Dance Fever in Austin

April 30, 2012

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If you’re like us, your dance skills are a far cry from Beyonce’s and more akin to Willard’s in Footloose—pre-Kevin Bacon dance lessons.  That’s why we’re loving the Videodance: “Beyonce” classes offered every Monday and Wednesday night at Ballet Austin.  Each class, dance instructor Kody Jauron focuses on one of Beyonce’s beloved dance routines from one of her music videos.  Julianne Hough skills are not expected, and you can learn the entire dance in one class!  The first class is only $5, which makes it our new favorite to blow off steam with a few of the girls.  So the next time Single Ladies blasts over the speakers at the bar—or your dorm room—you can shake it with the best of them.  For more information on Ballet Austin’s Videodance classes, click here.

Dance Fever in Austin

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If you’re like us, your dance skills are a far cry from Beyonce’s and more akin to Willard’s in Footloose—pre-Kevin Bacon dance lessons.  That’s why we’re loving the Videodance: “Beyonce” classes offered every Monday and Wednesday night at Ballet Austin.  Each class, dance instructor Kody Jauron focuses on one of Beyonce’s beloved dance routines from one of her music videos.  Julianne Hough skills are not expected, and you can learn the entire dance in one class!  The first class is only $5, which makes it our new favorite to blow off steam with a few of the girls.  So the next time Single Ladies blasts over the speakers at the bar—or your dorm room—you can shake it with the best of them.  For more information on Ballet Austin’s Videodance classes, click here.

New Austin City Limits Live Studio at the W Hotel

September 23, 2011

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This past week in Austin, everybody was abuzz about the Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park.  A little known fact about the music monstrosity is that it was originally a live music television series filmed in front of an audience.  To recapture the original, they opened the doors to a new state-of-the-art home at The Moody Theater in the W Hotel.  Cool abounds at the new 2^nd street location, one of our favorite areas for shopping and dining.  Inside Moody Theater (we snagged two tickets to Coldplay last weekend), history lines the walls with memorabilia from past concerts, making for an intimate concert experience; there was not a bad seat in the house.

A visit to The Moody Theater should be at the top of every Austinite’s to-do list.  Not only is it an alternative to 6^th Street, but this establishment is what made Austin known as the “Live Music Capital of the World.”  Check out the ACL Live website for concert listings, or follow ACL Live’s blog for announcements on ticket giveaways to the TV show tapings—usually a week before the show.  Here are a few shows already on the calendar:

 

Sunday, October 9—B.B. King

Thursday, November 10—Bob Schneider

Tuesday, November 15—Aretha Franklin

Saturday, November 19—Ghostland Observatory

Thursday, December 1—Wilco

Saturday, December 17—Robert Earl Keen

 

Insider Tip: To increase your chances of winning, don’t just enter your own name.  They give away tickets in pairs, so enter the name of a friend as well.  Or anybody else who you know would definitely bring you if they won!