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• DSL NewsWire: 2015 Dance Mob Choreography Now Online and Ready to Learn

  03-02-2015 23:41
  National Dance Week Foundation may not be held until April 24 to May 3, but dancers and teachers looking to join in the annual celebration can start learning dance mob choreography now. Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: How is Choreography Like Computer Code? Program Uses Dance to Teach STEM

  03-02-2015 23:36
  An interactive workshop, led by Pace University professors and featuring dance group Koresh Dance Company, will illustrate computer science topics through dance for an audience of around 100 mostly underserved New York City middle school students this Friday. Continue reading
  
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• After 13 years, Joseph Gatti returns to Orlando Ballet - Orlando Sentinel

  03-02-2015 23:16 via orlandosentinel.com
  
  Orlando Sentinel
  After 13 years, Joseph Gatti returns to Orlando Ballet
  Orlando Sentinel
  Joseph Gatti will perform with Orlando Ballet and teach at its school starting this fall. Joseph Gatti will perform with Orlando Ballet and teach at its school starting this fall. (Orlando Ballet). By Matthew J. Palm Orlando Sentinel Arts Writer ...
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Boston Ballet’s Petite Dancer Stands Tall Against Size Limitations

  03-02-2015 23:04
  Japanese-born ballerina Misa Kuranaga has been a Boston Ballet principal since 2009 in spite of a physical build that would normally be considered unsuited to the art. The BDC Wire reported that in a recent interview with the Huffington Post, the ballerina opened up about her struggle making her presence known in the world of ballet and how she overcame what others perceived as limitations. Continue reading
  
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• Paige Hyland Speaks Out About Life After 'Dance Moms,' Newfound YouTube ... - International Business Times

  03-02-2015 21:51
  
  International Business Times
  Paige Hyland Speaks Out About Life After 'Dance Moms,' Newfound YouTube ...
  International Business Times
  TV viewers were shocked and saddened when dancing sensation Paige Hyland left her reality-TV roots, exiting Lifetime's series “Dance Moms” with her family in Feb. 2014. While Paige no longer lights up our TV screen's each week, that hasn't stop the ...
  
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• Connor Williams who danced for Royal Ballet stands up to bullies in video - Daily Mail

  03-02-2015 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail
  Connor Williams who danced for Royal Ballet stands up to bullies in video
  Daily Mail
  A 12-year-old dancer taught by the Royal Ballet has stood up to bullies with a desperate open letter and video message declaring: 'This has to stop'. Connor Williams made the heartbreaking plea after saying he had been tormented physically and ...
  
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• San Francisco dance troupe bears witness to history of human trafficking - PBS NewsHour

  03-02-2015 19:44
  
  PBS NewsHour
  San Francisco dance troupe bears witness to history of human trafficking
  PBS NewsHour
  Lenora Lee, the artistic director of her dance company Lenora Lee Dance, creates large-scale interdisciplinary choreography that combine video projection, martial arts, music and text to talk about culture, history and human rights issues. Video ...
  
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• Sniffer dogs and breath tests put the squeeze on London club culture

  03-02-2015 19:05
  
  Draconian measures are forcing UK clubbers to flee to more permissive and liberal European destinations As if club culture in London wasn’t already constricted by the powers-that-be, along comes more legislation to chip away at our nightlife. Just last week it was announced that London’s Metropolitan Police are launching a pilot scheme that will enable doormen to breath test clubbers before they are allowed to enter as a means to prevent “pre-loading”. Just before Christmas, one of the
  
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• It's Time to Dance With Cuba - Huffington Post

  03-02-2015 17:46
  
  It's Time to Dance With Cuba
  Huffington Post
  The Malpaso Dance company is coming to Washington. I am sure that very few HuffPosters know what the Malpaso Dance company is and eight months ago, I didn't either. I read a short blurb about them in the New Yorker and how they would be performing ...
  
