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• The magic never lets up in Royal NZ Ballet's A Midsummer Night's Dream - The Dominion Post

  20-08-2015 23:52 via
  The Dominion Post
  The magic never lets up in Royal NZ Ballet's A Midsummer Night's Dream
  The Dominion Post
  Dancers MacLean Hopper and Tonia Looker performed an intoxicating pas de deux in the Royal New Zealand Ballet's A Midsummer Night's Dream. REVIEW: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Royal New Zealand Ballet. St James Theatre, Wellington until August ...
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• Review: LA Dance Project's Tale of Murder, Sprightly and With Sneakers - New York Times

  20-08-2015 23:19 via
  New York Times
  Review: LA Dance Project's Tale of Murder, Sprightly and With Sneakers
  New York Times
  BECKET, Mass. — L.A. Dance Project came east to Jacob's Pillow here on Wednesday with three works in tow and a new associate artistic director: the exceptional, recently retired Pacific Northwest Ballet principal Carla Körbes. The company's Pillow ...
  Dance Review: L.A. Dance Project dazzling at Jacob's PillowMassLive.comall 2 news articles »
  

• Ansel Elgort Shows Off His Dance Moves—Watch Now! - E! Online

  20-08-2015 22:22 via
  E! Online
  Ansel Elgort Shows Off His Dance Moves—Watch Now!
  E! Online
  Let's dance! Ansel Elgort gives lessons on almost 100 years' worth of dance while shooting with Teen Vogue. The actor covers the mag's September issue, and opens up about his time in the spotlight. In a video for the publication, the Divergent star has ...and more »
  

• Learn how to line dance at spots throughout Southwest Florida - Naples Daily News

  20-08-2015 21:14 via
  Learn how to line dance at spots throughout Southwest Florida
  Naples Daily News
  Naples Daily News journalist Katie Egan takes a line dancing class at Dixie Roadhouse in Cape Coral, Florida, on Friday, August 11, 2015. Dixie Roadhouse offers free line dancing lessons nearly every night and is also a popular hot spot for the ...
  

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• Centenary Stage Company offers dance classes - New Jersey Herald

  20-08-2015 20:32 via
  Centenary Stage Company offers dance classes
  New Jersey Herald
  HACKETTSTOWN -- The professional Centenary Stage Company is accepting enrollment into its dance conservatory courses for the fall semester. With professional instructors and schedules fit for working adults and teens, these programs are suitable for ...and more »
  

• 'America's Best Dance Crew': No music, many tears and an I.aM.mE proposal - Los Angeles Times

  20-08-2015 20:23 via
  Los Angeles Times
  'America's Best Dance Crew': No music, many tears and an I.aM.mE proposal
  Los Angeles Times
  Even in Season 8 of the show, groups on "America's Best Dance Crew: Road to the VMAs" can still do some things that we haven't seen before — on and off the dance floor — and leave it to the brain-banging crew of I.aM.mE to take the show to another level.
  'Crews' Control'Entertainment Weeklyall 2 news articles »
  

• Ailey, Parsons, new works from Louisville Ballet - The Courier-Journal

  20-08-2015 20:22 via
  The Courier-Journal
  Ailey, Parsons, new works from Louisville Ballet
  The Courier-Journal
  This time last year, changes looked like they were in store for dance in Louisville, given the appointment of Robert Curran as the Louisville Ballet's new artistic director. His stamp comes with this season — the first he has planned. While “(R ...and more »
  

• Ballroom dance teacher cruises to warmer places - Mansfield News Journal

  20-08-2015 20:02 via
  Mansfield News Journal
  Ballroom dance teacher cruises to warmer places
  Mansfield News Journal
  MANSFIELD – Carolyn England, 65, took up ballroom dancing after raising her sons and retiring from 22 years of working at the post office. Carolyn England, 65, teaches her ballroom dancing class Buy Photo. Carolyn England, 65, teaches her ballroom ...
  

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• Libertyville dance team is going for gold - Chicago Tribune

  20-08-2015 19:16 via
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  Libertyville dance team is going for gold
  Chicago Tribune
  Libertyville High School dance team member Kelsey Schweiger, a senior, is all smiles after a routine during practice Aug. 13. Libertyville High School dance team member Kelsey Schweiger, a senior, is all smiles after a routine during practice Aug. 13.
  

