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• Ballet Northwest Presents Don Quixote - ThurstonTalk

  06-04-2015 22:59 via thurstontalk.com
  
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  Ballet Northwest Presents Don Quixote
  ThurstonTalk
  Don Quixote - Ballet Northwest It is an Olympia tradition – for years Ballet Northwest has staged a ballet performance over Mother's Day weekend. This year Ballet Northwest continues the tradition and is pleased to present the Olympia premiere of the ...
  
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• Lord Huron Wants You To Dance At The Apocalypse - NPR

  06-04-2015 21:38
  
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  Lord Huron Wants You To Dance At The Apocalypse
  NPR
  On the cover of Lord Huron's Strange Trails, trees are dripped with Spanish moss and the font is jagged and creepy — it looks like a pulp novel. Before trying his hand at music, Ben Schneider was a visual artist, and that's his handiwork on the album ...and more »
  
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• Watch Tinashe's 'All Hands On Deck,' Yearn to Dance in a Shipyard - Jezebel

  06-04-2015 21:32
  
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  Watch Tinashe's 'All Hands On Deck,' Yearn to Dance in a Shipyard
  Jezebel
  Tinashe continues her reign at the top of everyone's R&B playlist with her new video "All Hands On Deck," where she and her dancers break into a shipping yard to do choreography in and around big metal containers, because why not? In the tough girl ...
  Tinashe Flexes Dance Skills in Shipping Yard in 'All Hands On Deck' VideoThe BoomBoxall 16 news articles »
  
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• Out & About: 'Midsummer Night's Dream' at Portland Ballet - The Forecaster

  06-04-2015 20:17 via theforecaster.net
  The Forecaster
  Out & About: 'Midsummer Night's Dream' at Portland Ballet
  The Forecaster
  Spring has been with us for a few weeks (at least by the astronomical definition), but the weather hasn't really felt like it. Anticipating even balmier weather ahead, Portland Ballet is producing “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” William Shakespeare's ...
  
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• A 1980s Cowpunk Band Will Play Live for an Arlington Dance Troupe at the ... - Washington City Paper (blog)

  06-04-2015 19:25
  
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  A 1980s Cowpunk Band Will Play Live for an Arlington Dance Troupe at the ...
  Washington City Paper (blog)
  When modern dance companies choreograph works set to rock 'n' roll music, the composers are usually of the Top 40 ilk: The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys and Prince have provided the tunes for contemporary dance performances by ...
  
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• Barbara Goodwin obituary

  06-04-2015 18:24
  
  My cousin Barbara Goodwin, who has died aged 95, was a pioneering teacher of movement and dance in the theatre. She was particularly respected for her work in the 1950s with the celebrated French theatre director Michel Saint-Denis in London and Strasbourg, and was a key figure in the implementation of his theories on acting and actor training. For her work she was appointed to the Legion of Honour, France’s highest award.Born the only child of Bernard, an architect, and Roberta (nee Taylor),
  
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• 'Dance Mom' news: Maddie Ziegler in new Sia video 'Big Girls Cry', Abbie Lee ... - Ecumenical News

  06-04-2015 17:35
  
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  'Dance Mom' news: Maddie Ziegler in new Sia video 'Big Girls Cry', Abbie Lee ...
  Ecumenical News
  Maddie Ziegler, Abbie Lee Miller's favorite star dancer, has become a sensation due to her association with singer Sia. The dancer shot to fame with her "Chandelier" video which features the dancer donning a platinum-haired wig and using her facial ...
  'Ghostbusters' Kristen Wiig & Sia Talk 'Dance Moms' Maddie Ziegler 'Chandelie
  
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• South Side Community Art Center presents "Off the Wall" - Ballet based on the ... - Chicago Tribune

  06-04-2015 17:11 via chicagotribune.com
  
  Chicago Tribune
  South Side Community Art Center presents "Off the Wall" - Ballet based on the ...
  Chicago Tribune
  CHICAGO (April 1, 2015) - The South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC) will celebrate its 75th anniversary with the signature event, "Off the Wall & Onto the Stage: Dancing the Art of Jonathan Green" performed by the Columbia City Ballet on Saturday ...
  
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• Madeleine Festival includes music, dance - Salt Lake Tribune

  06-04-2015 16:56
  
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Madeleine Festival includes music, dance
  Salt Lake Tribune
  The Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities has announced its 2015 schedule of five free performances in the downtown Salt Lake City cathedral, 331 E. South Temple. All begin at 8 p.m.. "Passion Week" • Brady Allred will conduct his Salt Lake ...
  
