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• ArtsFest to include dance programs - Sun Sentinel

  03-08-2015 23:02 via sun-sentinel.com
  
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  ArtsFest to include dance programs
  Sun Sentinel
  There will be two different dance events at the 2015 JCC Maccabi Games & ArtsFest next week from Aug. 10-13 at Nova Southeastern University that showcase the teen hoofers, age 13-17, at work. One event is titled competitive dance, but it is considered ...and more »
  
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• Ranking the Smoothest Dance Moves of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp - Vanity Fair

  03-08-2015 20:24 via vanityfair.com
  
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  Ranking the Smoothest Dance Moves of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
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  Liven up your evening conversations with V.F.'s afternoon e-mail blast. It's super-easy, and it's on the house! subscribe. Will be used in accordance with our privacy policy. TRENDING STORIES. The Identity of the Probable Killer on True Detective ...and more »
  
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• Detroit Dance City Festival Gala at the Music Hall - Detroit Free Press

  03-08-2015 20:24 via freep.com
  
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  Detroit Dance City Festival Gala at the Music Hall
  Detroit Free Press
  The 2015 edition of the Detroit Dance City Festival drew to a close with a roster of international dance companies performing to an appreciative audience during the DDCF Gala at the Music Hall Center in Detroit on Saturday, August 1, 2015. Loading ...
  
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• 'Dirty Dancing' Fail Woman Face-Plants On Dance Floor - TMZ.com

  03-08-2015 19:51 via tmz.com
  
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  'Dirty Dancing' Fail Woman Face-Plants On Dance Floor
  TMZ.com
  This is what happens when you combine the docile tones of Celine Dion with the highflying dance moves of "Dirty Dancing." This poor woman must have thought she was Jennifer Grey when she performed the acrobatic dance move to "My Heart Will Go On" ...and more »
  
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• Why you shouldn't wait to get Grand Rapids Ballet 'Nutcracker' tickets - MLive.com

  03-08-2015 19:50 via mlive.com
  
  Why you shouldn't wait to get Grand Rapids Ballet 'Nutcracker' tickets
  MLive.com
  GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Christmas and Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" are more than four months away, but tickets now are on sale for Grand Rapids Ballet's production in December. Co-designed by Chris Van Allsburg, author of "The Polar Express" and a ...
  
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• Chita Rivera To Young Performers: Learn How To Sing And Dance - Huffington Post

  03-08-2015 19:37 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  Chita Rivera To Young Performers: Learn How To Sing And Dance
  Huffington Post
  "It's a pity, because they could be so much stronger because they're so gifted." AP. By LYNN ELBER. Posted: 08/03/2015 12:40 PM EDT. Ron Adar via Getty Images Share on Pinterest. Musical theater great Chita Rivera has friendly advice for young stars ...and more »
  
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• Monday: Porn and Chicken - RedEye Chicago

  03-08-2015 19:15 via redeyechicago.com
  
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  Monday: Porn and Chicken
  RedEye Chicago
  Porn and Chicken is advertised as a "safe haven for all things lewd and crude, lascivious and licentious." What is it? It's five-year-running Monday night dance party at Evil Olive that never fails to live up to its name—yes, there's actually chicken ...
  
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• Video: Dino mascot serves up some mad dance moves - FanSided

  03-08-2015 18:56 via fansided.com
  
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  Video: Dino mascot serves up some mad dance moves
  FanSided
  A dinosaur mascot at a Korean Baseball Organization game showed off some major dance skills. Overseas baseball leagues are often known for their outlandish celebrations and behaviors. However, that's typically been relegated to the excessive bat flips ...
  
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• 'Dance Moms' Producer Confirms Season 6; Will Maddie Ziegler And Abby Lee ... - International Business Times

  03-08-2015 18:24 via ibtimes.com
  
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  'Dance Moms' Producer Confirms Season 6; Will Maddie Ziegler And Abby Lee ...
  International Business Times
  A producer for "Dance Moms" has advertised a casting call for Season 6, but will Abby Lee Miller (center) return? Pictured: Abby and fellow "Dance Moms" stars Kendall Vertes (left) and JoJo Siwa onstage during Nickelodeon's 28th Annual Kids' Choice ...
  'Dance Moms' Season 5 Spoilers: Abby Lee Miller Suffers From
  
