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• DSL NewsWire: Angel Corella Plans Blockbuster Season for Pennsylvania Ballet

  01-04-2015 23:52
  Justin Peck, Liam Scarlett, Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon: they’re among the hottest young choreographers in ballet today. And Pennsylvania Ballet will dance their works and more next year in a blockbuster-packed season, artistic director Angel Corella told the Philadelphia Inquirer. Continue reading
  
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• Destiny April Fools' Day Prank Is an Epic Dance Party - GameSpot

  01-04-2015 23:46
  
  GameSpot
  Destiny April Fools' Day Prank Is an Epic Dance Party
  GameSpot
  Who wants to dance? Your Destiny character does, that's who. As part of Bungie's April Fools' Day prank, your Destiny character is locked into a constant state of dancing on Bungie.net. Visit the "Legend" tab on the website to see your character get down.and more »
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Newcomers and Old Favorites Part of 2015 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

  01-04-2015 23:44
  Tickets are now on sale for Jacob’s Pillow 2015 Dance Festival, running June 20 to August 30 in Becket, Massachusetts. Continue reading
  
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• Orlando teen dances onto a global stage - Orlando Sentinel

  01-04-2015 23:36 via orlandosentinel.com
  
  Orlando Sentinel
  Orlando teen dances onto a global stage
  Orlando Sentinel
  The teenager calls Orlando home but in the past two months he has danced with the world's best, first at a prestigious competition in Switzerland and then as the first U.S. student invited to a famed Russian ballet festival. In June, Austen will ...
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Professional Dancers use Instagram to Raise Individual Profiles

  01-04-2015 23:35
  Instagram has become the go-to social-media platform for dancers of all ages, according to the Wall Street Journal. They post photos of bloody toes, mistakes in class, physical therapy, and, of course, deliriously beautiful performances shot from the wings. Continue reading
  
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• Lakeville South dance staff rebuked, Wayzata coach suspended for Faribault ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  01-04-2015 21:57
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Lakeville South dance staff rebuked, Wayzata coach suspended for Faribault ...
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Faribault Emeralds dance team celebrates their announcement of first place in the 3AAA state dance team high kick division tournament by cheering and holding up their trophy on Feb. 14 at Target Center. Photo: BRIDGET BENNETT, Special to the Star ...
  Faribault Dance Team Doubts Sincerity Of Lakeville South's ApologyCBS Local
  Resentments reopen in dance team f
  
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• Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch Describes the Dance-Funk Transformation of ... - TheStranger.com

  01-04-2015 21:28
  
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  Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch Describes the Dance-Funk Transformation of ...
  TheStranger.com
  For their ninth album, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, Glasgow's Belle and Sebastian veer from their twee refuge into a groove, dance, and funk affair. Producer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley) appears to have pushed the band's book nook ...and more »
  
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• Mid-Columbia Musical Theatre, Mid-Columbia Ballet join forces for 'CATS' - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald

  01-04-2015 21:09 via tri-cityherald.com
  Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
  Mid-Columbia Musical Theatre, Mid-Columbia Ballet join forces for 'CATS'
  Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
  The Mid-Columbia Musical Theatre and the Mid-Columbia Ballet present ' CATS' starting April 10 in Richland. RICK REIL — Realife Photography. Events Calendar. Events Calendar. TODAY · 02 · FRI · 03 · SAT · 04 · SUN · 05 · ». Steve Carver. Emerald of ...
  
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• Sounding Natural: Bioacoustician Bernie Krause Brings Biophony to the Ballet - SF Weekly (blog)

  01-04-2015 21:03 via sfweekly.com
  
  SF Weekly (blog)
  Sounding Natural: Bioacoustician Bernie Krause Brings Biophony to the Ballet
  SF Weekly (blog)
  Ballet is an exaltation of artifice, a dancer its ultimate creation, with limbs that extend in every conceivable direction to describe geometry as neatly as a compass draws a circle on the planar surface of a floor. George Balanchine paid homage to ...
  
