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• Mariah Carey Gets Sexy Lap Dance From Tyson Beckford at Chippendales ... - Us Magazine

  09-05-2015 22:40
  
  Us Magazine
  Mariah Carey Gets Sexy Lap Dance From Tyson Beckford at Chippendales ...
  Us Magazine
  Fantasy fulfilled! Mariah Carey knows how to have a good time on stage -- even if she's not performing. The "We Belong Together" singer got a special lap dance from Tyson Beckford when she attended his Las Vegas Chippendales Show this week. PHOTOS: ...
  Tyson Beckford Gives Mariah Carey A Lap Dance — Watch Her Spank HimHollywood Life
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• ARTS: Review of Tulsa Ballet's "XX" - Tulsa World

  09-05-2015 21:24
  
  Tulsa World
  ARTS: Review of Tulsa Ballet's "XX"
  Tulsa World
  The title of Tulsa Ballet's final production of the season, "XX," refers to the 20th anniversary of Marcello Angelini becoming the company's artistic director. But the letter X also has a tradition of marking the place where treasure lies, which is ...
  
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• Review: Smuin Ballet premieres sweet, sassy 'Ask Me' - San Jose Mercury News

  09-05-2015 21:24
  
  Review: Smuin Ballet premieres sweet, sassy 'Ask Me'
  San Jose Mercury News
  SAN FRANCISCO -- When Smuin Ballet performed Helen Pickett's "Petals" for the first time in 2013, I was pulled inside the pulsing shades of yellows, the drenched corals and the simmering reds that designer Todd Elmer had projected on all surfaces of ...
  Smuin Ballet: uneven repertoire saved by dancers' skillSFGateall 3 news articles »
  
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• Is ballet's 'Director's Choice' season's best? - Cincinnati.com

  09-05-2015 21:15
  
  Cincinnati.com
  Is ballet's 'Director's Choice' season's best?
  Cincinnati.com
  Victoria Morgan set the bar high on Friday when she introduced Cincinnati Ballet's "Director's Choice" program as "the. Remember, this was a season that included Septime Webre's "ALICE (in wonderland)" and Adam Hougland's "Mozart's Requiem.
  
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• Smuin Ballet review - SFGate

  09-05-2015 21:02
  
  Smuin Ballet review
  SFGate
  The Smuin Ballet spring program, which opened its run Friday at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, suggests as strongly as any of the troupe's recent presentations, the dilemma in which the organization finds itself near the end of its 21st ...
  Review: Smuin Ballet premieres sweet, sassy 'Ask Me'San Jose Mercury Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• Maddie Ziegler & Kendall Vertes Dance Their Way To 'Pitch Perfect 2' Premiere - Just Jared Jr.

  09-05-2015 20:26
  
  Just Jared Jr.
  Maddie Ziegler & Kendall Vertes Dance Their Way To 'Pitch Perfect 2' Premiere
  Just Jared Jr.
  Maddie Ziegler sticks close to her younger sister Mackenzie at the Pitch Perfect 2 premiere held at the Nokia Theatre at LA Live on Friday evening (May 8) in Los Angeles. The Dance Moms stars were joined by their co-star Kendall Vertes on the black carpet.and more »
  
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• “Sesame Street Live: Let's Dance!” Comes to Des Moines - whotv.com

  09-05-2015 20:21
  
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  “Sesame Street Live: Let's Dance!” Comes to Des Moines
  whotv.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa — Elmo, Cookie Monster, and other characters have traveled all the way from Sesame Street to Des Moines. While they're here, they're showing off some dance moves at Wells Fargo Arena this weekend. “Sesame Street Live: Let's Dance!
  
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• Review: Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley opens enchanting 'Cinderella' - San Jose Mercury News

  09-05-2015 19:58
  
  Review: Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley opens enchanting 'Cinderella'
  San Jose Mercury News
  SAN JOSE -- Cinderella has a happy ending, but there was poignancy in Ballet San Jose's Friday-night performance, which opened a four-show run at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. The 29-year-old company is dancing at new level of quality and ...and more »
  
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• Romeo and Juliet, Together Again, Thanks to San Francisco Ballet - Huffington Post

  09-05-2015 19:24
  
  Romeo and Juliet, Together Again, Thanks to San Francisco Ballet
  Huffington Post
  I couldn't wait to see San Francisco Ballet's latest offering of Romeo and Juliet. As with most companies, SF Ballet artistic director Helgi Tomasson alternates the casting of the principal parts among several dancers, and I was looking forward to ...and more »
  
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• Romeo & Juliet, Together Again Thanks to San Francisco Ballet - Huffington Post