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• ​The peacock spider's adorable dance moves will captivate you - CBS News

  03-08-2015 17:50 via cbsnews.com
  
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  ​The peacock spider's adorable dance moves will captivate you
  CBS News
  It's kind of a like a sexy arachnid Hokey Pokey. The peacock spider puts his left leg up and he shakes it all about. He also seems to clap, wiggle and shimmy. Even arachnaphobes can appreciate these dance moves. Named for their bright colors and ...and more »
  
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• Colorado Ballet seizes new position at Vail International Dance Festival - The Denver Post

  03-08-2015 17:46 via denverpost.com
  
  Colorado Ballet seizes new position at Vail International Dance Festival
  The Denver Post
  For a quarter century, there have been two distinct - and separate fine arts scenes in Colorado. The major orchestra, opera and ballet companies that perform from fall to spring in Denver and the international mountain festivals that steal the show in ...
  
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• Jenna Dewan Tatum Steps Up for Dance Education at Dizzy Feet Gala - Variety

  03-08-2015 17:03 via variety.com
  
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  Jenna Dewan Tatum Steps Up for Dance Education at Dizzy Feet Gala
  Variety
  “It has been a while, but I'm really excited,” Jenna Dewan Tatum told Variety on the red carpet before dancing at the Dizzy Feet Foundation's Fifth Annual Celebration of Dance Gala Saturday at Club Nokia. She met husband Channing Tatum on the set of ...
  Jenna Dewan Tatum can totally still 'Step Up': See her dance with Travis WallUSA TODAY
  Inside the Dizzy Feet Foundation's Celebration
  
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• Harrison Small Business Spotlight: Magical Movements School of Dance - Patch.com

  03-08-2015 16:06 via patch.com
  
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  Harrison Small Business Spotlight: Magical Movements School of Dance
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  Every local business has a story worth sharing with the community. And that's the belief behind this exciting series — to shine the spotlight on all our favorite local businesses, and to learn a little about the ones we may not know that well ...and more »
  
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• Motley Crue's Tommy Lee Discusses Passion for Dance Music - Loudwire

  03-08-2015 15:53 via loudwire.com
  
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  Motley Crue's Tommy Lee Discusses Passion for Dance Music
  Loudwire
  As has been well documented, Motley Crue's touring career is coming to an end on New Year's Eve this year, which will leave drummer Tommy Lee with plenty of time to tend to other projects. Though the rocker has yet to reveal what his post-Crue plans ...
  
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• Dance studio celebrates 30-year milestone - Mooresville Tribune

  03-08-2015 15:46 via mooresvilletribune.com
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  Dance studio celebrates 30-year milestone
  Mooresville Tribune
  (From left) Lindsey Whitt, Krista Fulghum, Monte Compton, Lynette Bruton and Kitch Deaton, pose with some of the dance studio's trophies. Posted: Monday, August 3, 2015 9:34 am | Updated: 9:38 am, Mon Aug 3, 2015. Dance studio celebrates 30-year ...
  
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• 'Dance Moms' Star Kalani Hilliker Unhappy About Mom Kira Girard's Pregnancy ... - International Business Times

  03-08-2015 14:59 via ibtimes.com
  
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  'Dance Moms' Star Kalani Hilliker Unhappy About Mom Kira Girard's Pregnancy ...
  International Business Times
  Kalani Hilliker, photographed at a "Dance Moms" event in Santa Monica, California, on May 30, reveals she's not a fan of her mom's pregnancy news. Lifetime. The cast of Lifetime's “Dance Moms” is about to gain a new member, but one of the show's stars ...
  
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• 'So You Think You Can Dance' Predictions: Which Two Dancers Will Leave the Top 16? - BuddyTV (blog)

  03-08-2015 14:14 via buddytv.com
  
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  'So You Think You Can Dance' Predictions: Which Two Dancers Will Leave the Top 16?
  BuddyTV (blog)
  This was an interesting week on So You Think You Can Dance. Some former favorites didn't shine quite as brightly, while others who had lagged behind suddenly surged ahead. After Ariana Crowder and Kate Harpootlian were saved by the viewers' Twitter ...
  'So You Think You Can Dance' predictions: Did disastrous cha cha doom Asaf ...GoldDerbyall 4 news articl
  
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• WATCH: 10 British Actors Who Can (and Will) Dance - Anglophenia

  03-08-2015 13:38 via bbcamerica.com
  
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  WATCH: 10 British Actors Who Can (and Will) Dance
  Anglophenia
  The British celebrities we tend to keep an eye on may carry themselves as if they're sensitive artistes, for whom dignity is on equal footing with oxygen as a necessity for life itself, but rest assured, they're all, without exception, incredible show ...
  