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• Chris Soules Dedicating 'DWTS' Dance To Whitney Bischoff — So Sweet - Hollywood Life

  06-04-2015 16:55
  
  Hollywood Life
  Chris Soules Dedicating 'DWTS' Dance To Whitney Bischoff — So Sweet
  Hollywood Life
  'The Bachelor' couple is so, so, so adorable. Chris Soules took a break from dancing with one Witney, to hang out with his fiancée, Whitney Bischoff — and revealed he's dedicating this week's dance to her! This rumba's for you, Whitney Bischoff! The ...and more »
  
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• Yale Dance Theater celebrates pioneer choreographer Alvin Ailey - Yale News

  06-04-2015 16:14
  
  Yale News
  Yale Dance Theater celebrates pioneer choreographer Alvin Ailey
  Yale News
  Matthew Rushing of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, shown here in rehearsal with the Yale Dance Theater, created a new work for the troupe. (Photo by Michael Marsland). “When you say Alvin Ailey to a room full of 18-year-olds, their eyes light ...
  NYC-based Alvin Ailey dance company to perform at Lied CenterDaily Nebraskanall 2 news articles »
  
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• Disco-dance with robots at fourth annual National Robotics Week event - ND Newswire

  06-04-2015 15:31
  ND Newswire
  Disco-dance with robots at fourth annual National Robotics Week event
  ND Newswire
  Robots that disco-dance with you, play hide-and-seek or engage in a Pokémon battle are just a few of the projects that will be on display during the fourth annual University of Notre Dame National Robotics Week event on Sunday (April 12). The free ...and more »
  
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• Old Texas dance halls decaying - Longview News-Journal

  06-04-2015 14:57
  
  Longview News-Journal
  Old Texas dance halls decaying
  Longview News-Journal
  KENDALIA (AP) — Some 40 miles north of San Antonio, along a lonely two-lane road, stands a bedraggled, tin-sided building that hints at Texas' past. Kendalia Halle's multi-tiered wooden truss was decked out in white lights as Bruce and Louetta Schwab ...
  Old Texas dance halls decaying, but some won't let them fadeBeaumont Enterpriseall 108 news articles »
  
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• Misty Copeland to Dance Swan Lake at DC's Kennedy Center - The Root

  06-04-2015 14:32
  
  The Root
  Misty Copeland to Dance Swan Lake at DC's Kennedy Center
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  I would like to receive The Root email newsletter. I would like to receive The Chatterati email newsletter. Sign Up. The Root · Sign In With Facebook. Powered by Queryly. Popular · New York Student Accepted At All 8 Ivy League Schools · Exclusive ...and more »
  
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• 'Glee' Star Matthew Morrison Talks About His 1999 Instructional Dance Video ... - Design & Trend

  06-04-2015 14:32
  
  Design & Trend
  'Glee' Star Matthew Morrison Talks About His 1999 Instructional Dance Video ...
  Design & Trend
  (Photo : Getty Images/Michael Loccisano) Jimmy Fallon recently poked fun on Matthew Morrison when he released the "Glee" star's 1999 instructional dance video entitled "Simply Funk." "Glee" star Matthew Morrison recently appeared on "The Tonight Show" ...
  Watch 'Glee' Star Matthew Morrison's 1999 How-To Hip-Hop Dance V
  
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• Texas Dance Halls Are Dying, Preservation Group Says - KERA News

  06-04-2015 14:26
  
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  Texas Dance Halls Are Dying, Preservation Group Says
  KERA News
  The Gruene Dance Hall is thriving, but many are not in Texas, a preservation group says. Peter Durand Flickr. Five stories that have North Texas talking: Texas dance halls are fading away; Texas Health Resources responds to the Nina Pham lawsuit; ...and more »
  
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• ToDo today: More Easter egg hunts, movies and ballet - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

  06-04-2015 14:09 via ledger-enquirer.com
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  ToDo today: More Easter egg hunts, movies and ballet
  Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
  Special to the Ledger-Enquirer/Darrell Roaden; A Stuffed toy rabbit sits among the more than 40,000 eggs and prizes up for grabs at North Highland Church's annual Easter egg hunt Sunday afternoon. Go to www.ledger-enquirer.com to see a spotted photo ...and more »
  
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• Oklahoma Festival Ballet prepares for second weekend of shows - The Oklahoma Daily

  06-04-2015 13:06 via oudaily.com
  Oklahoma Festival Ballet prepares for second weekend of shows
  The Oklahoma Daily
  MFA dance student Rose Taylor poses for OU Daily Saturday afternoon in Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center. Ballet performance students rehearse for the Oklahoma Festival Ballet. Posted: Monday, April 6, 2015 6:00 am. Oklahoma Festival Ballet ...
  