• Video of pregnant woman dancing to 'Tootsee Roll' dance during labor goes viral - Fox News

  20-08-2015 18:51 via
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  Video of pregnant woman dancing to 'Tootsee Roll' dance during labor goes viral
  Fox News
  A Boston woman discovered a creative way to deal with labor pains— dancing in her hospital room, USA Today reported. A video taken Tuesday shows Yuki Nishizawa doing the butterfly, side shuffle and “Tootsie Roll” in her room at Brigham and Women's ...
  Pregnant Woman in Labor Performs Amazing Dance to "Tootsie Roll" to Get Her ...E! Online
  Mom in Labor Pulls Off Dance Moves as
  

• In the spotlight: Rhythmically Speaking Dance, Metropolitan Ballet's 'Sleeping ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  20-08-2015 18:48 via
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  In the spotlight: Rhythmically Speaking Dance, Metropolitan Ballet's 'Sleeping ...
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Saturday-Sunday: Former “So You Think You Can Dance” contestant Deise Mendonça, a former principal ballerina of Bolshoi Brazil, steps into the lead role of Tchaikovsky's “Sleeping Beauty,” presented by the Metropolitan Ballet with a cast including ...
  

• Here's the Origin Story of the Iconic Carlton Dance from Fresh Prince - TIME

  20-08-2015 18:41 via
  TIME
  Here's the Origin Story of the Iconic Carlton Dance from Fresh Prince
  TIME
  The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is one of the greatest sitcoms of our time, largely because it introduced us to the cultural phenomenon known as the “Carlton Dance.” And now, finally, we know where this iconic jig came from. Actor Alfonso Ribeiro, who ...
  Alfonso Ribeiro: The Origin of the 'Fresh Prince' Carlton Dance RevealedABC News
  Alfonso Ribeiro explains the inspiration behind the Carlton danceFor The W
  

• Security cam captures a cool cop's dance moves - KCTV Kansas City

  20-08-2015 18:40 via
  WPXI Pittsburgh
  Security cam captures a cool cop's dance moves
  KCTV Kansas City
  PLEASANT GROVE, UT (CNN/KTVX) - A Utah police officer has become internet famous for his smooth dance moves. Officer Bryson Lystrup was asked to bust a move at a convenience store - he forgot there was a security camera nearby.
  Police officer commits a "crime against dance"WPXI Pittsburgh
  PG officer caught on camera committing crimes against danceKSL.comall 46 news articles »
  

• Dan Snyder seriously needs to work on his dance moves - Washington Post

  20-08-2015 18:39 via
  247Sports
  Dan Snyder seriously needs to work on his dance moves
  Washington Post
  Dancing is a crucial part of bowling. If you're not in the PBA and you go to bowling alleys and don't dance to the music after a big shot, it's time to re-evaluate. With that in mind, let's take a look at this video from May 2014, which features ...
  Dan Snyder bowls with Robert Griffin III, does Wobble danceSun Times National
  WATCH Redskins owner Dan Snyder dance to 'Wobble Baby'247Sportsall 248 news articles &
  

• Dance critic's guide to burlesque: Naughty, lively, but is it art? - Chicago Tribune

  20-08-2015 18:06 via
  Chicago Tribune
  Dance critic's guide to burlesque: Naughty, lively, but is it art?
  Chicago Tribune
  LauraMolzahnRT @HubbardStreet: The Chicago Dancing Festival returns next week. More from @wperrondancemag: http://t.co/tzB0Q5CEsC and @LauraMolzahn: ht… Spitfire, Olive and Clara. Caption Spitfire, Olive and Clara. Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune.and more »
  

• At Farm To Ballet, Watch Vermont's Cows And Tomatoes Do Arabesques - NPR

  20-08-2015 17:12 via
  NPR
  At Farm To Ballet, Watch Vermont's Cows And Tomatoes Do Arabesques
  NPR
  In a grassy Vermont field as a horse skitters in the distance, dancer Chatch Pregger is scaling a makeshift barn. He stretches his arms outward, holding an E for East in his hand. As the chicken feathers on his head flutter in the breeze, it's easy ...and more »
  

• Biff! Bam! Pow! Striking Edinburgh festival shows – in pictures

  20-08-2015 15:35
  Comic-book dancers slug it out, convent choirgirls go on the rampage and a dragon is let loose in Guardian photographer Murdo MacLeod’s stunning photographs from the festival Continue reading...
  
