dance

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As this dark comedy’s opening credits roll, they’re blissfully practicing their first dance, laughing and stumbling as they try to get their twirls and steps right.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

On Beams, the album's most vulnerable song, she uses the looping structures of dance music to represent the turmoil of wanting to end a relationship.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Sports teams host theme nights where they give away bobbleheads and host Elaine dance contests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Staff at a North Korean restaurant in Dandong forbade AFP journalists from filming or taking photos of a large screen showing a patriotic music and dance performance.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

The boys practiced challenging each other to a duel, which they felt certain would impress the tsar, should they meet him, while Veronika energetically practiced every dance step she had ever learned.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood