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• Review: The Royal Ballet Returns to New York With 'The Dream' - The New York ... - New York Times

  24-06-2015 23:51
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  Review: The Royal Ballet Returns to New York With 'The Dream' - The New York ...
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  The Royal Ballet remains one of the world's finest ballet companies. The season it's presenting at the David H. Koch Theater — the first time in that theater, and its first visit to New York in 11 years, the city that was its second home from 1949 to ...
  Bringing the Royal Ballet to New York, the Joyce StretchesWall Street Journal
  Former ballet star Albert Evans dead
  
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• Review: The Royal Ballet Returns to New York With 'The Dream' - New York Times

  24-06-2015 23:51
  New York Times
  Review: The Royal Ballet Returns to New York With 'The Dream'
  New York Times
  The Royal Ballet remains one of the world's finest ballet companies. The season it's presenting at the David H. Koch Theater — the first time in that theater, and its first visit to New York in 11 years, the city that was its second home from 1949 to ...
  Bringing the Royal Ballet to New York, the Joyce StretchesWall Street Journal
  Former ballet star Albert Evans dead at 46The Denver Pos
  
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• Ballet Memphis hopes to call Overton Square home - wreg.com

  24-06-2015 23:40
  
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  Ballet Memphis hopes to call Overton Square home
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  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Plans to build a hotel were thrown out, but now Ballet Memphis said it wants to develop the old French Quarter Inn into something new. The Ballet School and Company planned to expand its reach from its current location in East Memphis ...
  Ballet Memphis submits proposal for French Quarter Inn renovationWMC Action News 5
  Ballet Memphis plans move to Overton SquareMemphis Commercial Appeal
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• Dance dance revolution: Japan to lift its 67-year-old ban on dancing - RT

  24-06-2015 21:54 via rt.com
  
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  Dance dance revolution: Japan to lift its 67-year-old ban on dancing
  RT
  Japan announced that its infamous “no-dancing law” will be lifted in 2016, which means next year Japanese clubbers will be free to dance all night long – something they have not been allowed to do for the past 67 years. After years of hot discussions ...
  A 'Footloose'-like ban was lifted, so now you can dance all night JapanBoston.com
  Japan dumps 'Footloose' law, people allowed to danceToowoomba Chr
  
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• Ballet Concerto's Summer - Fort Worth Weekly (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)

  24-06-2015 21:48
  
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  Ballet Concerto's Summer
  Fort Worth Weekly (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
  Two world premieres highlight Ballet Concerto's annual outdoor program this weekend in Trinity Park Pavilion: Luis Montero's Blood Wedding, based on the García Lorca play, and Ouroboros, a contemporary ballet by young choreographer Elise Lavallee.
  
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• Gangsters, Dance Battles Highlight Mark Ronson's 'I Can't Lose' Video - RollingStone.com

  24-06-2015 21:24 via rollingstone.com
  
  Gangsters, Dance Battles Highlight Mark Ronson's 'I Can't Lose' Video
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  Gambling, heavy drinking and a dance battle worthy of Michael Jackson's "Beat It" highlight Mark Ronson's neon-lit new video for "I Can't Lose." The clip finds Ronson and guest vocalist Keyone Starr venturing into an underground Chinatown club, where ...
  Mark Ronson Has a Dance-Off with Some Gangsters in His 'I Can't Lose' Video ...New York's 92.3 Am
  
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• Partners, new and old: VLO, Amherst Ballet to team up for Gilbert & Sullivan treat - Amherst Bulletin

  24-06-2015 20:58
  
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  Partners, new and old: VLO, Amherst Ballet to team up for Gilbert & Sullivan treat
  Amherst Bulletin
  Adele Fisk, center, who will dance the part of Poll in "Pineapple Poll," rehearses for with other dancers at Amherst Ballet. Purchase photo reprints » · CAROL LOLLIS<br/>In the middle, Heather Williams as Eliza Smith and. CAROL LOLLIS In the middle ...and more »
  
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• Kendall Jenner Gets a Lap Dance—See the Pics! - E! Online

  24-06-2015 20:16 via eonline.com
  
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  Kendall Jenner Gets a Lap Dance—See the Pics!
  E! Online
  It wasn't exactly Magic Mike mayhem, but Kendall Jenner enjoyed a lap dance last night in Hollywood. The model reality star's good friend, male model Shaun Ross, got all up in Kendall's business during singer Justine Skye's record release party for her ...
  Kendall Jenner gets a dance from albino male model as she supports Kanye ...Mirror.co.uk
  Kendall Jenner gets a lap dance from model Shaun Ross as she hits Jus
  
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• Maddie Ziegler Has Not Signed On For 'Dance Moms' Season 6 - International Business Times

