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International Dance Day
The Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute created International Dance Day to be celebrated every year on the 29th of April. The aim of International Dance Day is to celebrate dance as an art form and to bring people together in peace and friendship through the shared language of dance. -
Maureen Marder
Maureen Marder, a construction worker by day and a dancer by night, signed a release with Paramount Pictures regarding her interest in the film Flashdance, which went on to gross over $150 million. -
Tango Argentino
The dance show "Tango Argentino" was created by Hector Orezzoli and Claudio Segovia. -
Sergeant Early's Dream
The Ballet "Sergeant Early’s Dream" was created by Christopher Bruce. -
Upper Room
Twyla Tharp created her dance piece In the "Upper Room." -
Frankie Yankovic
Frankie Yankovic won the first Grammy ever awarded for polka. -
Tap-o-Mania
In NYC the Macy’s Tap-o-Mania set a Guinness record. -
Tango x2
The dance show "Tango x 2" was created by Milena Plebs and Miguel Angel Zotto -
Black Cake
Hans van Manen, Dutch choreographer, created his ballet "Black Cake." -
Mak Yong
n Malaysia authorities banned Mak Yong, a traditional form of dance theater. -
Macarena
The Spanish flamenco duo Los del Rio, Antonio Romero and Rafael Ruiz, wrote the song "Macarena" that became a world-wide dance hit. -
Yuragi
Ushio Amagatsu choreographed the dance work "Yuragi," commissioned by the Theatre de la Ville de Paris, and premiered the work in Paris. -
World's Largest Chicken Dance
In Ohio at the Oktoberfest in Cincinnati a record for the ‘World’s Largest Chicken Dance" was set with 48,000 people dancing. -
Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly, dancer actor and choreographer, famous for his part in the musical "Singin' in the Rain", died of complications from strokes at his home in Beverly Hills, Ca. -
The Maverick Strain
In San Francisco the Joe Goode Performance Group celebrated its 10th anniversary with the opening of "The Maverick Strain," a spoken word and dance performance that explores the renegade impulse in American culture. -
20th annual Kennedy Center Honors
Singer Bob Dylan, actor Charlton Heston, actress Lauren Bacall, opera singer Jessye Norman and ballet master Edward Villella shared the 20th annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. -
The Int'l. Encyclopedia of Dance
Elizabeth Aldrich edited "The Int’l. Encyclopedia of Dance." The 6-volume work began in at a conference of dance critics in 1974 under founding editor Selma Jean Cohen. -
Spirit: A Journey in Dance, Drums and Song
The show "Spirit: A Journey in Dance, Drums and Song" was composed by Peter Buffett. It was largely based on American Indian dance tradition. -
Freaking
It was reported that the newest teen dance was called "freaking" and involved the partners, male behind female, thrusting to a hip-hop beat as in "Get Ur Freak On."