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• Burrows and Fargion review – music-dance duo’s crackpot compositions

  03-02-2015 17:27
  
  Lilian Baylis Studio, London
  The choreographer and composer’s singular show is perfectly clear and utterly brain-scramblingChoreographer Jonathan Burrows and composer Matteo Fargion have developed their own genre: neither music nor dance, it might best be called simply “composition”. Its clearest trait is not its potpourri of sound, text, gesture and action, nor its matter-of-fact execution, but its structure.That makes it sound predictable; in fact, their double acts fizz
  
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• New Documentary Steps Behind The Curtain Of One Of Ballet's Most Famous ... - Huffington Post

  03-02-2015 16:43 via huffingtonpost.com
  
  Out Magazine
  New Documentary Steps Behind The Curtain Of One Of Ballet's Most Famous ...
  Huffington Post
  In a dimly lit corner of his apartment, New York City Ballet dancer Justin Peck sits alone at a desk, reviewing rehearsal films with a pen in hand. The (then) 25-year-old corps de ballet member is choreographing the famed company's 422nd original ...
  Justin Peck, ballet's quiet storm, subject of Ballet 422 docOut Magazine
  'Ballet 422' documents rising choreographerMyrtleB
  
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• Antalya State Opera Ballet full in February - Hurriyet Daily News

  03-02-2015 15:25 via hurriyetdailynews.com
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  Antalya State Opera Ballet full in February
  Hurriyet Daily News
  The Antalya State Opera and Ballet (ANTDOB) turns 15 this season. The ballet troupe offers a program full of concerts and children's plays as well as opera and ballet shows in February. Print Page Send to friend » ...
  
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• Kim Kardashian at Super Bowl Party -- I Can Dance and Lip Sync Like Britney! - TMZ.com

  03-02-2015 12:54
  
  TMZ.com
  Kim Kardashian at Super Bowl Party -- I Can Dance and Lip Sync Like Britney!
  TMZ.com
  Kim Kardashian busted a move and lip-synced as Kanye West made a surprise appearance Saturday night at a Super Bowl party. It was actually Rihanna's night to perform at the Direct TV party, when Kanye took the stage. We got hold of the video, and it's ...
  
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• For Misako Ballet Company, nurturing knows no age - Baltimore Sun

  03-02-2015 12:11 via baltimoresun.com
  
  Baltimore Sun
  For Misako Ballet Company, nurturing knows no age
  Baltimore Sun
  Howard County dance icon Eva Anderson, right, puts dancers through their paces during a rehearsal for "Tales of Transformation." Howard County dance icon Eva Anderson, right, puts dancers through their paces during a rehearsal for "Tales of ...
  
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• Ballet in black and white: the 'piano reduction' - OUPblog (blog)

  03-02-2015 10:39 via blog.oup.com
  Ballet in black and white: the 'piano reduction'
  OUPblog (blog)
  For ballet rehearsals in theatres around the world the piano has long been the musical instrument of choice. To engage orchestras to do the detailed, volatile work required in routine rehearsals would be impractical and prohibitively costly, and only ...
  
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• A Defense of “Bad Left Shark” From a Professional Dance Critic - Slate Magazine (blog)

  03-02-2015 09:50
  
  Slate Magazine (blog)
  A Defense of “Bad Left Shark” From a Professional Dance Critic
  Slate Magazine (blog)
  The breakout stars of last night's Super Bowl halftime show were, needless to say, the sharks. Flanking Katy Perry, they mutely waved their fins and flapped their jaws to the words of “Teenage Dream.” Looking less like sharks than blue, befanged ...
  
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• Alum pulls back curtain on ballet - NYU Washington Square News

  03-02-2015 08:04 via nyunews.com
  NYU Washington Square News
  Alum pulls back curtain on ballet
  NYU Washington Square News
  Jody Lee Lipes' “Balley 422” follows Justin Peck's creative process as he builds his troupe's show. Sidney Butler, Contributing Writer February 3, 2015. Jody Lee Lipes' newest film “Ballet 422” is hypnotizing and inclusive as it guides its viewer ...
  
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• Sadler’s Wells could teach the RSC a thing or two about future audiences

  03-02-2015 08:00
  
  The dance house is putting work for children at the core of its programme and committing to it long-term. Why don’t other theatres do the same?It always surprises me how few theatres realise that the obvious way to build an audience for the future is to create quality work for children and families. Theatre-going is a habit, and although it’s an expensive one that can drain a household budget, many families will try to find the money if they can find the shows and are assured of quality. And
  
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• Dance production spins through cycles of life - The Justice

  03-02-2015 06:32
  
  The Justice
  Dance production spins through cycles of life
  The Justice
  EMBRACE DANCE: Two Dance Stories is split into two parts—”Here, There, and Everywhere” and “Stop All the Clocks.” Two Dance Stories explores a life narrative through symbolism, movement and sound. Prof. Susan Dibble (THA) performed the piece on ...
  
