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• Ballet provides girls an escape from notorious Sao Paulo neighborhood - Reuters

  17-08-2015 23:58 via
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  Ballet provides girls an escape from notorious Sao Paulo neighborhood
  Reuters
  A ballet project targeting girls who live in one of Sao Paulo´s most brutal districts offers hope to children who otherwise face crime, drugs and early pregnancy. Mana Rabiee reports. △ Hide Transcript. ▷ View Transcript. This dance studio in Sao ...
  

• VIDEO: Watch Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed break out his dance moves! - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

  17-08-2015 23:28 via
  Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
  VIDEO: Watch Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed break out his dance moves!
  Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
  Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed showed his smooth moves at the Neighborhood Awards, hosted by Steve Harvey at Philips Arena recently. As my colleague Rodney Ho reported, the event featured performances by Babyface, Tyrese and Usher and celebrity ...and more »
  

• Indian dance troupe takes top honors at World of Dance championship - The American Bazaar

  17-08-2015 22:19 via
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  Indian dance troupe takes top honors at World of Dance championship
  The American Bazaar
  A troupe of eight Indian dancers who call themselves the Desi Hoppers were crowned victors of the World of Dance championship in Los Angeles, Calif. on August 15, after beating competitors from 14 other nations. The first ever Indian troupe to ...
  If Any Body Can Dance, Desi Hoppers Can: Their Best MomentsNDTV
  Bindass Naach's Desi Hoppers win int'l dance championshipHindustan Times
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• Granville dancer heads to Pittsburgh ballet program - The Newark Advocate

  17-08-2015 22:17 via
  The Newark Advocate
  Granville dancer heads to Pittsburgh ballet program
  The Newark Advocate
  NEWARK – Ava Hamstead has dreamed of being a professional ballet dancer since she was a little girl. At the end of this month, the Granville teen will take a big step toward achieving her goal. Instead of starting her sophomore year at Granville High ...
  

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• Auditions set for Savannah Ballet Theatre's 'The Nutcracker' - Do Savannah

  17-08-2015 21:43 via
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  Auditions set for Savannah Ballet Theatre's 'The Nutcracker'
  Do Savannah
  Savannah Ballet Theatre is already gearing up for performances of “The Nutcracker.” Open auditions for children's roles in the beloved ballet will be Aug. 23. The auditions are part of Savannah Ballet Theatre's efforts to unite talented, local dancers ...
  

• 'Dance Moms' Chloe Lukasiak takes home Teen Choice award - Tribune-Review

  17-08-2015 21:39 via
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  'Dance Moms' Chloe Lukasiak takes home Teen Choice award
  Tribune-Review
  A Pittsburgh dancer was recognized Aug. 16 at the Teen Choice Awards alongside Britney Spears, Beyonce, One Direction and a slew of other A-listers. Former “Dance Moms” star Chloe Lukasiak, 14, of Mars beat out her former co-star Maddie Ziegler as well ...
  Dance Moms Season 6: Abby Lee Miller to return? Casting calls for talented ...Vine Report
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• Baltimore club dance community mourns shooting death of well-known member - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  17-08-2015 20:46 via
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  Baltimore club dance community mourns shooting death of well-known member
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  Dozens of dancers gathered Sunday night in a graffiti-filled alley off North Avenue in Station North, bouncing and gyrating in playful competition surrounded by the colorful spray-paint art. Nineteen-year-old Marquise "Noodles" Caldwell was often the ...and more »
  

• Ballet Memphis transaction infuses cash into boutique hotel effort - Memphis Business Journal

  17-08-2015 18:41 via
  Memphis Business Journal
  Ballet Memphis transaction infuses cash into boutique hotel effort
  Memphis Business Journal
  The ownership group behind Hotel Overton has $4.23 million more dollars to put toward developing a boutique hotel in the heart of Midtown. According to an Aug. 6 warranty deed, NCE Realty & Capital Group LLC sold the former French Quarter Inn site to ...
  Ballet Memphis Closes On French Quarter Suites PurchaseMemphis Daily Newsall 2 news articles »
  

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• Ballet Palm Beach announces new season - Palm Beach Post (blog)

  17-08-2015 18:07 via
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  Ballet Palm Beach announces new season
  Palm Beach Post (blog)
  “Gatsby,” a balletic take on F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, is a highlight of Ballet Palm Beach's new season. (submitted). Ballet Palm Beach, the little dance company from Palm Beach Gardens, isn't so little anymore. As it grows in sophistication ...
  

