Tag: james brown

Q & A with Aakomon Jones: Making James Brown Dance Again

Aakomon Jones (left) and assistant choreographer Codie Wiggins on set of Get on Up (courtesy Universal pictures) Move over, Jersey Boys. There’s a new jukebox movie in town, and this one gets a whole lot funkier. Get on Up, starring Chadwick Boseman as the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, hits theaters today. This is one […]

How Miss America Tap Danced Her Way to the Crown

After watching the Miss America competition this weekend, I have a whole new respect for pageant contestants. Not only are they drop-dead gorgeous (and so fit—I mean, dang girls!), but they’re articulate, super-talented and insanely hard working. (I can’t fathom the crazy number of hours they put in preparing for Saturday night!) But it was […]