  09-05-2015 19:07
  
  Romeo & Juliet, Together Again Thanks to San Francisco Ballet
  Huffington Post
  I couldn't wait to see San Francisco Ballet's latest offering of Romeo and Juliet. As with most companies, SF Ballet artistic director Helgi Tomasson alternates the casting of the principal parts among several dancers, and I was looking forward to ...and more »
  
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• WA Ballet on top of the world - Perth Now

  09-05-2015 18:10
  The West Australian
  WA Ballet on top of the world
  Perth Now
  Each year only a select few companies across the world are granted permission to stage Balanchine, considered the father of American ballet, such is their difficult nature. WA Ballet submitted DVD recordings of their dancers to the George Balanchine ...
  WA Ballet celebrates Balanchine - The West AustralianThe West Australianall 3 news articles »
  
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• Love story comes to life at St Petersburg Ballet - Eyewitness News

  09-05-2015 18:09
  
  Eyewitness News
  Love story comes to life at St Petersburg Ballet
  Eyewitness News
  Julian Hibbert surprised the love of his life Andil Petzer with a magical backstage proposal. Love story comes to life at St Petersburg Ballet. Picture: Supplied. Ballet · St Petersburg Ballet · Giselle · Swan Lake. Ballet,St Petersburg Ballet,Giselle ...
  
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• Eifman Ballet's 'Up & Down' is up and down - Chicago Tribune

  09-05-2015 17:36
  
  Chicago Tribune
  Eifman Ballet's 'Up & Down' is up and down
  Chicago Tribune
  LauraMolzahn@chrisbknowlton Try to make time for this unique show--only one more night! http://t.co/Kc66aOE31K. Eifman Ballet in "Up & Down" at Auditorium Theatre. Souheil Michael Khoury photo. Souheil Michael Khoury photo. Review: Eifman Ballet ...and more »
  
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• KC Ballet's 'Dances Daring': Season ends with excellent presentation of mixed ... - Kansas City Star

  09-05-2015 15:43
  
  KC Ballet's 'Dances Daring': Season ends with excellent presentation of mixed ...
  Kansas City Star
  Daring, indeed. The Kansas City Ballet's exciting presentation of modern works in its “Dances Daring” program included a whole-hearted presentation of George Balanchine's “The Four Temperaments.” The Friday performance in Kauffman Theatre also ...
  
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• Wayne McGregor talks Woolf Works ballet: 'flamboyant, very virtuosic dance' - The Independent

  09-05-2015 11:27
  
  The Independent
  Wayne McGregor talks Woolf Works ballet: 'flamboyant, very virtuosic dance'
  The Independent
  The Royal Opera House must be hoping that ballet audiences are not afraid of Virginia Woolf. On Monday the curtain rises on the choreographer Wayne McGregor's first full-length narrative work for the Royal Ballet: Woolf Works, an ambitious creation ...and more »
  
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• Trade union movements: why Rambert are 'picketing' 30 years after the miners’ strike

  09-05-2015 10:00
  
  Can setting modern dance to brass band music capture the sound and spirit of the miners’ strike? Rambert artistic director Mark Baldwin finds lingering hope amid a bitter legacyWhen composer Gavin Higgins was appointed Rambert’s inaugural music fellow in 2010 he suggested it would be interesting to explore the 1984/85 miners’ strike through music and dance. The strike was a defining political and social moment in recent British history; it changed the nation, and its repercussions are stil
  
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• Jefferson holds square dance - Albany Democrat Herald (blog)

  09-05-2015 07:29
  Jefferson holds square dance
  Albany Democrat Herald (blog)
  JEFFERSON — Jefferson Elementary School invites the public to its annual school square dance, to be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the school gym, 615 N. Second St. Fourth- and fifth-graders will perform three dances, then invite parents and other ...
  
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• North Dakota Ballet Company holds annual show at the Fritz - Grand Forks Herald

  09-05-2015 07:21
  
  Grand Forks Herald
  North Dakota Ballet Company holds annual show at the Fritz
  Grand Forks Herald
  The North Dakota Ballet Company was getting in shape this week for its annual recital at the Chester Fritz Auditorium in Grand Forks Friday. Advertisement. Print. Family Healthcare. Family Healthcare is looking for great people for the following ...
  
