Madonna prepares for tour

Madonna is getting in training for her world tour - by learning a new dance.

The singer is learning to krump - a hip-hop dance based on body-popping and breakdancing.

According to The Sun a source said: "Madonna has been practising krumping ever since she filmed the videos to Hung Up and Sorry. It started as un underground dance in gangland LA and Madonna now wants to make it her own."

She is planning to recreate scenes form notorious New York nightclub Studio 54.

The source added: "Madge has ordered a unique spinning platform to be designed so she and her dancers can recreate Studio 54's extravagant scenes. She has also ordered dozens of disco balls to decorate the stage with authentic Seventies lighting."

The show will open with a Disco Queen section, featuring dancers roller-skating and male dancers dressed as pimps.

Another section, American Land, will showing footage of Madge horse riding scantily clad in the pouring rain.

A third part, Oriental And Eastern, will see Madonna joined on stage by a Kabbalah singer to perform a remix of her brilliant album track Isaac.

She will have her wardrobe designed by Jean Paul Gaultier and Dolce & Gabbana, with her jewellery and accessories by Lacroix.

She has also started a strength-building diet and is jogging to get into shape for the two-hour shows which kick off in LA this May.document.write(unescape("