Velcro or Snaps? The ABC’s of Stripping for a Cause

Broadway Bares began as a response to the AIDS crisis. Thirty years later, the one-night-only burlesque spectacle remains a potent, frisky fund-raiser.

Centenarian Tortoises May Set the Standard for Anti-Aging

Tortoises and turtles don’t just live for a long time — they barely age while they live.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/23/science/tortoises-turtles-aging.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Science

This Optical Illusion Has a Revelation About Your Brain and Eyes

Your pupils may be dilating or constrict when you see images like this one as your brain tries to anticipate the near future.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/06/science/optical-illusion-tunnel.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces-shadow-lda-unique-time-cutoff-30-alpha-0.03&alpha=0.03&block=editors_picks_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=14418860&impression_id=f4ec2602-eb0a-11ec-83f1-995a744a5b29&index=0&pgtype=Article&pool=pool%2Fe76d7165-92f7-4bd2-bc6e-298322d3680a®ion=footer&req_id=659631027&shadow_vec_sim=-0.2351874594459371&surface=eos-home-featured&variant=0_bandit-eng30s-shadow-lda-unique-alpha-0.03

..but Plans to Keep Balanchine Close

The ballet star discusses what’s next in his first interview since he won his job with the company back after a nude photo sharing scandal.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/08/arts/dance/amar-ramasar-city-ballet.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/arts/dance/savannah-bananas-tik-tok-baseball.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Dance

‘Homegrown’: At BAM, DanceAfrica Keeps It All in the Family

The year’s festival features local troupes. “The stories and music and dance that evolved here were just as important” as those from Africa, its director says.

DIR is holding a Dance Party tonight at 7:30, Call for more info:

203-481-1333

 New York’s Dancehall Parties Are ‘A Different Type of Turn Up’

From a Sean Paul show in Brooklyn to a 1,000-person yacht party on the Hudson River, the city’s dancehall fans are showing up in droves.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/06/nyregion/nyc-dancehall-parties.html