1/12/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Lamb (Alleluia) John Wilds & Bethel Music

The Lamb (Alleluia) led by John Wilds & Bethel Music live in Redding, California. Continue reading

1/11/25 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY: Gotan Project – Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre)

Gotan Project is a musical group specializing in neotango, electronica, and tango. Based in Paris (France), the trio features musicians Eduardo Makaroff  (Argentina), Philippe Cohen Solal  (French) and Christoph H. Muller  (Swiss), a former member of Touch El Arab. Their music inspires dance. Continue reading

1/10/25 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Earl “Snake Hips” Tucker

Earl “Snakehips” Tucker  was an African American dancer and entertainer. Also known as the “Human Boa Constrictor”, he acquired the nickname “snakehips” via the dance he popularized in Harlem in the 1920s called the “snakehips” Continue reading

1/9/25 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Trump Announces His New Foreign Policy

Trump outlined his foreign policy agenda which included prosecuting Hezbollah for doing January 6th and a bunch of other doozies.”Fasten your seatbelts its going to be a bumpy ride”. Continue reading

1/8/25 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDNESDAY: Donovan Bogard Gets His Girl

Donovan Bogard finally get Mrs. Johnson inside a wedding chapel unfortunate for the groom he is the minister performing more than the ceremony. The skit was featured in Lenny Henry in Pieces a British stand-up and sketch show by comedians Lenny Henry and Gina Yashere. It aired on BBC One between 2000 and 2003. Continue reading

1/8/25 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ DANCE PARTY: Ringmasters Presents Ivre Moine || The Dream Ring

OG Regg Roc of the Ringmasters Dance Crew presents a dance short film Ivre Moine featuring Suzie Q. Regg Roc uses his style “Pauzn” within the Flexn community to tell a story of sanity vs insanity. Out and About NYC Magazine commends D.R.E.A.M Ring for an informative dance short film highlighting the underground and underserved Flexn dance community. Continue reading

1/7/24 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Judith Jamison- 22nd Kennedy Center Honors (1999)

Morgan Freeman introduces honoree Judith Jamison at the 22nd Kennedy Center Honors in 1999. Continue reading

1/6/25 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: I Look Like Diddy – Comedian G Thang

Gary Johnson professionally known as G Thang, burst onto the Comedy and Acting Scene in 1994 from St. Louis Missouri. He started his Stand Up Career in The Funny Bones Comedy Club, where he fine tuned his Act. Continue reading

1/5/25 O&A NYC HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALVIN AILEY!: Alvin Ailey 1985 Cairo Interview- Historic Stock Video Footage

Today, January 5 is the 94th birthday of choreographer Alvin Ailey. O&A NYC shares rare video footage from a 1985 interview. The one-way dialogue between Alvin Ailey, founder of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater took place in Cairo, Egypt. (Note: We only hear Ailey’s answers; not questions asked). He talks about his life, his dance school, the motivational forces behind his choreography and theories of dance. Continue reading

1/5/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Sounds of Blackness – Optimistic

Optimistic an urban contemporary gospel song by vocal and instrumental ensemble Sounds of Blackness, was released as the group’s first single from their debut studio album The Evolution of Gospel (1991). Continue reading