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• Spandau Ballet success down to CHEESE - ''it's the glue that keeps everything ... - mirror.co.uk

  02-04-2015 23:21 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  Spandau Ballet success down to CHEESE - ''it's the glue that keeps everything ...
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  It may not be very rock'n'roll, but bassist Martin Kemp says it stops them getting in a pickle or going crackers on tour. The former EastEnders star, 53, says: “For the last 30 years our rider hasn't changed. The most important thing is the cheese ...
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• Step back in time at Hangar Dance - Beloit Daily News

  02-04-2015 23:05
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  Step back in time at Hangar Dance
  Beloit Daily News
  Daniel Christofferson, of Kenosha, and Maureen Conklin, of Racine, had a blast dressing up to dance for last year's VetsRoll Hangar Dance. The 2015 event will take place on April 18 at the Pontiac Convention Center in Janesville. Beloit Regional Hospice.and more »
  
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• Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Takes Flight at Symphony Space - Huffington Post

  02-04-2015 22:59 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Takes Flight at Symphony Space
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  co-authored by Ellen Dobbyn-Blackmore. Review: The Gelsey Kirkland Ballet at Symphony Space. 2015-04-02-1427991377-5842310-_DSC0047.jpg. Dawn Gierling in Marius Petipa's Cavalry Halt. Gelsey Kirkland Ballet Company, photo by Luis Pons.
  
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• Sia and Dance Moms' Maddie Ziegler Release New Music Video - People Magazine

  02-04-2015 22:44
  
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  Sia and Dance Moms' Maddie Ziegler Release New Music Video
  People Magazine
  The "Big Girls Cry" video features 12-year-old Ziegler – who has become a fixture in Sia's music videos over the past year – in her signature platinum wig delivering a powerful performance by only moving her upper body and using her facial expressions.
  Sia Debuts "Big Girls Cry" Music Video Starring (Who Else?) Dance Moms ...E! Online
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• DSL NewsWire: Charlip’s “Air Mail Dances” Still Serving as Choreographic Inspiration

  02-04-2015 22:31
  More than 40 years after artist Remy Charlip first mailed sketches of dance figures to a choreographer to be used as a basis for creating dance pieces, those sketches are again serving as choreographic inspiration. Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Utah Schoolchildren Learn About Physics Through Dance Performance

  02-04-2015 22:22
  A child pushes something. It goes this way and that. “The question is, ‘Is that science or is that dance?’ But why can’t it be both?” asks Weber State University (WSU) dance professor Erik Stern. Stern is collaborating with WSU physics professor Adam Johnston on a new work called A . . . Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Portland Dance Companies Compete for Space With Breweries, Tech Firms

  02-04-2015 22:14
  In the past seven months, at least four different Portland, Oregon, dance companies have been shunted to new spaces—only some willingly, reported Willamette Week. Continue reading
  
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• Dance for every body - Palo Alto Online

  02-04-2015 22:00
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  Dance for every body
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  Darin Li and his father, Qiang, attend Dance for All every week. Photo by Veronica Weber. View All Photos (7). The room is packed, and the bass is pumping. More than 30 people are on their feet, dancing to the rhythm of the music. Facing the two ...and more »
  
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• 'Doctor Who's Jenna Coleman, 'Game Of Thrones' Charles Dance Join 'Me ... - Deadline.com

  02-04-2015 21:11
  
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  'Doctor Who's Jenna Coleman, 'Game Of Thrones' Charles Dance Join 'Me ...
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  EXCLUSIVE: Doctor Who's Jenna Coleman and Game Of Thrones' Charles Dance have been set for Me Before You, the Thea Sharrock-directed adaptation of the Jojo Moyes bestseller for MGM and New Line. They join GOT's Emilia Clarke and Hunger ...
  
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• A place at the barre: Amherst Ballet offers classes for adults of all ages ... - GazetteNET

  02-04-2015 20:06 via gazettenet.com
  
  A place at the barre: Amherst Ballet offers classes for adults of all ages ...
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  Christopher Petersen and Nicole Metcalf practice ballet during a class for adults earlier this month at Amherst Ballet. Purchase photo reprints » · JERREY ROBERTS<br/>Elizabeth Vierling, from left, Karen Schweitzer, Christopher. JERREY ROBERTS
  
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• Tustin dance team heads to Olympics of ballet - OCRegister

  02-04-2015 19:43 via ocregister.com
  
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  Tustin dance team heads to Olympics of ballet
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  Anna Meyer, 12, leaps from a trampoline. The Tustin troupe will compete against 85 ensembles from across the United States and 23 countries in New York next week. KENT TREPTOW, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER. By BROOKE EDWARDS STAGGS ...
  
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• This Is By Far the Best 'Uptown Funk' Dance We've Ever Seen - TIME

  02-04-2015 16:33
  
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  This Is By Far the Best 'Uptown Funk' Dance We've Ever Seen
  TIME
  Everybody likes to dance to “Uptown Funk.” Even Michelle Obama likes to dance to “Uptown Funk.” But nobody — and really, we mean nobody — can get down quite like this little kid. At a recent Binghamton Senators hockey game, this star on the rise ...
  
