When I first saw the videos of the dance phenomenon known as silent disco, I was tickled beyond belief. It’s a quirky concept: instead of having a dance party with giant speakers to amplify the sound for the crowd, revelers tune into a DJ broadcast on wireless headphones. So when people walk by and stumble upon the event, it looks like everyone’s getting down to absolute silence!

Such fun, and it’s practical, too. It allows for music and dancing in public spaces where noise ordinances would otherwise make that impossible. And it saves a lot of eardrums…you can control the volume on your headset, and conversation at a club suddenly becomes possible. Read more about it in my article in today’s Los Angeles Times!

Larry King, the former host of CNN’s “Larry King Live,” once tried to learn some dance moves from Janet Jackson on his show. Needless to say, this didn’t go very well – he wasn’t exactly up for her urban/sexy brand of choreography! But right at the end of the segment, Janet grabbed him for a little old-fashioned ballroom twirl, and the result was…lovely.

Turns out Larry is a huge Lindy Hop aficionado, and as a survivor of heart disease, his Larry King Cardiac Foundation is throwing its support behind National Dance Day and other initiatives to get America moving through dance. Read about Larry’s aspirations as a song and dance man in my interview with him in today’s Los Angeles Times!

For most people, the hustle is a dance synonymous with 70s-era disco balls, fog machines, and polyester. But believe it or not, the Saturday Night Fever staple has grown up, shed the platform shoes, and primed itself for a resurgence.

Turns out it’s been going strong for over a decade during dedicated Wednesday hustle nights at the Double H Club (inside the Hacienda Hotel near LAX). The moves have been refined (gone are the cheesy line dances – this is a fun yet complex partner dance), and the music has gone from the Bee Gees to Lady Gaga. Read more in my “Boogie Nights” article in the Los Angeles Times!