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• Nastia Liukin is 'scared' to dance the salsa on 'Dancing with the Stars' - USA TODAY

  24-02-2015 23:13
  
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  Nastia Liukin is 'scared' to dance the salsa on 'Dancing with the Stars'
  USA TODAY
  The 2008 Olympic gymnastics champion told USA TODAY Sports she's looking forward to some of the more classic dances she and partner Derek Hough will perform on the newest season of Dancing with the Stars. She's particularly excited for the tango, ...
  Michael Sam to compete on dance showWashington Blade
  'Dancing with the Stars' Season 20 Cast Rumors: Which Stars Might
  
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• Critic's Notebook: New York City Ballet Wraps Up a Memorable Winter Season - New York Times

  24-02-2015 22:48
  New York Times
  Critic's Notebook: New York City Ballet Wraps Up a Memorable Winter Season
  New York Times
  Balletomanes know how druglike their special brand of dance can be. Energy and beauty flow from the spectacle onstage; in the audience, perceptions of time, space and human potential feel profoundly changed. The need to follow performances becomes ...
  Ballet Legend Farrell Brings Balanchine to MoscowThe Moscow Times
  "Thought Structures" in Motion: White Bird Presents the A
  
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• First State Ballet performs Russian "West Side Story" - The News Journal

  24-02-2015 21:33
  
  The News Journal
  First State Ballet performs Russian "West Side Story"
  The News Journal
  Slouchy and lead-footed, the Hooligan in "The Young Lady and the Hooligan" challenges the professional ballet dancer to portray an urban roughneck with a willing heart. It was 1989 when Pasha Kambalov, artistic director of First State Ballet Theatre ...
  
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• Travis Kelce Loses Rodeo Dance Contest To Fan Nicknamed "Skim Milk" - Deadspin

  24-02-2015 20:36
  
  Travis Kelce Loses Rodeo Dance Contest To Fan Nicknamed "Skim Milk"
  Deadspin
  Okay, let's get one thing out of the way here: Travis Kelce got jobbed by whoever was responsible for picking his song. You can't ask a showman like Kelce to participate in a dance contest and then hit him with "It's Not Unusual." Having said all that ...
  
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• "Sleepy Hollow" ballet - The Economist (blog)

  24-02-2015 20:33
  
  The Economist (blog)
  "Sleepy Hollow" ballet
  The Economist (blog)
  “THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW”, Washington Irving's 19th-century gothic classic, centres on a peculiar little American town on the banks of the Hudson river. Irving describes it thus: Some say that the place was bewitched by a High German doctor, ...
  
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• Children bring energy to classical ballet - Staunton News Leader

  24-02-2015 19:39
  
  Staunton News Leader
  Children bring energy to classical ballet
  Staunton News Leader
  Join Manassas Ballet Theatre as they present "Peter and the Wolf and more!" — a charming, educational children's ballet that includes a program of classic and original works at the State Theatre of Culpeper March 7-8. Originally composed as a ...
  Manassas Ballet's 'Peter and the Wolf' aims to capture imaginationsInside NoVA
  
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• Kansas State Usher Outdances Fans on Dance Cam in Game vs. Kansas - Bleacher Report

  24-02-2015 19:09
  
  Kansas State Usher Outdances Fans on Dance Cam in Game vs. Kansas
  Bleacher Report
  The Kansas State Wildcats looked to pull off the upset over No. 8 Kansas on Monday night, but one of the best matchups of the game came in the stands between an arena usher and the fans. The usher-fan dance battle is one we've seen before, and although ...
  
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• Loyola to host international ballet competition - UptownMessenger.com

  24-02-2015 18:29
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  Loyola to host international ballet competition
  UptownMessenger.com
  Loyola University will host the Valentina Kozlova International Semifinal Ballet Competition this weekend, as well as master classes by the Soviet-born dancer from the Bolshoi Ballet who defected more than 35 years ago. The classes and competitions run ...
  
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• 1898 review – beauty, booze and Sarah Bernhardt in enticing dance show

  24-02-2015 17:43
  
  The Print Room at the Coronet, London
  Choreographers Hubert Essakow, Kirill Burlov, Tamarin Stott and Mbulelo Ndabeni celebrate the year the Coronet was builtTo mark the move of London’s Print Room theatre into the Notting Hill Coronet (currently still being refurbished), artistic associate Hubert Essakow has programmed a portmanteau evening of choreography entitled simply 1898 – the year the Coronet opened.Essakow’s own Adieu is an impressionistic invocation of Sarah Bernhardt, set to Sat
  
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• Timeless story, humor give Oregon Ballet Theatre's 'Cinderella' a leg up on ... - OregonLive.com

