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• High school dance marathon raises $14000 - Tallahassee.com

  17-02-2015 23:52
  
  Tallahassee.com
  High school dance marathon raises $14000
  Tallahassee.com
  Two high schools joined in university efforts to raise money for Shands Children's Hospital and FSU School of Medicine last weekend with a dance marathon at Leon High School's gym. The Leon/Maclay High School Dance Marathon held Saturday raised ...
  
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• Dreams of the big dance: William & Mary's NCAA quest - USA TODAY

  17-02-2015 23:17
  
  USA TODAY
  Dreams of the big dance: William & Mary's NCAA quest
  USA TODAY
  The William & Mary Tribe starting players huddle on the court prior to their game against the Elon Phoenix on Feb. 11. William and Mary is one of five schools that are original members of the NCAA and have never made it to the NCAA men's basketball ...
  
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• Did this Minnesota dance team steal its championship routine? - Washington Post (blog)

  17-02-2015 23:02
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Did this Minnesota dance team steal its championship routine?
  Washington Post (blog)
  Hello! Were you a member of your high school dance team? Yes? Well, congrats on being extremely cool as a teen, then. Quite the feat. I'm glad one of us had fun back then. Personally, after I left high school, I made a solemn vow to literally never ...
  Faribault welcomes its winners amid dance team controversyMinneapolis Star Tribune
  Dance teams protest Faribault's first-place f
  
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• Community: Ballet depicted in film and literature - Glendale News Press

  17-02-2015 22:58 via glendalenewspress.com
  
  Glendale News Press
  Community: Ballet depicted in film and literature
  Glendale News Press
  A documentary film and book on the Ballets Russes share the spotlight during the Brand Associates Reel Art Film series at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the recital hall of the Brand Library and Art Center. “Ballets Russes,” a 2005 documentary by Dan Geller and ...
  
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• Former Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Now Teaching at Indiana Pre-Professional School - Business Wire (press release)

  17-02-2015 22:26 via businesswire.com
  Business Wire (press release)
  Former Bolshoi Ballet Dancer Now Teaching at Indiana Pre-Professional School
  Business Wire (press release)
  CARMEL, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Indiana Ballet Conservatory (IBC) announces that former Bolshoi Ballet Grigorovich dancer and Internationally-recognized Master Teacher & Coach, Alexei Moskalenko, has been named the Director of Indiana Ballet ...
  
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• Folklorico students learn the business of dance - Daily Pilot

  17-02-2015 22:02
  
  Daily Pilot
  Folklorico students learn the business of dance
  Daily Pilot
  Students attending the third annual University Folklorico Summit got in some dancing time Sunday morning in the last workshop of the three-day conference at UC Irvine. The summit is designed for leaders of collegiate folklorico — traditional Latin ...
  
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• The Boston Ballet at Harvard: A Glimpse of a Dance Form in Flux - Harvard Crimson

  17-02-2015 22:02 via thecrimson.com
  
  The Boston Ballet at Harvard: A Glimpse of a Dance Form in Flux
  Harvard Crimson
  (From left) Erica Cornejo, Dusty Button, and Whitney Jensen give audience members a preview of the Boston Ballet's upcoming spring repertoire at the Harvard Dance Center on Friday evening. "This is a demonstration of 10,000 hours of practice," said ...
  
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• Benicia Ballet Theatre, SCC Music Department Present 'Crossing The Lines' - Patch.com

  17-02-2015 21:01 via patch.com
  
  Patch.com
  Benicia Ballet Theatre, SCC Music Department Present 'Crossing The Lines'
  Patch.com
  The Solano Community College (SCC) Music Department is proud to announce the upcoming symphony and ballet performances taking place over the weekend of February 21st and 22nd. The show Crossing the Lines will feature the Symphony of Northern ...
  
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• Dance, abstract art intertwine for sculpture - OCRegister

  17-02-2015 20:30
  
  OCRegister
  Dance, abstract art intertwine for sculpture
  OCRegister
  Raymundo Gallardo, 10, dances under installation “The Soft Gesture” at The Wooden Floor, which offers free dance classes, tutoring and more to low-income students. BILL ALKOFER, , PHOTOS: BILL ALKOFER, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER.
  
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• What we have here is chop block of high-kick dance - Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)

  17-02-2015 20:24
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
  What we have here is chop block of high-kick dance
  Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
  The Class AAA high-kick dance scandal might be the greatest controversy in Minnesota high school sports since Austin's basketball team was booed vigorously for showing up to play Edgerton in the 1960 state championship game at Williams Arena. OK, I'm ...
  
