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• Elizabeth Banks and James Corden Audition to Attend Jane Fonda's Epic Dance ... - E! Online

  05-06-2015 23:24 via eonline.com
  
  E! Online
  Elizabeth Banks and James Corden Audition to Attend Jane Fonda's Epic Dance ...
  E! Online
  What's more epic than a dance party? A Jane Fonda-hosted dance party, obviously. Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Elizabeth Banks all stopped by The Late Late Show With James Corden Thursday, and the host had a bone to pick with the Grace and Frankie stars.
  James Corden and Elizabeth Banks Dance to Impress Jane FondaTIME
  James Corden and Elizabeth Banks try out for Jane Fonda's dance partiesEnt
  
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• An Adieu to Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet - Huffington Post

  05-06-2015 22:48
  
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  An Adieu to Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
  Huffington Post
  When I think of a lake, I imagine its stillness and peace. Calm looms over a clear surface without tides. No matter if the wind shouts or murmurs, the water barely stirs. It's settled, unperturbed. It craves nothing but silence. Cedar Lake Contemporary ...
  
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• Vandals Shatter Church Windows, Break Out in Dance - NBC Southern California

  05-06-2015 22:47 via nbclosangeles.com
  
  NBC Southern California
  Vandals Shatter Church Windows, Break Out in Dance
  NBC Southern California
  Three vandals do a dance after throwing rocks at a Southern California church before flooding a room with water from a garden hose. Raw video broadcast Friday June 5, 2015 on NBC4. (Published Friday, Jun 5, 2015). Updated 2 hours ago. Three juveniles ...and more »
  
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• 8 things to do: A zoo, Midwest rock and ballet - Journal and Courier

  05-06-2015 21:55
  
  8 things to do: A zoo, Midwest rock and ballet
  Journal and Courier
  Although they're new in town, you might see something familiar in the life-sized zoo animals that have set up shop outside the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette. And that's because the lion, rhino, kangaroo and others contain the type of stuff you put ...
  
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• Watch Jon Batiste and Stephen Colbert dance through the streets in 2014 ... - Entertainment Weekly (blog)

  05-06-2015 21:37 via ew.com
  
  Entertainment Weekly (blog)
  Watch Jon Batiste and Stephen Colbert dance through the streets in 2014 ...
  Entertainment Weekly (blog)
  Fans of newly-appointed Late Show bandleader Jon Batiste may remember his band's show-stopping performance on The Colbert Report back in 2014, which caused a mini-parade in the streets of New York. In the clip below, you can watch Batiste lead the ...and more »
  
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• Sarasota Ballet, Patel Conservatory announce leadership changes - Tampa Bay Business Journal

  05-06-2015 20:48
  
  Tampa Bay Business Journal
  Sarasota Ballet, Patel Conservatory announce leadership changes
  Tampa Bay Business Journal
  Just in time for summer intensives and new seasons, local dance institutions have announced board appointments and new hires. Philip Neal has been named the dance department chair at the Patel Conservatory and artistic director for Next Generation ...and more »
  
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• Philip Neal to head dance department at Patel Conservatory - Tampabay.com

  05-06-2015 20:42 via tampabay.com
  
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  Philip Neal to head dance department at Patel Conservatory
  Tampabay.com
  TAMPA — Philip Neal, a dancer and choreographer with a long and distinguished track record, is the new chair of the Patel Conservatory's dance department, the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts announced on Thursday.and more »
  
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• What to Expect From Game of Thrones This Week - TIME

  05-06-2015 20:37 via time.com
  
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  What to Expect From Game of Thrones This Week
  TIME
  Over the course of its first four seasons, Game of Thrones has earned a reputation for penultimate episodes characterized by shocking twists, epic battles and buckets of blood. In the first season, honest Ned Stark lost his head. In the second, Stannis ...
  Game Of Thrones Preview: What To Expect From S5E9 The Dance Of DragonsWhatCulture
  Game of Thrones Season 5 Episode 9 'The Dance of Dragons' Photos ReleasedMstarz
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• Riley Curry's tour-de-adorable continues with Game 1 victory dance, chest ... - FOXSports.com

  05-06-2015 20:33 via foxsports.com
  
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  Riley Curry's tour-de-adorable continues with Game 1 victory dance, chest ...
  FOXSports.com
  Stephen Curry talks about the Warriors' team effort in the overtime battle against the Cavaliers. share 0. Tweet 0. FOX Sports Brett Smiley. Share This Story. Updated JUN 05, 2015 2:31p ET. The cutest (and most mildly controversial) kid in sports today ...
  Riley Curry's Game 1 victory dance is unstoppableSB Nation
  Riley Curry celebrates Warriors' Game 1 Finals win over Caval
  
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• Dance can give children much-needed confidence - The Herald-Times (subscription)

