Dancing is safer in the White House.
Posted on 09/07/2010 11:35:13 AM PDT by markomalley
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The stately White House East Room, home to many a bill signing and ceremonial gathering, becomes a stage Tuesday for pirouettes, jetes, gravity-defying leaps and maybe even some bumps and grinds as Michelle Obama inaugurates a new dance series.
Dancers of all types - ballet, modern, hip hop and Broadway - take over the room, first for an afternoon workshop, during which students from around the country will have the chance to work with some of the biggest names in dance.
Then, after a short break, the students return to see their mentors perform in an hour-long, star-studded show. Even Broadway's young "Billy Elliot" will be there - four Billys actually, from the show's rotating cast.
But the main attraction is the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and that's because its celebrated artistic director, Judith Jamison, soon to retire after two decades in the job, is the honoree of the event.
"What a rare opportunity, to be invited by your country's first lady to be honored like this," Jamison said in a weekend interview. "I've been to the White House a couple of times before, but this event is totally unique. It's so terribly important to recognize this art form and to understand how important it is to the fabric of this country."
"This will be another clarion call to people: Pay attention to your arts!" Jamison said. "My dancers are so excited."
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Shake that booty Michelle.....on second thought.
Is the fiddler from Rome available?
PLEASE, NO.
Some of us live close enough where the seismic damage could damage our homes.
Dancing is safer in the White House.
LLS
Geez, I must have missed the memo where I could have signed my kids up for this event!
Would love to see the “guest list”.
Can’t wait to see those pole dancers...lol
More like: “Pay attention to your (p)arts!” Jamison said. “My dancers are so excited parts of them are pointing all over the place!.”
“It’s so terribly important to recognize this art form and to understand how important it is to the fabric of this country.”
It’s dancing. Get over yourself.
Is there anywhere we can find the total expenditures this tribe has incurred on parties and social events at the White House.?
The Mainstream won’t report on it, so I think I’ll try to come up with a total if I can find the data.
Hey, ABC’s gonna do a spinoff of Dancing with the Stars where they pair Congresscritters with lobbyists. Gonna call it Dancing with the Whores.
Dude!!! I love that! I saw the whole video a couple of years ago and watched it about 200 times laughing my Azz off.
There are some people who can’t buy class—for any price.
Party like it’s (Dow Jones) 9,999.
It will be a regular ho down..
She did that in New Zealand last week and look what happened.
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