Salsa dancing is seeing a spike in popularity thanks to Giant's wide receiver Victor Cruz, whose touchdown celebration dance has spawned a large collection of YouTube videos (even the Times is ON IT). To celebrate the Giants big win last night why not learn the moves yourself? Not only will you look cool when you hit da club, it's also a great form of exercise—gotta burn off those 35 chicken wings you scarfed down yesterday somehow. There are plenty of studios all over the city but we've picked a few to help you get started on your hot new salsa dancing career. more ›

Are lap dances considered legitimate artistic expression? 75 year-old University of Maryland professor Judith Hanna believes so, and she testified as much in state court for Nite Moves, an Albany-area strip club that is seeking exemption from the state's sales tax that other purveyors of "dramatic or musical performances" receive on cover charges. If Patrick Henry High's Joan Henderson is reading this: Scores WAS a legitimate detour on that 10th grade field trip. more ›

Yesterday, between 15,000 and 20,000 people marched from Foley Square to Zuccotti Park as part of Occupy Wall Street's single largest rally since they took up residence in the park three weeks ago. OWS protesters were joined by unions and students for a march which was by turns peaceful and incredibly tense—that tension came to a boil when NYPD white shirts beat protesters trying to push past a barricade. But it really wasn't all pepper spray and Michael Moore speeches: there was also plenty of room for drum circles, chanting, and little kids dancing. Below, check out a video (skip to :54) of an adorable tyke doing his part to protest Wall Street greed—by harnessing the power of a carefully orchestrated (and dizzying!) dance. more ›

Yeah, we've seen some pretty good dancing on the subways before. But The Daily What pointed us in the direction of some dance-moves-to-rule-them-all in the adorable video below: “This little boy was rocking the F out for the entire ride from Chambers St. to Myrtle-Broadway, dancing for nearly a half an hour, without a care in the world. Every time he put his hand on his chest like Usher I cracked up.” The kid sings, sways, fans and finger points as unselfconsciously as is humanely possible—and his mother ties his shoe laces. Can a subway ride get any better? more ›

Oh sure, we're in store for a serious Biblical-style comeuppance tomorrow—but what if everything doesn't end? It might sound like crazy talk, but there are other fun things happening in the city tomorrow besides Rapture Looting Parties and all of this. And that includes the 5th annual Dance Parade in Manhattan! more ›

Between Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million donation and Bon Jovi's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination, it's been a pretty good week for NJ. But it's even better than that: Beyonce dropped by one of your block parties this weekend! more ›

A ballroom dancing grandma who was hit by a bus three years ago was awarded $10 million in Brooklyn yesterday. Josephine Pantano, 80, said in court that she was hit by a city bus that she claimed ran a red light at the intersection of Bath and 25th avenues in Bath Beach, and was left in a hospital bed for six weeks with a fractured neck, broken leg bones and a shattered ankle, and had to undergo months of painful rehabilitation. Now she has a limp, is forced to walk with a cane, and might never dance again. more ›

One Front Street restaurant in DUMBO can bid farewell to the archaic Footloose laws that have been keeping them down. Last year the Community Board 2 committee voted against giving the establishment a cabaret license, but now the Brooklyn Paper reports the Department of Consumer Affairs has given them the thumbs up. more ›

This past Wednesday the Community Board 2 committee voted against a dance club at the corner of Front and Old Fulton streets in DUMBO. The cabaret license request was made by the owners of One Front restaurant, who want to add dancing to the 2nd floor of their establishment, which includes a restaurant on the ground floor and mezzanine. more ›

Recently Jack Nicholson was spotted on the French Riviera simultaneously smoking and swimming, as well as shakin' his 72-year-old thang with a significantly younger woman. Typical Jack. It turns out that his lady friend hails from the Bronx, and is the daughter of a former NYPD officer. The NY Post reports that burlesque dancer Dakota Ferreiro's mom spotted her in photos last week with the famous face; she told them, "I opened the paper and read about Jack Nicholson, and I saw the photo and I said, 'Wow, she looks so familiar. That's my daughter!' Jack Nicholson is an icon, and I'm not jealous or envious, but I wish Jack could meet Mama!" Currently Ferreiro teaches Burlesque on the West Coast, as well as appears on Showtime's Live Nude Comedy. Here's a taste of what grandpa Jack got. more ›

Step inside Sazon, the new Latin Caribbean restaurant and lounge from the team behind Sofrito, a popular mid-price Puerto Rican spot in midtown east. The bi-level place opened quietly last month in the Reade Street space formerly occupied by Fresh Tribeca; the swank and sexy interior design features bright tropical colors, black lacquered chandeliers, a tufted leather back wall, and a coveted private booth secluded behind thick drapes. The elegant yet relaxed vibe extends to the downstairs lounge—tagged wall-to-wall by street artist James De La Vega—where a second bar facilitates weekend salsa dancing parties. more ›

A reader caught an impromptu one-man dance party on the R train Monday night. She tells us that "going from Manhattan to Brooklyn around 10pm...this guy jumped on the car with a boombox and wearing 80s workout gear. It was clearly some sort of stunt but he seemed to be operating on his own and kept bouncing into different subway cars at each stop." more ›

When we first noted this incoming Brazilian restaurant/bar back at the beginning of January, we incorrectly referred to it as Favela. Turns out it's Miss Favela to you (and us); the South Williamsburg "Brazilian Botequim" is currently in soft opening mode. Co-owner Alain Denneulin (of Soho's French Bistro Felix) tells us they're shooting for an official opening June 2nd. more ›