  05-06-2015 19:15 via heraldtimesonline.com
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  Dance can give children much-needed confidence
  The Herald-Times (subscription)
  On a recent Saturday afternoon, we had just finished a day of soccer games and had to hurry to get our oldest daughter ready for a dance recital where she would perform a tumbling routine. We packed everyone in the Suburban and headed toward the ...and more »
  
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• Is 'Bolshoi Love Triangle' dancer Natalia Osipova dating 'Bad Boy of Ballet'? - Daily Mail

  05-06-2015 19:15
  
  Daily Mail
  Is 'Bolshoi Love Triangle' dancer Natalia Osipova dating 'Bad Boy of Ballet'?
  Daily Mail
  The dance star known as 'Sex on Legs' by his adoring fans this week finally revealed the reason behind his mysterious split from the Royal Ballet's prima ballerina two years ago. Quite simply, Ivan Vasiliev said he left Natalia Osipova because met ...
  
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• Last dance a bitter farewell for beloved Camden teacher - Cherry Hill Courier Post

  05-06-2015 19:09 via courierpostonline.com
  
  Last dance a bitter farewell for beloved Camden teacher
  Cherry Hill Courier Post
  CAMDEN – A little over a year ago, Brazil Taylor's parents were both dance teachers at Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy. Then her mother, Shawnta Smith-Taylor was laid off last spring. Her father, Arthur Leo Taylor, was one of 31 city teachers let ...
  
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• J.Crew Experiences a Ballet-Flat Revolt - New York Magazine

  05-06-2015 18:28
  
  New York Magazine
  J.Crew Experiences a Ballet-Flat Revolt
  New York Magazine
  On an earnings call earlier this year, CEO Mickey Drexler conceded that 2014 had been a "lousy year" for J.Crew, with a net loss of $462.4 million. And, it appears, there are two (inanimate) culprits. Business Insider cites the store's popular Cece ...and more »
  
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• Ballet stars talk Tony-nominated 'An American in Paris' and Broadway leap - Los Angeles Times

  05-06-2015 18:00
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Ballet stars talk Tony-nominated 'An American in Paris' and Broadway leap
  Los Angeles Times
  It's been a Broadway tradition for more than half a century: Before the opening of every musical, a member of the chorus is presented with the Gypsy Robe, a treasured dressing gown embellished with hand-sewn mementos of previous musicals. When the ...and more »
  
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• SB Dance puts its twisted spin on a fairy tale with 'Surrenderella' - Salt Lake Tribune

  05-06-2015 17:50 via sltrib.com
  
  SB Dance puts its twisted spin on a fairy tale with 'Surrenderella'
  Salt Lake Tribune
  (Courtesy Photo) SB Dance's original creation for 2015 running June 12-20 is a new twist on the old fairytale — princess and ball meets slippers, fetish, and bondage. Also new are social events around every performance at the Rose Wagner Performing ...
  
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• Florida fan mocks intentional walk with chicken dance - Alligator Army

  05-06-2015 17:43 via alligatorarmy.com
  
  Florida fan mocks intentional walk with chicken dance
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  If you signed up using a 3rd party account like Facebook or Twitter, please login with it instead. Forgot username? We'll email it to you. If you signed up using a 3rd party account like Facebook or Twitter, please login with it instead. Forgot password?and more »
  
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• James Corden and Elizabeth Banks try out for Jane Fonda's dance parties - Entertainment Weekly (blog)

  05-06-2015 17:20 via ew.com
  
  Entertainment Weekly (blog)
  James Corden and Elizabeth Banks try out for Jane Fonda's dance parties
  Entertainment Weekly (blog)
  Who knew Jane Fonda hosts the coolest dance parties? When the actress appeared on The Late Late Show with her Grace and Frankie co-star Lily Tomlin (and fellow guest Elizabeth Banks), she went into detail about these infamous parties, which also ...
  James Corden and Elizabeth Banks Dance to Impress Jane FondaTIME
  Elizabeth Banks and James Corden Audition to At
  
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• Alesso Debuts at No. 1 On Top Dance/Electronic Albums - Billboard

  05-06-2015 17:04 via billboard.com
  
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  Alesso Debuts at No. 1 On Top Dance/Electronic Albums
  Billboard
  Alesso strikes at No. 1 on Top Dance/Electronic Albums with the chart-topping bow of his debut album Forever (on the list dated June 13). The set sold 9,000 copies in the week ending May 31, according to Nielsen Music. Over on Hot Dance/Electronic ...
  
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• Riley Curry Celebrates Warriors' Game 1 Win with Adorable Victory Dance - Bleacher Report

  05-06-2015 16:54 via bleacherreport.com
  
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  Riley Curry Celebrates Warriors' Game 1 Win with Adorable Victory Dance
  Bleacher Report
  The two-year-old daughter of Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry celebrated her dad's 108-100 overtime win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday with a pretty adorable victory dance. Whether you're rooting for Golden State or the Cleveland ...
  
