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• UO dance performance to honor late North Bend instructor - Coos Bay World

  22-04-2015 23:04
  Coos Bay World
  UO dance performance to honor late North Bend instructor
  Coos Bay World
  Megan Duling, a senior last year in the dance program at the University of Oregon, leads a group of modern dancers through some lessons April 24, 2014, at North Bend High School. The dancers from Oregon visited the school and worked with the high ...and more »
  
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• WKU Dance Company to present 'Evening of Dance' May 1-4 - WKU News

  22-04-2015 21:20
  
  WKU News
  WKU Dance Company to present 'Evening of Dance' May 1-4
  WKU News
  Evening of Dance has it all this year from the sultry sounds of jazz to the feathery lightness of ballet. The WKU Dance Company has worked all year under the direction of the dance faculty to put together an evening that will impress and astound.
  Dance troupe readies season openerBurbank Leader
  Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre “A Collection of Works” April 25Pasadena Independentall 5 news articles »
  
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• Chemung County museum steps out of dance video event - Elmira Star-Gazette

  22-04-2015 20:23
  
  Elmira Star-Gazette
  Chemung County museum steps out of dance video event
  Elmira Star-Gazette
  Foreign competition danced past the Chemung County Historical Society in an international dance video competition. When You Work at a Museum is sponsoring the on-going event in the second annual Museum Dance-Off competition. More than 20 percent ...and more »
  
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• Watch Ballerina Misty Copeland Explain How 'Ballet Found Me' - TIME

  22-04-2015 20:11
  TIME
  Watch Ballerina Misty Copeland Explain How 'Ballet Found Me'
  TIME
  Ballerina Misty Copeland spoke about her humble beginnings and overcoming professional and personal challenges in a toast at the TIME 100 gala on Tuesday. Copeland, who was the only African American ballerina at the American Ballet Theater during ...
  
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• This Bulgarian Music Video Is A 'Star Wars' Dance-Off - Huffington Post

  22-04-2015 19:27
  
  Huffington Post
  This Bulgarian Music Video Is A 'Star Wars' Dance-Off
  Huffington Post
  Mind control. Nasty lightsaber skills. World-destroying heavy artillery. These are the powers of the Dark Side that "Star Wars" fans are accustomed to. But now, there's a new force to contend with: ridiculous dance moves. Deep Zone Project is a ...and more »
  
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• Hixon part of BWU dance concert - Zanesville Times Recorder

  22-04-2015 19:21
  
  Zanesville Times Recorder
  Hixon part of BWU dance concert
  Zanesville Times Recorder
  BEREA – Steven Hixon of Zanesville were among the student composers, choreographers and dancers who produced “fyoo zhen '15: new music + dance” this spring at Baldwin Wallace University. The dance concert pairs choreographers from the ...
  
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• Ballet Under the Stars is this weekend - Monroe News Star

  22-04-2015 19:17
  
  Monroe News Star
  Ballet Under the Stars is this weekend
  Monroe News Star
  The Twin City Ballet will present two shows this weekend — "Ballet Under the Stars" and "Our Earth, According to the Lorax." "Ballet Under the Stars" will be performed at the Monroe Civic Center Friday night because of inclement weather concerns.
  
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• Dance His High Praise commemorates 50 years of the Voting Rights Act - Shreveport Times

  22-04-2015 19:03
  
  Shreveport Times
  Dance His High Praise commemorates 50 years of the Voting Rights Act
  Shreveport Times
  When the Galilee Missionary Baptist Church Chancel Choir stands on stage they have more than a song to sing. Stories and lessons passed down over hundreds of years resonate in each note. The Civil Rights Movement is an inspiration behind the songs ...
  
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• Mary Carmen Catoya is moving on from Miami City Ballet - Miami Herald

  22-04-2015 18:51
  
  Miami Herald
  Mary Carmen Catoya is moving on from Miami City Ballet
  Miami Herald
  A few years after Mary Carmen Catoya began dancing with Miami City Ballet in 1999, then-artistic director Edward Villella mounted two George Balanchine ballets he'd never done before. One was Ballo Della Regina, a devilishly difficult ballerina ...
  
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• Superheroes show off incredible dance moves in 'Uptown Funk' video - Fox 59

  22-04-2015 18:49
  
  Fox 59
  Superheroes show off incredible dance moves in 'Uptown Funk' video
  Fox 59
  (April 22, 2015) — The Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars hit “Uptown Funk” has received the superhero touch. The viral video of dancing superheroes was posted to the Heart London Facebook page and has been viewed more than 38 million times. Four lads ...and more »
  
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• Get 20% off Cincinnati Ballet tickets! - Cincinnati.com

  22-04-2015 17:30
  
  Cincinnati.com
  Get 20% off Cincinnati Ballet tickets!
  Cincinnati.com
  An evening of director's choice presentations from the Cincinnati Ballet, including two regional premieres and the return of the popular Chasing Squirrel, are available to you at a 20% discount. Your evening includes three presentations, beginning with ...
  
