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# Renée Camus, entertainment writer and dancer

Freelance Arts / Entertainment Writer, Pop Culture Junkie

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://www.reneecamus.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [About Me](https://www.reneecamus.com/2015/01/20/about-me/) - Thanks for visiting! In case you're curious, here's my life story. ... abridged, slightly. I'm a writer, editor, researcher, and former dancer living in Burbank, California with my husband Alex and our three beautiful, sweet cats (Tiger, Leeloo, and Arya). I used to dance professionally: teaching, performing, researching, reconstructing, and writing papers in historical social
- [Blog test page](https://www.reneecamus.com/2016/03/07/blog-test-page/) - What up with the blog function on this theme? I just don't get it and it's annoying.
- [<em>So You Think You Can Dance</em> Season 11 Summary Recap](https://www.reneecamus.com/2015/06/29/so-you-think-you-can-dance-season-11-summary-recap/) - Click the link to open the webpage; click the image for a PDF.
- [Amy Schumer, Satire, and the Appeal of <em>Trainwreck</em>](https://www.reneecamus.com/2015/07/19/amy-schumer-satire-and-the-appeal-of-trainwreck/) - The unlikely happened again: There's actually a movie I'm excited to see. This time because of Amy Schumer and Bill Hader.
- [<em>So You Think You Can Dance</em> Season 12 Premiere Recap](https://www.reneecamus.com/2014/05/01/so-you-think-you-can-dance-recap/) - Click the link to open the webpage; click the image for a PDF.
- [<em>So You Think You Can Dance</em> Season 10 Summary Recap](https://www.reneecamus.com/2015/06/29/so-you-think-you-can-dance-season-10-recap/) - Click the link to open the webpage; click the image for a PDF.
- [I Survived <em>Jaws</em>, and I'm Better For It](https://www.reneecamus.com/2015/06/29/i-survived-jaws-and-im-better-for-it/) - After pushing, daring, myself to see Jaws Sunday night, I have many thoughts on the film, and my state of mind now.
- [Clips - Musical Theatre](https://www.reneecamus.com/2015/01/11/clips-musical-theatre/) - Read my musical theatre clips here.

