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• Eugene Ballet's 'Sleeping Beauty': 'They love it. They want to dance' - KVAL

  23-10-2015 22:01 via
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  Eugene Ballet's 'Sleeping Beauty': 'They love it. They want to dance'
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  EUGENE, Ore. - The Eugene Ballet Company rehearsed Thursday for their upcoming performance of “The Sleeping Beauty” at the Hult Center. Toni Pimble, artistic director and one of the founders of the Eugene Ballet Company, observed and critiqued the ...
  

• Adult Beginner Ballet | Truly CA - KQED

  23-10-2015 20:18 via
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  Adult Beginner Ballet | Truly CA
  KQED
  About adults of various ages, shapes and sizes who take a beginning ballet class at the renowned Alonzo King LINES Dance Center in San Francisco, California. The film features Kathy Mata, a dedicated instructor, who is determined to teach adults the ...and more »
  

• Milwaukee Ballet's 'Dracula' a magnetic, mesmerizing production - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  23-10-2015 20:13 via
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  Milwaukee Ballet's 'Dracula' a magnetic, mesmerizing production
  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  The Milwaukee Ballet's production of Michael Pink's "Dracula" left Thursday evening's Uihlein Hall crowd standing, cheering and whistling. Pink's "Dracula combines the fascinating horror of Bram Stoker's story with expressive, dramatic choreography, a ...
  Milwaukee Ballet stages magnificent "Dracula" that's all treat, no trickOnMilwaukee.com
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• Power and grace: A sneak peek at Ballet DM's new triple bill - DesMoinesRegister.com

  23-10-2015 20:12 via
  Power and grace: A sneak peek at Ballet DM's new triple bill
  DesMoinesRegister.com
  Before a full run-through of Ballet Des Moines' dress rehearsal Thursday at Hoyt Sherman Place, the powerful dancer Luis Delcid lifted tiny Eleanor Albaugh above his shoulders and walked a few steps backward at center stage. They had to make sure her ...
  

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• Boston Ballet stages a mindbending 'Mahler' - The Boston Globe

  23-10-2015 19:00 via
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  Boston Ballet stages a mindbending 'Mahler'
  The Boston Globe
  It's not every day you see 30 men — and no women — on a ballet stage. That's the cast for the first movement of John Neumeier's “Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler,” Boston Ballet's season opener at the Opera House. Running 115 minutes, with no ...and more »
  

• Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer Mathias Dingman ready for Swan Lake at Theatre ... - Plymouth Herald

  23-10-2015 18:29 via
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  Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer Mathias Dingman ready for Swan Lake at Theatre ...
  Plymouth Herald
  BALLET dancer Mathias Dingman takes on the biggest role of his career with the Birmingham Royal Ballet in their production of Swan Lake – coming to Theatre Royal Plymouth this month. By a moonlit lake, Mathias' grieving Prince Siegfried witnesses the ...
  Washington pupils swan about with the balletSunderland Echoall 2 news articles »
  

• Review: Nashville Ballet Performs Dracula at TPAC - Nashville Scene

  23-10-2015 16:51 via
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  Review: Nashville Ballet Performs Dracula at TPAC
  Nashville Scene
  Leave it to Paul Vasterling to turn Dracula – a monster perhaps best captured in F.W. Murnau's 1922 expressionistic film Nosferatu – into a darkly handsome storybook character. And leave it to Vasterling, Nashville Ballet's longtime artistic director ...
  BWW Review: Vasterling's DRACULA From Nashville BalletBroadway Worldall 3 news articles »
  

• Theater review: Charlotte Ballet's Fall Works - CL Charlotte

  23-10-2015 16:08 via
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  Theater review: Charlotte Ballet's Fall Works
  CL Charlotte
  Turnover is a reality in most businesses, sometimes a necessity. In recent years, it hasn't been at all unusual for Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux's Charlotte Ballet to welcome three or four new dancers into its ranks after watching an equal number land a jeté ...
  