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• Company Chameleon: The Beauty of the Beast review – ferocious dance theatre

  22-04-2015 17:22
  
  Purcell Room, London
  Headbanging, football chants and military drill combine in these rowdy and hilarious routines choreographed by Anthony MissenCompany Chameleon’s funny and frightening study of the group psychology of men begins in a completely unexpected way – three dancers in pastel-blue tights performing a style of modern dance that went out of fashion years ago. The music is Bach, badly recorded, and just as I think I’ve got this show completely wrong, the stage is invaded by three
  
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• St. Croix Ballet presents 'Cinderella' - Stillwater Gazette

  22-04-2015 16:40
  Stillwater Gazette
  St. Croix Ballet presents 'Cinderella'
  Stillwater Gazette
  Directed by Susan Hovey, more than 100 dancers from St. Croix Ballet will perform in the show. “The spring show is a beautiful complement to the annual 'Stillwater Nutcracker,'” Hovey said. “There are dozens of advanced roles for these aspiring dancers ...
  
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• Frankston set to host Sleeping Beauty performance, orchestrated by Moscow ... - Herald Sun

  22-04-2015 16:06
  Herald Sun
  Frankston set to host Sleeping Beauty performance, orchestrated by Moscow ...
  Herald Sun
  IT'S the classic ballet that continues to entrance and enthral audiences all over the world. And Moscow Ballet La Classique artistic director Elik Melikov, who is bringing his production of Sleeping Beauty to Frankston, has a simple answer for its ...
  
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• Dance Moms Recap: Video Victims - Reality Tea

  22-04-2015 16:03
  
  Reality Tea
  Dance Moms Recap: Video Victims
  Reality Tea
  Last night was the ALDC's final week in Los Angeles on Dance Moms…somehow I feel like I've typed that more than once! As usual, Abby Lee Miller was her normal horribly hateful self…with a few (very few!) moments of compassion. The episode was the ...
  'Dance Moms' Recap S5 E16 Video Killed the ALDC Star: Abby vs. AubreyGlamorosi (blog)
  'Dance Moms' Recap: Tension Erupts Between Holly and the Other MomsBuddyT
  
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• Ballet numbers get a lift - The Australian

  22-04-2015 16:01
  The Australian
  Ballet numbers get a lift
  The Australian
  The Li effect continues at Queensland Ballet: the company attracted 1000 new subscribers last year, boosting its season ticket-holders to 5332 people. Artistic director Li Cunxin, aka Mao's Last Dancer, was appointed in 2012 and the company has ...
  
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• St. Petersburg ballet company to present new psychodrama on U.S. tour - Russia Beyond the Headlines

  22-04-2015 14:08
  
  St. Petersburg ballet company to present new psychodrama on U.S. tour
  Russia Beyond the Headlines
  The Eifman Ballet is to present its jazz premiere “Up & Down” on its upcoming tour of the U.S. Dedicated to the temptations of wealth and the high life, the ballet explores the ill-starred fortunes of a young couple on the French Riviera. The company ...and more »
  
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• Charlotte Ballet production merges dance with a live DJ - CL Charlotte

  22-04-2015 13:01
  CL Charlotte
  Charlotte Ballet production merges dance with a live DJ
  CL Charlotte
  Charlotte Ballet's resident choreographer Dwight Rhoden works with dancers for his upcoming Contemporary Fusion piece. Tools. del.icio.us · Facebook · Twitter · Email · Print · Add to favorites. Saving… Add to Custom List. Loading… Comments. Related ...
  
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• Watch Charles Dance deliver his lines in The Witcher 3 - PC Gamer

  22-04-2015 11:43
  
  PC Gamer
  Watch Charles Dance deliver his lines in The Witcher 3
  PC Gamer
  The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will feature Charles Dance as the voice of Emhyr var Emreis, the mighty Emperor of Nilfgaard. And for those of you who don't know who Charles Dance is, here's a hint: He always pays his debts. Charles Dance is probably best ...
  Watch Game of Thrones' Charles Dance become The Witcher 3's ruler of NilfgaardPolygon
  Introducing The Witcher 3: Wild HuntGameSpot
  Game of Thrones' Tywin
  
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• JJ Watt has created a new Rockets victory dance - SportingNews.com

