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• Of Riders and Running Horses review – an exuberant experiment in urban folk dance

  16-10-2015 18:00
  
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  Dan Canham’s fresh and deliciously convincing mashup of lilting traditional dance and percussive popping and locking succeeds in celebratory style Related: Festival aims to reboot community traditions of dancing in the street Dance Umbrella has launched its 2015 programme in party style, with Dan Canham’s exuberant experiment in urban folk dance. Performed on the roof of a multi-storey car park, Of Riders and Running Horses is an attempt to bring the t
  
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• Ballet embraces diversity to create 'best' performances - Cincinnati.com

  16-10-2015 17:52 via
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  Ballet embraces diversity to create 'best' performances
  Cincinnati.com
  When Cincinnati Ballet artistic director Victoria Morgan announced the casting for “Lady of the Camellias,” which opens Friday, it raised a few eyebrows. Instead of casting principal dancers in the leading roles of Marguerite and Armand, choreographer ...
  

• Ultra Music Founder/President Patrick Moxey on EDM Going Mainstream and OMI's ... - Billboard

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  Ultra Music Founder/President Patrick Moxey on EDM Going Mainstream and OMI's ...
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  Founder/President of Ultra Music and President of Electronic Music at Sony Music Patrick Moxey photographed Aug. 25, 2015 at Ultra Music in New York. Jai Lennard. 0. 0. 0. Ultra music founder Patrick Moxey may have cut his teeth throwing underground ...
  

• The Lord of the dance: Benjamin Millepied - FRANCE 24

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  The Lord of the dance: Benjamin Millepied
  FRANCE 24
  He is the choreographer who helped transform Natalie Portman into an obsessed, paranoid ballerina for the film Black Swan - before marrying her. After decades as the star of the New York City Ballet he has directed music videos, been the face of Yves ...
  

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• Square dance at Scruggs Center to feature caller, live music - Shelby Star

  16-10-2015 15:50 via
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  Square dance at Scruggs Center to feature caller, live music
  Shelby Star
  Put on your dancing shoes and get ready for a hoedown with a man who's been calling square dances since the 1970s. Phil Jamison and the Swannanoa Stringbreakers are ready for an old fashioned, flat-foot dancing good time at the Earl Scruggs Center on ...
  

• Friends University Fall Ballet dedicated to sacred dance - Wichita Eagle

  16-10-2015 15:30 via
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  Friends University Fall Ballet dedicated to sacred dance
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  Ballet dancers from Friends University practice for this year's fall ballet Wednesday at Sebits Auditorium Wednesday. The ballet has a sacred dance theme this year. Fernando Salazar The Wichita Eagle. i. Ballet dancers from Friends University practice ...
  

• Sampling the Local Dance Community in One Swoop - Miami New Times

  16-10-2015 15:09 via
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  Sampling the Local Dance Community in One Swoop
  Miami New Times
  For the fourth year in a row, Dance Now! Miami fronted by Hannah Baumgarten and Diego Salterini will be presenting the Daniel Lewis Sampler. In partnership with Miami Dance Futures and Florida Dance Education Organization, Dance Now! puts on the ...
  

• Dance review: The Department of Improvised Dance puts props through the paces ... - The Independent Weekly

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  Dance review: The Department of Improvised Dance puts props through the paces ...
  The Independent Weekly
  When the set is cluttered with props, you can expect the performance to be weighted toward the “theater” side of dance theater. That was the case in The Department of Improvised Dance's new show, Stations, last weekend, which also kicked off Durham ...
  

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• Holmes and Javad Dance to Raise Funds for Duchenne - WGRZ-TV

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  Holmes and Javad Dance to Raise Funds for Duchenne
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  A local family has recruited local celebrities including Melissa Holmes and Jonah Javad to learn ballroom dances for Suneel's Light Celebrity Gala. Loading… Post to Facebook. Holmes and Javad Dance to Raise Funds for Duchenne A local family has ...
  

• Designated a 'sport,' high school boys inspired to dance - Sioux City Journal

  16-10-2015 12:05 via
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  Designated a 'sport,' high school boys inspired to dance
  Sioux City Journal
  Dakota Jackson, right, practices with the Cardinal dance varsity team in the cafeteria at Eisenhower High School in Blue Island, Ill. 2015-10-16T05:00:00Z Designated a 'sport,' high school boys inspired to danceVIKKI ORTIZ HEALY Chicago Tribune Sioux ...
  

• Dance presentation features works by Brockport students - The Daily News Online

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  Dance presentation features works by Brockport students
  The Daily News Online
  BROCKPORT — SUNY Brockport's nationally recognized Department of Dance will present “DANCE/Hartwell,” a presentation of new works by six undergraduate dance majors, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 29-31, in the school's Hartwell Dance Theatre. Included in the ...
  