## Pages

- [Welcome!](https://www.reneecamus.com/) - Coming soon: I'm making a book and CD of my English country dances! It's called "Choreograffiti" and I'm hoping it will be available in June 2026. I have incredible musicians playing the tunes: Audrey Jaber, Shira Kammen, and Chip Prince, with Jim Oakden, Del Eckels, and Christopher Jacoby, who also produced. Here's the album art,
- [Trip to Skye – English country dance](https://www.reneecamus.com/trip-to-skye-english-country-dance/) - Here are the instructions, music, and video for my English country dance, Trip to Skye, which was finalized in January 2024.
- [English Country Dance Choreographies](https://www.reneecamus.com/english-country-dance-choreographies/) - Take a look at my original English country dance choreographies. Here you'll find links to instructions, music, and videos for each dance.
- [Shindig - English country dance](https://www.reneecamus.com/shindig-english-country-dance/) - Here are the instructions, music, and video for my English country dance Shindig, which was written in October 2024, to the tune Texas.
- [The Artful Dodsons](https://www.reneecamus.com/english-country-dance-choreographies/the-artful-dodsons/) - Here are the instructions, music, and video for my English country dance, The Artful Dodsons, written in July 2022.
- [As You Were](https://www.reneecamus.com/as-you-were/) - Here are the instructions, music, and video for my English country dance, As You Were, which won first prize in the May Heydays competition!
- [The Green Light – English Country Dance](https://www.reneecamus.com/the-green-light-english-country-dance/) - This is a longways English country dance called The Green Light. The tune is Evergreen, by Jon Berger, who kindly asked me if I was interested in writing a dance to his tune. (Thanks for thinking of me, Jon!) The dance was written in honor of Sharon Green: Caller, teacher, choreographer, organizer, and dancer of
- [Wink - English country dance](https://www.reneecamus.com/english-country-dance-choreographies/wink/) - Here are the instructions, music, and video for my English country dance, Wink, which was written in October 2022, to the tune Wink and She'll Follow You.
- [Tie the Knot - An English country dance](https://www.reneecamus.com/tie-the-knot-an-english-country-dance/) - This longways English country dance is called Tie the Knot. My husband Alex Bradley and I wrote it together in honor of our 20th wedding anniversary, which we celebrated on May 22, 2024. The tune is Bells in Watertown, written by Dave Wiesler in honor of the wedding of Hanneke Cassel and Mike Block in
- [Tetherball - English country dance](https://www.reneecamus.com/tetherball-english-country-dance/) - Here are the instructions for my English country dance, Tetherball, to the tune, The Gale, by Susan Conger. Here's a video as well.
- [Steppy Downs – English Country Dance](https://www.reneecamus.com/steppy-downs-english-country-dance/) - Here are the instructions, music, and video for my English country dance, Steppy Downs, which was written in January 2024.
- [Little Grey Cat](https://www.reneecamus.com/english-country-dance-choreographies/little-grey-cat/) - Here are the instructions, music, and video for my English country dance, Little Grey Cat, written in January 2023.
- [Victorian Turning Dance Classes!](https://www.reneecamus.com/victorian-turning-dance-classes/) - I'm excited to offer a series of classes in the turning couple dances of the Victorian Era! While Victorian-era dancing includes quadrilles and contra dances, by the mid-1800s these group dances were no longer the fashion. Instead, ballrooms were littered with individual couples swirling around the floor on their own, dancing the improvised, turning couple
- [Drunkard's Walk](https://www.reneecamus.com/english-country-dance-choreographies/drunkards-walk/) - Here are the instructions, music, and video for my English country dance, Drunkard's Walk, written in July 2018, to a tune by David Wiesler.
- [Awakening](https://www.reneecamus.com/awakening/) - Here are the instructions, music, and video for my English country dance, Awakening, written in August 2021, to a tune by Owen Morrison.
- [Red-Tailed Hawk](https://www.reneecamus.com/red-tailed-hawk-2/) - Here are the instructions, music, and video for my English country dance, Red-Tailed Hawk, written in May 2021, to a tune by Lael Whitehead.
- [Inklings Romp](https://www.reneecamus.com/inklings-romp/) - Here are the instructions, music, and video for my English country dance, Inklings Romp, written in May of 2018, to a tune by David Wiesler.
- [Contact Me](https://www.reneecamus.com/contact-me/) - Give me a call, drop me a line, gimme a buzz!Say hello and let's discuss how I can help you. Email me at camusr6@gmail.com. Keep informed of the latest classes and events.Sign up for my mailing list!
- [The Dork Forest appearance](https://www.reneecamus.com/the-dork-forest-appearance/) - I'm thrilled to be a guest on Jackie Kashian's awesome podcast "The Dork Forest!" I had the pleasure of meeting the hysterically funny comedian on the latest JoCo Cruise and she had me on her podcast as a guest. I talk with Jackie for an hour about dance and musical theatre! It's tough to talk about a visual medium on
- [Complexly Cover Letter](https://www.reneecamus.com/complexly-cover-letter/) - Cover-letter-Complexly-Fact-checking-July-2019Download
- [Resumé](https://www.reneecamus.com/resume/) - Have a look at my resume! Lots of my work information is here, as of July 2019. View as a PDF and see some of the cool things I've worked on. :)
- [new home page draft](https://www.reneecamus.com/new-home-page-draft/)
- [First Friday Dance Parties!](https://www.reneecamus.com/first-friday-dance-parties/) - Learn about First Friday Dance Parties, a new series I'm hosting with the Cal Dance Co-Op. Come celebrate the joy of movement with a community dance party!
- [Videos](https://www.reneecamus.com/videos/) - Here are some of the latest videos I've created, from interviews to personal edits, to commentaries on movies. All videos edited by myself. (See these and more on my YouTube channel, and be sure to subscribe!) I'm hugely inspired by YouTube video compilations, like the ones by Robert Jones. I wanted to try my hand
- [Blog](https://www.reneecamus.com/blog/) - I have a blog, Geek Adjacent, where I write about things that interest me, from movies, television, music, and theatre, to reenacting and dancing, to stress tips or productivity hacks, to things that excite or frustrate me. Here's the Latest: I Survived Jaws, And I'm Better For It Jaws and the Real
- [Portfolio](https://www.reneecamus.com/292-2/)
- [Blog](https://www.reneecamus.com/blog/blog-2/)
- [Clips - Television](https://www.reneecamus.com/292-2/clips-television/)
- [Clips - Listicles](https://www.reneecamus.com/clips/clips-listicles/) - 6 Reasons We're Still Pumped for "So You Think You Can Dance" (Moviefone, 6/1/15) 7 Tunes for the Ultimate Titanic Dance Playlist (Reel Life with Jane, 4/16/14) 12 Screen Stars You May Not Have Known Were in Broadway Musicals (Reel Life with Jane, 12/9/13) Read more clips
- [Clips - Movies](https://www.reneecamus.com/clips-movies/) - I'm Actually Excited About a Movie: A Million Ways to Die in the West (Geek-Adjacent blog; Republished in Reel Life with Jane, May 24, 2014) Dance and Romance in Austenland: Nostalgia For Days That Weren't (Geek-Adjacent blog; Republished in Reel Life with Jane, October 22, 2013) Reviews: Movie Review: Make Your Move (Reel Life with
- [Clips](https://www.reneecamus.com/clips/) - I have lots of clips for you to browse, separated out by category. While I mostly write about pop culture, entertainment, and geek culture topics, I'm also branching out into personal essays and advice. Chose from the following categories: Television Recaps So You Think You Can Dance Dancing With The Stars The Mindy Project The
- [Clips - Musical Theatre](https://www.reneecamus.com/clips/clips-musical-theatre/) - I love musical theatre, not just as a fan but as a performer and a scholar (especially if my bachelors degree in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan has anything to say about it). There's Plenty of Dancing, Love, and Nostalgia in For the Record: BAZ (Los Angeles Magazine, 9/25/14) 12 Screen Stars You
- [About Me](https://www.reneecamus.com/about-me/) - Thanks for visiting! In case you're curious, here's my life story. ... abridged, slightly. I'm a writer, editor, researcher, and former dancer living in Burbank, California with my husband Alex and our three beautiful, sweet cats (Tiger, Leeloo, and Arya). I used to dance professionally: teaching, performing, researching, reconstructing, and writing papers in historical social
- [Services](https://www.reneecamus.com/services/) - I have lots of services to offer, and I'm happy to help in any way I can. Writing Blog posts Marketing: press releases, email blasts Opinion pieces Essays Scholarly presentations, white papers Consulting Editing Proofreading WordPress and content management Research I enjoy doing interviews and asking questions Fact-checking Very specific
- [Sample Page](https://www.reneecamus.com/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger

