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Cut Loose! 6 Lessons We Can Learn From 80s Dance Remakes

What 'Footloose' and 'Dirty Dancing' still teach us about life and love.

So, the remake of Footloose is coming out today. Personally, we think Kevin Bacon is still good-looking enough to star in it (he'd just need a little fashion upgrade). But, in this installment, newcomer Ren MacCormack stars opposite sexy 23-year-old, Julianne Hough, who plays Ariel, the rebellious preacher's daughter. We'll be going just to see the dance moves... who wouldn't want to have a body like that with the ability to rock?

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Nancy Grace On DWTS & 15 More Awkward Celeb Nipple Slips

From Nancy Grace on last night's "Dancing With The Stars" to that famed Janet Jackson "malfunction."

Let's talk about nipples — specifically celebrity nipples freeing themselves from the confines of celebrity wardrobes. It happens all time! Usually we ogle and move on but sometimes unfortunate combinations of wardrobe, setting, and nipple make us want to wash our eyes out with bleach.

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Poll: Should 'DWTS' Have Banned Same-Sex Partner Dances?

"Dancing With The Stars" banned same-sex partner dances -- but included Chaz Bono in the cast.

It's time to break out those dancing shoes again! The TV world is all abuzz with the upcoming premiere of the celebrity dance competition on Sept. 19, and especially with the announcement of the Season 13 cast this past Monday, ABC and Dancing With The Stars made history by casting Chaz Bono, its first transgendered contestant.

How to Dance with Your Heart?

How to Dance with Your Heart?

Dancing through life: from attracting the right partner to having a joyful experience that lasts.

Dancing through life: from attracting the right partner to having a joyful experience that lasts. Our body/mind/spirit system is a key instrument of measurement that helps us evaluate all the data we collect. Unfortunately, we often feel overwhelmed by the amount of intense mental and painful emotional information that we receive.

Music & Dancing is Like Sex & Romancing

Music & Dancing is Like Sex & Romancing

Dancing is quite similar to sex in the we move and share freedom of expression - energy in motion...

Dancing is quite similar to sex in the we move and share freedom of expression - energy in motion... Dancing is quite similar to sex in the we move and share freedom of expression - energy in motion... If you’ve ever danced the night away, then you know how truly liberating, invigorating and therapeutic it can be to just let it loose on the dance floor. Music has a way of touching the soul in an extraordinary and profound way. Whether fueled by a DJ or a live band, dancing is quite similar to sex. By allowing yourself to fully delve into the veritable vibration of what you perceive, you’re able to become fully present to the physical sensations that you might not otherwise be keen to.

Woman dancing in the street

Dancing My Way Through A Broken Heart

How the tango helped one woman heal after her divorce.

At a woman's styling class, a tango diva announced to us students, "You must love yourself enough to say 'no' to bad dancers." And she added, "Women here get their attitude ready when they are preparing to leave the house. You must be strong and confident on the dance floor." I thought about her words as I put on my new stilettos, my tango dress. I knew that tango was transforming more than my broken heart. It was a way of approaching life. Fully feeling both good and bad experiences, not shying away from either.

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Would You Dump A Guy Who Refuses To Dance?

No dancing? For this woman the decision to break up with her boyfriend was simple.

The only thing women love more than weddings is taking their boyfriends to weddings. This is for three major reasons: 1. We hope some of the romance rubs off on you. 2. We get to show you off in a suit to our friends and family. 3. We get to slow dance with you. So when my boyfriend of almost a year refused to dance with me at my cousin's wedding, I broke up with him.

You can tell him by the way he'd dance...

You can tell him by the way he'd dance...

It might sound unserious and ridiculous, but havig trained in pair dancing for years, I think I came upon an important insight - beware of men who want to steal the show at the dancing competing with you...

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Neck, Back And Right Knee? How Women Judge Dancing

Scientists find what male dance moves appeal to women... and what the right knee has to do with it.

What do animals in the wild and men have in common? Their dance moves, of course! OK, not so much their moves, but the messages their moves say to the females around them. British scientists have determined not only what makes a man a "good" dancer but that this designation usually corresponds to a man who's in good health. Moves like "twisting, bending, moving, and nodding" are sure to catch a woman's eye, just as they do in the animal kingdom. A male dancer whose moves are rigid and repetitious is less attractive to women than one whose neck, torso and—curiously—right-knee movements are flexible and varied.

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An Unorthodox Way To Get Over A Breakup

Burlesque dancing helped one woman get over a breakup and revisit her sexuality.

I started taking burlesque dance classes after a breakup. I loved dance classes as a kid, and I now had more free time and figured it would give me a sexy new hobby to discuss with future dates. I didn't think about the amount of anxiety it would cause me. I just wanted to become an expert in the art of the tease.