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• 'Iconic Classics' showcases breadth of ballet, Ballet West - Deseret News

  09-11-2015 23:42 via
  'Iconic Classics' showcases breadth of ballet, Ballet West
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  Demi-soloist Tyler Gum will perform in "Fancy Free" as part of the program for Ballet West's "Iconic Classics," which runs through Nov. 14. Beau Pearson. Summary. Three diverse ballet icons are celebrated during Ballet West's season-opening, mixed-bill ...
  

• Waking Up to Dance, Mindfully - Huffington Post

  09-11-2015 23:30 via
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  Waking Up to Dance, Mindfully
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  The song starts and I let my body respond. My hips sway and my feet start to step this way and that. My arms lift up above my bobbing head and my hands shake as if clearing the air off. As I breathe faster and shallower, my body responds to the music ...
  

• Review: In 'Ballet (New York),' Nondancers Try Their Jetés - New York Times

  09-11-2015 23:08 via
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  Review: In 'Ballet (New York),' Nondancers Try Their Jetés
  New York Times
  How would you like to be in a show called “Ballet”? No training is necessary, though some is allowed. The choreographer is a famous Frenchman, but he won't help you with your technique, only give you some basic instructions, expecting you to be yourself.
  

• KHS Dance Team places in Davenport - Journal Express

  09-11-2015 22:41 via
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  KHS Dance Team places in Davenport
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  The Knoxville Dance Team competed at the Quad City Legacy Dance Competition in Davenport on Saturday, Nov. 7. Soloist Jaden Hamilton took fifth place in the ninth-10th grade solo division. The KHS Dance Team placed third in varsity pom, second in ...
  

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• Broadway's New 'Fiddler on the Roof,' With a Modern Dance Twist - Wall Street Journal

  09-11-2015 22:22 via
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  Broadway's New 'Fiddler on the Roof,' With a Modern Dance Twist
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  For the coming revival of “Fiddler on the Roof,” choreographer Hofesh Shechter meticulously crafted just the right splaying of hands from his dancers. But these are far from jazz hands. “It's something about the palms up. Very strong palms,” said Mr ...
  

• Drake Does 'Hotline Bling' Dance Courtside at Clippers Game - Billboard

  09-11-2015 21:52 via
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  Drake Does 'Hotline Bling' Dance Courtside at Clippers Game
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  Drake's “Hotling Bling” dance moves are so contagious, even the 6 God himself can't stop busting a move. During Sunday night's Clippers vs. Rockets game in Los Angeles, Drizzy was caught doing the same choreography to his GIF-full visual courtside.
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• Dance raises money for farmers market - Greenville News

  09-11-2015 21:22 via
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  Dance raises money for farmers market
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  Travelers Rest Farmers Market is wrapping up its 2015 season on Friday with a butterfly whirl and a do-se-do. The Farmers Contra Dance fundraiser gives folks a chance to show off their contra dancing skills or acquire some new ones, while raising money ...
  

• Sudbury dancers to perform in Commonwealth Ballet Company's 'The Nutcracker' - Wicked Local

  09-11-2015 21:15 via
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  Sudbury dancers to perform in Commonwealth Ballet Company's 'The Nutcracker'
  Wicked Local
  SUDBURY — Several Sudbury dancers will be featured in the cast of Commonwealth Ballet Company's “The Nutcracker,” which will run Nov. 27-29 at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, 36 Charter Road, Acton, and Dec. 11-13 at Regis College's ...
  

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• 8 Pairs Of Ballet Flats That Won't Wreck Your Feet - Huffington Post

  09-11-2015 21:06 via
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  8 Pairs Of Ballet Flats That Won't Wreck Your Feet
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  But just because you're wearing ballet flats does NOT mean your toes are going to be comfortable. If you can't stand (pun intended) the blisters on your toes and the raw, rubbed-out heels that come with an imperfect pair, you're not alone. We asked a ...
  