  24-06-2015 20:16 via ibtimes.com
  
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  Maddie Ziegler Has Not Signed On For 'Dance Moms' Season 6
  International Business Times
  It's unknown if Maddie Ziegler, pictured at the NYLON Young Hollywood Party in West Hollywood, California, on May 7, will star in "Dance Moms" Season 6. Getty Images. “Dance Moms” may be a huge hit with Lifetime viewers, but will the cable network show ...
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  Dance Moms Season 5 episode 21 recap: Yer a regula
  
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• Children's Dance Foundation changes name, updates program offerings - AL.com

  24-06-2015 19:52 via al.com
  
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  Children's Dance Foundation changes name, updates program offerings
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  The Children's Dance Foundation celebrated its 40th year with a fresh approach. Earlier this week, the organization announced new programs and its new name: The Dance Foundation. On Monday, the organization unveiled a new logo and new website.
  
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• Which '00s Dance Movie Do You Belong In? - BuzzFeed News

  24-06-2015 19:26 via buzzfeed.com
  
  Which '00s Dance Movie Do You Belong In?
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  This post was created by a member of BuzzFeed Community, where anyone can post awesome lists and creations. Learn more or post your buzz! Tweet. Stumble. Tumblr. Tweet. Tumblr. More ▾. Rebuzz. Stumble. Tumblr. Facebook Conversations.and more »
  
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• ArtsBeat | Four World Premieres Set for New York City Ballet Gala - New York Times (blog)

  24-06-2015 19:01
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  ArtsBeat | Four World Premieres Set for New York City Ballet Gala
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  Who are you wearing? At New York City Ballet's annual fall fashion galas, the question is asked as much of the dancers onstage as it is of the swells in the audience. This year's gala, which will be held Sept. 30, will be no different, with high ...
  New York City Ballet Taps Opening Ceremony, Peter CoppingWWD
  New York City Ballet's 2015 Fall Gala Set for 9/30Broadway Worldal
  
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• Cambridge Is Throwing a Free Dance Party on Mass Ave. This Friday - BostInno

  24-06-2015 18:59 via bostinno.streetwise.co
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  Cambridge Is Throwing a Free Dance Party on Mass Ave. This Friday
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  It may be dangerous, but Wednesdays seem like the perfect opportunity to look toward the weekend. Sure, the boss may catch you. TO. FROM. MESSAGE. CLOSE. SEND. Your Email is On the Way! SEND ANOTHER EMAIL CLOSE. share. 1. The crowd at last ...
  
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• Ballet Memphis makes move to buy old French Quarter Inn - wreg.com

  24-06-2015 18:38
  
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  Ballet Memphis makes move to buy old French Quarter Inn
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  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ballet Memphis has an initial agreement to buy the old French Quarter Inn property in Overton Square. A contract is in place, but the deal is not completed. Ballet Memphis is currently located on Trinity Road in Cordova. A ...
  Ballet Memphis submits proposal for French Quarter Inn renovationWMC Action News 5
  Ballet Memphis Excited To Build In Overton SquareLocal Memphis
  Ballet Memphis Investing Millions
  
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• Irish activists hit hard against 1st Irish dance competition in Israel - Mondoweiss

  24-06-2015 17:41 via mondoweiss.net
  
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  Irish activists hit hard against 1st Irish dance competition in Israel
  Mondoweiss
  Irish dancing schools from around the world were invited to travel to Israel to compete, with promises of sunshine, live music and crucially, the backing of the Irish Dancing Commission An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha (CLRG). The event received little ...
  
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• Ballet teacher happy to finally share her vision with Jersey City - NJ.com

  24-06-2015 17:32
  
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  Ballet teacher happy to finally share her vision with Jersey City
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  JERSEY CITY – At the age of 6, Judith Elins was already expressing herself through dance. As a teen growing up in Montclair, she continued to be drawn to the medium, so much so, that she yearned to become a teacher. Fast-forward to today – with ...
  
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• Innovative 'Tsuru' developed into ballet with wings of its own - Chron.com

  24-06-2015 17:27
  
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  Innovative 'Tsuru' developed into ballet with wings of its own
  Chron.com
  Houston Ballet soloist Nao Kusuzaki has wanted to create a dance based on the tragic Japanese folk tale "The Crane Wife" for more than a decade. It connects her to a homeland she and her family left when she was 10, she said. "The longer I live away ...
  
