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• SV dance students can now earn associate degrees - Tribune-Review

  25-09-2015 23:51 via
  SV dance students can now earn associate degrees
  Tribune-Review
  The Seneca Valley Academy of Choice has ushered in a fourth school year with new opportunities for students interested in pursuing the arts beyond high school. Students who attend the Dance Academy can now graduate from high school with a two-year ...
  

• NBA 2K16 animations now let players dance the Nae Nae and The Carlton - SB Nation

  25-09-2015 23:42 via
  NBA 2K16 animations now let players dance the Nae Nae and The Carlton
  SB Nation
  Every year, sports video games have to think of cool, new features to add to video games to make sure they don't get stale. This year, the NBA 2K series is trying to spice things up by letting users add some new dance animations their players can use ...and more »
  

• Transnational Classes Unify Dance Department - The Oberlin Review

  25-09-2015 23:08 via
  The Oberlin Review
  Transnational Classes Unify Dance Department
  The Oberlin Review
  Associate Professor of Dance Alysia Ramos extends her arms while twisting her body. Ramos was hired this semester as a tenure-track professor and hopes to bridge the gap between Euro centric dance and dance traditions from African, Asian and Latin ...
  

• Marigold Movement Center, Reno's first world dance school, opens on Dickerson - Reno Gazette Journal

  25-09-2015 23:05 via
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  Marigold Movement Center, Reno's first world dance school, opens on Dickerson
  Reno Gazette Journal
  Marigold Movement Center, Reno's first world dance school, opened Sept. 24 in a renovated warehouse on Dickerson Road. "There was a time when one had to go out of state, or even out of the country in order to study many of the styles of dance that are ...
  

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• WWI-era Germantown set of ballet's 'Coppelia' - The Courier-Journal

  25-09-2015 22:52 via
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  WWI-era Germantown set of ballet's 'Coppelia'
  The Courier-Journal
  For his first summer in the city, Louisville Ballet artistic and executive director Robert Curran spent a lot of time driving around the Germantown neighborhood. But he wasn't hunting down the area's best bratwurst, liverwurst or spaetzle. Louisville ...
  

• Fire Dance With Me: 'Twin Peaks' dance-off game goes surreal - CNET

  25-09-2015 21:42 via
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  Fire Dance With Me: 'Twin Peaks' dance-off game goes surreal
  CNET
  iPhone 6S vs. iPhone 6S Plus vs. iPhone 6: How $100 gets you a bigger screen, more storage, or last year's model · What's the best free alternative to Microsoft Office? The undercover innovation of Apple's S phones · CNET · Gaming · Video Games; Fire ...
  Have a Twin Peaks dance-off with a sobbing Leland PalmerBoing Boingall 8 news articles »
  

• This Incredible Choreography Captures the Heart-Wrenching Story of a Breakup - POPSUGAR

  25-09-2015 19:54 via
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  This Incredible Choreography Captures the Heart-Wrenching Story of a Breakup
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  Are you ready for a performance that will tug at your heartstrings? In this emotional routine choreographed by So You Think You Can Dance's Talia Favia, dancers Chaz Buzan and Courtney Schwartz tell the story of a breakup while dancing to James Bay's ...and more »
  

• Baryshnikov in baseball cleats? Twins call up son of German ballet dancers - ESPN

  25-09-2015 19:11 via
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  Baryshnikov in baseball cleats? Twins call up son of German ballet dancers
  ESPN
  Not only is recent Minnesota Twins call-up Max Kepler believed to be the first person born and raised in Germany to reach the major leagues, the outfielder also is quite possibly the first major leaguer who is the son of two professional ballet dancers.
  

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• Kim Zolciak -- Practices 'DWTS' Dance Moves In Hospital Room - TMZ.com

  25-09-2015 18:41 via
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  Kim Zolciak -- Practices 'DWTS' Dance Moves In Hospital Room
  TMZ.com
  0925-kim-zolciak-instagram Kim Zolciak is so determined to continue on "Dancing with the Stars," her partner is teaching her moves for next week in her ATL hospital room. As we reported, Kim said she had a TIA, a mini-stroke, which left her temporarily ...
  Kim Zolciak Practicing Dance Moves In Hospital: Returning To 'DWTS'?Hollywood Life
  Kim Zolciak suffers mini-stroke, practices 'DWTS' dance moves in the hospital
  

• Assistant principal's song and dance makes kids smile, get to school on time - Today.com

  25-09-2015 18:38 via
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  Assistant principal's song and dance makes kids smile, get to school on time
  Today.com
  Whether he's dancing the Whip/Nae Nae, or belting out a hit from the "Frozen" soundtrack, assistant principal Gary Logan prides himself in his ability to put a smile on the face of those around him. And his performances every morning at Woodrow Cummins ...and more »
  

• Cheerleader dance-off turns into brawl - WEEI.com

  25-09-2015 18:19 via
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  Cheerleader dance-off turns into brawl
  WEEI.com
  This is the news report on the post-football game dance-off in Dallas between James Madison High (wearing blue) and Wilmer-Hutchins High (gray) that turned into a melee. I think I speak for all of us when I say how shocked and saddened we are by this ...
  Dallas drill team dance-off turns into brawlWOGXall 2 news articles »
  

• At Etro, Beauty Fit for the Ballet - New York Times

  25-09-2015 18:14 via
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  At Etro, Beauty Fit for the Ballet
  New York Times
  “Everything is blossoming, everything has a sense of lightness and movement and dance,” said Veronica Etro backstage at Etro's spring/summer 2016 show today, as models pranced by in ballet flats. For her ode to turn-of-the-century femininity, she cited ...
  