• Coffee, Scripture and Brel Inspire Fall Dance Theatre Performances - CSUF News

  09-11-2015 21:00 via
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  Coffee, Scripture and Brel Inspire Fall Dance Theatre Performances
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  Student Jonathan Kim interprets “Choosers,” set to the music of Tim Hecker, at the Fall Dance Theatre. Photo by Jordan Kubat. Talented students, faculty and guest artists hit the stage in the Little Theatre for this year's Nov. 12-22 Fall Dance Theatre.
  

• Just Dance 2016 (Wii U) - Nintendo Life

  09-11-2015 19:00 via
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  Just Dance 2016 (Wii U)
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  Every year as the leaves begin to fall from the trees, as we start to moan about the weather even more than usual and as we start to hopelessly search the entire house for our gloves which we've lost for the fifth year running, you can be certain of ...
  

• Boca Ballet's 'Nutcracker' opens holiday season - Sun Sentinel

  09-11-2015 18:43 via
  Boca Ballet's 'Nutcracker' opens holiday season
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  New York City Ballet principal ballerina Sara Mearns performed a "Swan Lake" pas de deux and autographed her toe shoes. Young ballerinas fluttered about in colorful tulle tutus and period costumes. The atmosphere helped a record crowd at "A Princely ...
  Santa Barbara Festival Ballet presents Nutcracker at The Arlington With Live ...Noozhawkall 3 news articles »
  

• New scenes added to Donetsk Ballet/Viktor Yeliohin International Ballet ... - LancasterOnline

  09-11-2015 18:32 via
  New scenes added to Donetsk Ballet/Viktor Yeliohin International Ballet ...
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  The Viktor Yeliohin International Ballet Academy and the Donetsk Ballet Company from Ukraine will present“The Nutcracker” on Dec.4, 5 and 6 at the Lancaster Mennonite High School. The holiday favorite, in its 23rd year, will include 90 dancers from ...
  

• Nick Carter to Perform New Dance Style on Monday's "DWTS" - WBT

  09-11-2015 18:18 via
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  Nick Carter to Perform New Dance Style on Monday's "DWTS"
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  (LOS ANGELES) -- Nick Carter is still in the running to possibly win Dancing with the Stars. On Monday night's episode, the Backstreet Boy will attempt to follow up the perfect score he received for his previous dance to the Elvis Presley classic, "Can ...
  Nick Carter and Sharna Burgess dance Quickstep (VIDEO)Rickey.orgall 10 news articles »
  

• Utah Ballet presents a performance to remember - Daily Utah Chronicle

  09-11-2015 18:16 via
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  Utah Ballet presents a performance to remember
  Daily Utah Chronicle
  For many, the onset of November is a time for gratitude, and the U Department of Ballet's opening show of the season, Utah Ballet One (which opened Nov. 5), gives audiences plenty to be grateful for. The opening piece in the show is presented as a kind ...
  

• Celeb Favorite LA Dance Studio Goes Global - PR Newswire (press release)

  09-11-2015 18:16 via
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  Celeb Favorite LA Dance Studio Goes Global
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  LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Over the last two years, North Hollywood-based Millennium Dance Complex, the go-to studio for celebrities such as Britney Spears, Pink, and Justin Timberlake, has quietly been expanding it's reach well past the ...and more »
  

• Could presidential candidates benefit from a dance-off? - DesMoinesRegister.com

  09-11-2015 18:15 via
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  Could presidential candidates benefit from a dance-off?
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  The dance group Pilobolus plans to perform on Tuesday at the Des Moines Civic Center, just a few nights before the Democratic presidential debate Saturday at Drake University. So just for kicks, I asked company member Jordan Kriston what would happen ...
  