  24-02-2015 17:03
  
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  Timeless story, humor give Oregon Ballet Theatre's 'Cinderella' a leg up on ...
  OregonLive.com
  Xuan Cheng (as Cinderella) in rehearsal for the company premiere of Ben Stevenson's "Cinderella," running Feb. 28-March 7, 2015, at Keller Auditorium. (Photo by Blaine Truitt Covert). Handout photo · Print · Grant Butler | The Oregonian/OregonLive ...
  PHOTO GALLERY: Ballet Cinderella at the Cairo Opera HouseAhram Online
  
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• How dancers learn their steps: music, muscle memory and mystery

  24-02-2015 13:50
  
  When ballerina Jenifer Ringer took on a new role at the New York City Ballet, she had to train her ear for the composition and her body for the moves – then let her imagination take flight I’m often asked how we remember all of the steps to the vast repertoire we dance at New York City Ballet. Corps members might dance 20 ballets in a short six-week season. Principals might dance 10 or more, and often we will rehearse three or four ballets during the day and then perform a completely differe
  
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• Top 12 really creepy ballet moments in film and TV - Den Of Geek

  24-02-2015 07:51
  
  Den Of Geek
  Top 12 really creepy ballet moments in film and TV
  Den Of Geek
  Ballet adds a surreal, creepy quality to many films and tv shows. Here are 12 of the most unsettling... Warning - This article contains spoilers for The Cabin In The Woods, The Twilight Zone, Black Swan and The Red Shoes. Ballet is not natural. Dancers ...
  
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• 3-act ballet fairy tale finale set for March - Victoria Advocate

  24-02-2015 07:24
  
  3-act ballet fairy tale finale set for March
  Victoria Advocate
  Victoria Ballet Theatre will present its final show of the season, "Cinderella" on March 7 to 8. The three-act ballet tells the fairy tale of a young girl, who encounters magic and love at a dazzling ball. The performances will be at 7:30 p.m. March 7 ...
  
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• Broadway, world music and dance mark Ordway's 30th season - Minnesota Public Radio News

  24-02-2015 06:41
  
  Broadway, world music and dance mark Ordway's 30th season
  Minnesota Public Radio News
  St. Paul Chamber Orchestra plays in the Ordway Center for Performing Arts' newly completed concert hall in January to begin the theater's tuning process. Jeffrey Thompson | MPR News. The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts released the details Monday ...
  
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• Everybody Dance Now: Dance organizations at the College - The Flat Hat

  24-02-2015 05:16
  
  The Flat Hat
  Everybody Dance Now: Dance organizations at the College
  The Flat Hat
  The variety of dance organizations on campus allow students to pursue their diverse passions within the field of dance. COURTESY PHOTO / AMB PHOTOGRAPHY. Dancing at the College of William and Mary is not just about an evening at the King and ...
  
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• Centura wins first in high kick at state dance championships - Grand Island Independent

  24-02-2015 05:03
  
  Grand Island Independent
  Centura wins first in high kick at state dance championships
  Grand Island Independent
  Centura won first place in the high kick division in Class C-2 at the Nebraska Cheer & Dance Championships in Grand Island last weekend. Also in the Class C-2 dance competition, Hastings St. Cecilia finished second, Doniphan/Trumbull fourth and Gibbon ...
  Girl Scouts Father-Daughter Dance (w/video)Morganton News Herald
  Waxahachie High celebrates Black History Month with song,
  
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• Kansas State Usher Out-Dances Fans on Dance Cam in Game vs. Kansas - Bleacher Report

  24-02-2015 04:58
  
  Kansas State Usher Out-Dances Fans on Dance Cam in Game vs. Kansas
  Bleacher Report
  The Kansas State Wildcats looked to pull off the upset over No. 8 Kansas Monday night, but one of the best matchups of the game came in the stands between an arena usher and the fans. The usher-fan dance battle is one that we've seen before, and ...
  Video: The Dance Cam At Tonight's Kansas State-Kansas Game Featured An ...College Spun
  
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• Mother-Son Luau ready to dance - Valdosta Daily Times

  24-02-2015 04:57
  
  Mother-Son Luau ready to dance
  Valdosta Daily Times
  The annual Mother-Son Luau provides mothers and sons of all ages an evening together. It started nearly two decades ago. A Park Avenue United Methodist Church women's group started the dance as an alternative response to the popular father-daughter ...
  
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• From page to stage: Local dancers to present 'Giving Tree' at Del Mar Library - Del Mar Times

  24-02-2015 04:42
  
  Del Mar Times
  From page to stage: Local dancers to present 'Giving Tree' at Del Mar Library
  Del Mar Times
  Although Shel Silverstein's “The Giving Tree” was first published more than 50 years ago, the classic children's book continues to influence culture in literature, music, film, and now, dance. Inspired by the book, co-choreographers and dancers Erin ...
  