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• Local ballet dancer Isabella Cowles wins international dance award - MLive.com

  03-08-2015 12:09 via mlive.com
  
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  Local ballet dancer Isabella Cowles wins international dance award
  MLive.com
  KALAMAZOO, MI — Isabella Cowles, a senior at Loy Norrix High School, was presented with the Royal Academy of Dance's Solo Seal award at a gala event in Toronto, Canada, in June. The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is a worldwide organization, ...
  
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• Lee wins McDonald's Ballet Scholarship - The Daily Telegraph

  03-08-2015 09:03 via dailytelegraph.com.au
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  Lee wins McDonald's Ballet Scholarship
  The Daily Telegraph
  Dancer Harrison Lee has won the prestigious Sydney Eisteddfod McDonald's Ballet Scholarship after competing in the finals at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday. The dancer, from Castle Hill, has competed in the McDonald's Sydney Eisteddfod since he ...
  
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• First MacFest contra dance festival raises money for scholarship - The Union Leader

  03-08-2015 08:57 via unionleader.com
  
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  First MacFest contra dance festival raises money for scholarship
  The Union Leader
  PETERBOROUGH — Hundreds of dancers turned out to the Bob McQuillen Festival of Music and Dance at South Meadow School on Saturday. “It's been a happy night,” longtime contra dance caller Lisa Sieverts said. The festival attracted longtime members ...
  
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• Dance fundraiser aids Children's Hospital Foundation - NewsOK.com

  03-08-2015 07:06 via newsok.com
  
  Dance fundraiser aids Children's Hospital Foundation
  NewsOK.com
  Dancers hope their salsa number brings in the most cash to help children in Oklahoma with medical needs. BY SAVANNAH EVANOFF Staff Writer [email protected] • Modified: August 2, 2015 at 12:14 am • Published: August 3, 2015. Advertisement.
  
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• Neos Dance Theatre' 'Ballet @ the Brickyard' brings art live to downtown - Richland Source

  03-08-2015 03:09 via richlandsource.com
  Neos Dance Theatre' 'Ballet @ the Brickyard' brings art live to downtown
  Richland Source
  The main performance by Neos Dance Theatre featured “Searching for the Find,” choreographed by Neos Artistic Director Bobby Wesner; “Chickester Psalms,” choreographed by Hernando Cortez and restaged by Bobby Wesner; and “Suite for Strings,” ...
  
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• Performers dance their way to the state fair - Quad City Times

  03-08-2015 02:31 via qctimes.com
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  Performers dance their way to the state fair
  Quad City Times
  2015-08-02T19:30:00Z 2015-08-02T23:51:41Z Performers dance their way to the state fairKevin M. Smith [email protected] The Quad-City Times. 6 hours ago • Kevin M. Smith [email protected] ...and more »
  
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• 'Whorl Inside a Loop' and the Joyce's Ballet Festival - Wall Street Journal

  03-08-2015 01:10 via wsj.com
  
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  'Whorl Inside a Loop' and the Joyce's Ballet Festival
  Wall Street Journal
  Tony Kiser Theatre 305 W. 43rd St. (212) 246-4422 2st.com. Previews begin Aug. 4. In this world premiere, an actress, played by Sherie Rene Scott, teaches a storytelling class to a group of inmates in a modern-day prison. An ensemble of six men play ...
  
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• Ballet West honors Bené Arnold for lifetime of dance - St. George Daily Spectrum

  03-08-2015 00:04 via thespectrum.com
  
  St. George Daily Spectrum
  Ballet West honors Bené Arnold for lifetime of dance
  St. George Daily Spectrum
  From her place on an antique chair in the living room of her St. George home, Bené Arnold finds it difficult to remain seated when she reaches certain parts of the story of her life, preferring instead to stand and act out the conversations. Whether ...
  
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