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• Staten Island's Best Dance School: Nominate the 2015 Readers' Choice - SILive.com

  18-05-2015 22:50 via silive.com
  
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  Staten Island's Best Dance School: Nominate the 2015 Readers' Choice
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  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Chances are, none of us will be invited to go "Dancing with the Stars." But maybe a local dance studio made you feel like one. So, forget "Dance Moms" and "So You Think You Can Dance," too. For hundreds of Islanders, it's about ...
  
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• Review: Hot Chip's 'Why Make Sense?,' Rooted in Dance Music's Past but of the ... - New York Times

  18-05-2015 22:14 via nytimes.com
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  Review: Hot Chip's 'Why Make Sense?,' Rooted in Dance Music's Past but of the ...
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  HOT CHIP. “Why Make Sense?” (Domino). Hot Chip has a discreet but unmistakable contrarian streak. An English band formed in 2000 by its lead singer and keyboardist, Alexis Taylor, and its main composer, Joe Goddard, Hot Chip is grounded in dance ...
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• DSL NewsWire: Des Moines’ Grand Dame of Dance, Mary Joyce Lind Thomas, Dies

  18-05-2015 20:52
  The 90-year-old grand dame of Des Moines, Iowa, dance took her final bow May 10. Mary Joyce (Lind) has died after teaching thousands of students in a career that spanned more than 70 years, reported the Des Moines Register. Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Artists Protest Ukraine’s Efforts to Draft Dancers Into Army

  18-05-2015 20:36
  Artists of the Lviv National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet have issued an appeal protesting performers’ mass conscription into the Ukrainian army, which they are calling a deliberate attempt to stamp out Ukraine’s educational artistic traditions, reports Sputnik news. Continue reading
  
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• DSL NewsWire: Arthur Mitchell’s Archives at Columbia U to Open to Public in 2017

  18-05-2015 20:16
  Columbia University’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library has acquired its first major dance collection, the archives of Dance Theatre of Harlem co-founder Arthur Mitchell. Continue reading
  
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• Dancing on the ceiling: São Paulo's seductive Skylight – in pictures

  18-05-2015 15:15
  
  Look up! The Brazilian choreographer and dancer Morena Nascimento’s Clarabóia (Skylight), staged in São Paulo, is a performance that takes place on a glass ceiling. But with these pictures, you won’t get a crick in your neck Continue reading...
  
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• Early morning dance parties big hit in San Francisco - abc7news.com

  18-05-2015 14:58 via abc7news.com
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  Early morning dance parties big hit in San Francisco
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  Party lovers are turning SF's club scene upside down. Some partiers are now doing their dance moves in the morning. Embed. <iframe width="476" height="270" src="http://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=726442" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>.and more »
  
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• See the touching farewell for Grand Rapids Ballet's retiring Stephen Sanford - MLive.com

  18-05-2015 13:47
  
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  See the touching farewell for Grand Rapids Ballet's retiring Stephen Sanford
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  Stephen Sanford says farewell to Grand Rapids Ballet Grand Rapids Ballet's Stephen Sanford said farewell after giving his final performance on May 17, 2015, as the title character in Mario Radacovsky's 'Beethoven.' Sanford has danced professionally ...
  Grand Rapids Ballet: Choreographer Mario Radacovsky's vision for 'Beethoven'Examiner.comall 2 news articles &raq
  
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• In the News / Yu Kurihara / Dedicated teen dances way to ballet gold - The Japan News

  18-05-2015 13:03
  
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  In the News / Yu Kurihara / Dedicated teen dances way to ballet gold
  The Japan News
  The Yomiuri Shimbun Talented dancers from around the world gathered in New York last month for the finals of the 2015 Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, including 16-year-old Yu Kurihara, who took the stage on April 15 to perform an elegant ...
  
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• Boston Ballet Caps Season With A Classic Balanchine And Comical Robbins - WBUR

  18-05-2015 11:36
  
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  Boston Ballet Caps Season With A Classic Balanchine And Comical Robbins
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  BOSTON The Boston Ballet ends its 52nd season with “Thrill of Contact,” an engaging and varied quartet of dances at the Opera House through May 24. A familiar favorite — George Balanchine's “Theme and Variations” — opens the program, and the colorful ...
  DANCE REVIEW: A thrilling smorgasbord from Boston BalletWicked Local Wayland
  Boston Ballet provides some season-ending thrillsBoston Globe (s
  
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• Cottontail bunny does happy dance when drinking milk - KSAT San Antonio

  18-05-2015 09:56 via ksat.com
  
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  Cottontail bunny does happy dance when drinking milk
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  Rabbit care givers Bunny Chats rescued a cute cottontail bunny over the weekend and found that the fluffy little guy loves his milk so much that he breaks out into a happy dance when it's feeding time. Bunny Chats rescuers warn that even though wild ...
  
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• Musée de la Danse five-star review – human heaven in living dance archive - The Guardian

  18-05-2015 09:55 via theguardian.com
  
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  Musée de la Danse five-star review – human heaven in living dance archive
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  Art of dance … a dress rehearsal for Musée de la Danse, Tate Modern, London. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images. Sanjoy Roy. Sunday 17 May 2015 11.42 EDT Last modified on Monday 18 May 2015 03.55 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...
  
