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• Review: The Battery Dance Festival Evokes Courtship Rituals Amid Flying Hats - New York Times

  19-08-2015 23:12 via
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  Review: The Battery Dance Festival Evokes Courtship Rituals Amid Flying Hats
  New York Times
  The Battery Dance Festival, presented by the Battery Dance Company in Lower Manhattan for 34 years, has become known for its international roster. This year artists from India, Norway and Poland are among those appearing along the Hudson River ...
  

• Ballet Frontier Time - Fort Worth Weekly (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)

  19-08-2015 23:09 via
  Fort Worth Weekly (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
  Ballet Frontier Time
  Fort Worth Weekly (satire) (press release) (registration) (blog)
  The bright spots on the dance scene this week are Ballet Frontier's season-opening performances in W. E. Scott Theatre. Called Straight from the Heart, after the opening ballet by Roy Tobias, the program also features works by Jay Kim and company ...
  

• Ballet Life, Unfiltered and Uploaded to Instagram - New York Times

  19-08-2015 23:02 via
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  Ballet Life, Unfiltered and Uploaded to Instagram
  New York Times
  Deformed toenails, eating disorders and backstabbing jealousy — that's a quick survey of ballet stereotypes. But with Instagram, dancers have found a way to break through the tulle and tiaras by presenting backstage life on their terms. Devin Alberda ...
  

• Dad and daughter surprise mom in a beautiful dance performance - Today.com

  19-08-2015 22:37 via
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  Dad and daughter surprise mom in a beautiful dance performance
  Today.com
  Cue the waterworks! If you ever had a doubt that life is truly beautiful, look no further. This Quaker Canada advertisement starts with one simple question: "What if you were given the chance to do something you've always wanted to do...but you had to ...
  

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• Misty Copeland Engaged After Becoming First Black Principal Ballerina At ... - The Inquisitr

  19-08-2015 20:41 via
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  Misty Copeland Engaged After Becoming First Black Principal Ballerina At ...
  The Inquisitr
  Misty Copeland is engaged. And Misty, who just has been soaring to her goal of educating the world on what it means to be a black ballet dancer, feels that her life is soaring as well, reported Rolling Out. “I can't believe my life right now,” said ...and more »
  

• Sneak peak of New English Ballet Theatre rehearsal in South Quay - The Wharf

  19-08-2015 18:42 via
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  Sneak peak of New English Ballet Theatre rehearsal in South Quay
  The Wharf
  The New English Ballet Theatre (NEBT) have been rehearsing near Canary Wharf this week in preparation for a two-day run at St James Theatre from August 20 to August 22. Dancing in Nepal , which includes pieces from a number of choreographers - has ...
  

• Award-winning choreographer works with local ballet students - New Bern Sun Journal

  19-08-2015 18:19 via
  New Bern Sun Journal
  Award-winning choreographer works with local ballet students
  New Bern Sun Journal
  Award-winning choreographer Nickolas Fields was in New Bern this week to work with dancers at New Bern Ballet. email · print. Comment. By Sun Journal Staff. New Bern Sun Journal. By Sun Journal Staff. Posted Aug. 19, 2015 at 12:01 PM Updated at 12:04 ...
  

• Spandau Ballet cut further shows due to illness - U.TV

  19-08-2015 16:54 via
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  Spandau Ballet cut further shows due to illness
  U.TV
  Veteran pop stars Spandau Ballet have cancelled a further three shows this week as drummer John Keeble continues to fight a mystery illness. Serpentine Gallery summer party held in Kensington Gardens - Arrivals. Veteran stars Spandau Ballet.
  Spandau Ballet Cut Further Shows As Drummer Battles IllnessContactmusic.comall 7 news articles »
  

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• 5 Cary Dancers to Study Ballet Across the Country - CaryCitizen

  19-08-2015 15:47 via
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  5 Cary Dancers to Study Ballet Across the Country
  CaryCitizen
  Five students from IBA are traveling to study around the country. They are: Cy Doherty, Savannah Raynor, Anissa Bailis, Madeline Clark and Nikki Fanney. Cary, NC — Next week will be bittersweet for Cary's International Ballet Academy. Five of their ...
  

