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• ArtsBeat | Julie Kent Has New Roles at American Ballet Theater - New York Times (blog)

  02-09-2015 20:00
  New York Times (blog)
  ArtsBeat | Julie Kent Has New Roles at American Ballet Theater
  New York Times (blog)
  Julie Kent, the star ballerina who retired as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theater in June, is taking on several new roles with the company, including as the artistic director of its summer intensive programs for young dancers. Her ...and more »
  

• Breaking news: John McFall, who led Atlanta Ballet to new heights, to retire ... - ArtsATL

  02-09-2015 16:56
  ArtsATL
  Breaking news: John McFall, who led Atlanta Ballet to new heights, to retire ...
  ArtsATL
  John McFall, who has led Atlanta Ballet into what many consider a “golden era” during his 20 years as the troupe's artistic director, announced yesterday that he will retire at the end of the upcoming season. “I've had the privilege of leading Atlanta ...
  Atlanta Ballet Artistic Director John McFall leaving in June 2016Atlanta Business Chronicleall 3 news articles »
  

• Los Lobos with ballet, Ira Glass set for new Bardavon season - Poughkeepsie Journal

  02-09-2015 14:32
  Poughkeepsie Journal
  Los Lobos with ballet, Ira Glass set for new Bardavon season
  Poughkeepsie Journal
  Public radio personality Ira Glass, the rock band Los Lobos performing with a ballet troupe and satirist David Sedaris are among new shows announced as part of the Bardavon 1869 Opera House's 2015-16 season. Tickets not already on sale will go on sale ...
  

• September 2015 | College Close-Ups | Shenandoah Conservatory

  02-09-2015 02:10
  The Dance Division of Shenandoah Conservatory, at Shenandoah University, is a dynamic program thriving in a private university setting in Winchester, Virginia, 70 miles west of Washington, DC. Conservatory majors—in music, theater, and dance—make up more than a quarter of the university’s full-time undergraduates. Dance Division graduates perform in companies around the country, on Broadway, in touring productions, and on cruise lines. Continue reading
  
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• September 2015 | Collective Wisdom

  02-09-2015 02:07
  "Reality Check: Teacher Transitions": Q: I’m three years in, and it’s happening: I just put out our schedule for next year, and some of the young students I’ve taught will have different teachers. Enrollment has gone from 25 to 150 in three years, so naturally I can’t teach them all anymore. I’m starting to hear parents say, “We come here for her.” Most of these parents don’t know the other teachers, so I will be introducing them, making bios avail
  
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• September 2015 | Mail

  02-09-2015 02:06
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• Atlanta Ballet leader John McFall plans final bow after 21st season - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  02-09-2015 02:03
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Atlanta Ballet leader John McFall plans final bow after 21st season
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. Atlanta Ballet already was planning to pay tribute to artistic director John McFall in different ways during its 2015-16 season, celebrating his two decades of ...
  

• September 2015 | EditorSpeak

  02-09-2015 02:00
  "Art Thieves": Today we see cookie-cutter dances that borrow too heavily from music videos, TV dance shows, and other popular entertainment. And at Dance Studio Life, we hear from studio owners who complain that former employees or teachers at other schools stole their competition or recital choreography. I don’t mean the poachers borrowed a step, or the idea behind a step, or a story or theme that they then morphed into something of their own creation. I mean they stole the dance in its e
  
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• September 2015 | On My Mind

  02-09-2015 01:58
  I’m writing this two days after the 2015 DanceLife Teacher Conference, our biggest and best yet. Each time we produce this event I’m overwhelmed by the amount of work that goes into it—and each time, as it concludes, I forget about the work because I’m overwhelmed by the enthusiasm, spirit, and generosity of the hundreds of dance teachers and studio owners who spend those four or five days with us, immersed in dance. Continue reading
  
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• September 2015 | 2 Music Tips for Teachers | Nationalism and Impressionism

  02-09-2015 01:55
  From the 1850s to early 1900s, the nationalist movement arose in music, a reaction both to the abstract style in vogue among Germanic composers, and to the wars and revolutions then restructuring much of Europe. Musicians of conquered nations composed music intended to express national pride, often drawing upon popular songs, folk music, and folk dance rhythms (for example Chopin’s mazurkas and polonaises).The major composers of impressionism, a predominantly French movement (approximately
  
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• Winners Named in Dames at Sea "Tap-Stravaganza" See Who Will Dance at Opening ... - Playbill.com

  02-09-2015 00:16 via
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  Winners Named in Dames at Sea "Tap-Stravaganza" See Who Will Dance at Opening ...
  Playbill.com
  Danielle Behrens, a recent Marymount Manhattan College graduate and Joshua Israel, from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, were named winners of the Aug. 31 Dames at Sea tap competition. As a special promotion on the day the box office opened for the ...and more »
  

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