• Osage Ballet Company To Dance Before Pope Francis - news9.com KWTV

  17-08-2015 17:23 via
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  Osage Ballet Company To Dance Before Pope Francis
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  PAWHUSKA, Oklahoma -. The Osage Ballet company will perform before Pope Francis next month at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia. Dancers will perform the prayer scene from the Wahzhazhe ballet which tells the history of the Osage people, ...and more »
  

• Osage Ballet Company To Dance Before Pope Francis - News On 6

  17-08-2015 17:23 via
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  Osage Ballet Company To Dance Before Pope Francis
  News On 6
  The Osage Ballet company will perform before Pope Francis next month at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia. Dancers will perform the prayer scene from the Wahzhazhe ballet which tells the history of the Osage people, according to Osage Ballet ...and more »
  

• Dance Dance Evolution - Huffington Post

  17-08-2015 15:50 via
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  Dance Dance Evolution
  Huffington Post
  I will dance in my next life, I declare to my friend and future dance teacher, Tracey. I have just exited by story, my marriage and I want a space to place my energy and newly emerging passion for life. Why not give dance a go this round, she suggests ...
  

• New Orleans Ballet Association announces upcoming performances - NOLA.com (blog)

  17-08-2015 15:25 via
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  New Orleans Ballet Association announces upcoming performances
  NOLA.com (blog)
  The New Orleans Ballet Association's season closes May 7, 2016 with the all-male Che Malambo from Argentina in the percussive dance and music spectacle celebrating the South American cowboy traditions of the gaucho. ( ). Print Email · NOLA Community ...and more »
  

• 80s icons Spandau Ballet find Gold in Doncaster - Doncaster Today

  17-08-2015 13:47 via
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  80s icons Spandau Ballet find Gold in Doncaster
  Doncaster Today
  Eighties musical icons Spandau Ballet brought a touch of pure Gold to Doncaster Racecourse as they rounded off the venue's series of summer shows. The sharp-suited New Romantic hitmakers delivered a feast of much-loved classics to more than 17,000 ...and more »
  

• Injured Hull ballerina Alice Brayston sits out Northern Ballet's Madame ... - Hull Daily Mail

  17-08-2015 12:35 via
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  Injured Hull ballerina Alice Brayston sits out Northern Ballet's Madame ...
  Hull Daily Mail
  At the moment, it's a little like being a child outside the sweet shop for Alice Bayston. As her fellow company members rehearse Madame Butterfly, this Hull-born ballet dancer has been taking things more gently. Though her nose isn't quite pressed ...
  

• Ballet is more diverse than ever. Why is the audience still so white? - Washington Post

  17-08-2015 12:07 via
  Vanity Fair
  Ballet is more diverse than ever. Why is the audience still so white?
  Washington Post
  This summer's announcement that Misty Copeland, a charismatic dancer of the American Ballet Theatre, would become the first black principal ballerina in the company's history was met with cheers. With the applause came lamentations of how long it has ...
  Misty Copeland, and the history of other black ballet starsNewsdayall 8 news articles »
  

• Austin City Ballet Needs New Home - KEYE TV

  17-08-2015 10:34 via
  Austin City Ballet Needs New Home
  KEYE TV
  The hot real estate market in Austin is forcing some non-profit organizations out of their rental spaces. Austin City Ballet is now homeless because their rent was skyrocketing by more than $6000 a year. Now they have 25 years worth of costumes, props ...
  

• Prescott YMCA Youth Ballet Nutcracker Open Auditions set for Aug. 22 - Prescott Daily Courier

  17-08-2015 02:56 via
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  Prescott YMCA Youth Ballet Nutcracker Open Auditions set for Aug. 22
  Prescott Daily Courier
  PRESCOTT - Area boys and girls ages 5 and up are invited to audition on Saturday, Aug. 22, for the Prescott YMCA's fourth annual Nutcracker ballet season. "Everyone loves 'The Nutcracker,'" said Myrta George, formerly with George Balanchine's School of ...
  Indiana Youth Ballet to host 'Nutcracker' auditionsnwitimes.com
  Auditions for 'The Nutcracker Ballet' to be held next monthAmes Trib
  

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