• Decadence review – Batsheva Dance Company back with force and feeling

  16-10-2015 08:53
  
  State theatre, Melbourne festival
  A 15-year wait cannot dampen Melbourne’s enthusiam for the Israeli company and Ohad Naharin, whose choreography is as fluid as its soundtrack
  ‘It’s about making the body listen’: behind the scenes with Batsheva
  It had been a 15-year wait for some audience members at the State Theatre in Melbourne on Thursday night. Batsheva Dance Company was appearing at the Melbourne Festival for a performance of Decadance for one night only – and
  
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• Spectrum Dance Festival returns to Carbondale - Aspen Times

  16-10-2015 08:15 via
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  Spectrum Dance Festival returns to Carbondale
  Aspen Times
  Wild Heart is among the Colorado dance companies performing and teachign at the Spectrum Dance Festival. Expand Photo Control Group Productions is among the dance troupes coming to Carbondale for the Spectrum Dance Festival Courtesy photo |.
  Spectrum Dance Festival elevates dance arts in CarbondaleGlenwood Springs Post Independent
  Dance festival in Carbondale features local artistsAspen Public Radioall 3 news articles &r
  

• Fusion Dance Crew hosts community class - N.C. State University Technician Online

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  Fusion Dance Crew hosts community class
  N.C. State University Technician Online
  Fusion Dance Crew held a community class on Wednesday night in the Playzone of Carmichael Recreation Center. Kayla Coleman, a graduate student studying applied mathematics and the director of Fusion Dance Crew, leads the class as they learn ...
  

• Festival aims to reboot community traditions of dancing in the street

  16-10-2015 07:00
  
  London-based Dance Umbrella will feature Of Riders and Running Horses, which celebrates communal spirit held by dances A show hoping to reinvigorate the long lost traditions of gathering together on the streets and dancing in moments of collective joy is to open London’s contemporary dance festival, Dance Umbrella.Of Riders and Running Horses, choreographed by Dan Canham, will feature five dancers and a live band performing on a car park rooftop in east London over four nights, transformin
  
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• Dance Review - Philly.com (blog)

  16-10-2015 05:20 via
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  Philly.com (blog)
  A new era for dance swept into Philadelphia with the opening night Wednesday of NextMove at Chestnut St. Prince Theater. Dance Review. Share0 Tweet0 Reddit0 Email0. 0 comments. Travel Deals. $779* -- Cancun 4-Star Beach Escape incl. Hotel & Air ...
  

• Heyl: With 'Dance Moms' star charged, imagine the spinoff possibility - Tribune-Review

  16-10-2015 05:09 via
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  Heyl: With 'Dance Moms' star charged, imagine the spinoff possibility
  Tribune-Review
  Dance instructor Abby Lee Miller shouldn't see her indictment on federal bankruptcy fraud charges as a potential threat to her freedom. She should look at it as an additional programming possibility for the Lifetime cable network. Pittsburgh-area ...
  If 'Dance Moms' Is Canceled, 5 Things Maddie Ziegler Can Do NextWetpaint
  'Dance Moms' Star Charged With Fraud, Concealing Assets and LyingABC News
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• Westminster VFW holds 1940s-themed Victory Dance - Carroll County Times

  16-10-2015 05:00 via
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  Westminster VFW holds 1940s-themed Victory Dance
  Carroll County Times
  Big-band music filled the air and dancers doing the Lindy Hop took to the dance floor for the 1940s Victory Dance at the Westminster Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 467 on the evening of Oct. 9. The event was held to complement the Wings of Freedom Tour ...
  

• Grand Rapids Girl Dreams Big at Dance Studio - FOX 21 Online

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  Grand Rapids Girl Dreams Big at Dance Studio
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  A Grand Rapids 9-year-old is proof that no matter what, you should always follow your dreams. More from Fox21Online. Health and Human Services Conference Kicks Off at DECC · Wisconsin Voter ID Fight Goes Before Federal Court · College of St.
  

• Dance teacher at North County High School teaches students to love dance - CapitalGazette.com

  16-10-2015 03:16 via
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  Dance teacher at North County High School teaches students to love dance
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  Chase Haglund, a dance teacher at North County, was named Dance Teacher of the Year by the Maryland Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. She teaches a class and after school program called Dance Company where ...
  

• Raising the barre: Dance teacher wins statewide award - CapitalGazette.com

  16-10-2015 02:26 via
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  Raising the barre: Dance teacher wins statewide award
  CapitalGazette.com
  Chase Haglund, a dance teacher at North County High School, demonstrates a dance move to her class. Chase Haglund, a dance teacher at North County High School, demonstrates a dance move to her class. (By Cindy Huang / Staff). Cindy HuangContact ...
  

• Dance Listings for Oct. 16-22 - New York Times

  16-10-2015 01:12 via
  Dance Listings for Oct. 16-22
  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. afroFUTUREqu##r (through Sunday) The choreographer and scholar Thomas F. DeFrantz and the dance artist niv ...
  

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