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• Report: Faribault coach says dance team was bullied after ceremony - Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)

  17-02-2015 20:22
  Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
  Report: Faribault coach says dance team was bullied after ceremony
  Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
  The coach of the Faribault dance team that won the controversial high kick competition at last weekend's state tournament told the Faribault Daily News that several other squads "gathered and screamed" outside of her team's dressing room after Saturday ...
  
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• Final Robert Joffrey-created 'Nutcracker' for 2015-16 season - Chicago Tribune

  17-02-2015 19:00 via chicagotribune.com
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Final Robert Joffrey-created 'Nutcracker' for 2015-16 season
  Chicago Tribune
  LauraMolzahnAshley Wheater talks about the end of Robert Joffrey's 'Nutcracker' and beginning of Christopher Wheeldon's. http://t.co/4DnIfd70lo. The Joffrey Ballet's "Nutcracker." Herbert Migdoll photo. (Herbert Migdoll photo). Final Robert Joffrey ...
  The Joffrey Ballet Says Farewell To Robert Joffrey's 'The Nutcracker,' Hello ...Chicagoist
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• Fit Kids: Students Score Dance Performance Before Nets Game - NY1

  17-02-2015 18:37
  Fit Kids: Students Score Dance Performance Before Nets Game
  NY1
  It was the performance of a lifetime for some Staten Island middle school students, who got to dance at Barclays Center before a recent Brooklyn Nets game. As part of our Fit Kids February coverage, NY1's Amanda Farinacci filed this story. The students ...
  
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• The Tamara Rojo revolution: bringing ballet into the 21st century

  17-02-2015 17:37
  
  After a dazzling career as a dancer, Tamara Rojo took over at English National Ballet and shook it up, even taking it to Glastonbury. Now it’s time for her next coup – putting female choreographers first“I don’t have children,” says Tamara Rojo. “But I imagine that’s what it’s like.” The artistic director of English National Ballet, no stranger to winning prizes as a ballerina, is talking about ENB recently scooping the National Dance award for outstanding company. “It’s a
  
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• The Tamara Rojo revolution

  17-02-2015 17:37
  
  After a dazzling career as a dancer, Tamara Rojo took over at English National Ballet and shook it up, even taking it to Glastonbury. Now it’s time for her next coup – putting female choreographers first“I don’t have children,” says Tamara Rojo. “But I imagine that’s what it’s like.” The artistic director of English National Ballet, no stranger to winning prizes as a ballerina, is talking about ENB recently scooping the National Dance award for outstanding company. “It’s a
  
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• Local high school dance team ranks fifth in national dance competition - fox4kc.com

  17-02-2015 17:31
  
  Local high school dance team ranks fifth in national dance competition
  fox4kc.com
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Members of a nationally ranked dance team stopped by the FOX 4 morning show. Captains of the Notre Dame De Sion's dance team Maddy Lewing and Haley Buckley shared what they strive for as captains and their experience at ...
  
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• The unscrambled-egg dilemma: can dance be edited?

  17-02-2015 17:17
  
  Leading choreographers recently gathered to discuss whether dance could improve its commercial prospects by early intervention in the creative process – and how that might be possibleA couple of months ago I asked whether choreographers need editors and whether dance, like literature, might benefit from having some kind of inbuilt system of feedback, comment and control. It became clear that this was a question that others were asking. And a few weeks later, it was taken up by Rambert in their
  
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• Watch Michelle Obama Slow Dance With Big Bird - TIME

  17-02-2015 16:58
  
  TIME
  Watch Michelle Obama Slow Dance With Big Bird
  TIME
  Michelle Obama slow danced with Big Bird in a grocery store because comedian Billy Eichner told her to do it. Taylor Swift Lives In Shanghai. More. Taylor Swift Would Be Absolutely Crazy Not to Record This Song Billy Eichner Wrote for Her · Billy ...
  Watch Michelle Obama And Big Bird Slow Dance In Hilarious Billy On The Street ...Cinema Blend
  See Michelle Obama Slow-Dance with Big Bird on Billy on the StreetPeople Magazine
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• Dance teams protest Faribault's first-place finish in meet - TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

  17-02-2015 15:50
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
  Dance teams protest Faribault's first-place finish in meet
  TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
  The Faribault Emeralds dance team won the state Class 3A high kick dance championship but other teams say the winners copied the choreography. Faribault was one of six teams that competed in the finals of the high kick competition at Target Center.
  What we have here is chop block of high-kick danceMinneapolis Star Tribune (blog)
  Utah, Faribault Coaches Address State Dance
  
