Live website.
SmashBroz
MiniMezzos
Curtis Stanley
Strictly Come Dancing's Brendan Cole was judging and performing again (with his Strictly contract safely tucked away!)
Currently leading are Steadiflux - more than similar to Twist and Pulse, only they chose to sample Beyonce instead of the Cheeky Girls!Barclays Live is a dance competition taking place across the UK at six state-of-the-art branches. Events have already taken place in Reading and Birmingham and will be taking place later in 2010 at branches in Bristol, London, Manchester and Glasgow.
The competition is being judged by Strictly Come Dancing’s Brendan Cole and each regional winner will be dancing all the way to the bank with a cool £1,000 and a pair of VIP tickets to see Brendan Cole in action.
The new branches are packed full of ways to make banking faster, easier and more enjoyable – including innovative technology, dedicated self-service areas and spacious new Premier Lounges.
For more info, check out the Barclays Live website.
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Snippets: Glee, Strictly Come Dancing, Don't Stop Believing
Latest Strictly rumours - and two people I wouldn't mind seeing give it a go: Ann Widdicombe (love to see her and Bruno spark off each other!) and Gavin Henson! Splash that fan take on some more, why dontcha!
Karen Hardy speaks about suffering from the baby blues, at the opening of a mum and baby unit in the South West.
Karen Smith, an early driving force behind Strictly Come Dancing, is now an Executive Producer for Don't Stop Believing.
Glee news: Talking Shop with Matthew Morrison; UK Gleeks won't see the live tour anytime soon; Cory Monteith (Finn) is branching out into film.
Karen Hardy speaks about suffering from the baby blues, at the opening of a mum and baby unit in the South West.
Karen Smith, an early driving force behind Strictly Come Dancing, is now an Executive Producer for Don't Stop Believing.
Glee news: Talking Shop with Matthew Morrison; UK Gleeks won't see the live tour anytime soon; Cory Monteith (Finn) is branching out into film.
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Snippets: Spelbound, Mary Murphy, Camilla Dallerup, Samba Baby,
Wales OnLine talk to Spelbound... interview with Mary Murphy of the US version of So You Think You Can Dance ... interview with Camilla Dallerup ...
The future is bright, the future is ... am I the only one concerned that a spotter should be round the other side of the table? He's only a tot after all!
The future is bright, the future is ... am I the only one concerned that a spotter should be round the other side of the table? He's only a tot after all!
Monday, 21 June 2010
UBISOFT® ANNOUNCES JUST DANCE® 2
Ubisoft® announced it will launch Just Dance® 2 exclusively for the Wii™ on October 15, 2010.
After the tremendous worldwide success of the first installment, which has sold more than three million units to date, Just Dance returns with a brand new track-list of more than 40 popular songs, improved movement detection and hot new features to challenge friends and family. Just Dance 2 is immediate fun, eliminating inhibitions and bringing all generations together through the universal passion for dancing.
Just Dance 2 will feature tracks from classic hits and legendary songs to today’s chart-toppers. Players will enjoy dancing to a wide selection of musical genres, including Pop, Country, R&B, Disco, Funk, Rock etc. Each track features its own choreography and dance enthusiasts will be moving for hours on end. From Rihanna’s SOS to Donna Summer’s Hot Stuff, from I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown to When I Grow Up by the Pussycat Dolls, Just Dance players will come across songs and routines that will make them want to move their feet. And if they still want more, they will be able to download tracks from an expanding catalogue of new hits.
Just Dance 2 also boasts new environments, new modes and more importantly new moves … It takes the experience one step further with enhanced multiplayer options and new hilarious game modes. Players will now be able to create their own team and engage in dance-off contests with up to 8 players. In the Duet Mode, each player will follow a different choreography mixing dance steps and poses that will respond to the choreography of the other. And before engaging in dance battles and co-op challenges, players will take advantage of solo play to improve their performance. An added benefit is the new Just Sweat mode where players will keep their eyes on the Sweat Meter as their calorie counter shows them how much work they’ve put in.
The Classic Mode remains the core entry point to Just Dance 2 featuring fun and simple menus and giving access to all songs from the start – this is the perfect mode for an immediate dive into a non-stop dance-a-thon. And for those who are too shy to dance but love to sing, all tracks are accompanied by on-screen song lyrics. So even if they don’t score points with their voice, they’re sure to score some with the crowd… well, maybe.
The game was recently previewed at E3 in Los Angeles, revealing tracks such as:
· James Brown – I Got You (I Feel Good)
· Pussycat Dolls – When I Grow Up
· Ike & Tina Turner – Proud Mary
· Donna Summer – Hot Stuff
· Vampire Weekend – A Punk
· Digitalism – Idealistic
· Snap! – The Power
· Rihanna – S.O.S.
For more information about Just Dance 2, please visit www.facebook.com/justdanceuk
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