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9/18/15 O&A NYC Shall We Dance Friday: Maurice Béjart- La Sacre du printemps (1970)

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Le Sacre du printemps (1959) is a milestone in the history of dance, and  choreographer Maurice Béjart approached the work with great courage. His version full of new meanings, physicality and sensuality became a universally recognized success.  “Human love, in its physical appearance, symbolizes the act by which God creates the cosmos, and the joy it brings. Let this ballet be bare of all picturesque artifice, let it be the hymn to the union between man and woman at its deepest level, between heaven and earth, the dance of life and death, let it be as eternal as spring!” – Maurice Bejart Continue reading

9/17/15 O&A NYC Throwback Thursday: Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes- Bad Luck

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Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. The group’s repertoire included soul, R&B, doo-wop, and disco. Bad Luck (1975) the disco/R&B/pop single was a number one Disco/Dance hit for eleven weeks. The song also help establish Teddy Pendergrass as the break out artist. Richard Pryor conducted the Soul Train interview.  Continue reading

9/16/15 O&A NYC Wildin Out Wednesday: Sylvester The Cat & Tweety Bird – Tweet And Lovely

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Sylvester (who lives in an apartment building next to Tweety’s yard) Tweety Bird singing and looks through the window with his telescope. Tweety sees him, grabs a towel, exclaims “I taw I taw a peeking tom cat!”, and shuts the door after saying “That nasty old peeking tom cat!”.  Continue reading

9/15/15 O&A NYC Inspirational Tuesday: Create Into Your Life What You Want By Changing The Way You Think: Louise Hay

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You can change your life by changing your way of thinking. Louise Hay explains this and it really does work you can create whatever you want in your life never give up. Continue reading

9/12/15 O&A NYC Its Saturday- Anything Goes: Gucci Fall Winter 2015/2016 Menswear Fashion Show

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The Gucci style team may have pulled off a fashion record. They designed and produced the menswear runway show for next winter in five days, after outgoing creative director Frida Giannini left sooner than had been announced.   Continue reading

9/11/15 O&A NYC With WaleStylez- Fashion: Air Jordan 10 Retro OVO Summit White/Metallic Gold-White Release Tomorrow

By: Adewale Adekanbi Jr

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This is the “OVO” edition of the Air Jordan 10 Retro. They come in a summit white, metallic gold and white colorway. Featuring a white-based leather upper with stingray accents, gold branding, a full icy translucent outsole with gold flakes throughout and OVO branding on the insoles and bottom of the outsole. The “OVO” edition of the Air Jordan 10 Retro will release on September 12, 2015 at select stores worldwide. Retail is set at, $225. Stores in NewYork include Alumni, KithNyc, ExtraButter and Flight23 at Footaction. 

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9/11/15 O&A NYC With WaleStylez: Song Of The Day: Rotimi- Beautiful Music

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Olurotimi Akinosho better known by his stage name, Rotimi, is an American singer-songwriter, actor and model. From 2011 to 2012, he starred as Darius Morrison on the Starz Network original drama series Boss. He has been added to the cast of Starz’ TV series Power as a series regular, in the role of “Dre”, the quick-tempered young protégé of Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s character.

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9/11/15 O&A NYC Shall We Dance Friday: ABADDON

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ABADDON a poem of love and destruction. Inspired by relationships that test boundaries and go beyond the acceptable; relationships that reduce, erode and abuse until the spirit is consumed. Abaddon is a place of suffering and purification. Continue reading