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• 'Dance Moms' Star Maddie Ziegler: 5 Reasons Why Sia's BFF Is Everyone's ... - Design & Trend

  09-05-2015 06:53
  
  Design & Trend
  'Dance Moms' Star Maddie Ziegler: 5 Reasons Why Sia's BFF Is Everyone's ...
  Design & Trend
  (Photo : Getty Images/Jason Merritt) It's very apparent that everyone loves Maddie Ziegler from Lifetime's "Dance Moms." Here are five reasons why. Maddie Ziegler is one of the most popular cast members on the hit Lifetime series, "Dance Moms." At a ...and more »
  
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• PICTURED: Heartwarming moment teen takes his great-grandmother, 93, to ... - Express.co.uk

  09-05-2015 06:29
  
  Express.co.uk
  PICTURED: Heartwarming moment teen takes his great-grandmother, 93, to ...
  Express.co.uk
  THIS is the heartwarming moment that a teenager took his 93-year-old great-grandmother to his school dance. By Scott Campbell Scott Campbell. PUBLISHED: 05:18, Sat, May 9, 2015 | UPDATED: 05:24, Sat, May 9, 2015. Drew Holm and Kathryn Keith at ...
  Indiana teen takes great-grandma, 93, to prom: A slow dance, a 9 p.m. curfewPennLive.comall 111 news articles »
  
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• The Spring Student Dance Concert soars as students produce and choreograph ... - Oregon Daily Emerald

  09-05-2015 05:07
  
  The Spring Student Dance Concert soars as students produce and choreograph ...
  Oregon Daily Emerald
  Each evening, the dance concert will put on a diverse set of dance works, ranging from “concept of energy flow to the exploration of group relationship.” (Photo courtesy of Brooke Thomas). From May 7-9 at 8 p.m., the University of Oregon Department of ...
  Mt. SAC dance concert planned next weekendInland Valley Daily Bulletinall 2 news articles »
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Two Grants Support Hubbard Street Youth, Community Programs

  09-05-2015 05:00
  Hubbard Street Dance Chicago has received two sizable grants to help support its continuing work with young people and families in Chicago. Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Students Benefit From Loyola Marymount/Bill T. Jones Partnership

  09-05-2015 04:40
  The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, New York Live Arts’ resident dance company, has launched a new, four-year partnership with Loyola Marymount University (LMU) that will bring the company’s works and their pedagogical and performing philosophy to LMU’s campus and the Los Angeles area. Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Interest From Male Students Leads to First “Mancing” Class at Virginia Studio

  09-05-2015 04:13
  “Mancing.” That’s what Elite School of Dance and Performance Art in Radford, Virginia, calls it when its 15-member, all-male dance class starts moving to the beat. Continue reading
  
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• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicks off weekend of shows at NJPAC - NJ.com

  09-05-2015 02:55
  
  NJ.com
  Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicks off weekend of shows at NJPAC
  NJ.com
  ESSEX - This Friday, the legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance theater opened up a weekend of shows at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Their first audience was smaller in more ways than one. School busses surrounded the theater as local Newark ...
  
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• Wilson School of Dance performance pays tribute to art, loss and the ... - The Daily Progress

  09-05-2015 02:01
  The Daily Progress
  Wilson School of Dance performance pays tribute to art, loss and the ...
  The Daily Progress
  Dances in Wilson School of Dance's Spring Performance are set to tunes from Taylor Swift to "Frozen." Look for a new Bollywood dance, as well as jazz, ballet, hip-hop and contemporary works. Bio Box. Wilson School of Dance. 38th annual Spring ...and more »
  
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• Penna. Ballet performs 'Tribute to Jerome Robbins' at Academy - Philly.com

  09-05-2015 01:15
  
  Philly.com
  Penna. Ballet performs 'Tribute to Jerome Robbins' at Academy
  Philly.com
  The ballet on which the Broadway show (and Gene Kelly movie) was based opened Thursday night at the Academy of Music as part of Pennsylvania Ballet's "Tribute to Jerome Robbins." Choreographed in 1944, Fancy Free was Robbins' first ballet and a ...and more »
  
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• ALICE (in wonderland) at The Washington Ballet at The Kennedy Center - DC Metro Theater Arts (press release) (blog)

  09-05-2015 01:04
  
  ALICE (in wonderland) at The Washington Ballet at The Kennedy Center
  DC Metro Theater Arts (press release) (blog)
  The Washington Ballet's performance of ALICE (in wonderland) is delightful for someone like me who is not a connosseur of ballet. Here, sets and costumes change frequently, the performances are buttressed by a fine score conducted by Matthew Pierce, ...and more »
  
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• Millikin dance show back with more styles - Herald & Review

  09-05-2015 00:31
  Millikin dance show back with more styles
  Herald & Review
  DECATUR – While annual, Millikin's Equinox concert is anything but the same old performance year after year. Unlike other yearly events, the “Equinox: A Concert of Dance” show provides faculty and students to exhibit a wide variety of dance and emotion ...
  
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