  22-04-2015 07:07
  
  SportingNews.com
  JJ Watt has created a new Rockets victory dance
  SportingNews.com
  J.J. Watt is a massive man. He's also a very serious, very intimidating man on the football field. So when the Texans defensive end shows his lighter side, as he often does, it's hard not to smile, laugh and take him a little less seriously ...
  JJ Watt Shows Off Serious Dance Moves After Houston Rockets Game 2 WinRantSports
  Vine: JJ Watt shows off serious dance moves to celebrate Houston Rockets winSportsJ
  
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• Lindy Hopping mad in the aisles: from the archive, 22 April 1986

  22-04-2015 06:30
  
  The raunchy Jiving Lindy Hoppers won over the Festival Ballet audience with their skill, athleticism and exuberance, leaving the crowd baying for moreTerry Monaghan - obituaryIn the last few weeks two American dance companies, Ballroom Theatre and the Bucket Company, have impressed London audiences with their athleticism, skill and sheer exuberance. Almost unnoticed though, a young British company has been building a cult following for exactly the same reasons. Last week the Jiving Lindy Hoppers
  
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• Dance recitals pop up all over region - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  22-04-2015 06:01
  
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Dance recitals pop up all over region
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  You can always “Expect the Unexpected” in dance, as Chartiers Valley Performing Arts wants to demonstrate at its annual showcase this year. Or like Yanlai Dance Academy's “The Chinese Nutcracker,” a “fresh twist on an old classic,” in May.and more »
  
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• Jacobs Pre-College Ballet Program to show Spring Recital - Indiana Daily Student

  22-04-2015 05:46
  
  Indiana Daily Student
  Jacobs Pre-College Ballet Program to show Spring Recital
  Indiana Daily Student
  Young ballet students arrived to rehearsal, several of them with hair tied into perfect ballerina buns and dressed in form-fitting leotards. By 5:30 p.m. they were all in place, ready to go. As the teachers instructed their pupils, they listened ...
  
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• Ballet folklorico to celebrate founder on 40th anniversary - Dallas Morning News

  22-04-2015 04:11
  
  Dallas Morning News
  Ballet folklorico to celebrate founder on 40th anniversary
  Dallas Morning News
  Madison Tamez rehearses a segment of “A Tribute to Our Founder” with other members of the folklorico. By MANUEL MENDOZA. Special Contributor. Published: 21 April 2015 09:10 PM. Updated: 21 April 2015 09:13 PM. In this week's tribute concert to Anita ...
  
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• DSL NewsWire: YAGP Crowns This Year’s Most Promising Young Dancers

  22-04-2015 02:47
  The Youth American Grand Prix finals last week gave New York audiences a unique opportunity to see many of the world’s best young dancers before they disperse to study on scholarship at the world’s leading dance academies. Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Liz Gerring to Receive 2015 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award

  22-04-2015 02:31
  Contemporary choreographer Liz Gerring will receive this year’s Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award, a prestigious honor carrying an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize, in recognition of her talent and outstanding contributions to the dance field. Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Bruce Springsteen’s Guitarist Combines Tap Dancing With Guitar Licks

  22-04-2015 02:22
  Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, E Street Band member Nils Lofgren (a former gymnast) was famous for playing guitar while doing flips on a trampoline. Unfortunately, years of backflips and basketball punished his body to the point where he now sports two metal hips. Continue reading
  
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• DDA To Perform Pirates of the Caribbean Ballet - Milford LIVE

  22-04-2015 01:04
  
  Milford LIVE
  DDA To Perform Pirates of the Caribbean Ballet
  Milford LIVE
  2 The Delaware Dance Alliance (DDA) will be performing Pirates of the Caribbean onstage, live at the Schwartz Center For the Arts, located at 226 South State Street, Dover, DE. On April 25 at 7 pm and April 26 at 2 pm. Artistic Director Michele Xiques, ...
  
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• The foundation of Alonzo King LINES Ballet is originality - The Park Record

  22-04-2015 00:45
  
  The foundation of Alonzo King LINES Ballet is originality
  The Park Record
  Keelan Whitmore of Alonzo King LINES Ballet performes "Biophony," which was choreographed to a soundtrack of marine and terrestrial habitats. (Marty Sohl). Alonzo King, artistic director for Alonzo King LINES Ballet, strives to be himself. "The common ...and more »
  
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• Ballet Hispanico: Are You Down for a Discourse? - Huffington Post

  22-04-2015 00:29
  
  Huffington Post
  Ballet Hispanico: Are You Down for a Discourse?
  Huffington Post
  "What is the experience of a Latin artist out in the desert, isolated? What does he bring to the table?" Shifting forward in his chair, Eduardo Vilaro responds to questions with more quandaries while his mouth curves upward on one side with the kind of ...
  
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