NY’s subway dancers never stop moving
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NEW YORK — No stage is too small — or moving too fast — for Donte Steele and his dance crew.
Broadway might be the most prestigious showbiz address in New York, but Steele surely works the most challenging: the subway trains hurtling under Manhattan.
There are no curtains on this stage, but when Steele’s crew burst through the automatic doors of the carriage, armed with a boom box, the drama is instantaneous.
“What time is it?” one calls out. “Showtime!” call back the others.
Passengers mostly look away from the sudden intrusion. But not for long.
The boom box is pumping Black Eyed Peas and the youngest performer, 15-year-old Marcus Walden, otherwise known as “Mr. Wiggles,” is break dancing. He back flips.
Next up, “LJ” Tamiek Steele, 21, stands on his hands and calmly, as if it were the easiest thing in the world, reclines to a horizontal position, supported only by his fingers. You’d think invisible strings held him..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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