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• 'Every moment really matters' - Palm Beach Daily News

  24-02-2015 04:28
  
  'Every moment really matters'
  Palm Beach Daily News
  'Carmen,' which will be performed this weekend by Miami City Ballet, not a natural fit for choreographer Richard Alston. Related. View Larger · 'Every moment really matters' photo. Monica McGivern. Patricia Delgado and Renan Cerdeiro practice their ...
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Charlotte Ballet Steps Into Void Left by Charleston Ballet Theatre’s Closure

  24-02-2015 04:24
  Large-scale professional ballet has been absent from the local scene since Charleston [SC] Ballet Theatre shut down operations in early 2013, ending a 26-year run. Continue reading
  
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• Participants can kick up heels at ballet fundraiser - Arizona Daily Star

  24-02-2015 03:22
  
  Arizona Daily Star
  Participants can kick up heels at ballet fundraiser
  Arizona Daily Star
  The family-friendly Boots and Ballet fundraiser (pictured last year) will feature a chuck-wagon style lunch with prickly pear mimosas, beer and lemonade; live music by the Bill Ganz Western Band and Janice Deardorff; Western line dancing lessons and ...
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Dance, Fitness, Yoga Studios Find Home in Shared Rental Space

  24-02-2015 03:18
  A Perdido, Florida, couple is helping small businesses such as dance and fitness studios find a place to call home by renting 1,000-square-feet and then making it available through subleases on a short- or long-term basis. Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Ballet Training Helps Aerialist to Capture U.S. Championship Title

  24-02-2015 02:47
  Skills Rebekah Burke learned during years of ballet and gymnastics classes helped her earn a win in the recent U.S. Aerial Championships in New York City. Continue reading
  
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• Ballet San Jose Sharp in Season Debut - San Francisco Classical Voice

  24-02-2015 02:33
  San Francisco Classical Voice
  Ballet San Jose Sharp in Season Debut
  San Francisco Classical Voice
  Fancy Free, whose company premiere Friday highlighted Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley's first repertory series, would seem a natural for the troupe. Now a close ally of American Ballet Theatre, its artistic director, stellar ABT alum Jose Manuel Carreno ...
  
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• Earplugs, a New Dance-Fest Must-Have? - Wall Street Journal

  24-02-2015 01:45
  
  Earplugs, a New Dance-Fest Must-Have?
  Wall Street Journal
  Forget glow sticks—the latest must-have accessories being pushed to young festivalgoers are high-end earplugs. Startup Doppler Labs has signed a deal with Anschutz Entertainment Group's Goldenvoice promotion division to distribute more than 100,000 ...
  
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• Australian Ballet: Swan Lake review – savage and beautiful to watch - The Guardian

  24-02-2015 00:28
  
  The Guardian
  Australian Ballet: Swan Lake review – savage and beautiful to watch
  The Guardian
  Brooke Lockett, Benedicte Bemet, Karen Nanasca and Heidi Martin of the Australian Ballet in Swan Lake. Photograph: Branco Gaica. Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore. Monday 23 February 2015 02.56 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email ...
  Royal Winnipeg Ballet celebrating milestone with Swan LakeMetroNews Canada
  Moscow City Ballet: Swan Lake, Theatre Royal Brighton, New
  
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• Manassas Ballet's 'Peter and the Wolf' aims to capture imaginations - Inside NoVA

  24-02-2015 00:22
  
  Inside NoVA
  Manassas Ballet's 'Peter and the Wolf' aims to capture imaginations
  Inside NoVA
  Join Manassas Ballet Theatre next month for “Peter and the Wolf and More!”, a program of classic and original works. The show comes to Culpeper's State Theatre March 7-8 and the Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas March 13-15. As always, the ...
  Manassas Ballet presents 'Peter and the Wolf and more!' in CulpeperStaunton News Leader
  
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• Ballet Folklórico at UT Pan Am to perform in Laredo - Laredo Morning Times

  24-02-2015 00:16
  
  Laredo Morning Times
  Ballet Folklórico at UT Pan Am to perform in Laredo
  Laredo Morning Times
  The Ballet Folklórico UT Pan American will be presenting Alegría Gira 2015 in Laredo on March 7 at the Laredo Civic Center. The Ballet's Alegría 2015 performance season celebrates its 45th anniversary. The Laredo show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets ...
  
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• First Look At Beatport's Free Dance Music Streaming Service - TechCrunch

  24-02-2015 00:04
  
  First Look At Beatport's Free Dance Music Streaming Service
  TechCrunch
  Beatport is where the world's DJs buy their music, but they could only listen to two-minute samples. Now Beatport hopes that by giving away free unlimited streaming, it can drum up more sales. Today Beatport sent out private beta invites for its new ...
  
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