Here’s a fun little Friday video for you: Time magazine, inspired by the hullaballoo over Miley Cyrus’ twerktastrophe at the VMAs, has put together a history of “forbidden” dances. Forget grinding: In the late nineteenth century, even the waltz was considered risqué, because its “closed hold” meant partners were—gasp!—actually touching each other. Like, for extended […]
Oh, the MTV Video Music Awards. So they happened last night—shout-out to Brooklyn!—and they were…you know. Here’s the thing: The VMAs have always been awesome and edgy and it’s the awards show where the celebrities can really go crazy. There was that time in the late ’90s when Gwen Stefani dyed her hair sky blue […]
Doesn’t dancing make you want to…vote? Actually, after you watch MTV’s 2012 Rock the Vote video, it just might. In addition to stars like Miley Cyrus, Josh Duhamel and, uh, Vinny from the Jersey Shore, the video includes dancelebrites like tWitch and Kathryn McCormick, along with half the cast of “Glee,” hammering home the importance […]