## Projects

- [Is Key and Peele's <em>Keanu</em> Hollywood's First Pro-Feline Film? -- New York Observer](https://www.reneecamus.com/portfolio/key-peeles-keanu-hollywoods-first-pro-feline-film/) - This article discusses the negative representation of cats in Hollywood films and rejoices in Key & Peele's Keanu as the first pro-feline film.
- [10 Reasons Why <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> Still Slays -- Los Angeles Magazine](https://www.reneecamus.com/portfolio/10-reasons-buffy-vampire-slayer-still-slays/) - 10 Reasons Why Buffy the Vampire Slayer Still Slays I wrote this listicle for Los Angeles Magazine for the 10th anniversary of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series finale. I'm still a huge fan of the show, and I was excited to write this piece. It was also fun to share my personal favorite episodes
- [<em>Naked and Afraid</em> 's Blur Man Group -- Playboy.com](https://www.reneecamus.com/portfolio/naked-afraid-blur-man-group/) - I produced this video for Playboy about the "Blur Man Group": the team of visual effects artists on the show Naked and Afraid.
- [L.A. Archetype: Escapist -- Los Angeles Magazine](https://www.reneecamus.com/portfolio/la-archetype-escapist/) - I interviewed escapist Curtis Lovell II for Los Angeles magazine's L.A. Archetype section, featured in print as well as online.
- [Candid Coach with Tiffany Love Anestis -- CheerProfessional](https://www.reneecamus.com/portfolio/candid-coach-tiffany-love-anestis-cheerprofessional/) - I interviewed the popular cheer coach and Cheerlebrity family member Tiffany Love Anestis for this Q&A for CheerProfessional magazine's Candid Coach section
- [Decoding the Gym Hopper -- CheerProfessional](https://www.reneecamus.com/portfolio/decoding-gym-hopper-cheerprofessional/) - An article about athletes who switch gyms during the season, why, and how to prevent it, for CheerProfessional magazine.
- [Undercompensated in Academia - The Billfold](https://www.reneecamus.com/portfolio/undercompensated-academia-billfold/) - Undercompensated in Academia As a former adjunct professor myself, I'm well aware of the poor status of adjunct faculty in academia and how serious a problem it is. But I decided instead to write this piece on the myth that being a tenured professor might make things better. One might think that having the security
- [The Proper Etiquette and Decorum for Fighting the Undead - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies](https://www.reneecamus.com/portfolio/proper-etiquette-decorum-fighting-undead-pride-prejudice-zombies/) - The Proper Etiquette and Decorum for Fighting the Undead Given my experience working with nineteenth-century dance and etiquette manuals, I wanted to foray into humor writing with this parody explaining the proper etiquette for slaying zombies in the nineteenth-century ballroom. This was in celebration of the release of the new movie Pride and Prejudice and
- [<em>So You Think You Can Dance</em> Season 11 Summary Recap](https://www.reneecamus.com/portfolio/so-you-think-you-can-dance-season-11-summary-recap/) - My recap of the season 11 finale of So You Think You Can Dance. Written for Los Angeles Magazine, September 18, 2013. So You Think You Can Dance, Season 11 Recap: Some Insights and Our Favorite Dances Click the link to open the webpage; click the image for a readable PDF.
- [<em>The Good Wife</em> recap: Bad intentions and a big bombshell](https://www.reneecamus.com/portfolio/good-wife-recap-bad-intentions-big-bombshell/) - My recap for The Good Wife, season 7, episode 10: "KSR" (the mid-season finale). Written for the Los Angeles Times, December 14, 2015. "The Good Wife" recap: Bad intentions and a big bombshell Click the link to open the webpage; click the image for a readable PDF.
- [<em>So You Think You Can Dance</em> Season 10 Summary Recap (includes original video)](https://www.reneecamus.com/portfolio/so-you-think-you-can-dance-season-10-summary-recap/) - So You Think You Can Dance Season 10 Summary Recap on Los Angeles Magazine

