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• Grand Forks man learns to be a square dance caller - Grand Forks Herald

  06-03-2015 23:44
  
  Grand Forks Herald
  Grand Forks man learns to be a square dance caller
  Grand Forks Herald
  FARGO - Vivid skirts with petticoats were flying and boots were stomping at the Cash Wise Community Center here recently when suddenly the dancing came to a halt. Advertisement. Video; Print ...
  Grand Forks man apprentices as square dance caller to keep tradition aliveINFORUM
  
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• The playlist: reggae, dancehall and soca – Machel Montano, Face T, Protoje and more

  06-03-2015 23:32
  
  Sweep away those post-carnival blues with tracks from a Montreal singjay talent, a soca monarch heavyweight and others in this festive playlistSince last week’s reggae, dancehall and soca playlist, the monster party that is Trinidad carnival has come and gone. Those suffering from carnival tabanca are most likely drowning their sorrows in soca – after all, a whole carnival season has just started throughout the Caribbean. But Trinidad and Tobago’s soca monarch competitions have identified
  
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• Hip-hop dance company to perform at Marriott Center - KSL.com

  06-03-2015 23:25
  Hip-hop dance company to perform at Marriott Center
  KSL.com
  SALT LAKE CITY — For Bobby and Andrea Kuhn, creating a dance company was always a dream. Bobby Kuhn, a trained breakdancer, has been dancing for 15 years. “I started dancing when I was 18 years old. We practiced in the basement. I had no form of ...
  
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• Houston Ballet is keeping the Balanchine flame alive - Houston Chronicle

  06-03-2015 23:22
  
  Houston Chronicle
  Houston Ballet is keeping the Balanchine flame alive
  Houston Chronicle
  Former New York City Ballet dancer Merrill Ashley coaches Houston Ballet soloist Allison Miller, left. Choreographer George Balanchine created "Ballo della Regina" for Ashley in 1978. Photo: Marie D. De Jesus, Staff. Image 1 of 8. Former New York City ...
  Houston Ballet's Modern Masters Presents 3 Distinct Dance PerformancesHouston Press (blog)
  
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• Columbia's Irish Dance Company Set To Take The Stage - CBS Local

  06-03-2015 22:42
  
  CBS Local
  Columbia's Irish Dance Company Set To Take The Stage
  CBS Local
  COLUMBIA, Md. (WJZ)–They're one of the premiere Irish dance groups in the nation and they're from Columbia, Howard County. Ron Matz has more on some amazing dancers getting ready for a big performance Saturday night.
  
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• Tulsa Ballet announces 2015-16 season - Tahlequah Daily Press

  06-03-2015 22:29
  Tahlequah Daily Press
  Tulsa Ballet announces 2015-16 season
  Tahlequah Daily Press
  Youhee Son and Hyonjun Rhee dance in “Romeo and Juliet,” which will be performed by the Tulsa Ballet in February 2016. Posted: Friday, March 6, 2015 3:10 pm. Tulsa Ballet announces 2015-16 season. TULSA – Tulsa Ballet Artistic Director Marcello ...
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Richmond Ballet Turns to Heavy Metal Front Man for Latest Score

  06-03-2015 22:23
  It’s not often that the lead singer of a heavy metal band that Rolling Stone described as “too brutal for thrash” would provide the score for a ballet, but Lamb of God front man Randy Blythe is defying expectations by contributing music to a friend’s dance project. Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: National Museum of Dance Heats Up Winter With Tango Exhibit

  06-03-2015 22:19
  Visitors to the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, New York, can learn about the history of the Argentine tango, view rare footage, and even learn the dance itself through a new exhibition, 125 Years of Tango: A Walk Through the History of the Dance, running through March 2016. Continue reading
  
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• Students Aim to Break Record at South High Marathon Dance - TWC News

  06-03-2015 21:52
  
  Glens Falls Post-Star
  Students Aim to Break Record at South High Marathon Dance
  TWC News
  SOUTH GLENS FALLS, N.Y. -- Students in Glens Falls hit the dance floor Friday night to begin their annual South High Marathon Dance. They are hoping to set another record at this 38th annual dance. To do that, they are dancing from Friday to Saturday ...
  38th annual South High Marathon Dance starts with a bangGlens Falls Post-Star
  South High Marathon Dance kicks offWRGB
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• Boys flourish in ballet - Suburban Life Publications

  06-03-2015 21:48
  Boys flourish in ballet
  Suburban Life Publications
  Ballet classes are more than sparkly pink tutus and wispy hand movements. They're physically rigorous, mentally demanding, and appeal to boys, too, including professional football players. NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann has been taking ballet classes ...
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Info on Duncan Dancers and Educators Sought for Online Archive