• Formal ballet school takes shape in Wilson County - Wilson County News

  19-08-2015 15:46 via
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  Formal ballet school takes shape in Wilson County
  Wilson County News
  Diana McCormack, known to her students as “Ms. Diana,” is beginning her 13th season as a dance teacher. E-Mail this Story to a Friend · Print this Story. August 19, 2015 82 views 1 comment. Ballet -- A form of dance that was formed in the 15th century ...
  

• Free after-school ballet classes set in St. Bernard - NOLA.com (blog)

  19-08-2015 14:58 via
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  Free after-school ballet classes set in St. Bernard
  NOLA.com (blog)
  The New Orleans Ballet Association in partnership with the St. Bernard Parish School Board will culminate the fall semester of tuition-free dance classes with an open house featuring students of the program Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. at Chalmette High School ...
  

• San Angelo Civic Ballet Announces 2015-2016 Performance Season - San Angelo LIVE!

  19-08-2015 14:56 via
  San Angelo Civic Ballet Announces 2015-2016 Performance Season
  San Angelo LIVE!
  The San Angelo Civic Ballet (SACB) is announcing its 2015/2016 Performance Season. The Performance Season will include four main productions: Mod Vaude, The Nutcracker, Seven Princesses…and a Bear, and We Are… Season tickets are now ...
  

• PanicLab: RIOT at Edinburgh festival review – superhero dance action

  19-08-2015 14:23
  Zoo, Edinburgh
  Comic-book heroes fight terrifically but are stumped by moral complexity in PanicLab’s entertaining new workIn an age of anxiety we want to believe in heroes, political ones as well as the superpowered variety. But what if heroes are as messed up as the rest of us and don’t know what they’re fighting for? This is the funny, sardonic premise of PanicLab’s new work, in which a quartet of super-spandexed performers have a lot of fun playing with the convention
  
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• Norway's 'Ballet Boys' dive deep into the world of dance - The Japan Times

  19-08-2015 12:07 via
  The Japan Times
  Norway's 'Ballet Boys' dive deep into the world of dance
  The Japan Times
  The road to becoming a professional athlete is paved with thorns, but there's more trouble than that awaiting three aspiring male ballet dancers in the Norwegian documentary “Ballet Boys.” Directed by Kenneth Elvebakk, the film examines the lives of ...
  

• Mod squad in the box seat at the Australian Ballet - Herald Sun

  19-08-2015 06:28 via
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  Mod squad in the box seat at the Australian Ballet
  Herald Sun
  SOFT, delicate ballet has turned sharp, ferocious and fast in a new work. The Australian Ballet's Filligree and Shadow, choreographed by Tim Harbour, rebels against some of the traditional notions of ballet while also pushing dancers to their physical ...
  

• Dancers to bring Indonesian ballet to the stage - Jakarta Post

  19-08-2015 05:24 via
  Jakarta Post
  Dancers to bring Indonesian ballet to the stage
  Jakarta Post
  Fairies on the move: Dancers from Namarina Youth Dance rehearse steps from Nawang Wulan for the Indonesian Ballet Gala. Feature News. Empowering local govts and villages in family planning · Decentralization threatens RI family planning program ...
  Young ballet dancers win roles in professional production at CliffsEchoall 7 news articles »
  

• A Ballet for Every Season: American Contemporary Ballet Brings New Life to ... - Neon Tommy

  19-08-2015 05:08 via
  Neon Tommy
  A Ballet for Every Season: American Contemporary Ballet Brings New Life to ...
  Neon Tommy
  It may have been a hot and muggy summer night in downtown Los Angeles, but American Contemporary Ballet (ACB) took audiences through all four seasons Friday at Farmers & Merchants Bank, where they presented “The Seasons.” Emily Parker with ...
  

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