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Happiness in Malibu (Taken with instagram)

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Mila Vigdorova, one of the beautiful goddesses interviewed in Shut Up & Dance! photograph by Alexander Prischepov. (Click on photo to see more images.)

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Although the lighting here kind of makes me want to throw on a burka and call it day, I really did love being interviewed by the delightful Connie Martinson. Here is Part One.

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Wonderful photo spread in the Malibu Times featuring the Valentine's Day  Shut Up & Dance! event at Diesel Books Malibu. It was such a fun day and I think these pics really capture it.

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Just did a fun interview with James Tate of Cult Film Freak where we dish about Falcon Crest, Lana Turner,  Lady Blue, Just Before Dawn, Clint Eastwood, Tightrope,  Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town, Bugs Bunny, Green Acres, Shut Up & Dance and lots of other stuff!

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The Denver Community comes out to support Shut Up & Dance! at the Tattered Cover.

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Hey there, I did this radio interview a month or so ago and I actually kind of like it. I talk about the book, writing the book, the artistic process, miracles, accepting life on life's terms, Norma Desmond, Johnny Carson, Facebook, the importance of supporting brick and mortar bookstores and my pals the writers Michael Lally and Samantha Dunn. (Click on title to hear the interview.)

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The Top Ten Reasons Why I Hate “Shut Up and Dance”. 10. It’s well written. Better than I could have ever done and I’m a Goddamn Professional Writer! (Wanna see my WGA card?) 9. I’m a professional tango dancer/teacher and I learned some sh*t from it. 8. It makes me think that maybe I’m not always right. (I hate that!) 7. Jamie Rose says things that I’ve been saying for years, like “tango is a conversation; the leader must multi-task; don’t try to fix the leader’s lead you just might make it worse” blah blah blah. Just ‘cuz she got it in print first, well, I’m just saying… 6. Jamie Rose admits her age (only ‘cuz she knows she doesn’t look it!) 5. Jamie Rose followed her heart (pages 182-194) Yeah, like she’s the only one! 4. The book made me cry. (Not allowed by any f**king tango book) 3. The book’s not translated into Spanish (Castellano) which it should be so I can wave it in front of my significant other’s face. 2. Jamie Rose has a beautiful, generous heart. This along with a beautiful face and generous soul is JUST NOT F**KING ALLOWED! 1. It’s going to make me totally reassess how I approach my partner in our relationship and in our dance. THANKS A LOT, B*TCH!!!!! __Julie Friedgen, owner The Tango Room dance center, co-host El Encuentro milonga

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Promo reel for "Shut Up & Dance!"

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My very first acting job. "Go go" dancing on a Kool-aid commercial in 1966. I'm the one with the curly hair dancing her heart out (I was secretly in love with my blond dancer partner Bobby, but I suspect he knew).

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One of my favorite roles ever! On an episode of Weird Science I played an Agent Scully from X Files type. At the end of the show I got to GO-GO dance!!!!!!

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rarebirdlit:

Glo.com editors pick!

9/22: Shall We Dance?  We’ve been inwardly shimmying ever since the new season Dancing With the Stars kicked off this week, so when this newly released book—about the lessons a woman learned after taking up tango—landed on our desks, we eagerly gave it a whirl. Part relationship guide, part memoir, Shut Up and Dance! shows how finding a passion really can change your life. 

Shut Up & Dance: The Joy of Letting Go of the Lead—On the Dance Floor and Off

by Jamie Rose

Available Now from Tarcher/Penguin. Wherever books are sold!

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Jamie Rose at the launch party for Shut Up & Dance! Held at the gorgeous DIVO milonga at the historic Santa Monica Bay Women's Club.

Click here or on the pic above to link to Coffee and Tango, Laura Tate's fantastic tango blog where there are more pics of the night

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"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit." - Arnold Glasow

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From Kirkus Reviews: "During yet another petty argument with her boyfriend, Rose decided to use what she’d learned in an Argentine tango dance class: “Let him lead.” Her diplomacy diffused the spat, and thus began her high step to a better relationship. Influenced by a hardworking supermom, the author describes herself as “opinionated, ambitious, and forceful” and doesn’t think that women should be doormats, like she was during a previous relationship. She advises women to know when to cede control, and she provides a series of dance analogies and journaling suggestions, such as composing a “gratitude list” or thinking of good qualities in admirable women. Some exercises are fun; for example, the “Shopping Cart Tango” is a lighthearted dance/walk for channeling inner goddesses at the grocery store. A “Lead/Follow” exercise puts one partner behind a blindfold, following the body movements of the other. Even those with two left feet probably know most of what’s here—e.g., learn how to love yourself and actively listen. But Rose is gifted with a sharp and humorous pen. When a waiter accidentally brought her man spaghetti without meatballs, Rose was tempted to make him send the pasta back. Instead, she decided that “a man can handle his own meatballs.” Sometimes, as the author writes in this charming debut, it’s good to just shut up and dance." __Kirkus Reviews

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Moti Buchboot and Jamie Rose dancing at the Jewish Home for the Aged.