  06-03-2015 21:39
  Duncan dancers, teachers, choreographers, and scholars throughout the world are urged to share information about themselves with the Isadora Duncan Archive committee now in the process of producing a digital archive representing the vast legacy of the modern dance pioneer. Continue reading
  
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• Paul Taylor, at 84, Has a New Mission With American Modern Dance - New York Times

  06-03-2015 21:07
  New York Times
  Paul Taylor, at 84, Has a New Mission With American Modern Dance
  New York Times
  So, how often does Paul Taylor attend dance performances? “Never,” he said bluntly at his Lower East Side apartment overlooking the East River on a recent morning. “I don't go out anywhere anymore. I don't go to movies. I don't go to concerts. I'm a ...
  
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• History-Making Dancer Misty Copeland on How She's Changing the Face of Ballet - VH1 (blog)

  06-03-2015 20:07
  
  VH1 (blog)
  History-Making Dancer Misty Copeland on How She's Changing the Face of Ballet
  VH1 (blog)
  Misty Copeland is proof that it's never too late to go after your dreams. Unlike most dancers, the world renowned ballerina began her training at age 13, and quickly rose up the ranks to become the first African-American female soloist in the American ...
  
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• Women try to organize dance party for man who was fat shamed on internet - KABC-TV

  06-03-2015 20:04
  
  KABC-TV
  Women try to organize dance party for man who was fat shamed on internet
  KABC-TV
  After anonymous commenters made fun of one man trying to dance, a group of women is trying to organize a dance party for him. (4chan). KABC. Friday, March 06, 2015 10:35AM. After message board commenters poked fun at an overweight man trying to ...
  Twitter jumps in to give bullied man a dance partyHLNtv.com
  1700+ Women to Throw Dance Party for Man Mocked for His WeightBDCwire
  
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• Milwaukee Ballet lineup to include Michael Pink's 'Dracula,' 'Dorian Gray' - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  06-03-2015 19:00
  
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  Milwaukee Ballet lineup to include Michael Pink's 'Dracula,' 'Dorian Gray'
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  Kaleidoscope: The Milwaukee Ballet is working on a groovy lineup for its “Kaledioscope Eyes” program, including a dance set to Beatles music. By Jim Higgins of the Journal Sentinel. March 6, 2015 12:00 p.m. ...
  
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• You Should Be VERY Excited to See OnTheFloor at Velocity Dance Center This ... - TheStranger.com (blog)

  06-03-2015 19:00
  
  TheStranger.com (blog)
  You Should Be VERY Excited to See OnTheFloor at Velocity Dance Center This ...
  TheStranger.com (blog)
  Of the many reasons to be excited about seeing OnTheFloor this weekend at Velocity Dance Center, the most basic is that you don't have to worry about your ass falling asleep in a stiff theater seat. The show—which features guest appearances by local ...
  Velocity + The Dance Cartel to Present ONTHEFLOOR: WESTWARD HO! This ...Broadway World
  
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• Oregon Ballet Theatre's 2015/16 season brings back romance with 'Romeo and ... - OregonLive.com

  06-03-2015 18:58
  
  Oregon Ballet Theatre's 2015/16 season brings back romance with 'Romeo and ...
  OregonLive.com
  Michael Linsmeier, Ansa Deguchi and Adam Hartley dance an excerpt from Nicolo Fonte's "Beautiful Decay" at Oregon Ballet Theatre's 2015/16 season announcement, March 5, 2015. (Blaine Truitt Covert). Print · David Stabler | The Oregonian/OregonLive ...
  
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• Why 10 Ohio State football players will dance at Sunday's basketball game ... - cleveland.com

  06-03-2015 17:00
  
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  Why 10 Ohio State football players will dance at Sunday's basketball game ...
  cleveland.com
  The Ohio State football team practiced twice with the Ohio State dance team to get ready for Sunday's performance. (Urban Meyer Twitter account). Print · Doug Lesmerises, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Doug Lesmerises, Northeast Ohio Media Group The ...
  
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• Brazilian ghetto tries to fight crime with leotards and ballet shoes - Fox News Latino

  06-03-2015 16:44
  
  La prensa
  Brazilian ghetto tries to fight crime with leotards and ballet shoes
  Fox News Latino
  It is 10:00 a.m. and classical music is playing in the Paraisopolis "favela," São Paulo's second-largest shantytown, where 20 children have already been practicing for an hour under a stern ballet instructor. The dance class is, in fact, also an effort ...
  Brazilian shantytown dances ballet to fight crimeGlobalPost
  
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• Dance review: Miami City Ballet's sizzling Carmen was welcome treat - Ottawa Citizen

  06-03-2015 16:30
  
  Ottawa Citizen
  Dance review: Miami City Ballet's sizzling Carmen was welcome treat
  Ottawa Citizen
  The Miami City Ballet brought a badly needed dose of tropical calor to Ottawa last night, performing a triple bill that showcased the company's virtuosity, versatility and va-va-voom. Under the direction of the great Cuban-American ballerina Lourdes ...
  
