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• Ballet Fantastique: "It is exhilarating." - KVAL

  11-10-2015 22:52 via
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  Ballet Fantastique: "It is exhilarating."
  KVAL
  EUGENE, Ore. - Nearly 500 people attended Ballet Fantastique's performance of "Cirque de la Lune" at the Hult Center Saturday night. "It is exhilarating to have this type of audience response," said Hannah Bontrager, Ballet Fantastique executive ...
  

• Dusseldof Ballet to perform in TA - Jerusalem Post Israel News

  11-10-2015 19:05 via
  Jerusalem Post Israel News
  Dusseldof Ballet to perform in TA
  Jerusalem Post Israel News
  Requiem is the vision of Schlapfer and is set to and inspired by Brahms' A German Requiem. BALLET OF Dusseldof.. (photo credit:GERT WEIGETT). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. In one week's time, the formidable, 45-member cast of Germany's ...
  

• Houston Ballet ending one holiday tradition - Houston Chronicle (subscription)

  11-10-2015 19:03 via
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  Houston Ballet ending one holiday tradition
  Houston Chronicle (subscription)
  Janie Parker and Li Cunxin were the original Sugar Plum Fairy and Nutcracker Prince when Ben Stevenson's production of "The Nutcracker" for Houston Ballet premiered in 1987. Photo: Jim Caldwell. Image 1 of 7. Janie Parker and Li Cunxin were the ...
  Houston Ballet Presents NUTCRACKER for Final Year This ChristmasBroadway Worldall 4 news articles »
  

• Dance, Sing, Just 'Keep Moving,' Dick Van Dyke Tells Seniors - NPR

  11-10-2015 15:08 via
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  Dance, Sing, Just 'Keep Moving,' Dick Van Dyke Tells Seniors
  NPR
  From his roles in Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to the Dick Van Dyke Show and, most recently, the Night at the Museum movies, actor Dick Van Dyke has been in our collective consciousness for a very long time. Though he seems to be ageless, ...and more »
  

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• Celebrating ballet - Times of Malta

  11-10-2015 12:54 via
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  Celebrating ballet
  Times of Malta
  Tanya Bayona with de Paulo at the Manoel Theatre in 1967. Right: Daphne Lungaro-Mifsud in 1965. Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel briefly examines the heritage of ballet in Malta through the legacy of two pioneering women, Daphne Lungaro-Mifsud and Tanya ...
  

• Back to the Future dance offers fun night for families - WoodwardNews.net

  11-10-2015 12:53 via
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  Back to the Future dance offers fun night for families
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  On Oct. 21, you won't need a DeLorean with a flux capacitor or 1.21 gigawatts of energy to travel through time. All you'll need is a ticket to the Woodward Arts & Theatre Council's upcoming fundraiser – a “Back to the Future Enchantment Under the Sea ...
  

• Designing a dream: Tiffany's Dance Studio settles into new space at former ... - Auburn Citizen

  11-10-2015 12:36 via
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  Designing a dream: Tiffany's Dance Studio settles into new space at former ...
  Auburn Citizen
  For more information about Tiffany's School of Dance Studio and Performing Arts Center, visit tsdpac.com, call (315) 706-8706 or find the school on Facebook. SKANEATELES | Only a dancer with an interior design background could envision a former ...
  

• Their time to dance - Philly.com

  11-10-2015 12:04 via
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  Their time to dance
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  They might not get to prom, but they get a chance to get their groove on. Share0 Tweet0 Reddit0 Email0. 0 Comments. Reprints & Permissions ». Sharing a dance in the brightly lit, balloon-bedecked gym on the campus of Most Precious Blood parish in ...and more »
  

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• Cathy Nesbitt-Stein Willing To Return In Season 6 Of 'Dance Moms' - Christian Post

  11-10-2015 12:00 via
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  Cathy Nesbitt-Stein Willing To Return In Season 6 Of 'Dance Moms'
  Christian Post
  Now that "Dance Moms" season 6 has been renewed by Lifetime, Cathy Nesbitt-Stein would be willing to return on her own terms. Cathy says she and daughter Vivi-Anne left the show to focus on her business and Vivi-Anne's launch. Cathy Nesbitt-Stein ...
  Dance Moms Gets a Little Personal as Cathy Nesbitt-Stein Talks about Her ...Master Heraldall 3 news articles »
  

• DTX marks 20th year of dance - Jamaica Observer

  11-10-2015 09:33 via
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  DTX marks 20th year of dance
  Jamaica Observer
  DANCE Theatre Xaymaca (DTX) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with two performances harking back to its past. The local dance company, founded by Barbara McDaniel as an off-shoot of the Wolmer's Dance Troupe, is remounting all past work for its ...
  