• 2015 fall arts preview: Dance - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  25-09-2015 18:01 via
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  2015 fall arts preview: Dance
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  This fall, local dance companies are offering revivals, new works and a novel audience-interactive shows that push the boundaries of dance. Here's a look ahead. The Great Gatsby - California Ballet. CalBallet has landed the West Coast premiere of “The ...
  

• South Amboy woman to direct dance performance for pope - MyCentralJersey.com

  25-09-2015 17:24 via
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  South Amboy woman to direct dance performance for pope
  MyCentralJersey.com
  The American DanceWheels Foundation (ADF) will perform a five-minute routine on the Eakins Oval mainstage at 5:27 pm.for the Pope. Loading… Post to Facebook. South Amboy woman to direct dance performance for pope The American DanceWheels ...
  

• Odell Beckham Jr. explains his 'Hit dem folks' touchdown dance and success vs ... - NJ.com

  25-09-2015 16:06 via
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  Odell Beckham Jr. explains his 'Hit dem folks' touchdown dance and success vs ...
  NJ.com
  EAST RUTHERFORD -- The Whip is old news. That was for Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., the rookie. In his second season, Beckham is on to newer, hipper dances for his touchdown celebrations. He pulled out the "Hit dem folks" dance on his ...and more »
  

• See a ton of modern dance troupes at 'The Shift' at Orlando Shakespeare Center - Orlando Weekly (blog)

  25-09-2015 15:17 via
  See a ton of modern dance troupes at 'The Shift' at Orlando Shakespeare Center
  Orlando Weekly (blog)
  There's a thriving modern dance scene in Orlando, and this annual collective show is the best way to get up to speed on a great many of your local movement troupes in one fell swoop. Companies involved in this year's performance include the Afro Latin ...
  

• Benjamin Millepied Opens Paris Ballet Season - WWD

  25-09-2015 13:54 via
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  Benjamin Millepied Opens Paris Ballet Season
  WWD
  The lavish gala Thursday, which included a new ballet and a record fund-raiser, drew Natalie Portman, Haider Ackermann and Alber Elbaz to the Opéra Garnier. By Paulina Szmydke · View Slideshow · Benjamin Millepied Natalie Portman · View Slideshow.
  Natalie Portman Supports Hubby Benjamin Millepied at Paris Ballet's Opening Gala!Just Jaredall 4 news articles »
  

• Dance preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet to ponder time in latest program - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  25-09-2015 06:02 via
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  Dance preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet to ponder time in latest program
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  In dance, timing is everything. The counts of the steps chart the path for the choreography. The meter of the music does, too. The moving pictures performers bring to life on stage with their bodies are here one moment and gone the next. It's fitting ...
  

• The Sleeping Beauty: a lavish baroque fairytale – in pictures

  25-09-2015 05:07
  
  David McAllister, artistic director of the Australian Ballet, has chosen The Sleeping Beauty to debut his first choreographic work. The ballet was first performed by the company in 1973 and is well known by McAllister – he performed it 123 times over 18 years as a dancer. Set in the 18th century, with costumes and set designed by Gabriela Tylesova, the baroque masterpiece is as extravagant as the courts of Louis XIV once were. Yet McAllister has built on Marius Petipa’s original chor
  
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• Dance Listings for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 - New York Times

  25-09-2015 04:37 via
  New York Times
  Dance Listings for Sept. 25-Oct. 1
  New York Times
  Full reviews of recent dance performances: nytimes.com/dance. A searchable guide to these and other performances is at nytimes.com/events. A.O. Movement Collective (Friday through Oct. 10) For the past three years, Sarah A.O. Rosner has created a kind ...
  

• Daniel Levins, Dancer in Classical Ballet and Films, Dies at 61 - New York Times

  25-09-2015 03:58 via
  New York Times
  Daniel Levins, Dancer in Classical Ballet and Films, Dies at 61
  New York Times
  Daniel Levins, a dancer sometimes known professionally as Daniel Levans, who gained notice as a teenager in Eliot Feld's acclaimed American Ballet Company and as a principal dancer at American Ballet Theater in the 1970s, died on Sept. 15 in Brooklyn.
  

• Russian Ballet brings 'Swan Lake' to Alabama Theatre - AL.com

  25-09-2015 00:53 via
  AL.com
  Russian Ballet brings 'Swan Lake' to Alabama Theatre
  AL.com
  The Russian Grand Ballet will present a performance of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" in Birmingham, on Friday, Sept. 25 at The Alabama Theatre. (Russian Ballet). Print Email · Greg Garrison | [email protected] By Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al ...and more »
  

• Natalie Portman and Eva Herzigová show off their frames at Parisian ballet - Daily Mail

  25-09-2015 00:28 via
  Daily Mail
  Natalie Portman and Eva Herzigová show off their frames at Parisian ballet
  Daily Mail
  And Natalie Portman and Eva Herzigová ensured all eyes were on them in their brightly coloured ensembles for the Paris Opera Ballet Défilé Opening Gala at the Palais Garnier on Thursday night. Natalie, 34, wore her bold ensemble to support her husband, ...
  

• Dance Moms Star Maddie Ziegler Shows Off Her Moves in a Coming of Age Video We ... - E! Online

  25-09-2015 00:03 via
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  Dance Moms Star Maddie Ziegler Shows Off Her Moves in a Coming of Age Video We ...
  E! Online
  Maddie Ziegler is giving us all a little something to relate to with her latest project. The Dance Moms star-turned-Sia muse is about to turn 13-years-old—yeah, she's currently only 12—on Sept. 30, and in order to ring in her teenage years, she's ...
  Maddie Ziegler Celebrates Turning 13 In i-D's Short Dance Film - Watch HereJust Jared Jr.
  Maddie Ziegler Explains Being a Tween in Mi
  

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