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• US Army Soldier Show offers upbeat two-night run of music, dance during 2015 ... - AL.com

  24-06-2015 17:06 via al.com
  
  US Army Soldier Show offers upbeat two-night run of music, dance during 2015 ...
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  The 2015 U.S. Army Soldier Show is in Huntsville for a two-night run, June 23-24, at the Von Braun Center as part of Armed Forces Week. This year's production, "We Serve" explores the foundational elements of what it means to serve, in and out of ...and more »
  
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• French Sole x English National Ballet - Haute Living

  24-06-2015 17:04
  
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  French Sole x English National Ballet
  Haute Living
  French Sole founder and designer, Jane Winkworth, has designed a limited edition shoe in aid of English National Ballet, an arts charity Jane has closely supported in recent years. The shoe is a classic French Sole style, the “Henrietta” in a fitting ...
  
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• Polish National Ballet at The Kennedy Center - DC Metro Theater Arts (press release) (blog)

  24-06-2015 16:42
  
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  Polish National Ballet at The Kennedy Center
  DC Metro Theater Arts (press release) (blog)
  Grey, almost nondescript costumes, would not seem powerful. A lightly lit modern painting, blue, then back to grey, would not seem striking. Eight dancers, re-entering in lines from upstage to downstage, walking toward the audience, may not sound ...
  Polish National Ballet's uplifting humanityWashington Postall 2 news articles »
  
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• Watch Chris Paul's son Little Chris dance at basketball camp [Video] - Los Angeles Times

  24-06-2015 16:31 via latimes.com
  
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  Watch Chris Paul's son Little Chris dance at basketball camp [Video]
  Los Angeles Times
  Chris Paul's son, Little Chris, recently got down at his father's summer camp in San Diego. The Clippers' superstar point guard posted a video to Instagram on Tuesday of his son breaking out some incredible hip-hop moves at the basketball camp. The ...and more »
  
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• Top dance moves of Jersey prom season (PHOTOS) - NJ.com

  24-06-2015 16:10 via nj.com
  
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  Top dance moves of Jersey prom season (PHOTOS)
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  When Jersey kids hit the floor at prom this spring, we were there. Here are some of the top dance photos we've seen from the 150+ proms NJ.com covered this season. Did we miss any of your favorite dance-floor pictures? Post them in comments so everyone ...
  
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• Dance Video Is Latest Instance of Young People in Mexico Glorifying Nazis - VICE News

  24-06-2015 15:29 via news.vice.com
  
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  Dance Video Is Latest Instance of Young People in Mexico Glorifying Nazis
  VICE News
  The signs bearing swastikas on either side of the stage warned the audience that this was not going to be a typical dance-cheer performance. Wearing matching black outfits and red armbands, the young dancers took the stage to the sound of ominous ...
  
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• Hispanic Entrepreneurs: Immigrant Opens Her Dream Dance School - NBCNews.com

  24-06-2015 14:50 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Hispanic Entrepreneurs: Immigrant Opens Her Dream Dance School
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  NEW YORK, NY -- Just two years ago, Lily Urzúa came to Queens, New York from Mexico to pursue her dreams of owning a dance company. With one suitcase and $200 in hand, she founded the Urzúa Queens Center of Performing Arts. She's realizing her ...
  
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• Dance Project announces leadership change - Greensboro News & Record (blog)

  24-06-2015 14:47 via greensboro.com
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  Dance Project announces leadership change
  Greensboro News & Record (blog)
  Anne Morris will become co-director with Lauren Trollinger Joyner of Dance Project, a nonprofit organization based in the Greensboro Cultural Center. Lauren Trollinger Joyner. Lauren Trollinger Joyner will become co-director with Anne Morris of Dance ...
  Triad nonprofit under new direction as founder steps downTriad Business Journal (blog)all 2 news articles »
  
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• Henley Festival: Gary Kemp Reveals Spandau Ballet More Democratic Now - 'I ... - Huffington Post UK

  24-06-2015 13:44
  
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  Henley Festival: Gary Kemp Reveals Spandau Ballet More Democratic Now - 'I ...
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  Gary Kemp reveals he's far more emotional now walking out on stage with his Spandau Ballet bandmates than back in the day when he was the band's chief songwriter and, in his words, “didn't respect anyone else”. Gary, who penned the band's biggest hits ...and more »
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Dance Diva Kat Solar Takes Us to 'Infinity' and Beyond - Advocate.com

  24-06-2015 13:33 via advocate.com
  
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  EXCLUSIVE: Dance Diva Kat Solar Takes Us to 'Infinity' and Beyond
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  The music video for the title track from the EDM artist's upcoming EP debuts exclusively with The Advocate. BY Jase Peeples. June 24 2015 7:30 AM ET. Artist Kat Solar takes us on a high-energy thrill ride through space and time with the music video for ...
  
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• Tucson dance organizations collaborate with human trafficking rescue programs ... - Tucson Local Media

  24-06-2015 13:05 via tucsonlocalmedia.com
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  Tucson dance organizations collaborate with human trafficking rescue programs ...
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  Vietnam 2014 Compassion House: The shelter where Metler Studios conducted a week-long creative dance residency in 2013 and 2014. Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 4:00 am. Tucson dance organizations collaborate with human trafficking rescue ...
  