• Le Concert Royal de la Nuit CD review – Sun King's ballet skilfully reconstructed - The Guardian

  11-10-2015 09:00 via
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  Le Concert Royal de la Nuit CD review – Sun King's ballet skilfully reconstructed
  The Guardian
  If you were lucky enough to catch David Bintley's brilliant BBC4 homage to Louis XIV's Ballet Royal de la Nuit you will be familiar with some of this. Sébastien Daucé spent three years reconstructing the music from the huge piece, performed in 1653 ...
  

• Political Mother: The Choreographer’s Cut review – a powerhouse of a show

  11-10-2015 08:59
  
  O2 Academy, LondonHofesh Shechter has this rock venue jumping with his cathartic piece about indoctrinationPolitical Mother, created by choreographer-composer Hofesh Shechter in 2010, is a grand-scale work about political indoctrination and totalitarianism. Shechter grew up in Israel before coming to the UK in 2002, and this is the last of the half-dozen works which overtly reflect that experience. In its scale and anger, Political Mother can be read as a final exorcism of Shechter’s demon
  
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• Girls state golf: From dance studio to the hayloft, golf is the game for Wineman - Lincoln Journal Star

  11-10-2015 07:07 via
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  Girls state golf: From dance studio to the hayloft, golf is the game for Wineman
  Lincoln Journal Star
  Haley Wineman wasn't going to miss a step when she gave up 12 years of dance for golf. Even if it meant climbing an aluminum ladder in a 100-year-old barn to the drafty hayloft in the winter, Wineman was determined to become a golfer. Haley and her ...
  

• 'Doctor Who' Episode 4 review: A dance to the music of time - Mashable

  11-10-2015 04:11 via
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  'Doctor Who' Episode 4 review: A dance to the music of time
  Mashable
  Here's an elevator pitch for you, Hollywood executives: An aging bug-eyed punk rocker bounces around the universe in a blue box, explaining complex time travel theory to camera, complete with search suggestions — "this is called the bootstrap paradox, ...and more »
  

• Children ready to dance at Greek festival - The Seattle Times

  11-10-2015 04:07 via
  The Seattle Times
  Children ready to dance at Greek festival
  The Seattle Times
  Children prepare to perform Saturday at the St. Demetrios Greek Festival in Seattle's Montlake neighborhood. They were to perform the podaraki, a dance from Eastern Thrace, a region that once belonged to Greece. From left: Victoria Bariames, Angelina ...and more »
  

• Edmonds resident receives state Dance Educator of Year Award - My Edmonds News

  11-10-2015 02:27 via
  Edmonds resident receives state Dance Educator of Year Award
  My Edmonds News
  Edmonds resident Terry Goetz has been awarded the Dance Educator of the Year Award from the Dance Educators Association of Washington. Goetz, the director of Creative Dance Center in Seattle, was nominated by colleagues, parents, and current and ...
  

• Strictly Come Dancing's Kellie Bright hits second with Star Wars dance - Daily Mail

  11-10-2015 02:08 via
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  Strictly Come Dancing's Kellie Bright hits second with Star Wars dance
  Daily Mail
  Kellie stunned audiences as she and Kevin danced to the Star Wars theme tune and acted as Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker respectively. RELATED ARTICLES. Previous; 1; Next. Strictly for the ladies! Gleb Savchenko is TV's hottest hunk... Strictly Come ...
  Strictly star Kellie Bright turns up for rehearsals exhausted, reveals dance ...Mirror.co.uk
  Kevin Clifton SNUBS all his past Strictly celebrity
  

• Dance for Life holds showcase reveal - WWAY NewsChannel 3

  11-10-2015 01:39 via
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  Dance for Life holds showcase reveal
  WWAY NewsChannel 3
  WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Dance for Life held a showcase reveal Saturday night to offer a sneak peak of what the Diamonds & Champagne Hope Ball will offer in November. On November 7th, couples will perform various styles of dance in a competition ...
  

• Dance reviews: Raven Girl and Connectome by the Royal Ballet - Express.co.uk

  11-10-2015 01:07 via
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  Dance reviews: Raven Girl and Connectome by the Royal Ballet
  Express.co.uk
  AFFORDABLE seats, wonderful; choice of works, doubtful. No matter how superb the dancers nor expensive Vicki Mortimer's designs, Wayne McGregor's Raven Girl is a disaster. By Jeffery Taylor. PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sun, Oct 11, 2015. dance ...
  

• Ballet Fantastique's 'Cirque' additions and live music elevate already ... - The Register-Guard

  11-10-2015 01:07 via
  Ballet Fantastique's 'Cirque' additions and live music elevate already ...
  The Register-Guard
  Ballet Fantastique brought their “Cirque de la Lune” back to the Hult Center on Friday to a sold-out house. Mood Area 52, Betty and the Boy, and Troupe Carnivale again provided the first-rate original music. Some new steps and new pairings filled out ...
  

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