A magazine called movmnt

movmnt was born in New York in 2006. It was co-founded by French journalist David Benaym, its publisher and editor in chief, and dancer Danny Tidwell, its artistic editor. The first issue came out in June 2006, published by e-maprod Inc. from Lower Manhattan.

The idea was simple and new: treat dance as a lifestyle. movmnt used dancers as models in its fashion stories and featured photographers and artists whose work is built on motion. It set out to bridge the gap between pop culture and real talent, and to recognize artists over fame.

Pop culture is part of our heritage. The challenge is to raise the stakes and add to its legacy instead of recycling it.

Its pages carried columns by Mia Michaels, Robert Battle, Debbie Allen, Alisan Porter, Rasta Thomas, Mario Spinetti and Frank Conway, guest contributions from Travis Wall and Ivan Koumaev, and photographs by Gary Land, Dave Hill, James Archibald Houston and Alison Jackson.

In 2009, facing both an economic and an environmental crisis, movmnt reinvented itself in print with an issue that unfolds into a poster, smaller in size to save money and trees. The magazine ceased publication in 2013.

Sources: Wikipedia · The FMD · Mr. Magazine, June 2009 · movmnt on Tumblr