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• Sculpt A Leaner Lower Body With 5 Dance-Inspired Moves - Yahoo Health

  06-04-2015 12:36
  
  Yahoo Health
  Sculpt A Leaner Lower Body With 5 Dance-Inspired Moves
  Yahoo Health
  You don't have to aspire to Dancing with the Stars to get the slim, toned legs of a ballroom champion. To sculpt muscle fast, try this graceful—yet effective—workout created by a former ballerina. In addition to a trimmer and shapelier lower body ...
  
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• Doing the Nuclear Dance - CounterPunch

  06-04-2015 11:50
  Doing the Nuclear Dance
  CounterPunch
  FATTENING WALL STREET — Mike Whitney reports on the rapid metamorphosis of new Fed Chair Janet Yallin into a lackey for the bankers, bond traders and brokers. The New Religious Wars Over the Environment: Joyce Nelson charts the looming ...
  Doing the Nuclear Dance: The Iran Joint Comprehensive Plan of ActionCenter for Research on Globalizationall 2,347 news articles »
  
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• 'Dance Moms' Coach Abby Lee Miller, Kelly Hyland Case Dismissed; Top Dance ... - Design & Trend

  06-04-2015 10:23
  
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  'Dance Moms' Coach Abby Lee Miller, Kelly Hyland Case Dismissed; Top Dance ...
  Design & Trend
  (Photo : Lifetime/Dance Moms) The assault charges filed by "Dance Moms" coach Abby Lee Miller against Kelly Hyland has already been dismissed. Kelly Hyland's assault charges against "Dance Moms" coach Abby Lee Miller has already been dismissed.
  'Dance Moms' Season 5 Spoilers: Abby Lee Miller Makes Nia And Kendall Go ...International Business Times
  
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• Worldchella to celebrate cultures at UCLA with music, dance - Daily Bruin

  06-04-2015 09:02
  
  Worldchella to celebrate cultures at UCLA with music, dance
  Daily Bruin
  In the midst of festival season, the Undergraduate Students Association Council Cultural Affairs Commission has put its own twist on Coachella to produce Worldchella, a cultural music and dance night. The first Worldchella will take place on Tuesday at ...
  
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• Waking hours with... ballet dancer Ludovic Ondiviela - Irish Independent

  06-04-2015 03:32 via independent.ie
  
  Irish Independent
  Waking hours with... ballet dancer Ludovic Ondiviela
  Irish Independent
  I live by myself in an apartment in Shoreditch in east London. For breakfast, I have a coffee, and that's about it. I'm never hungry in the morning. When I was dancing, if I had a really big performance, I'd force myself to have some cereals and fruit.and more »
  
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• WATCH: Johnson Wagner made playoff, did crazy dance on 18th green - CBSSports.com

  06-04-2015 02:10
  
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  WATCH: Johnson Wagner made playoff, did crazy dance on 18th green
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  Johnson Wagner needed a birdie on the 72nd hole of the Houston Open pretty badly. He was down by one stroke to Jordan Spieth and JB Holmes and had to drain this lengthy putt to get into a three-man playoff. The problem? There had only been two birdies ...and more »
  
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• Ballet Des Moines to stage 'Peter Pan' in 2016 - DesMoinesRegister.com

  06-04-2015 01:31 via desmoinesregister.com
  
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  Ballet Des Moines to stage 'Peter Pan' in 2016
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  Right before Ballet Des Moines sent Dorothy off to Kansas in "The Wizard of Oz" on Saturday at the Des Moines Civic Center, the company unveiled its plans for 2015-16: • The annual Triple Bill showcase of short new works, Oct. 23-25 at Hoyt Sherman Place.
  
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• Dance for Mother Earth Powwow celebrates Native American culture - MLive.com

  06-04-2015 01:24
  
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  Dance for Mother Earth Powwow celebrates Native American culture
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  The Native American Student Association of U-M and EMU hosted the 43rd annual Dance for Mother Earth Powwow at Skyline High School on Sunday, April 5, 2015. Alex McDougall | The Ann Arbor News. Alex McDougall · Print Email · Alex McDougall ...and more »
  
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• Daleville Father Daughter Dance planned - Muncie Star Press

  06-04-2015 00:20
  
  Muncie Star Press
  Daleville Father Daughter Dance planned
  Muncie Star Press
  DALEVILLE – The 14th annual Father/Daughter Dance is coming again to Daleville. The dance is Saturday, April 25, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Daleville Elementary Gym. The dance is for all ages with attire ranging from formal to casual. Tickets go on ...
  
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