{"id":302,"date":"2011-03-16T18:53:42","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T18:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/?p=302"},"modified":"2011-03-22T05:46:50","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T05:46:50","slug":"sf-weekly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/2011\/sf-weekly\/","title":{"rendered":"sf weekly"},"content":{"rendered":"

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…Like No One’s Watching<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Keith Bowers for SF Weekly<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Friday. You take your lunch break. You\u2019re in line at the ATM when you notice someone dancing nearby. She\u2019s really into it. She has no intention of stopping. \u201cOddball,\u201d you think. Then someone cranks up a car stereo and joins her. Across the street in a courtyard is a group of people doing synchronized steps. Then you spot three more on a corner. Is there something going on you don\u2019t know about? You bet. It\u2019s Dance Anywhere<\/strong>, a coordinated effort to get people around the world \u2014 professionals and amateurs alike \u2014 to dance at the same time, wherever they are. It was created in 2005 by Beth Fein, who says it has gained thousands of participants on makeshift stages such as train stations, museums, parks, and bridges. Organizers say people in 27 countries have joined the effort, and they have photos on a website to back that up. Fein is among dancers who believe the art form has become too separated from our daily lives, and this is a way to break down that barrier while also stretching the definition of what performance art is, and also to make a regular day seem really not so regular. Anyone, anywhere can dance at the appointed time, but the website lets Two-Steppers, Breakers, and Hustlers tell others where they\u2019ll be and what they\u2019ll do, so the whole thing can seem more puzzling and outrageous to those who don\u2019t know about it.”<\/p>\n

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photo by Matt Haber<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

dancer: Josie Alvite<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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