## Categories

- [Portfolio](https://www.reneecamus.com/category/portfolio/)
- [Blog](https://www.reneecamus.com/category/blog/)
- [Movies](https://www.reneecamus.com/category/portfolio/movies/)
- [Television](https://www.reneecamus.com/category/portfolio/television/)
- [Ignore](https://www.reneecamus.com/category/ignore/)
- [Musical Theatre](https://www.reneecamus.com/category/portfolio/musical-theatre/)
- [Recaps](https://www.reneecamus.com/category/portfolio/recaps/)
- [Dance](https://www.reneecamus.com/category/portfolio/dance/)

## Tags

- [musical theatre](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/musical-theatre/)
- [writing](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/writing/)
- [jaws](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/jaws/)
- [blog](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/blog/)
- [television](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/television/)
- [recaps](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/recaps/)
- [clips](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/clips/)
- [So You Think You Can Dance](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/so-you-think-you-can-dance/)
- [SYTYCD](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/sytycd/)
- [Los Angeles Magazine](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/los-angeles-magazine/)
- [Amy Schumer](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/amy-schumer/)
- [romcoms](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/romcoms/)
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- [Bill Hader](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/bill-hader/)
- [romantic comedies](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/romantic-comedies/)
- [feminism](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/feminism/)
- [film](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/film/)
- [comic book hero burnout](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/comic-book-hero-burnout/)
- [sex comedies](https://www.reneecamus.com/tag/sex-comedies/)

## Project Types

- [Dance](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-type/dance/)
- [Television](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-type/television/)
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- [Feminism](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-type/feminism/)
- [Cheerleading](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-type/cheerleading/)
- [Interview](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-type/interview/)
- [Entertainment](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-type/entertainment/)
- [Video](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-type/video/)

## Project Tags

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- [SYTYCD](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/sytycd/)
- [Portfolio](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/portfolio/)
- [Television](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/television/)
- [The Good Wife](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/the-good-wife/)
- [Los Angeles Times](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/los-angeles-times/)
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- [Pride and Prejudice and Zombies](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies/)
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- [Hollywood](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/hollywood/)
- [Cats](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/cats/)
- [Pro-feline](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/pro-feline/)
- [Feminism](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/feminism/)
- [Cheerleading](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/cheerleading/)
- [CheerProfessional](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/cheerprofessional/)
- [Tiffany Love Anestis](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/tiffany-love-anestis/)
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- [Interview](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/interview/)
- [Los Angeles Magazine](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/los-angeles-magazine/)
- [Playboy](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/playboy/)
- [Naked and Afraid](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/naked-and-afraid/)
- [Blur Man Group](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/blur-man-group/)
- [video production](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/video-production/)
- [video](https://www.reneecamus.com/project-tag/video/)