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• Ballet aims to blend classic, contemporary - The Courier-Journal

  02-04-2015 16:06 via courier-journal.com
  
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  Ballet aims to blend classic, contemporary
  The Courier-Journal
  For Australian choreographer Lucas Jervies, nearly all of his work stems from neoclassical trailblazer George Balanchine, the father of American ballet and co-founder in 1948 of New York City Ballet. "It all comes from Balanchine," said Jervies, just ...
  Louisville Ballet's 2015-16 Season Includes Mix of New and Classic Works89.3 WFPLall 2 news articles »
  
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• A Word With the Boss: For Maine State Ballet director, passion is the pointe - Press Herald

  02-04-2015 10:02 via pressherald.com
  
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  A Word With the Boss: For Maine State Ballet director, passion is the pointe
  Press Herald
  Linda MacArthur Miele brings a piece of New York to the Maine State Ballet, having danced at such prestigious institutions as the Lincoln Center and on Broadway. John Patriquin/Staff Photographer. Linda MacArthur Miele grew up in New York City ...and more »
  
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• Washington Contemporary Ballet moves into bigger quarters in Lakewood - TheNewsTribune.com

  02-04-2015 09:12 via thenewstribune.com
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  Washington Contemporary Ballet moves into bigger quarters in Lakewood
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  Washington Contemporary Ballet students rehearse in their new location in Lakewood for “Nevsky” in the spring repertory show, with director Ken Kaiser, center back, watching. ROSEMARY PONNEKANTI — Staff writer ...
  
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• Kali Lee soars into the role of Wendy in The Ballet of Peter Pan - St. Augustine Record

  02-04-2015 06:15 via staugustine.com
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  Kali Lee soars into the role of Wendy in The Ballet of Peter Pan
  St. Augustine Record
  St. Augustine Ballet is pleased to announce the casting for their premier production of The Ballet of Peter Pan. This classic story will be performed at Lewis Auditorium on May 16 at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.. Tickets are $25 each and are available at ...
  
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• A slow, quiet, gorgeous peek into the world of ballet - Tallahassee.com

  02-04-2015 06:14 via tallahassee.com
  
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  A slow, quiet, gorgeous peek into the world of ballet
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  Justin Peck was 25 and a dancer in the New York City Ballet's corps de ballet — the lowest rank — when he was invited to create the company's 422d ballet for its 2013 winter season. It was Peck's third piece for the City Ballet, but he was still ...
  
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• Russian ballet brings Sleeping Beauty to life - Gladstone Observer

  02-04-2015 06:09 via gladstoneobserver.com.au
  
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  Russian ballet brings Sleeping Beauty to life
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  DANCE BEAUTY: The Moscow Ballet's La Classique will bring Sleeping Beauty to the stage on April 13. Nadya Pyastolova. Related Items. Top entertainment planned for Gladstone · Costumes help bring The Magic Toyshop to life · Rampton's Danzenergy ...and more »
  
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• Birmingham Royal Ballet review: A Father Ted Carmina Burana - Spectator.co.uk

  02-04-2015 05:25 via spectator.co.uk
  
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  Birmingham Royal Ballet review: A Father Ted Carmina Burana
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  We ballet-goers may be the most self-deceiving audiences in theatre. Put a 'new work' in front of us and half of us go into conniptions because the classical palace is being brought down and the other half into raptures at not having to sit through ...
  
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• Auction House Steps Up for Dance Company - Wall Street Journal

  02-04-2015 01:18
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  Auction House Steps Up for Dance Company
  Wall Street Journal
  When choreographer Stephen Petronio started planning his coming season at the Joyce Theater, he left out one regular feature: the benefit auction, which in previous years was packed with donated work by artists including Cindy Sherman,Yoko Ono and ...and more »
  
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• Presentation on Old Dance Bands April 12 - The Missourian

  02-04-2015 01:01
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  Presentation on Old Dance Bands April 12
  The Missourian
  If you're old enough to remember The Roadside Barn along Highway 100 just west of New Haven, you will recognize some of the orchestras that performed there in the 1940s and 50s, which are featured in a recently published book by Dr. Kenneth Johnson.
  
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• Dance Mission Gets Out the Vote, Gets $10000 Grant - Mission Local

  02-04-2015 00:50
  
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  Dance Mission Gets Out the Vote, Gets $10000 Grant
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  Their nomination for the grant, which is awarded annually for organizations “making a life-changing difference for women and families,” came as a bit of surprise. A parent of a Dance Mission Student had nominated the nonprofit for its low-cost ...
  
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• Recovering Ballet of Dolls founder Myron Johnson: 'Oh, Lord, what a journey it ... - vita.mn

  02-04-2015 00:43 via vita.mn
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  Recovering Ballet of Dolls founder Myron Johnson: 'Oh, Lord, what a journey it ...
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  Johnson, whose personal crisis in 2014 resulted in the dance troupe's current hiatus, is leading a class for the James Sewell Ballet. Myron Johnson in 2011. Richard Sennott. | | Share +. close. share. email. Email share. your name; your email ...
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• That Explains It! Riker Lynch's Dance Background Exposed - SheKnows.com

  02-04-2015 00:06
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  That Explains It! Riker Lynch's Dance Background Exposed
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  This week on Dancing With The Stars, Bruno Tonioli's comments weren't the only thing that left fans talking. In fact, Riker Lynch's awesome Latin routine was also buzzing, but now, rumor has it that Riker's dance background may actually be the reason ...and more »
  
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• Preview: Astonishing 'Shostakovich Trilogy' Returns to SF Ballet - KQED

  02-04-2015 00:06 via ww2.kqed.org
  
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  Preview: Astonishing 'Shostakovich Trilogy' Returns to SF Ballet
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  When San Francisco Ballet first danced Alexei Ratmansky's Shostakovich Trilogy last April, artistic director Helgi Tomasson didn't expect it to be a hit. A plotless three-act ballet set to the grating dissonances of Shostakovich? Tomasson slated the ...
  
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