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A newsletter about the best dance moments ever put to video, written by an awkward-but-passionate dancer.

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  1. Issue · Sep 28, 2026

    The Avalanches - “Because I’m Me” (opens the original)

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    Something about this video has always felt so perfectly early fall to me. Maybe it’s all the light outwear, or the nostalgic fashion, or the earnestness of this kid who has possibly just started a new grade and so is feeling mature enough to hit on an adult woman. It could also be that The Avalanches always feel like fall to me. You know how sometimes you hear an album, or even a particular artist, at a prime moment in the season and then that sound becomes forever tied to that season? I remembe

  2. Issue · Aug 24, 2026

    Dirty Dancing - "The Time of My Life" (opens the original)

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    Although I will forever remind you all that we technically have one calendar month of summer remaining, I am not immune to all the end-of-summer vibes in the air. Back-to-school shopping is in full swing and Spirit Halloweens are already popping up all over. So why not close out summer with the best summer closeout dance of all time??Obviously this is one of the most iconic revenge-via-dance scenes ever made, but I need to get one tiny thing off my chest: I hate having to suspend my disbelief th

  3. Issue · Jul 27, 2026

    Ex Machina - "Get Down Saturday Night" (opens the original)

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    The robots are coming! And the robots are already here! That’s what the news makes it feel like, anyway. I’ve been spiraling down this hole lately, feeling that AI and LLMs and other various automated systems are coming for my career and for all the things I enjoy in life. If you feel the same way, Ex Machina is a film that will absolutely help stir up all of these fears.1 Hooray! 🙃 Oscar Isaac plays Nathan, the CEO of a “search engine company” (hmmmm) wh

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