Ever wonder what would happen if your biology lab was transformed into a heated, sweaty dance party? At Dancelab, instructors dubbed “Danceologists,” use a scientific approach to body movin’ that replaces the four main elements of earth, air, fire and water with strength, flexibility, coordination and endurance. They also use…
In the early stages of a band, when the important things like song structure and matching guitar straps are established, the band’s moniker remains the most painstaking piece to cinch up. But sometimes it just sticks, like Angry Pudding. Bassist CK explains, “I was messaging online with a pal and…
It doesn’t take a pre-k presentation (“Yes, Darling. Your stick figure family is charming!”) to see that just about anybody can put on an art show. While that is the beauty of artistic expression, someone’s got to be there to shake out the little Picassos from the pack and plunk…
You’re well acquainted with the selfish reasons to drop slivers of raw fish down your maw. The high-protein, Omega-3 fatty acid rich diet not only allows you to slip into skinny jeans without injury, it also gives your tresses a killer, luxurious sheen. But this week (May 25-31st) at RA…
If the neutered, PG-rated re-runs of Sex & the City leave you longing for more liberated singles who know how to offer up their raunchy affections like complimentary after-dinner mints, then a new film has come to the rescue. In A Four Letter Word, Luke operates a feather duster in…
Your love for wine runs deep. You’ve stockpiled enough cocktail charms to outfit the glasses of Ivana Trump’s bridesmaids. From coasters to picture frames, your crafting of “cork art” has truly impressed friends. And when Billy Joel croons, “A bottle of red, a bottle of white,” it’s like he’s peering…
If you’re a local punk rocker, you’ve most likely heard the infamous tale about decade-plus ago Dwarves show. It all went down at Washington Square in the early ‘90s – ringing any bells? Well, it went like this: The Dwarves playing one whole song before singer Blag Dahlia chucked guitarist…
Whether it’s with baby-stroller-roller-derby challenges or the girl-on-girl action that his prospective “soul mates” go through on VH1’s Rock of Love, it seems Poison frontman Bret Michaels is more into the idea of finding “love” than the actual execution of it. If you’ve wanted to show him your wifey credentials…
In your daydreams, your yard is a place for fabulous garden parties where you serve guests tri-colored salad greens and cocktails embellished with bouquets of edible flowers, all of which sprung straight from your little patch of earth below. Wiping the drool away, what’s really lurking past the window looks…
If the Fort Lauderdale party guy collective ever decided to organize, Phil Greek would be their mascot. Clad in a straw hat, sunglasses (indoors) and XL Hawaiian shirt, the dude is the embodiment of the party you were determined to find when you moved to America’s spring break capital years…
If you’re a sentient twenty-something-year-old woman, chances are you remember your first trip to J’s Bar (2780 Davie Blvd., Fort Lauderdale). For the last nine years, a night at J’s has been a rite of passage for many budding lesbians and their supportive-but-straight BFFs who end up there for everything…
Quick – which famous political activist was both a founding member of the Black Panther party and the author of the cookbook Barbeque’n with Bobby? If you answered Bobby Seale, you’re correct. If you guessed wrong, a black history quiz is necessary. During Taste of Black History at the Fred…
By communicating South Africa’s complex political history through dance, African Footprint has extended its message of immense hope and peace across continents. It began as a dance school for disadvantaged youth in 1999 and later evolved into a world-renowned traveling show with fans who included Nelson Mandela and Bill Clinton…
If your brushes with homelessness last only as long as it takes you to speed away from an intersection (post-mandatory awkward shoulder shrug), maybe it’s time to increase your awareness. During SleepOut 2008, see what it’s like to be homeless for the night (sorta) with a giant sleepover under the…
If your definition of home is: (1) where you stash your big stuff while you’re gallivanting about the country, and (2) is where a loving family waits for your return, go ahead and call Miami home for Steph Taylor. But truth is the piano-toting indie songstress is as much at…
Like other seminal punk bands of the late 1970’s, Miami’s The Eat used their bizarre and seedy cityscape to pen brilliantly satirical song lyrics. So, if the Ramones had 53rd & 3rd and Rockaway Beach, The Eat had Hialeah, corrupt cops, manatees, the Mariel boatlift, and communist radio. The Eat…
Asheville, North Carolina’s Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band’s name may summon thoughts of Wilmer Valderrama’s “Oh, Snap!” face (from MTV’s Yo Momma), but the band’s handle means more than mother-slaggin’ insults. Instead, YMBFBB’s moniker is a celebratory call to those with healthy-sized backsides (and the boney ones too, why…
Dipping into 1950’s-1960’s era nostalgia for artistic reasons can be a tricky business. If referenced poorly, you come off looking like a puffy Elvis impersonator at a Holiday Inn banquet hall, serving up covers from Hawaii between prime rib dinners. But if your nostalgia is nurtured and cultivated correctly, you…
Reminiscent of what happens when you combine one unhealthy childhood obsession with ballet, one contorted, plastic My Little Pony that you were determined to make dance, and one immeasurable love of nobility brought on by Cinderella — The World Famous Lipizzaner Stallions are all of these things come to life…
Did you ever see that Power Puff Girls episode where Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup are all buxom and grown, exiled to the outskirts of society and running into trouble with Johnny Law? Yeah, me neither. But looking at artist Alex ab Barrera’s work makes you wonder what could’ve been if…
You’ve pined to incorporate hot-and-sweaty dance moves with water play, but just about all you came up with was an H20 aerobics class at granny’s condo. While that’s great on the knees and your new octogenarian friends are a real hoot, you still feel like there could be more. How…
Despite what shows like Donald Trump’s The Apprentice have you believing about businesswomen, not all power suit-wearing femmes are out for back-stabbing, bitching, and feeling the drunken effects of absolute power. In fact a lot of women just enjoy hanging out with other professionals, and gettin’ beauty treatments. During Women…
