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Claire Cunningham's Guide Gods review – disability and religion meet in dance
February 22, 2016
Perth festival, St George’s CathedralThe Scottish dancer’s work asks: if disability is considered a test or punishment from God, what does that mean for disabled people? Claire Cunningham looks down at the steps in front of her, at the teacup and saucer in her hands, at the crutches hooked over her biceps. She slowly transfers...
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Twerking, waltzing and daggering – the dances that caused moral panic
February 22, 2016
A Mississippi bounce concert was called off over concerns from the authorities about twerking – and it’s not the first dance style that has caused alarm “You can’t wear a thong. You must keep the cleft of your buttocks covered. And you cannot simulate a sex act.” Rusty Hannah of Mississippi’s Alcoholic Beverage Control there,...