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• Winter Dance Leads To Multiple Suspensions - Valley News Live

  03-02-2015 05:30
  
  Winter Dance Leads To Multiple Suspensions
  Valley News Live
  A mother claims a school district is abusing their power when it comes to punishing students. Elena Brustad called our Whistleblower Hotline after the Bagley School District suspended her son for dancing with his best friend at their school winter dance.
  
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• Student teaches dance classes in Rec Center - The Daily Toreador (registration)

  03-02-2015 05:24
  
  The Daily Toreador (registration)
  Student teaches dance classes in Rec Center
  The Daily Toreador (registration)
  Jose Teniente, a junior psychology major from Fort Worth, created a music video choreography class in spring 2014 and teaches a B-boy dance class in the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center on Tuesday evenings. Posted: Monday, February 2, 2015 ...
  
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• Tickets on sale now for annual Middlebury Valentine's Dance - The Elkhart Truth

  03-02-2015 05:10
  
  Tickets on sale now for annual Middlebury Valentine's Dance
  The Elkhart Truth
  Making plans with your sweetheart for Valentine's Day? The Middlebury Men's Club is hosting its annual Valentine's Dance on Feb. 14. Miriam Nowak. Posted at 10:04 p.m.. Tickets are on sale now for the Middlebury Men's Club 23rd annual Valentine's ...
  
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• Eugenia O'Brien to retire from Portland Ballet - WCSH-TV

  03-02-2015 03:28 via wcsh6.com
  
  WCSH-TV
  Eugenia O'Brien to retire from Portland Ballet
  WCSH-TV
  Genie O'Brien, who established the Portland Ballet in 1980 is stepping down after 34 years as its leader. Loading… Post to Facebook. Eugenia O'Brien to retire from Portland Ballet Genie O'Brien, who established the Portland Ballet in 1980 is stepping ...
  
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• Let's Dance! Listen to Our Playlist of the Best Celebrity First-Dance Songs - Brides.com (blog)

  03-02-2015 02:49
  
  Let's Dance! Listen to Our Playlist of the Best Celebrity First-Dance Songs
  Brides.com (blog)
  Even if you can't have your favorite celebrity's wedding dress, venue, or any other crazy over-the-top detail they had (we're looking at you, Kimye and George and Amal Clooney), you can certainly have their first-dance song! Though superstar couples ...
  
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• Tuality Healthcare Foundation's Dinner Dance marks 30 years of community ... - OregonLive.com

  03-02-2015 02:21
  
  OregonLive.com
  Tuality Healthcare Foundation's Dinner Dance marks 30 years of community ...
  OregonLive.com
  January 24 was a "pearl" of an evening for Tuality Healthcare Foundation, which celebrated 30 years of the annual Dinner Dance at the Tuality Health Education Center. This year's event theme was dubbed Pearl, the traditional 30th wedding anniversary gift.
  
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• Nashville Ballet to perform for children at Palace Theatre - The Tennessean

  03-02-2015 02:01 via tennessean.com
  
  The Tennessean
  Nashville Ballet to perform for children at Palace Theatre
  The Tennessean
  The free, hour-long ballet Friday engages children in kindergarten-fourth grades by exploring the value of diversity. Loading… Post to Facebook. Nashville Ballet to perform for children at Palace Theatre The free, hour-long ballet Friday engages ...
  
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• 250 Conejo Valley students show off their dance steps - Ventura County Star

  03-02-2015 01:18
  
  Ventura County Star
  250 Conejo Valley students show off their dance steps
  Ventura County Star
  DAVID YAMAMOTO/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Westlake Hills fifth-graders Jackson Rivers and Nadine Hassanieh dance a salsa Saturday during the Winter Showcase at La Reina High School in Thousand Oaks. Copyright 2014 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights ...
  
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• Breaking out the dance shoes - Northern Iowan

  03-02-2015 01:13
  
  Northern Iowan
  Breaking out the dance shoes
  Northern Iowan
  Students dance at UNI Dance Marathon's 3rd annual Black Tie Affair. The event was held Thursday evening at the Threehouse: Wesley Foundation. The 3rd annual Dance Marathon Black Tie Affair was held at Threehouse: A Wesley Foundation Thursday ...
  
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• Fit For Life - Laker Girls Dance Clinic - NBA.com (blog)

  03-02-2015 00:48
  
  NBA.com (blog)
  Fit For Life - Laker Girls Dance Clinic
  NBA.com (blog)
  On Saturday, January 24, 2015, the Lakers hosted a “Fit For Life” Laker Girls Dance Clinic for young fans at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo. The Laker Girls lead the participants in learning new choreography as friends and family members watched.
  
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