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• Free hip hop dance classes offered for people with down syndrome - KATC Lafayette News

  05-06-2015 16:49 via katc.com
  
  Free hip hop dance classes offered for people with down syndrome
  KATC Lafayette News
  The Down Syndrome Association of Acadiana is partnering with Jill Listi Dance Studio for a day of hip hop dance classes. The classes will take place Sunday, June 14 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.. at Jill Listi Dance Studio, 407 Settlers Trace Blvd., Lafayette ...and more »
  
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• 'Dance Moms' Star Kira Girard Engaged; Kalani Hilliker's Mom Accepts Marriage ... - International Business Times

  05-06-2015 16:28 via ibtimes.com
  
  International Business Times
  'Dance Moms' Star Kira Girard Engaged; Kalani Hilliker's Mom Accepts Marriage ...
  International Business Times
  Kira Girard, pictured at a "Dance Moms" Season 5 taping in Warren, New Jersey, in October 2014, is engaged. Rebecka Schumann. Talk about a memorable proposal! During a taping for the “Dance Moms” Season 5 reunion show in Los Angeles on Tuesday, ...
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Did Abby Lee Miller Just Say She's Quitting 'Dance Moms'? - Entertainment Tonight

  05-06-2015 16:21 via etonline.com
  
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  EXCLUSIVE: Did Abby Lee Miller Just Say She's Quitting 'Dance Moms'?
  Entertainment Tonight
  Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller has never shied away from sharing her opinions or getting candid about things that upset her. Recently, Miller has been dropping hints that she might not be coming back for the show's sixth season. Miller sat down with ...
  'Dance Moms' Spoilers: Abby Lee Miller Teases Challenges Ahead With ...The Inquisitr
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• Fighting Disabilities Through Dance - WFAE

  05-06-2015 16:12 via wfae.org
  
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  Fighting Disabilities Through Dance
  WFAE
  A group of 22 dancers staged a year-ending public performance last week at the Charlotte Ballet. They weren't ballet dancers, though. They were people using dance to fight the effects of their disabilities and make friends along the way. Listen ...
  
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• The Dream review: Minor slip-ups break spell in seductive Australian Ballet ... - Sydney Morning Herald

  05-06-2015 16:03
  
  Sydney Morning Herald
  The Dream review: Minor slip-ups break spell in seductive Australian Ballet ...
  Sydney Morning Herald
  DANCE. THE DREAM The Australian Ballet State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne Until June 13. Frederick Ashton was one of the most important choreographers of the 20th century, creating a catalogue of surviving, revive-able dance works in a ...
  Review: Australian Ballet finds sweet spot with The DreamHerald Sun
  Australian Ballet: The Dream review (Arts Centre, Melbourne)
  
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• Lakeridge High senior graduates at 16, sets sights on professional ballet career - OregonLive.com

  05-06-2015 16:03
  
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  Lakeridge High senior graduates at 16, sets sights on professional ballet career
  OregonLive.com
  When training in the studio at Portland's Classical Ballet Academy, Lakeridge High senior Elena Yraguen said she's constantly watching her form in the mirror. She's focused on technique, critiquing every move and making progress. But on stage, Yraguen ...and more »
  
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• 60-Year-Old Dance Teacher Surprises Students With 'Uptown Funk' Performance - The Root (blog)

  05-06-2015 16:01 via theroot.com
  
  60-Year-Old Dance Teacher Surprises Students With 'Uptown Funk' Performance
  The Root (blog)
  Wow. Here's What the American Red Cross Did With the Half-Billion Dollars Donated After the Haiti Earthquake · It Pays to Be a Jerk? Not if You're Black! Detroit Mom on Trial in Killing of 2 Kids Erupts in Courtroom: 'Yes, I Did Kill Her!' Calif ...
  
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• Youngsters learn more than dance at Y's hip-hop classes - The Advocate

  05-06-2015 15:52 via theadvocate.com
  
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  Youngsters learn more than dance at Y's hip-hop classes
  The Advocate
  Advocate staff photo by PATRICK DENNIS -- Caleb Clarke, 6, joins in learning a hip hop routine taught by Christian Simon, an employee at the Paula G. Manship branch YMCA, Sunday. Also in the class are Anya Bolkhovsky, 7, left and Makenzye Jupiter, 6, ...
  