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• ArtsBeat | American Ballet Theater Announces Spring Season - New York Times (blog)

  23-10-2015 16:00 via
  ArtsBeat | American Ballet Theater Announces Spring Season
  New York Times (blog)
  Review: In 'Rock the Kasbah,' Who Cares About War When There's Money to Be Made? Art Review. Maureen Gallace, Small Landscapes Big on Ambiguity · Review: 'Bone Tomahawk' Is Western, Horror and Comedy · Review: 'Jem and the Holograms' Are ...
  

• Misty Copeland rose to the top of the ballet world, now her talents are seen ... - The Olympian

  23-10-2015 14:27 via
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  Misty Copeland rose to the top of the ballet world, now her talents are seen ...
  The Olympian
  After 15 years with the American Ballet Theatre, the 33-year-old was promoted from soloist to principal dancer in June, marking the first time an African-American woman was made a principal in the New York company's 75-year history. In the past year, ...
  Misty Copeland's Banker Backer Brings New Donor to Ballet GalaBloomberg
  Misty Copeland teaches Jimmy Kimmel balletABC Action News
  

• 'We don't care. We dance': Peppy Steppers exercise... - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  23-10-2015 14:22 via
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  'We don't care. We dance': Peppy Steppers exercise...
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Viola Valocik of Pleasant Hills, left, follows the steps for the line dance as Diane Hughes, right, leads the Peppy Steppers class. Share with others: 0 inShare. By Margaret Smykla. When these seniors slip on their dancing shoes as Peppy Steppers line ...
  

• Misty Copeland rose to the top of the ballet world, now her talents are seen ... - TheNewsTribune.com

  23-10-2015 14:21 via
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  Misty Copeland rose to the top of the ballet world, now her talents are seen ...
  TheNewsTribune.com
  After 15 years with the American Ballet Theatre, the 33-year-old was promoted from soloist to principal dancer in June, marking the first time an African-American woman was made a principal in the New York company's 75-year history. In the past year, ...
  Misty Copeland's Banker Backer Brings New Donor to Ballet GalaBloomberg
  Misty Copeland Teaches Jimmy Kimmel BalletThe De
  

• Theater and dance on the Treasure Coast, updated Oct. 23 - TCPalm

  23-10-2015 14:08 via
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  Theater and dance on the Treasure Coast, updated Oct. 23
  TCPalm
  Get tickets for “The Chronicles of Downton Abbey: A Conversation with Jessica Fellowes” Jan. 28 at The Lyric Theatre in Stuart. (PHOTO PROVIDED). “Swinging on a Star,” a musical revue, kicks off the 2015/16 season Oct. 27 at The Riverside Theatre in ...
  

• The best online fitness classes: From body pump to yoga and ballet - The Independent

  23-10-2015 13:53 via
  The Independent
  The best online fitness classes: From body pump to yoga and ballet
  The Independent
  Let's face it, winter is no friend to the best-laid fitness resolutions. As the evenings get darker and the autumn chill sets in, it's easy to pack in the exercise regime along with your sandals. By the time we've battled home from work in the rain ...
  

• Washington pupils swan about with the ballet - Sunderland Echo

  23-10-2015 12:46 via
  Sunderland Echo
  Washington pupils swan about with the ballet
  Sunderland Echo
  A choreographer and pianist from Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) took a break from the company's run of Swan Lake at Sunderland Empire to deliver a ballet lesson at Rickleton Primary School, Washington.
  Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer Mathias Dingman ready for Swan Lake at Theatre ...Plymouth Heraldall 2 news articles »
  

• 'Dance Showdown' Season 4 News: Social Media Stars Partered With ... - Latin Post

  23-10-2015 11:49 via
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  'Dance Showdown' Season 4 News: Social Media Stars Partered With ...
  Latin Post
  "Dance Showdown," the popular online dance competition, premiered on Oct. 13 on YouTube and is well underway with its first two episodes. The show, headed by "So You Think You Can Dance" alum Domonic Sandoval, a.k.a D-trix, features a variety of ...
  

• Tickets Available for Eugene Ballet Company's 'The Nutcracker' - Twin Falls Times-News

  23-10-2015 09:53 via
  Tickets Available for Eugene Ballet Company's 'The Nutcracker'
  Twin Falls Times-News
  TWIN FALLS • Tickets are going fast for the holiday classic “The Nutcracker” as performed by The Eugene Ballet. The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in the College of Southern Idaho's Fine Arts Auditorium. Tickets are $23 for adults and ...
  