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• VIP Dance Studio gives Saddleback High dancers a leg up - OCRegister

  01-04-2015 20:57
  
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  VIP Dance Studio gives Saddleback High dancers a leg up
  OCRegister
  Eduardo Duarte lifts Lorraine Lopez during a Saddleback High School dance team rehearsal at VIP Dance Studio in Santa Ana. , KEVIN SULLIVAN, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. “When you concentrate on your craft, the sky's the limit,” says Jennifer Silvas, ...
  
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• Women “Mime Through Time” with music, fashion, dance - kfor.com

  01-04-2015 20:22
  
  kfor.com
  Women “Mime Through Time” with music, fashion, dance
  kfor.com
  Three girls, who call themselves SketchShe, turn their vehicle into a time machine when they reach for the radio and are taken back to the 1940s. Making their way back to present day, the girls' outfits and dance moves change when the music does. The ...and more »
  
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• Why it's a good time to find an 'Industry Cloud' dance partner - ZDNet

  01-04-2015 19:17
  
  ZDNet
  Why it's a good time to find an 'Industry Cloud' dance partner
  ZDNet
  dance-partners Image: Junko Kimura/Getty Images (2005). The cloud computing pie gets larger by the minute, and while most folks are focused on the hyperscale providers like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure or ...and more »
  
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• Belle and Sebastian invites devotees to dance - Boston Globe (subscription)

  01-04-2015 19:15
  
  Boston Globe (subscription)
  Belle and Sebastian invites devotees to dance
  Boston Globe (subscription)
  When the Scottish outfit Belle and Sebastian emerged in the late '90s, its precisely arranged, plainly emotive brand of pop was seized upon fiercely by listeners looking to commemorate their heartbreaks and other hiccups in song. Tracks like the ...and more »
  
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• This weekend in Kansas City: First Friday at the Ballet, 'The Sing-Off' Live ... - Kansas City Star

  01-04-2015 19:01 via kansascity.com
  
  Kansas City Star
  This weekend in Kansas City: First Friday at the Ballet, 'The Sing-Off' Live ...
  Kansas City Star
  Friday at the Bolender Center. Most revelers at monthly First Friday celebrations in the Crossroads District socialize, sip wine at gallery openings and relax at cafes and restaurants. An offering by the Kansas City Ballet will allow participants to ...
  
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• Check this out: Years & Years' sadcore dance pop - The Verge

  01-04-2015 18:43
  
  Check this out: Years & Years' sadcore dance pop
  The Verge
  Maybe you don't know who Years & Years are yet, but if the show I saw last night was any indication, you will. Though they've cited TLC and Aaliyah as influences, they are — to my ear, at least — the spiritual descendents of Erasure. Years and Years ...and more »
  
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• Houston's hottest chefs and ballet stars play together in the kitchen: And ... - CultureMap Houston

  01-04-2015 18:31 via houston.culturemap.com
  
  Houston's hottest chefs and ballet stars play together in the kitchen: And ...
  CultureMap Houston
  We all know that Houston Ballet dancers can bust a move. The question is: Can they cook? It's this pickle that was on the plate at the fifth annual "Raising the Barre" dinner Sunday at Brennan's of Houston. So much so that demand for seats blew the lid ...
  
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• UGA department of dance to present its 2015 Spring Dance Concert - UGA Today

  01-04-2015 18:24
  UGA Today
  UGA department of dance to present its 2015 Spring Dance Concert
  UGA Today
  "Naked," a solo created and performed by UGA assistant professor Tamara Thomas for the 2015 Spring Dance Concert, explores the process of internalizing, searching and shedding of the beautiful naked soul. (Credit: Neil Dent). magnify. "Naked," a solo ...
  
