# The lost art of Modern Dance

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 1, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-art-of-modern-dance/573040 "2011-03-01T07:15:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Assi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@Assi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Assi)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-art-of-modern-dance/573040/1 "2011-03-01T07:15:29Z")

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A lot of people think that the arts are slipping away in our currect society. There are varying theories as to why, and those that argue we are as rich as ever.

I say that the following proves the arts are here in full force.

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl09qdFhQfs)

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**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-art-of-modern-dance/573040/2 "2011-03-01T07:41:14Z")

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> [@Assi](#):
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> A lot of people think that the arts are slipping away in our currect society. There are varying theories as to why, and those that argue we are as rich as ever.
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> I say that the following proves the arts are here in full force.
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> [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl09qdFhQfs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl09qdFhQfs)

Who is saying the arts are slipping away? What are the varying theories?

Unless you just wanted to post something racist for shits and giggles.

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**Author:** ![Phatzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/da6949/32.png) [@Phatzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phatzo)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-art-of-modern-dance/573040/3 "2011-03-01T08:36:28Z")

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why do you find that racist? Curious, really.

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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-art-of-modern-dance/573040/4 "2011-03-01T11:51:09Z")

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Good lord. It’s nice to see the old dance-promoting songs still exist. I haven’t seen something like that since the Electric Slide or the Locomotion.

Still, it’s no shuffle, and it’s no jumpstyle.

[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfSIcx1YgVE)

It’s no flexing

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HkrL5Srk4BY/hqdefault.jpg "Turf Dancing(Oakland/Bay Area) vs. Flexing(Brooklyn) Lourds of the Ring") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkrL5Srk4BY)

And it’s no turfing.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JQRRnAhmB58/hqdefault.jpg "TURF FEINZ RIP RichD Dancing in the Rain Oakland Street | YAK FILMS") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQRRnAhmB58)

Now, show me how you dance.

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PY4QAK_a0QY/hqdefault.jpg "How To Skank") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY4QAK_a0QY)