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• Paco Peña: Flamencura review – a glimpse into flamenco's unsettled soul

  24-06-2015 13:02
  
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  Provocative, challenging and artful, the performers in Peña’s dance company connect us with a Gypsy history marked by dislocation and resilienceIn many ways, Paco Peña’s show Flamencura is typical of staged flamenco: a musical ensemble of voice, guitar and percussion, three dancers in mostly solo turns, a miscellany of scenes that showcase styles and moods. But instead of commonplaces and cliches – fireworks, passion, swagger – Peña’s dance compa
  
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• Ling Hui Dance Studio seeks new home - Port Townsend Leader

  24-06-2015 12:09 via ptleader.com
  Ling Hui Dance Studio seeks new home
  Port Townsend Leader
  Dance students at Ling Hui Dance Studio preparing earlier this month for the annual recital. Instructor Ling Hui has now vacated the one-room studio, where she has taught for 15 years, and is searching for new space. The building's landlord elected not ...
  
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• Burning down the house: why the debate over Paris is Burning rages on

  24-06-2015 10:00
  
  Jennie Livingston’s landmark film on New York’s voguing scene helped shine a light on one of the most influential subcultures, but it also saw its creator accused of wanton voyeurism. On the eve of a controversial screening, is Paris Burnt?Few documentaries can claim to have sparked as much discussion and controversy as Jennie Livingston’s debut Paris is Burning (1991), the vibrant time capsule of New York’s ballroom subculture in the 80s. Seven years in the making, this stylish, poignan
  
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• How I found hope in a ballet shoe - The Guardian

  24-06-2015 09:00
  
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  How I found hope in a ballet shoe
  The Guardian
  Orphaned at the age of four in war-torn Sierra Leone and left in an orphanage by her uncle, Michaela dePrince refused to give up hope and is now a professional ballerina with the Dutch National Ballet. Here Michaela tells us why she wrote a book about ...
  
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• How I found hope in a ballet shoe | Children's books | The Guardian - The Guardian

  24-06-2015 09:00
  
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  How I found hope in a ballet shoe | Children's books | The Guardian
  The Guardian
  Orphaned at the age of four in war-torn Sierra Leone and left in an orphanage by her uncle, Michaela dePrince refused to give up hope and is now a professional ballerina with the Dutch National Ballet. Here Michaela tells us why she wrote a book about ...
  
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• How I found hope in a ballet shoe

  24-06-2015 09:00
  
  Orphaned at the age of four in war-torn Sierra Leone and left in an orphanage by her uncle, Michaela dePrince refused to give up hope and is now a professional ballerina with the Dutch National Ballet. Here Michaela tells us why she wrote a book about her life for teenagersI was born in 1995 in Sierra Leone, in the middle of a war. At age four I lost my parents and my uncle chose to leave me in an orphanage. Due a skin condition called vitiligo I was called the Devil’s Child, and was very unha
  
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• Middlesex event pairs farm, food and dance - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  24-06-2015 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
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  Middlesex event pairs farm, food and dance
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Circus Dinner in the Field menu will include farm-grown vegetables, grass-fed beef and local wine. Share with others: 0 inShare. By Arthi Subramaniam / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The table to farm movement is being raised to a whole new level. Freedom ...
  
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• Watch this Carolina cop show off his dance moves at community event - Today.com

  24-06-2015 01:06 via today.com
  
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  Watch this Carolina cop show off his dance moves at community event
  Today.com
  Facebook user Margo Carlton, who told NBC News she filmed the popular video, said she's received dozens of friend requests since posting the video on her page Thursday. "I just happened to show up and recorded the video," she added. "It just went viral.".
  
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• So You Think You Can Dance mentor blog: Travis Wall says dance is a 'small ... - Entertainment Weekly (blog)

  24-06-2015 00:32 via ew.com
  
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  So You Think You Can Dance mentor blog: Travis Wall says dance is a 'small ...
  Entertainment Weekly (blog)
  Last night was our last audition city, and about half of my team on Team Stage has not been shown yet—they're showing a lot of talent that you'll see in Vegas next week, and I think they've shown little clips of everybody on my team, but they haven't ...
  So You Think You Can Dance Recap: Let's Hear It For New YorkSheKnows.com
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• Houston Ballet Dancer Jared Matthews promoted to principal - Your Houston News

  24-06-2015 00:01
  Houston Ballet Dancer Jared Matthews promoted to principal
  Your Houston News
  Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch promoted Jared Matthews to the rank of principal dancer after a well-received performance as Lucentio in John Cranko's production of The Taming of the Shrew on Saturday, June 20. “Jared has proven to be of ...
  
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