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• Gonzo goes wild in new 'Humpty Dance' video, plus more Muppet mashups - Today.com

  01-04-2015 18:10
  
  Today.com
  Gonzo goes wild in new 'Humpty Dance' video, plus more Muppet mashups
  Today.com
  Stop what you're doin', 'cause this is about to ruin the image and style that you're used to ... from classic Muppet Gonzo. YouTube user IsThisHowYouGoViral has spliced together clips from "The Muppet Show" (specifically Gonzo and his collection of ...and more »
  
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• USC football players show off their moves in dance contest - Los Angeles Times

  01-04-2015 18:01
  
  Los Angeles Times
  USC football players show off their moves in dance contest
  Los Angeles Times
  USC Coach Steve Sarkisian gave his players a new way to show off their moves. lRelated USC lineman Damien Mama feels good after shedding weight · USC Now · USC lineman Damien Mama feels good after shedding weight. See all related. 8. He staged ...and more »
  
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• Photo gallery: Kids love learning ballroom dance - Kansas City Star

  01-04-2015 17:47
  
  Photo gallery: Kids love learning ballroom dance
  Kansas City Star
  During a dancing game based on musical chairs where the student without a dance partner is eliminated, Lia Brocious, lower center, 11, was partnered in a rush with fellow classmate JayCe Whitlock, upper center, during a ballroom dancing class for fifth ...and more »
  
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• Ballroom club holds dinner dance - Indiana Gazette

  01-04-2015 16:51
  
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  Ballroom club holds dinner dance
  Indiana Gazette
  Dancing away the evening with the Indiana Ballroom Dance Club were, from left, Lorie and Dennis Dablock, Barbara and Roberto Turnbull and Elaine and James Palmer. (Submitted photo). Click photo for gallery. The Indiana Ballroom Dance Club held its ...
  
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• In New Haven Ballet's Shared Ability program, everyday movement becomes ... - New Haven Register

  01-04-2015 16:27
  
  In New Haven Ballet's Shared Ability program, everyday movement becomes ...
  New Haven Register
  Brad Roth, center at rear, leads a Shared Ability circle of dancers at a class. The New Haven Ballet program culminates in a May 9 performance. Contributed. By Joe Amarante, New Haven Register. Posted: 04/01/15, 10:22 AM EDT |. # Comments. Shared ...
  
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• 'Dance Moms' Star Abby Lee Miller -- Goodbye, PA ... Hello, LA!!! - TMZ.com

  01-04-2015 16:27
  
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  'Dance Moms' Star Abby Lee Miller -- Goodbye, PA ... Hello, LA!!!
  TMZ.com
  Dance Moms Abby Lee Miller Los Angeles "Dance Moms" star Abby Lee Miller is bringing her east coast, in-your-face style to the west coast ... and setting up shop in L.A. ... and we're guessing some thirsty L.A. moms and their daughters will be standing ...
  Dance Moms Abby Lee Miller Moving to LA!Reality Tea
  Dance Moms Season 5 episode 13 recap: You're getting my goat …Channel Guide Maga
  
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• Waiter to Honoree in a Generation, Says Palladium's Perez - Bloomberg

  01-04-2015 16:21 via bloomberg.com
  
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  Waiter to Honoree in a Generation, Says Palladium's Perez
  Bloomberg
  Milena Alberti-Perez, global head of corporate finance at Penguin Random House, and David Perez, president of Palladium Equity Partners, on the dance floor at Ballet Hispanico's gala, which honored the couple. Perez is Ballet Hispanico's board president.
  Ballet Hispanico's 2015 Spring Gala Raises More Than $1.1 MillionBroadway Worldall 2 news articles »
  
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• A Streetcar Named Desire review – erotic and tragic ballet

  01-04-2015 15:11
  
  Sadler’s Wells, London
  Beautifully told and performed, Scottish Ballet’s inventive and minimal production has an immensely touching Blanche DuBoisIn 2012, when Ashley Page commissioned this adaptation of Tennessee Williams’s play, the project looked like a gamble. Page (the outgoing director of Scottish Ballet) was trusting the work to Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, a Colombo-Belgian choreographer then little known in the UK, and to Nancy Meckler – a fine theatre director but a novice to classic
  