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• Spandau Ballet Are Having A Great Time In Australia - Noise11

  18-05-2015 08:28
  
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  Spandau Ballet Are Having A Great Time In Australia
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  After completing a North American tour, Spandau Ballet are now in Australia and having great time. While a lot of bands cut down the production of their Australian shows to cut costs Spandau Ballet have brought their full production down under. “The ...and more »
  
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• Dance Review: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet goes out on high note in Boston - MassLive.com

  18-05-2015 07:24 via masslive.com
  
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  Dance Review: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet goes out on high note in Boston
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  Members of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet performing "Necessity, Again." (Photo courtesy of Celebrity Series of Boston). Print Email · Ken Ross | [email protected] By Ken Ross | [email protected] masslive.com. Follow on Twitter on May 18, 2015 at 1:03 ...and more »
  
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• University of Alabama dance duo will perform "Twenty-twenty" in Italy - Tuscaloosa News (subscription)

  18-05-2015 06:39 via tuscaloosanews.com
  
  University of Alabama dance duo will perform "Twenty-twenty" in Italy
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  Emily Higginbotham, a recent graduate of the University of Alabama with a major in dance, and Shaun Leary, a senior at UA majoring in dance, rehearse "Twenty-twenty" in Morgan Hall Wednesday, May 13, 2015. The contemporary ballet pas de deux was ...and more »
  
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• Tutus, tap, no sweat? Kids in dance classes don't get enough exercise - Today.com

  18-05-2015 06:25 via today.com
  
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  Tutus, tap, no sweat? Kids in dance classes don't get enough exercise
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  If you think your daughter is getting a good workout in her ballet or tap classes you might want to take a closer look. A new study finds that youngsters often don't get much exercise during dance classes. kids-dance-class-today-tease.jpg CREATISTA / ...
  Kids 'inactive most of the time during dance classes'Medical News Today
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• Dance Moms Cast Update: Maddie Ziegler Reaches 1 Billion Views on YouTube - Movie News Guide

  18-05-2015 05:52 via movienewsguide.com
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  Dance Moms Cast Update: Maddie Ziegler Reaches 1 Billion Views on YouTube
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  As a tribute for “Dance Moms” star Maddie Ziegler's phenomenal achievement in YouTube with her one billion views, The Telegraph shared its exclusive interview with the rising child star. Read on for the highlights. With Sia, Ziegler's “Chandelier ...
  
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• Too revealing for prom? Teen, 16, asked to leave dance over specially-designed ... - Daily Mail

  18-05-2015 05:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Too revealing for prom? Teen, 16, asked to leave dance over specially-designed ...
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  A 16-year-old Alabama high school student was kicked out of a prom because the school's dean said her custom-made gown had slits that defied the dress code. Alexis Craft, a student at J.M. Tate High School in Seminole, was asked too leave the Pensacola ...
  Is this dress too provocative for a high school dance?Sunday Worldall 16 news articles »
  
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• Former Broadway dancer Jean Christ reflects on the 1930s dance craze that ... - Santa Cruz Sentinel

  18-05-2015 01:38 via santacruzsentinel.com
  
  Former Broadway dancer Jean Christ reflects on the 1930s dance craze that ...
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  Former Broadway dancer, Los Angeles showgirl and Hollywood actress Jean Christ thinks back to her performing days as she leafs through photos from the 1930s. Christ is the at bottom left in the old photo. (Shmuel Thaler — Santa Cruz Sentinel). By ...
  
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• Wizard behind Smuin Ballet's curtain puts the pieces together - San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)

  18-05-2015 01:25
  
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  Wizard behind Smuin Ballet's curtain puts the pieces together
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  Wearing makeup done by Smuin Ballet wardrobe assistant Vincent Avery, Ben Needham-Wood takes to the air during the final dress rehearsal at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Photo: Mike Kepka / The Chronicle. Image 1 of 5. Wearing ...
  
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• Seniors pack dance floor for Accordion Jammers group - Great Falls Tribune

  18-05-2015 00:49 via greatfallstribune.com
  
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  Seniors pack dance floor for Accordion Jammers group
  Great Falls Tribune
  Retired Fairfield farmers Bob and Betty Nelson drive to Great Falls each month to listen and dance to the Accordion Jammers group. They're not alone. More than 100 senior citizens were enjoying the free session during a rainy Sunday afternoon at the ...
  
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• Photos: Thousands Boogie Through Manhattan For 2015 Dance Parade - Gothamist

  18-05-2015 00:10 via gothamist.com
  
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  Photos: Thousands Boogie Through Manhattan For 2015 Dance Parade
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  Saturday marked the 9th annual Dance Parade, which was created to "promote dance as an expressive and unifying art form by showcasing all forms of dance." Thousands of people came out to follow the parade of colorful dancers from 21st Street down to ...
  Colorful Costumes Rule the 2015 Dance ParadeVillage Voiceall 2 news articles »
  
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