• Bolshoi Babylon: watch the trailer for the documentary about troubled times at Russia's celebrated ballet company

  09-11-2015 17:46
  
  Watch the trailer for Bolshoi Babylon, which follows a year in the life of the famed Russian institution. The 2013-14 season the film covers is, however, no ordinary year: the Bolshoi’s ballet director Sergei Filin was recovering after an acid attack, and dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko was arrested for the crime, with the suggestion it had been organised after Filin failed to cast Dmitrichenko’s girlfriend in a key role. Directed by Nick Read, Bolshoi Babylon focuses on the backstage intr
  
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• Vin Diesel Reveals Groot Will Dance Again In 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Sequel - Huffington Post

  09-11-2015 16:36 via
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  Vin Diesel Reveals Groot Will Dance Again In 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Sequel
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  Vin Diesel may play some intimidating characters on screen, but when it comes to his personal life, he seriously seems like one of the nicest guys in the Hollywood. In one of his many live-feed Facebook videos, where he opens his life up to fans and ...and more »
  

• NC Dance Festival to celebrate 25th anniversary at UNCG - UNCG Now

  09-11-2015 16:32 via
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  NC Dance Festival to celebrate 25th anniversary at UNCG
  UNCG Now
  image description Van Dyke Dance Group company member Kelly Swindell and guest artist E.E. Balcos perform Jan Van Dyke's "Lament." (Photo by Christopher Guest.) The North Carolina Dance Festival (NCDF) is returning to the UNCG Dance Theater this ...
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• So Who Won the Chris Brown, Kevin Hart Dance Battle? - BET

  09-11-2015 15:41 via
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  So Who Won the Chris Brown, Kevin Hart Dance Battle?
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  "Kevin Hart step to this," he wrote in a Facebook post that included video of him doing his best impression of himself doing an impression of himself (see below). It's not entirely clear why, although it may have something to do with this or that one ...
  

• Royal Ballet rising star Francesca Hayward wins fans as Juliet - Reuters

  09-11-2015 15:33 via
  Royal Ballet rising star Francesca Hayward wins fans as Juliet
  Reuters
  LONDONAs a young aspiring ballerina, Francesca Hayward would repeatedly practice making an entrance as Romeo's Juliet, pretending her living room was a live auditorium. Years later, the 23-year old has danced onto the stage at London's Royal Opera ...and more »
  

• Lizt Alfonso dance troupe heats up the Majestic - The Boston Globe

  09-11-2015 11:22 via
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  Lizt Alfonso dance troupe heats up the Majestic
  The Boston Globe
  As if it hadn't been unseasonably warm all week in Boston, Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba blew into town promising a hot night in Havana. Sunday afternoon at an unseasonably cold Cutler Majestic Theatre, the troupe delivered, making Christmas in Cuba seem an ...
  

• In ballet, real-life romance is the enemy of onstage chemistry - The Guardian

  09-11-2015 11:00 via
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  In ballet, real-life romance is the enemy of onstage chemistry
  The Guardian
  So, Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin are a couple. But the passion of dancers should be about scaling dizzy heights, not curling up with a box set. The Royal Ballet's production of Romeo and Juliet with Carlos Acosta as Romeo and Natalia Osipova.and more »
  

• In ballet, real-life romance is the enemy of onstage chemistry | Lyndsey Winship

  09-11-2015 11:00
  
  So, Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin are a couple. But the passion of dancers should be about scaling dizzy heights, not curling up with a box setWhen Sadler’s Wells theatre announced its new season on Thursday with top billing for the superlative Russian ballet dancer Natalia Osipova, sitting by her side to act as translator was another star dancer, and “bad boy of ballet”, the Ukrainian Sergei Polunin. The pair will be dancing together in Osipova’s show.When asked if
  
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• Volé hosts second annual ''Tis the Season' dance showcase - The Daily Collegian Online

  09-11-2015 09:04 via
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  Volé hosts second annual ''Tis the Season' dance showcase
  The Daily Collegian Online
  Orchesis members perform 'Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas' at the Holiday Dance Show on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. prev. next. Hairspray, bobby pins and dance tights filled the green room of Schwab Auditorium on Friday night as seven different Penn ...
  

• 4th annual 'Dance for Kindness' worldwide flash mob - WBIR-TV

  09-11-2015 00:42 via
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  4th annual 'Dance for Kindness' worldwide flash mob
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  (WBIR - KNOXVILLE) The 4th Annual 'Dance for Kindness' worldwide flash mob took place around the world Sunday including here in East Tennessee. The Webb Dance Academy invited the Knoxville community out to Market Square to join them in a dance ...
  Webb Dance Academy to host flash-mob in Market SquareWVLTall 6 news articles »
  

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