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• The Light and Dark of 'Amore Italiano' at Oregon Ballet Theatre - Huffington Post

  08-10-2015 23:37 via
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  The Light and Dark of 'Amore Italiano' at Oregon Ballet Theatre
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  Oregon Ballet Theatre opens its season this weekend with the slyly titled Amore Italiano - a double bill that bows to the Italian roots of ballet, in both classical and contemporary manner, in moods both light and dark. The inimitable Danish ...and more »
  

• St. Louis Ballet steps up to the Balanchine challenge - STLtoday.com

  08-10-2015 21:00 via
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  St. Louis Ballet steps up to the Balanchine challenge
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  George Balanchine (1904-1983), a native of St. Petersburg, Russia, was a great American choreographer. His influence can be seen throughout ballet, and he co-founded one of the pre-eminent companies devoted to the art form: New York City Ballet.
  A fun and special ballet for audiences of all agesKSDKall 3 news articles »
  

• Bias at the Ballet? Not so much. - RVANews

  08-10-2015 20:59 via
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  Bias at the Ballet? Not so much.
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  In which Valerie Catrow publicly shames herself to prove a point—and to clear up something about the School of Richmond Ballet. October 8, 2015; 12:00 PM • by Valerie Catrow. GMRVA-2015-10-08-105823.498538.jpg. I got a text last week that sent me ...
  

• Misty Copeland Shows How She Defied The Odds And Changed Ballet In New Documentary - Huffington Post

  08-10-2015 17:06 via
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  Misty Copeland Shows How She Defied The Odds And Changed Ballet In New Documentary
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  Besides making history this past summer when she became the first black principal dancer at the American Ballet Theater, she's successfully defied odds with her muscular and less than traditional ballerina aesthetic. She's changed the ballet world forever.and more »
  

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• Ballet Bus bridges access for promising dance students at Miami City Ballet - Miami Herald

  08-10-2015 16:14 via
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  Ballet Bus bridges access for promising dance students at Miami City Ballet
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  Twice a week, 7-year-old Camila Rodriguez goes to school with her hair in a neat bun wrapped in pink flowers. She has to be ready as soon as the school bell rings to hop on the Ballet Bus. CARL JUSTE CARL JUSTE. i. CARL JUSTE CARL JUSTE.and more »
  

• Live-stream: step into Rambert dance company's rehearsals

  08-10-2015 16:05
  
  On Wednesday 14 October, Rambert will throw open its doors: watch a morning class and rehearsals for Rooster and Transfigured Night, plus a debate on female choreographersEver wondered what a day in the life of a dancer is like? Join us on Wednesday 14 October to find out. We’re teaming up with Rambert Dance Company to present a live-stream of a morning dance class, plus rehearsals for two of the pieces that Rambert are touring this autumn: Christopher Bruce’s Rooster, in which the d
  
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• British Studies Inspiration for “Waterloo Wanderings” Dance Performance - WDAM-TV

  08-10-2015 07:28 via
  British Studies Inspiration for “Waterloo Wanderings” Dance Performance
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  HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -. The following is a news release from The University of Southern Mississippi. Join the University of Southern Mississippi Department of Dance for "Waterloo Wanderings," a dance concert culminating the first ever British Studies ...and more »
  

• Ten Cornell Dance Troupes Perform in Flash Mob - Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun

  08-10-2015 06:48 via
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  Ten Cornell Dance Troupes Perform in Flash Mob
  Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun
  United by the love of dance, 10 of Cornell's dance troupes performed a four-minute flash mob Wednesday, hoping to “establish a better community” among Cornell dancers. Cornell dance troups perform a four minute flash mob on Ho Plaza Wednesday.
  

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• East St. Louis City Hall hosts homecoming dance for students - KSDK

  08-10-2015 06:04 via
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  East St. Louis City Hall hosts homecoming dance for students
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  EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- The ongoing teacher's strike in East St. Louis is not sidelining every school activity after all. On Wednesday night, students got to enjoy an event they thought they were going to miss. Loading… Post to Facebook. East St ...
  East St. Louis city hall host homecoming dance for studentsfox2now.comall 4 news articles »
  

• Chit Chat: All welcome to attend Fermilab's folk and barn dance groups - Kane County Chronicle

  08-10-2015 03:56 via
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  Chit Chat: All welcome to attend Fermilab's folk and barn dance groups
  Kane County Chronicle
  English Dance caller Mady Newfield gives instructions during a dance practice at The Fermilab barn in Batavia on Sunday. Caption. (Sean King for Shaw Media). English Dance Caller Mady Newfield gives instructions during a dance practice at The Fermilab ...
  

• Snezana Markoski and daughter Eve attend Sleeping Beauty ballet - Daily Mail

  08-10-2015 03:19 via
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  Snezana Markoski and daughter Eve attend Sleeping Beauty ballet
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  The genetically blessed duo were among theatre goers present for the Perth premiere of the Australian Ballet's production of The Sleeping Beauty on Wednesday night, and looked gorgeous in matching outfits. Scroll down for video. Premiere night: Snezana ...and more »
  

• Sharing Navajo culture through song and dance - Farmington Daily Times

  08-10-2015 03:10 via
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  Sharing Navajo culture through song and dance
  Farmington Daily Times
  2 Bar J Singers Shawn Jim, left, and Roseanne Jim, both of Whiterock, sing for the dancers on Oct. 11, 2014, during the Fall Navajo Song & Dance at the Farmington Indian Center. (Photo: Daily Times file photo). CONNECT 3 ...
  

• Dayton country-western dance club has stood the test of time - The Breeze

  08-10-2015 02:22 via
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  Dayton country-western dance club has stood the test of time
  The Breeze
  “Five-six-seven-eight,” line dance teacher Olivia Ray said into her microphone, her voice echoing through the auditorium of the Dayton Learning Center. Her instructions rang out in a rhythmic tempo as she spewed a litany of dance steps and moves to the ...
  

• UW-Stout Dance Team to host kids clinic - Chippewa Herald

  08-10-2015 01:34 via
  UW-Stout Dance Team to host kids clinic
  Chippewa Herald
  The UW-Stout Blue Devil Dance Team will be introducing the Blue Devil Kids Dance Crew at a dance clinic on Saturday, Nov. 14. The clinic will be taught by UW-Stout Dance Team members in the West Gym of the UW-Stout Sports and Fitness Center.
  

• Principal Cancels School Dance Because of the 'Sexually Suggestive Grinding' - Mediaite

  08-10-2015 00:51 via
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  Principal Cancels School Dance Because of the 'Sexually Suggestive Grinding'
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  dance A high school principal in Maine decided to call off the upcoming school dance because of––and I'm being completely serious here––grinding. Gorham High School Principal Chris Record sent a letter to parents saying how some students, parents, and ...
  Arapahoe High Bans 'Grinding' At School DanceCBS Local
  Letter: Grinding at Arapahoe High Dance Could Have "Legal Ramifi
  

• Human-robot dance marries science, art - Journal and Courier

  08-10-2015 00:42 via
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  Human-robot dance marries science, art
  Journal and Courier
  Huang Yi combines feats of dance, engineering and technology into a 60-minute performance that includes Kuka, an industrial arm-style robot, and other human dancers. He not only choreographed the human parts but also Kuka — programming one minute ...
  

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