That little belly dancing skirt stretched around her diaper is just too adorable/bizarre. more ›

Bangkok celebrates the Year of the Black Water Dragon with a special underwater dragon dance. more ›

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We thought this was another average breakdancing video, until things get kind of hilarious at 0:33 in the video. Calling themselves the "Snake Men" (人间蛇男), we have to give the duo credit for being a pretty tight unit, and for incorporating a plastic deck chair into their act at 1:40 in the clip. more ›

Looking to keep the post-Turkey Day party going? Zeal brings two leading European house artists to the stage this Friday, and Bar Rouge turns seven years young on Saturday. Meanwhile, D10 will host to a Facebook party, and there'll be free VPN's handed out at the party! To top it all off, NFL players are giving free clinics and signing autographs at Shanghai Stadium on Sunday. And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. more ›

This is going to be a packed weekend, with improv comedy from Chicago, ShanghaiExpat's Salsa Night, a 1930's Shanghai party, a Ministry of Sound warehouse party, and a brunch wrap up to the weekend at The Westin. And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. more ›

The gumboot dancers from Kliptown, South Africa are back in Shanghai this weekend raising money for the Kliptown Youth Program. After an incredibly successful event last year, Cocktails for Kliptown is coming back to Cotton's tomorrow for an evening of dance, drinks, barbecue, and a dinner date auction! Come out and support a community program benefiting youth in one of South Africa's poorest townships. more ›

The Kliptown Youth Program gumboot dancers from South Africa are returning to China this year after an amazingly successful first tour last October. They've expanded their numbers and scope in anticipation of this year's schedule, and will be performing at multiple events in Shanghai and Bejing in the coming weeks. We absolutely insist you try to make it out in support of them wherever possible. Not only will you be supporting disadvantaged youth from a struggling township, but going by last year, you're guaranteed plenty of rhythm, dance, and fun. more ›

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Somebody needs to give these kids a chance at dance school!
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Shanghai's inaugural Fête de la Musique went down this past weekend, and what little we did manage to catch of the free music fest was sensational. Taking place at the cavernous 800 Show space on Changde Lu, a near capacity-crowd turned up for an evening of free music provided courtesy of the Institut Français. more ›

Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai may have replaced prime-time television dramas with communist propaganda and assembled thousands of people to sing red songs with him, but here at the local primary school in Duping Village of Chongqing's Wushan Town, it's Michael Jackson the kids are dancing to. Every morning 10am, students at Duping Primary School will assemble in neat rows on their school field, set amid the verdant hills of rural Chongqing, and move to the King of Pop's Dangerous as part of their daily calisthenics routine. Here's the scene on a recent morning:
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Every day at 10am, instead of the normal calisthenics routine, 700 Chongqing grade schoolers dance to Michael Jackson's "Dangerous" for their morning exercises. Neat. more ›

Chongqing held its first ever belly dancing competition last weekend, open to professionals and amateurs alike. Dozens got up on that stage at Chongqing's Foreigner Street, some with substantially more to shake than others... more ›

Flight attendants with Capital Airlines perform the safety instructions with Lady Gaga's "Just Dance":
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In celebration of Women's Day yesterday, the Chongqing Women's Prison held a dance competition among inmates. While the rest of the 2,000-odd inmates looked on, groups of self-choreographed dance numbers took to the stage. Is it me, or do those first girls in blue look outrageously young to be in prison? more ›

All the things you'd want to do this Monday to Thursday in Shanghai. On the schedule this week: Say "Tongzhi nihao" at the Shanghai PRIDE photo exhibition, dine with the Exorcist and split pea soup, and celebrate a few restaurant birthdays (bring on the freebies!) Read on (or check out our calendar) for more! more ›

The Midi Music Festival (迷笛音乐节) is back and this year is its 12th birthday! China’s longest running music festival is crashing down in Zhenjiang City (镇江) for four action packed days of aural relief this Golden Holiday. more ›

If your work schedules have been as crazy as ours - what with all the re-arranging from the mid-autumn festival - then you’ll be in need of a big blow out weekend! Earlier in the week we gave you our Midweek Music Preview for all the essential live music gigs going on until Sunday. Our calendar is always available for your perusal and to make planning your weekend that little bit easier; here are our top picks for the forthcoming weekend - including an extremely rare opportunity to get a blessing from a monk. more ›

All our picks for the weekend in Shanghai... more ›

For those of you looking to take part in a Shanghai flash mob, don't forget the one happening this Sunday -- and you won't need to be able to dance. more ›

More photos on the Shanghaiist Contribute page. To see your photos on our Contribute page, use Flickr and tag your photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can email your photos to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will automatically appear on our site (and here). more ›

Cinedans - the international film, dance and media festival based in Amsterdam is dropping down in Shanghai for a weekend. This is your chance to get updated on the current dance video scene of Europe, or, if you´re a newbie, to get to know a new genre, the dance film. It´s not dance, not film - but something of its own. more ›

A busy lady with a busy dance company - just back from Australia and only one month after their last Shanghai performance, they are now on stage here again. This coming weekend, - Jin Xing and her dance troupe, Jin Xing Dance Theatre, take on the Shanghai Grand Theatre with the piece Made in China - The return of the Soul, a work that takes the idea of China as the worlds biggest factory and contrasts it with the pressured individuals behind that machinery. more ›

Awwww, wouldja look at that? A four-year-old dancing sensation appeared on American talk show Ellen to chat with her (through a translator) and show off his Michael Jackson dance moves. Wang YiMing (王一鸣), also known as Xiao Bao (小宝) has his own fan page on Youku and has appeared on various other talk shows before being discovered by Ellen, including Asia Uncut and Youku's own 2009 牛人 (Niu ren... which we supposed can be translated to something along "Crazy awesome people") gala. more ›

Jin Xing herself greeted the audience from upstage in the wide theatre. The auditorium was barely half filled, but that didn't bother the choreographer, "I'm interested in quality not quantity. Ten years ago when my company performed in this exact theatre, the room was filled. Back then I gave away tickets to everyone, so it was easy to fill it up. Now, I don´t give away one single ticket, no one from the government gets anything, cause I love quality of the audience!" more ›

Deep down, somewhere in the heart of the orchid-like construct we all know as the Oriental Art Center, a creative meeting between masters recently took place. Scotland's leading choreographer and dance icon, Alan Greig, led a workshop with Jin Xing Dance Theatre, one of the most prominent dance companies in our city. Both performed at the recent Shanghai Dance Festival - the fourth one ever held. more ›

Culture yourself during the day and dance away the night! This weekend has a line up of thoughtful speakers and exhibits, including photographer Thomas Fuesser and painter Mao Yanyang. more ›

Shanghai's Jin Xing Dance Theatre collaborated with Korea's Won Kim Group in a performance inspired by the film Il Grido (The Outcry) at Shanghai Theatre Academy on Friday night as part of the ongoing 2009 Shanghai Dance Festival. more ›