Honda BOTB Dance-Off!

For all my HBCU Dance Line lovers out there, the 2013 Honda Battle of the Bands gave us a treat this year! The first ever Dance-Off took place at the beginning of the event, The line-up included the Jackson State J-Settes, Bethune-Cookman University 14 Karat Gold, North Carolina A&T Golden Delight, Albany State Passionettes, Alcorn State Golden Girls, Edward Waters College Purple Passion & Purple Thunder, Winston-Salem State Scarlet Lace, & Tennessee State Sophisticated Ladies.

As a former predominantly black high school dance team captain in Atlanta, GA, I am very intrigued by the prominent college dance teams. These teams have unique uniforms, exciting choreography and bold personality. It is time that the dance teams received more spotlight! Sometimes that 1-2 minute field routine isn't enough to showcase the dancers wonderful abilities, but these dance teams always seem to make it happen.

Also, make sure you all check out Choreo Unique. The two founders coordinated and choreographed the first ever Dance Off! Their youth dance team, Dance Atlanta Elite All-Stars also opened up the show with a sassy routine!
Check out the photos below and also there are videos on Youtube to see these ladies in action!

Dance Atlanta Elite All-Stars

NCAT Golden Delight

JSU J-Settes

TSU Sophisticated Ladies (Front) WSSU Scarlet Lace (Back)

BCU 14K

Alcorn State Golden Girls

Albany State Passionettes

(Photos courtesy of Zee Tre & Rudi P)

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My top 3 would probably have to be Bethune-Cookman 14K, Jackson State J-Settes & North Carolina A&T Golden Delight. And in no particular order, they all have different styles, strengths, and weaknesses!

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Peace. Love. Dance.

SYTYCD Twitch & Allison Holker Engaged!

So You Think You Can Dance Stars Stephen 'Twitch' Boss (Season 4 Runner-Up) and Allison Holker (Season 2 Contestant) announced their engagement this past Sunday via Twitter!  They are both All-Stars on the recent shows and AMAZING dancers.  This couple is so cute, full of personality and of course full of dance!

Lastly, check out this YouTube video "Dancers Among Us" featuring the newly engaged couple! I am in love.

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Peace. Love. Dance

Choreography To Tamar Braxton's "Love & War"

"Love & War" by Tamar Braxton has officially become my favorite song!  The music, the lyrics, her voice; it all just makes my heart sink!  Something of course that I would love even better is emotion filled choreography to this song.  I came across a few videos that I thought portrayed her song the best and had me say "YESSSSSSS" after they finished dancing lol. Check them out below!

This choreography is done by ATL's own Kiki Ely.  I love the fact that they dancing from their hearts and truly feeling the song! They are expressing her lyrics through movements and making the audience engage in their performance. It gives me chills! What do you all think?

Tamar shot her music video to this song on Thursday, January 3, 2013.  Can't wait to see her finishing product!

The Cutest Thing Ever!

I'm not sure what language this is in or country this is from, but these two little kids are working it!!!!! Their moves are on point and their personality is giving me life! This duo has been all over my newsfeed on Facebook and I see why. They cannot be much older than 6 and are already superstars. These two are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the future! Check them out!

These kids are F A B U L O U S.

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Peace. Love. Dance.

BET Honors 2013

There are many entertainers who never use background dancers because they don't need them.  And some use them just to spice up their performance. Not necessary but definitely a great asset.

Last night, I got the chance to go to the BET Honors 2013 at the Warner Theatre in Washington, DC. It was BEAUTIFUL! The performances and honorees were amazing and I was so happy to be present in that moment. However, because I am a dancer, of course my eyes went straight to the dancers when they performed with Alicia Keys and Brandy.

The outstanding Anthony Burrell performed with Brandy (according to her Instagram). And five dynamic dancers performed with Alicia. Both selections were slow tempo and allowed the dancers to feel the music and the choreography. They gave me intriguing emotion and it was lovely! Just the icing on top of my night. Can't wait to see it air on BET on February 11, 2013 at 9:00pm!

(Photos from Google)

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Peace. Love. Dance.

Beauty And The Beast

Choreographers and Cali couple Willdabeast and Janelle Ginestra are SICK together! Just check out their choreography!

I say Janelle is sicker than Will but hey they both hold their own and have their own swag.  She is fierce and he is brilliant! They are just so cute! What do y'all think?

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Peace. Love. Dance.

Do You Have What It Takes?

Joffrey has been known my whole life to be one of the best ballet schools for aspiring professional dancers. I always I could have been good enough to even audition but I need to find money to get back in a studio first! haha. Check out this promo video for their 2013 Summer Intensive!

Grab your pointe shoes! And make sure you visit http://www.joffreyballetschool.com/auditions.html for more info!

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Peace. Love. Dance.