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• Pilobolus breaks the mold of modern dance at Dr. Phillips Center - Orlando Weekly (blog)

  01-04-2015 15:00
  
  Orlando Weekly (blog)
  Pilobolus breaks the mold of modern dance at Dr. Phillips Center
  Orlando Weekly (blog)
  Orlando regularly hosts national theater and music acts, but rarely national tours for modern dance fans, who should flock to the Dr. Phillips Center for Pilobolus' first area appearance in 19 years. The troupe was founded when three non-dancers met ...
  
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• A Streetcar Named Desire, Scottish Ballet, review: 'tugs at the heart-strings ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  01-04-2015 14:28 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  A Streetcar Named Desire, Scottish Ballet, review: 'tugs at the heart-strings ...
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Scottish Ballet's A Streetcar Named Desire is a satisfying case of an expertly chosen play turned brilliantly into dance. First staged in 2012, this adaptation of Tennessee Williams's steamy, pitch-black, Southern Gothic melodrama is now back, at the ...
  A Streetcar Named Desire review – erotic and tragic balletThe Guardian
  Scottish Ballet to Launch US Tour at The Harr
  
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• Peter Pan flies into Schroeder, courtesy the NYS Ballet company - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  01-04-2015 13:55 via democratandchronicle.com
  
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Peter Pan flies into Schroeder, courtesy the NYS Ballet company
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  This is a great event for the Webster community, especially for families with young kids. NEW YORK STATE BALLET PERFORMING "PETER PAN". The New York State Ballet will perform its completely original rendition of Peter Pan on Saturday, April 25 at 2 ...
  
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• Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman in Ballet: 'Sleepy Hollow' at the ... - Huffington Post

  01-04-2015 13:46 via huffingtonpost.com
  
  Huffington Post
  Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman in Ballet: 'Sleepy Hollow' at the ...
  Huffington Post
  In February, I went to Washington D.C. to watch The Washington Ballet's 'Sleepy Hollow' premiere edition at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. I have been a Board Advisor for The Washington Ballet for the last two years and was curious what ...
  
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• Fort Mill dance program reinstated after sex accusations - The Herald

  01-04-2015 13:18
  
  The Herald
  Fort Mill dance program reinstated after sex accusations
  The Herald
  The suspension placed on the Eddie Mabry Talent dance program at the Leroy Springs recreation complex has been lifted, the facility's chief executive officer said Tuesday. It's unclear, however, if or when the program, will resume. The dance program ...and more »
  
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• Couple parlays ballet into new fitness studio, Somatic Solutions: Community ... - cleveland.com (blog)

  01-04-2015 13:11 via cleveland.com
  
  cleveland.com (blog)
  Couple parlays ballet into new fitness studio, Somatic Solutions: Community ...
  cleveland.com (blog)
  Tracey and Sean Dwyer, natives of Australia, have opened a new Pilates studio, Somatic Solutions, on Front Street in Berea. Linda G. Kramer, City of Berea · Print Email · Linda G. Kramer, City of Berea By Linda G. Kramer, City of Berea Sun News on ...
  
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• Philadelphia's District Attorney Wants More Out of His Dance Moves - NBC 10 Philadelphia

  01-04-2015 10:47
  
  NBC 10 Philadelphia
  Philadelphia's District Attorney Wants More Out of His Dance Moves
  NBC 10 Philadelphia
  Philadelphia's top prosecutor knows some 'Dirty Dancing,' but he wants add some new moves to his repertoire. District Attorney Seth Williams showed off the mambo at a charity event last week and says he is an avid salsa dancer. Now, he wants to learn ...
  