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• Gala Flamenca review – teasing footwork taps into festival spirit

  17-02-2015 14:16
  
  Sadler’s Wells, London
  The opening gala of the annual flamenco season features superb star turns but it really soars when the dancers all come togetherWhat Antonio Canales lacks in youthful agility he makes up for in showmanship, and many changes of clothes. As the lead dancer in this year’s flamenco gala, we actually see more of him than advertised, due to the last-minute injury of rising young talent Jesús Carmona. But if the show feels unbalanced as a result, Canales offers some su
  
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• Clive dance studio has family atmosphere - DesMoinesRegister.com

  17-02-2015 07:13
  
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  Clive dance studio has family atmosphere
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  Nina Brandsfield has been a dancer all her life. She taught at Creative Movement Dance Studio in Clive while in college and when it came up for sale in 2004, she jumped at the chance to own her own business. “I've always danced, so it seemed like the ...
  
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• Fairytale Dance: LA Ballet's "The Sleeping Beauty" - NBC Southern California

  17-02-2015 04:23 via nbclosangeles.com
  
  NBC Southern California
  Fairytale Dance: LA Ballet's "The Sleeping Beauty"
  NBC Southern California
  It's a lilting, on-the-toes treatment of the classic, complete with the Tchaikovsky score. By Alysia Gray Painter. View Comments ( 0 ). |. Email. |. Print. processing... NEWSLETTERS. Receive the latest the-scene updates in your inbox. Privacy Policy ...
  Singapore Dance Theatre revives fairy tale ballet Sleeping BeautyThe Straits Times
  Melbourne City Youth Ballet company on toes a
  
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• Richmond Ballet made dream possible - Richmond.com

  17-02-2015 03:50 via richmond.com
  
  Richmond.com
  Richmond Ballet made dream possible
  Richmond.com
  Oh, East is East and West is West and the twain have met — in perhaps unlikely circumstances and perhaps in an unlikely place. The Richmond Ballet will present “Don Quixote” at the Carpenter Theatre, Feb. 20-22. “Don Q” is a Russian ballet based on an ...
  
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• Copeland speaks on diversity in the ballet world - The Daily Princetonian

  17-02-2015 03:19 via dailyprincetonian.com
  Copeland speaks on diversity in the ballet world
  The Daily Princetonian
  One of the most important responsibilities of the ballet world today is to empower young dancers who don't feel like they belong, Misty Copeland said at a discussion on Monday. A soloist with the American Ballet Theatre, Copeland spoke as part of the ...
  
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• Mix it Up! Dance Club provides aspiring dancers with no-pressure dance ... - MSU State News

  17-02-2015 03:15
  
  MSU State News
  Mix it Up! Dance Club provides aspiring dancers with no-pressure dance ...
  MSU State News
  Nursing senior Kelly Quinlan dances during a Mix It Up! practice Feb. 12, 2015, in the Natural Science Building, 288 Farm Lane. The vice president of the group, Katie Yekin, led a Mix It Up! dance practice and co-choreographed many of the routines.
  
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• HS dance drama calls coach behavior into question - KARE

  17-02-2015 03:11
  
  KARE
  HS dance drama calls coach behavior into question
  KARE
  Questions now come over the actions of the coaches leading the five teams protesting the Faribault Emeralds winning routine at the Class 3A State Championships at Target Center. Loading… Post to Facebook. HS dance drama calls coach behavior into ...
  
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• Minnesota dance champions accused of stealing routine from Utah drill team ... - Salt Lake Tribune

  17-02-2015 00:18
  
  Minnesota dance champions accused of stealing routine from Utah drill team ...
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but Copper Hills High School's Azurettes drill team probably would have passed on this compliment. A Minnesota high school dance team is at the center of a "plagiarism" controversy after performing a ...
  
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• Amanda Seyfried Shows Off Her Graceful Ballet Moves During a Photoshoot - Just Jared

  17-02-2015 00:03 via justjared.com
  
  Just Jared
  Amanda Seyfried Shows Off Her Graceful Ballet Moves During a Photoshoot
  Just Jared
  Amanda Seyfried shows off her svelte body in a cream bathing suit during a photoshoot on Saturday afternoon (February 14) in Miami, Fla. The 28-year-old Ted 2 actress even took a quick run into the water, but turned around once she realized how cold it ...
  
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