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• 'It’s time for disability arts to take centre stage at the fringe'

  20-08-2015 15:30
  Three artists presenting work at this year’s fringe share their thoughts on access, representation and what’s next for the festivalIs the fringe a good place for the disability arts? Disability isn’t visible enough in the theatre world generally. A recent survey found only one visibly disabled artist working on “mainstream” stages. That said, the fringe is great at leading revolutions in theatre practice, so next year I hope it finds ways to put on hundreds of disab
  
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• Chloe Lukasiak Beats Maddie Ziegler Again, 'Dance Moms' Star Wins 2015 ... - International Business Times

  20-08-2015 15:02 via
  International Business Times
  Chloe Lukasiak Beats Maddie Ziegler Again, 'Dance Moms' Star Wins 2015 ...
  International Business Times
  Reality TV star Chloe Lukasiak won Favorite Dancer 17 & Under at the 2015 Industry Dance Awards Wednesday. Pictured: Chloe poses at Backstage Creations Retreat At the 2015 Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 15 Getty Images.
  Former Dance Moms Star Chloe Lukasiak Beats Rival Maddie Ziegler Again ...OK Magazine
  Dance Moms Reunion Recap: If I'm
  

• Dance Craze, Hit Song Gives Rapper Silento a Breakthrough - Voice of America

  20-08-2015 14:57 via
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  Dance Craze, Hit Song Gives Rapper Silento a Breakthrough
  Voice of America
  NEW YORK—. Silento, the 17-year-old rapper who's having a pop culture moment with the dance craze to his debut song, says he wants to be a role model to the young kids who have posted videos dancing to his tune. His "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)'' has ...and more »
  

• Lo Real/Le Réel/The Reel at Edinburgh festival review – dancing to address the horrors of the Holocaust

  20-08-2015 14:50
  Festival theatre, Edinburgh
  Flamenco choreographer Israel Galván’s angry, charismatic work pays tribute to the Gypsy victims of the NazisAmong the incalculable horrors of the Holocaust, one of the less well known facts is that up to half a million Gypsies were among those persecuted and killed. It’s a tragedy that flamenco choreographer Israel Galván has long wanted to address on stage, but also one for which he feared dance might be inadequate. If Lo Real is partly abo
  
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• Lo Real/Le Réel/The Reel at Edinburgh festival review – Israel Galván's dance of despair

  20-08-2015 14:50
  Festival theatre, Edinburgh
  You can feel the force of the anger in the flamenco dancer and choreographer’s fragmented show about the Gypsy victims of the NazisAmong the incalculable horrors of the Holocaust, one of the less well known facts is that up to half a million Gypsies were among those persecuted and killed. It’s a tragedy that flamenco choreographer Israel Galván has long wanted to address on stage, but also one for which he feared dance might be inadequate. If Lo Rea
  
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• Gasper leaves mark on dance, theater community - INFORUM

  20-08-2015 14:20 via
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  Gasper leaves mark on dance, theater community
  INFORUM
  Eddie Gasper of Gasper's School of Dance and Performing Arts in Fargo says he learned many hat tricks from American choreographer Bob Fosse. "I enjoyed the years I worked with him," said Gasper. Ann Arbor Miller / The Forum ...
  

• Three pioneers inducted into Lansing Dance Hall of Fame - Noise

  20-08-2015 13:21 via
  Noise
  Three pioneers inducted into Lansing Dance Hall of Fame
  Noise
  In 1967, something happened that changed the Lansing Dance scene. Virgiline Simmons, Theda Assiff and Judi Pressick formed the Lansing Ballet Association. It's an event that was recently recognized with the formation of the Lansing Dance Hall of Fame.
  

• Ten years after Katrina: I thought that was it for New Orleans – video

  20-08-2015 12:59
  It was predicted that New Orleans would take a decade to recover from Hurricane Katrina. On the 10th anniversary of the costliest natural disaster in US history, four residents from very different neighbourhoods – on both sides of the levees – offer very personal insights into the land, the music ... and whether that prediction has come true Continue reading...
  