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• More Questions as Investigation into Dance Teacher's Actions Continues - FOX40

  01-04-2015 08:07
  
  FOX40
  More Questions as Investigation into Dance Teacher's Actions Continues
  FOX40
  In a video posted to his Facebook page, you can see David Livingston showing off the kind of beautiful steps to which he's dedicated his life. Now many in Folsom are questioning the kind of steps police say the 58-year-old made off the dance floor Monday.
  
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• Alibaba, Tencent Dance Delicately on Didi Dache-Kuaidi Dache - Wall Street Journal (blog)

  01-04-2015 08:04
  
  Wall Street Journal (blog)
  Alibaba, Tencent Dance Delicately on Didi Dache-Kuaidi Dache
  Wall Street Journal (blog)
  China's two biggest Internet companies, Alibaba and Tencent, are both big backers of China's dominant taxi hailing app, Didi Dache-Kuaidi Dache. The management team of Kuaidi Dache just sold a $600 million chunk of shares to U.S. hedge fund investors, ...and more »
  
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• The Cul-de-Sac Crew (TBS) The Cul-de-Sac Crew (TBS) - A.V. Club Milwaukee

  01-04-2015 07:18
  
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  The Cul-de-Sac Crew (TBS) The Cul-de-Sac Crew (TBS)
  A.V. Club Milwaukee
  In the last few years, there's been a positive trend of long-running sitcoms going into their last season with the knowledge that it is their last season, and taking that knowledge to end the show definitively. 30 Rock, The Office, and Parks And ...
  Cougar Town Review: "Mary Jane's Last Dance"Paste Magazine
  Cougar Town Season 6 Recap: 6.13: Mary Jane's Last Dance (Series Finale!)Gossip a
  
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• Madeleine Eastoe bows out of Australian Ballet - Sydney Morning Herald

  01-04-2015 06:51 via smh.com.au
  
  Sydney Morning Herald
  Madeleine Eastoe bows out of Australian Ballet
  Sydney Morning Herald
  It's a ritual of the ballet world. The principal dancer stands centre stage, surrounded by flowers. The audience cheers, the company's dancers gather round to applaud, and the principal brushes away tears as they take their final curtain call. In a few ...and more »
  
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• Ballet Dancers Leap Into Instagram, Commerce - Wall Street Journal

  01-04-2015 02:38 via wsj.com
  
  Wall Street Journal
  Ballet Dancers Leap Into Instagram, Commerce
  Wall Street Journal
  For centuries, ballet was all about presenting its glittering, performance-ready side. Then came Instagram. The photo-sharing app has become the go-to social-media platform for dancers of all ages. They post photos of bloody toes, mistakes in class ...
  
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• Review: Ballet West Offers an Eclectic Mix at the Joyce - New York Times

  01-04-2015 02:06 via nytimes.com
  Review: Ballet West Offers an Eclectic Mix at the Joyce
  New York Times
  Ballet West has been in existence since 1963, but this Salt Lake City company didn't gain national prominence until it became the focus of “Breaking Pointe,” a reality show more consumed by the dancers' backstage lives than ballet. The program ran on ...
  
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• Recommended Dose: The Best Dance Tracks Of March - NPR

  01-04-2015 01:12
  
  Recommended Dose: The Best Dance Tracks Of March
  NPR
  Each month, we listen to hundreds of new electronic music tracks, test the standouts on loud speakers and highlight the best of the best in a mix called Recommended Dose. March's selections include a new dubbed-out masterpiece by Actress, Rhythm ...and more »
  
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• Riker Lynch Competed Against Future DWTS Pro in Latin Dance Competition - Wetpaint

  01-04-2015 00:35
  
  Riker Lynch Competed Against Future DWTS Pro in Latin Dance Competition
  Wetpaint
  It's no secret that Dancing With the Stars Season 20 celeb Riker Lynch has some dancing in his background, beyond just being a second cousin to the Houghs and a guest appearance with a group on So You Think You Can Dance. It says right on his ...and more »
  
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