11/5/25 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ DANCE PARTY: Zilla Madness 6 – Krow vs Gee

Zilla Madness is back! With High Level Street Dancers entering the danger zone, going head to head putting there careers on the line to maintain bragging rights. Krow showed his opponent (Gee) that Bonebreaking is not just dance its also a form of Art. Continue reading

11/4/25 O&A NYC DANCE BY WALTER RUTLEDGE: Paul Taylor Dance Company Sneak Preview

The Paul Taylor Dance Company opened its New York City season tonight in State Theater at Lincoln Center. I very really can just watch a performance without a critical eye. This evening the Taylor Company indulged me with a ticket to tonight’s performance. Review(s) will follow, but it would be remiss of me not to give you a sneak preview of the Taylor season. Continue reading

10/31/25 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: New York City Breakers Celebrate Katherine Dunham At The Kennedy Center Honors (1983)

Shall We Dance Friday

 

The New York City Breakers were the first Hip Hop group and to perform in Washington D.C for a sitting President, specifically Ronald Reagan, during the 1983, Kennedy Center Honors. Continue reading

10/31/25 O&A NYC DANCE BY WALTER RUTLEDGE: A Conversation with Robert Battle

Its Taylor Time! The Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to Lincoln Center’s State Theater November 4 through 23. The company will present a total of eighteen works including the New York premiere of choreographer Hope Boykin and world premieres by resident choreographers Lauren Lovett and Robert Battle. Out and About NYC Magazine Editor- in Chief Walter Rutledge and Battle sat down for a long overdue conversation about his new work Under the Rhythm, his second work for the Taylor Company. Continue reading

10/24/25 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: A. Piazzolla- Libertango


Libertango is a composition by tango composer Astor Piazzolla, recorded and published in 1974 in Milan. The title is a portmanteau merging “Libertad” (Spanish for liberty) and “Tango”, symbolizing Piazzolla’s break from Classical Tango to Tango Nuevo.  Continue reading

10/22/25 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ DANCE PARTY: Strobe vs Ruin – WDA Presents The Dual Of Styles

WDA Presents The Dual Of Styles of Turf and Krump. Strobe battles Ruin from the Krump world. Continue reading

10/21/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Michael Jackson – Thriller

Thriller, Michael Jackson’s 1984 music video directed by John Landis and written by Landis and Jackson.   Continue reading

10/20/25 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Duke Is Tops (1938) – Lena Horne’s Film Debut

The Duke Is Tops (1938) an all black cast musical film released by Million Dollar Productions and directed by William Nolte. The film was later released in 1943 under the title The Bronze Venus, with Lena Horne given top billing. Continue reading

10/15/25 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ DANCE PARTY: Hellzapoppin In Full Color – Colorized With DeOldify

Black Pepper Swing used an open-source DeOldify AI project to colorize the famous Lindy Hop sequence from the 1941 film Hellzapoppin. The project brings new life to the classic black and white footage by using a deep-learning model to intelligently apply color.

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10/14/25 O&A NYC DANCE REVIEW BY WALTER RUTLEDGE: Ballet X

BalletX presented their New York City season Wednesday September 24 through Friday September 28 at the Joyce Theater. The five-day, six performance series presented four effectual works that demonstrated the company’s range and proficiency. This Philadelphia based contemporary ballet company’s New York season can best described as sensual, sultry, and visceral. Continue reading