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• Vincent Dance Theatre: 21 Years/21 Works review – superb performances

  06-03-2015 15:58
  
  Shoreditch Town Hall, London
  From a smoky dreamworld to a domestic goddess, this promenade showcase bears testimony to the company’s enduring qualityGiven the cultural and financial vicissitudes of the past two decades, it’s pretty remarkable that Charlotte Vincent has kept her own independent dance company running for 21 years.This spring she’s celebrating the fact with a touring programme of works from her back catalogue of repertory. The format changes for each venue: in Shoreditch To
  
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• Weekend options include hockey, dance, comedy - Greenville News

  06-03-2015 15:55
  
  Greenville News
  Weekend options include hockey, dance, comedy
  Greenville News
  There's a little bit of everything around Greenville this weekend. Whether you're in the mood for hockey, modern dance, classical music, comedy or something Irish, you're in luck. Here's a peek at the jam-packed calendar: * Greenville Road Warriors.
  
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• Ballet San Jose Says It Needs a Quick $550000 to Avoid Folding - KQED

  06-03-2015 15:32
  
  KQED
  Ballet San Jose Says It Needs a Quick $550000 to Avoid Folding
  KQED
  Ballet San Jose says it may fold if it can't raise $550,000 by the end of next week. The ballet company is calling the fundraising a “must-do” campaign that's “vital for continued operations.” Ballet San Jose has had financial problems for years, but ...
  Curtains for Ballet San Jose? Troupe led by Jose Manuel Carreno faces shutdownWashington Post (blog)
  Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley Must Raise $550000 By M
  
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• Documentary 'Ballet 422′ watches the New York City Ballet's 422nd original work - Washington Post

  06-03-2015 12:01
  
  Washington Post
  Documentary 'Ballet 422′ watches the New York City Ballet's 422nd original work
  Washington Post
  This fabric, not that one. These shoes, not those. Raise your arm a little higher. No, wait, never mind, put it back the way it was. This light? Or this light? A little more red? More? You're sure that's not too much red? That's how you make a ballet.
  A slow, quiet, gorgeous peek into the world of balletPhilly.com
  Review: 'Ballet 422' takes dance fans bac
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Struggling Ballet San Jose Launches Emergency Fundraising Drive

  06-03-2015 10:11
  Financially troubled Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley has to raise $550,000 by March 14 or face its possible swan song, reported the San Jose Mercury News. Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: David Hallberg To Miss Spring ABT Season Due to Injury

  06-03-2015 05:38
  David Hallberg, the American Ballet Theatre principal dancer, is injured and will not perform during the company’s Metropolitan Opera House season, reported the New York Times ArtsBeat. Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Edward Villella’s Choreography Featured in Televised Ice Show

  06-03-2015 05:15
  Miami Ballet founder and former New York City Ballet principal Edward Villella is also an accomplished choreographer for ice skaters. One his pieces, “The Three Smokers,” will be featured during ABC-TV’s Shall We Dance On Ice, airing March 7 at 4pm EST. Continue reading
  
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• Dance Listings for March 6-12 - New York Times

  06-03-2015 00:49
  Dance Listings for March 6-12
  New York Times
  Full reviews of recent dance performances: nytimes.com/dance. A searchable guide to these and other performances is at nytimes.com/events. Ballet Flamenco Sara Baras (Friday and Saturday) The celebrated Spanish dancer Sara Baras presents “Voces, ...
  
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• Mercy killing or cultural disaster? - U-T San Diego

  06-03-2015 00:03
  
  U-T San Diego
  Mercy killing or cultural disaster?
  U-T San Diego
  Is it a blow for live music or the mercy killing of a semiprofessional orchestra? It could go either way. In any case, the City Ballet Orchestra of San Diego is apparently out of business, at least for the moment, because of a lack of funds. “Effective ...
  
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• 100 Songs For Your First Dance - Huffington Post

  06-03-2015 00:02
  
  100 Songs For Your First Dance
  Huffington Post
  There are plenty of details to consider when planning a wedding, not the least of which is the music. The first dance is often the first song decision many couples make, because it's the centerpiece of the reception, with the newlyweds dancing for the ...
  
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