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• Ten years after Katrina: 'I thought that was it for New Orleans' – video

  20-08-2015 12:59
  It was predicted that New Orleans would take a decade to recover from Hurricane Katrina. On the 10th anniversary of the costliest natural disaster in US history, four residents from very different neighbourhoods – on both sides of the levees – offer very personal insights into the land, the music ... and whether that prediction has come true Continue reading...
  
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• A children's dance class also focuses on body image and self-respect - Los Angeles Times

  20-08-2015 12:05 via
  A children's dance class also focuses on body image and self-respect
  Los Angeles Times
  While others pursue dance to become professional performers, UC Irvine student Irishia Hubbard has another goal in mind: to become a teacher. See the most-read stories this hour >>Read the story. She and Nicole Rivor, who graduated from UC Irvine in ...
  

• Dance Lynchburg: Former Dance Theatre welcomes fresh start - Lynchburg News and Advance

  20-08-2015 11:41 via
  Lynchburg News and Advance
  Dance Lynchburg: Former Dance Theatre welcomes fresh start
  Lynchburg News and Advance
  Ballet instructor Amanda DeShano evaluates new student Jaliyn Scott during an open house for Dance Lynchburg on Saturday, Aug. 15. Previous Next. Dance Lynchburg. Jill Nance/The News & Advance ...
  

• Dance Troupe Arrives with “Impetus” - Tucson Weekly

  20-08-2015 10:01 via
  Tucson Weekly
  Dance Troupe Arrives with “Impetus”
  Tucson Weekly
  Artifact Dance Project has built its reputation on narrative dance: in the last six years, it's staged story concerts based on everything from "Grimm's Fairy Tales" to real-life tales of the Roaring Twenties. As it enters its seventh season next week ...
  

• Taylor Swift Names One of Her Most Awkward Dance Moves 'The Mom-Croon' - People Magazine

  20-08-2015 09:08 via
  People Magazine
  Taylor Swift Names One of Her Most Awkward Dance Moves 'The Mom-Croon'
  People Magazine
  Taylor Swift may only be 25 years old, but she occasionally displays the dance moves of an older woman – perhaps someone's mom who's had a glass of red wine or two and is starting to feel the groove in a particularly mommish way. That's not a knock ...
  Taylor Swift Finally Named Her Signature Dance MoveTIME
  Taylor Swift Defines Her Dance Move as Mom-CroonPOPSUGAR
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• Step Afrika! Celebrating 20 Years of Dance - The Root

  20-08-2015 09:05 via
  The Root
  Step Afrika! Celebrating 20 Years of Dance
  The Root
  The Washington, D.C.-based troupe uses a style popularized by black Greek-letter organizations, stepping, to celebrate African-American and African cultures. By: Tracy L. Scott. Posted: Aug. 20 2015 3:00 AM.
  

• Ballet Arkansas to present 'secret' dance competition - Arkansas Online

  20-08-2015 09:01 via
  Arkansas Online
  Ballet Arkansas to present 'secret' dance competition
  Arkansas Online
  The Visions Choreographic Competition presents dance in its purest form as five choreographers compete for the top prize. This is the second year for the Ballet Arkansas event. Visions Choreographic Competition. 7 p.m. Saturday, Center for Performing ...and more »
  

• Dancing with diggers: the show in which JCBs take a leading role

  20-08-2015 09:00
  Motionhouse’s new production, Fragile, turns a machine that is often perceived as ungainly into a gentle giant – and a graceful dance partner As a JCB operator who has worked with machines for most of my professional life on construction and demolition sites, I thought I knew what they were capable of. But collaborating with the dance company Motionhouse has opened my eyes. It’s made me truly understand the beauty of dance – and broadened my JCB operating skills.Motionhou
  
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• Seven-year-old Joe Barry's All Black dream inspires ballet - Stuff.co.nz

  20-08-2015 00:11 via
  Stuff.co.nz
  Seven-year-old Joe Barry's All Black dream inspires ballet
  Stuff.co.nz
  Aspiring All Black Joe Barry wants to wear the black jersey so much that he's taken to ballet after learning his heroes do ballet training. Seven-year-old Joe Barry dreams of one day being an All Black, so he has become a ballet dancer. "My mum told me ...and more »
  

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