• SD high school cheer, dance championships begin Friday - Washington Times

  23-10-2015 08:26 via
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  SD high school cheer, dance championships begin Friday
  Washington Times
  BRANDON, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota's ninth annual high school competitive cheer and competitive dance championships are set to begin Friday. Brandon Valley High School will host the championships this year. Competition for Class A is scheduled for ...
  HS Cheer & Dance Championships TodayKELOLAND TVall 9 news articles »
  

• Come Shimmy With Penn State's Belly Dance Club - Onward State

  23-10-2015 08:04 via
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  Come Shimmy With Penn State's Belly Dance Club
  Onward State
  Where do you envision a typical belly dancer? An exotic Arabian land? A mysterious hookah bar? How about the White Building on a Wednesday night? Meet Penn State's Belly Dance club. This club's goal is to provide students with belly dance instruction, ...and more »
  

• Math teacher, ballet folklorico legends honored - Victoria Advocate

  23-10-2015 06:05 via
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  Math teacher, ballet folklorico legends honored
  Victoria Advocate
  Mary Ann Moreno was surprised to hear she was going to be one of three honorees at the DeLeon Club of Victoria's annual Hispanic Heritage Recognition Banquet. "I walked into Patti Welder Middle School one day and people started congratulating me," ...
  

• Nicole Scherzinger & Laverne Cox Are Ballet Gala Beauties - Just Jared

  23-10-2015 05:14 via
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  Nicole Scherzinger & Laverne Cox Are Ballet Gala Beauties
  Just Jared
  Nicole Scherzinger is all about the ruffles while attending the American Ballet 75th Anniversary Fall Gala held at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on Wednesday night (October 21) in New York City. The 37-year-old singer was joined at the event ...
  Inside the American Ballet Theatre's 75th Anniversary Fall GalaInStyle
  Nicole Scherzinger sports LBD with ruffled sleeves at the American Ballet fall ...Daily
  

• Southern Ballet Theatre offering frightening dance experience - Gwinnettdailypost.com

  23-10-2015 04:03 via
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  Southern Ballet Theatre offering frightening dance experience
  Gwinnettdailypost.com
  Southern Ballet Theatre's Halloween dance attraction, “Dracula: The Catacombs” is a haunted experience with dancers popping out from everywhere and scary effects. (Special Photo). photo. “Dracula: The Catacombs” will feature Southern Ballet Theatre ...
  Florida Dance Theatre to perform original ballet of 'Dracula'The Ledgerall 4 news articles »
  

• Broadway's new 'Dames At Sea' is a dance-driven delight - USA TODAY

  23-10-2015 04:02 via
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  Broadway's new 'Dames At Sea' is a dance-driven delight
  USA TODAY
  NEW YORK -- Arriving on the heels of Hamilton and a bold new interpretation of Spring Awakening, Dames at Sea (*** out of four stars), the latest musical offering of this still-young Broadway season, may seem like a fairly frivolous bit of business.and more »
  

• Jordin Tootoo scores goal, celebrates with the Chicken Dance? - SB Nation

  23-10-2015 03:05 via
  Jordin Tootoo scores goal, celebrates with the Chicken Dance?
  SB Nation
  There's a lot of interesting goal celebrations out there. The hot stick from Alex Ovechkin, Nail Yakupov imitating Theo Fleury and many more. Out of all the celebrations in hockey history, New Jersey Devil Jordin Tootoo may be the first NHL player to ...and more »
  

• Review: Sexy Soviet Ballet Steps, Once Delivered as Protest - New York Times

  23-10-2015 01:54 via
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  Review: Sexy Soviet Ballet Steps, Once Delivered as Protest
  New York Times
  Born in 1904, the same year as George Balanchine, Leonid Yakobson was among the forward-thinking ballet artists who stayed in Soviet Russia. Younger dancers who did leave, like Natalia Makarova and Mikhail Baryshnikov, attested to the importance and ...
  