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• Coup Fatal review – zoot-suited spectacular celebrates Congo's sapeurs

  05-06-2015 14:02
  
  Sadler’s Wells, London
  Alain Platel’s dance-music-fashion mashup brings together supremely gifted and elegantly dressed performers from KinshasaCoup Fatal is a classical recital. It’s also a dance spectacular. And a fashion show, and a piece of music theatre, and an anthropological voyage through Congolese music and culture. Heaven knows how you’d classify this. And heaven knows how the show’s artistic director – the Belgian choreographer Alain Platel – managed to find 13 supremely
  
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• Jazz at Lincoln Center's Late Night Dance Sessions Keep Swing Timeless - Village Voice (blog)

  05-06-2015 13:53 via blogs.villagevoice.com
  
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  Jazz at Lincoln Center's Late Night Dance Sessions Keep Swing Timeless
  Village Voice (blog)
  The goals of Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) can be reduced to one brassy mission: Appreciate, educate and inspire new audiences with programming that celebrates jazz's beautiful, rhythmic and century-plus legacy. More recently, JALC has honed in on a ...
  
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• Jeb Bush's pre-campaign tap dance is now a late-night joke - Washington Post (blog)

  05-06-2015 13:46 via washingtonpost.com
  
  Washington Post (blog)
  Jeb Bush's pre-campaign tap dance is now a late-night joke
  Washington Post (blog)
  It's been almost half a year since Jeb Bush first announced his super PAC, an early sign he was considering a presidential run. But he still has yet to officially declare his candidacy. The reason, insiders say, is so he can continue to coordinate with ...and more »
  
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• Dance Cardio for People Who Suck at Dancing: A Survival Guide - Yahoo Health

  05-06-2015 13:08 via yahoo.com
  
  Yahoo Health
  Dance Cardio for People Who Suck at Dancing: A Survival Guide
  Yahoo Health
  If you have no rhythm, can you still make dance cardio your thing? (Photo: Courtesy of 305 Fitness). Let me start with this: I am a truly terrible dancer. Put me on a dance floor with a beat and my muscles tense up, almost as fast as my face turns crimson.and more »
  
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• Top School to End Dissection Class After Students Make Dead Cats 'Dance' in ... - TIME

  05-06-2015 10:54 via time.com
  
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  Top School to End Dissection Class After Students Make Dead Cats 'Dance' in ...
  TIME
  An Oklahoma school has found itself in hot water after a video surfaced online featuring several of its students performing a choreographed “dance” with dead cats to a popular jingle. The cats were the subjects of a biology class on feline dissection ...
  Oklahoma City school ends dissection after students make cats 'dance' to 'Meow ...Daily Mailall 31 news articles »
  
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• Spandau Ballet Finds Redemption and Reformation After Years Apart - PopMatters

  05-06-2015 10:06
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  Spandau Ballet Finds Redemption and Reformation After Years Apart
  PopMatters
  Drummer John Keeble talks about Spandau Ballet's reunion amid the group's first U.S. tour in decades. Photo: Scarlet Page. cover art. Spandau Ballet. The Very Best of Spandau Ballet: The Story. (Rhino) US: 14 Oct 2014. UK: 13 Oct 2014. Amazon. iTunes.
  The Merthyr filmmaker who turned Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp into an action ...WalesOnlineall 2 news articles »
  
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• Drugs, drinking and one-night stands: the truth about ballet dancers - Telegraph.co.uk

  05-06-2015 08:02
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Drugs, drinking and one-night stands: the truth about ballet dancers
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Imagine the world of a professional ballet dancer and it probably goes something like this: endless hours of gruelling rehearsals, painfully early starts and highly restricted meals. It's the kind of carefully-controlled perfection that we saw Natalie ...
  Shropshire's Emily en pointe for lead ballet roleshropshirestar.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• UVU dance team wins international ballroom competition - Deseret News

  05-06-2015 08:01 via deseretnews.com
  
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  UVU dance team wins international ballroom competition
  Deseret News
  Members of the Utah Valley University Ballroom Dance Tour Team celebrate their first-place award at the Blackpool Dance Festival. Provided by UVU University Marketing & Communications. Enlarge photo». Summary. The Utah Valley University Ballroom ...and more »
  
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• Shelton parents up in arms over flower ban at 8th-grade dance - FOX CT

  05-06-2015 03:25 via foxct.com
  
  FOX CT
  Shelton parents up in arms over flower ban at 8th-grade dance
  FOX CT
  SHELTON–Another controversy has arisen in Shelton over a ban on something related to a school dance. Just a few weeks ago there was outcry from high school students over an imposed prom dress code. Now, the controversy has moved on to the ...
  Flowers Banned From Shelton 8th Grade Dance Over Allergy ConcernsNBC Connecticut
  Shelton students not allowed to bring flowers to school danceWFSBall 7 news articles &r
  
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• Dance Listings for June 5-11 - New York Times

  05-06-2015 00:59 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Dance Listings for June 5-11
  New York Times
  Full reviews of recent dance performances: nytimes.com/dance. A searchable guide to these and other performances is at nytimes.com/events. ☆ Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Wednesday through June 21) The company opens its Lincoln Center ...
  Dance Theater of SyracuseSyracuse.comall 8 news articles »
  
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