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Dance your way to fitness…Thousands groove to Thriller
Michael Jackson’s hit song ‘Thriller’ can get anyone on their toes and move the shoulders. Set against the iconic backdrop of Burj Khalifa, a few thousand dancers grooved to the song at the first-ever dance extravaganza at Downtown Dubai on Friday. From zombie walks to well coordinated dance moves, the event saw high-energy action from every single participant.
Paula Patton To Star In Flight Attendant Rom-Com Baggage Claim
Though pretty much every human in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol was outshines by the giant Burj Khalifa building and the suction gloves Tom Cruise used to climb it, everyone in the movie has also gotten a boost from being in such a big hit.
Burj Khalifa: In all its majesty
It is the tallest building and tallest free-standing structure in the world, has the highest number of storeys (in addition to the 160 habitable floors, it has 46 maintenance levels in the spire and two parking levels in the basement making it 206 floors in total) and highest outdoor observation deck in the world and has an elevator with the longest travel distance.
Highest fashion show
For Hend Al Mutawa, the stakes are high. The Emirati designer is planning the world’s highest fashion show on April 14 at At.mosphere on the 122nd level of the Burj Khalifa Tower. “I was looking for a venue for my debut solo fashion show and figured if I wanted it to be the best show, with the highest level of fashion, why not host in the highest venue in the world?
Burj Khalifa is last stop in first inter-GCC rally
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the final stop in what organisers claim is the first interactive inter-GCC rally tour that sets the stage for an exciting competition in six GCC countries. Eighteen people will be recruited to form six teams to participate in the 4,000km-long Focus Rabaa challenge, which kicks off in Riyadh in late April and will take the teams through six GCC countries in 10 days. The final challenge will be held at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
The towering wonders of imaginative minds
In case the Taipei 101 Financial Center in Taiwan isn’t a structure you’ve visited, it was ranked as the world’s tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010. It looks like upside down green planter boxes heaped to towering heights.
Spider-Man returns to scale new Dubai heights
Alain “Spider-Man” Robert has survived two comas, three skull fractures and so many nights in prison cells around the world he no longer keeps count. But those hurdles barely register against the French daredevil’s passion for scaling skyscrapers – usually with no rope and no permission.
World-renowned authors tour At the Top, Burj Khalifa
Several world-renowned authors who are in Dubai to take part in the city’s prestigious literary event, the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, toured At the Top, Burj Khalifa, the world’s highest observatory deck with an outdoor terrace, located on Level 124 of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building.
Jazzy and Donaeo in Dubai
It all begins with the very jazzy DJ Jazzy Jeff – former partner of Will Smith — at Armani/Prive at the Armani Hotel in Downtown Dubai Wednesday from 10pm to 3am. To continue the weekend on a thrilling note, British Ghanaian R&B artist Donaeo will be performing this Thursday at the Jamrock night at Sublime Lounge at the Ibis Hotel – Dubai World Trade Center.
Murray still on a high after heroics Down Under
On Saturday he went up the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, yesterday he held court at the Burj Al Arab, the iconic Dubai hotel built in the shape of a billowing sail, and tomorrow he will get back to the business of playing matches. The Dubai Duty Free Championships, which begin here today, will be Andy Murray’s first tournament since the Australian Open ended four weeks ago.