• Columbia ballet overcomes flood damage to take stage with Charleston ballet - WOWK

  23-10-2015 01:30 via
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  Columbia ballet overcomes flood damage to take stage with Charleston ballet
  WOWK
  CHAMPLIN, Minn. (WCCO) — Champlin police say a 38-year-old woman was arrested and has admitted sending anonymous threats to a family that said she wanted to taste and lick their children. Police say the woman was upset because the children made ...
  Eyewitness News Giving Away Free Tickets To Charleston Ballet PerformanceWCHS-TV8
  Columbia Ballet overcomes disaster to perform with Charleston BalletCha
  

• Behind the Mitten: Jersey Boys, Russian Ballet & Beer - WZZM

  23-10-2015 01:28 via
  Behind the Mitten: Jersey Boys, Russian Ballet & Beer
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  KALAMAZOO, DETROIT, Mich. (WZZM)- "Jersey Boys," in Kalamazoo and Detroit Relive all the hits, and the memories, in this compelling story about how. Loading… Post to Facebook. Behind the Mitten: Jersey Boys, Russian Ballet & Beer KALAMAZOO, ...
  

• Dance Listings for Oct. 23-29 - New York Times

  23-10-2015 00:47 via
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  Dance Listings for Oct. 23-29
  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. ☆ American Ballet Theater(through Nov. 1) Ballet Theater's fall season began with “After You,” a premiere from ...and more »
  

• The Australian Ballet take centre stage in Beijing as they show off their moves - Daily Mail

  23-10-2015 00:43 via
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  The Australian Ballet take centre stage in Beijing as they show off their moves
  Daily Mail
  The company's leading dancers struck a series of spectacular poses across the Chinese capital, much to the delight of passers by. The Australian Ballet is currently touring Beijing and Shanghai to perform in the National Centre for Performing Arts ...
  

• Company C serves up a spooky new ballet - San Jose Mercury News (blog)

  23-10-2015 00:38 via
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  Company C serves up a spooky new ballet
  San Jose Mercury News (blog)
  Taurean Perez, left, and Jackie McConnell perform “Arcane: A Tale of All Hallows' Eve.” (Natalia Perez/Company C Contemporary Ballet). Company C Contemporary Ballet unwraps a brand-new Halloween treat — “Arcane: A Tale of All Hallows' Eve” — on ...and more »
  

• Roxey Ballet's Dancing Vampires Stay Home for the Holiday - New York Times

  23-10-2015 00:33 via
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  Roxey Ballet's Dancing Vampires Stay Home for the Holiday
  New York Times
  In the past, Mark Roxey, the founder and artistic director of Roxey Ballet in Lambertville, would take his version of Bram Stoker's “Dracula” on the road in late October. Not this year. “Lambertville has become like the No. 1 place in the country to ...
  Florida Dance Theatre to perform original ballet of 'Dracula'The Ledger
  Southern Ballet Theatre offering frightening dance experienc
  

• Justin Bieber's "Sorry" Dance Video Dancers Are Actually Stars In Their Own Right - Bustle

  23-10-2015 00:32 via
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  Justin Bieber's "Sorry" Dance Video Dancers Are Actually Stars In Their Own Right
  Bustle
  I know what you're probably thinking in the wake of Justin Bieber releasing his "Sorry" dance music video: Where is the official "Sorry" video, Biebs? And look, I respect your opinion and all, but there's just this little matter of the totally kickass ...
  Justin Bieber New Song 'Sorry' Part of New Dance MovieTMZ.com
  Watch Justin Bieber's Colorful Dance Video for 'Sorry'RollingStone.com
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• Review: American Ballet Theater's Opening Gala - New York Times

  23-10-2015 00:23 via
  New York Times
  Review: American Ballet Theater's Opening Gala
  New York Times
  Dance theater uses music in many different ways — but ballet theater almost invariably depends on much tighter connections between movement and music, which the dance world labels musicality. (Though there have been ballets to silence or independent ...and more »
  

• Synchronized robot dance group World Order performs their final music video ... - RocketNews24

  23-10-2015 00:00 via
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  Synchronized robot dance group World Order performs their final music video ...
  RocketNews24
  The group has recently put out a new music video entitled “The Next Phase” where they show off their robotic moves in Paris and Berlin. While it's just as impressive as their other videos, this one has a bittersweet twist: it will be the last ...
  

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