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• 4-year-old Cancer Patient Who Married Nurse, Gets First Dance - WSPA.com

  17-11-2015 23:39 via
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  4-year-old Cancer Patient Who Married Nurse, Gets First Dance
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  After sharing a moment together with the music, and Matt, leading the way to a first dance she'll never forget. Ex-Winthrop president fined $4K for violating ethics law. Updated: 5 mins ago. COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Winthrop University's former president ...and more »
  

• 4-year-old cancer patient who 'married' nurse gets first dance - NEWS10 ABC

  17-11-2015 22:52 via
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  4-year-old cancer patient who 'married' nurse gets first dance
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  CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) – It's a wedding reception months in the making after a marriage inside of a hospital. In July, four-year-old Abby Sayles married her nurse, Matt Hickling. This weekend, the couple finally had their first dance. “You expect ...and more »
  

• Macon yoga and dance classes help Alzheimer's patients and caregivers - The Telegraph

  17-11-2015 22:41 via
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  Macon yoga and dance classes help Alzheimer's patients and caregivers
  The Telegraph
  JASON VORHEES/THE TELEGRAPH Macon, GA, 11/13/2015: Danielle Bocchino instructs Wendell Burton while leading a dance class at the Alzheimer´s Association Central Georgia Office November 13. The Association is offering dance and yoga classes ...
  

• Waverly dance teacher guilty of sexual assault - Elmira Star-Gazette

  17-11-2015 22:27 via
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  Waverly dance teacher guilty of sexual assault
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  A Waverly dance teacher was found guilty of sexual assault against a child following a jury trial in Tioga County Court Tuesday. Julie Kay Werkheiser, 39, was charged last fall with abusing two children who were her dance students between 2004 and 2007 ...
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• GUILTY: Former dance teacher sexually assaulted two children - WBNG-TV

  17-11-2015 21:45 via
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  GUILTY: Former dance teacher sexually assaulted two children
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  Owego, NY (WBNG Binghamton) A dance teacher from Waverly was found guilty of predatory sexual assault on Monday following a jury trial in Tioga County Court. Julie Werkheiser, 39, was found guilty of two counts of predatory sexual assault against a ...
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• 'Dance Moms' Stars Walk The Red Capet Alongside A-Listers At 'Hunger Games ... - International Business Times

  17-11-2015 21:45 via
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  'Dance Moms' Stars Walk The Red Capet Alongside A-Listers At 'Hunger Games ...
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  The stars of Lifetime's "Dance Moms" attended "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" premiere at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Monday night. Pictured: fans wait for the stars of the Lionsgate film to arrive on the red carpet. Getty. The “Dance ...and more »
  

• Local kids reflect on their dance performance with Janet Jackson - KHON2

  17-11-2015 21:26 via
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  Local kids reflect on their dance performance with Janet Jackson
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  If you were lucky enough to see Janet Jackson in concert this past weekend, you may have noticed some local dancers on stage with her during the 'Rhythm Nation' song. Today, four of those dancers joins us in studio. Sixteen year old Vance Medeiros is ...
  

• An NFL Quarterback Should Never Dance - The Big Lead

  17-11-2015 21:09 via
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  An NFL Quarterback Should Never Dance
  The Big Lead
  A quarterback in the National Football League is not a running back. He is not a wide receiver. He is not a jovial, potbellied lineman. He is a quarterback, a leader of men. If there's one truism to be asserted about the bastions of American ...
  

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• Ballethnic Dance Company's 25-year lineage stretches back to legendary George ... - ArtsATL

  17-11-2015 20:35 via
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  Ballethnic Dance Company's 25-year lineage stretches back to legendary George ...
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  Ballenthic co-founders Nena Gilreath and Waverly Lucas in Lovers Trilogy from 2013. (Photo courtesy of SirKPhotos.com). (Editor's note: As East Point's Ballethnic Dance Company celebrates its 25th year and prepares for its annual production of the ...
  

• Cam Newton's dance draws criticism from mother of 9-year-old - ESPN (blog)

  17-11-2015 19:49 via
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  Cam Newton's dance draws criticism from mother of 9-year-old
  ESPN (blog)
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Two days after the Carolina Panthers improved to 9-0 with a win at Tennessee, the fourth-quarter dance by quarterback Cam Newton remains a hot topic. Rosemary Plorin of Nashville, Tennessee, who attended the game with her ...
  Titans Fan Pens Letter to Cam Newton Saying His TD Dance Offended Her 9-Year-OldBleacher Report
  A response to the Tennessee mom on Cam Newton's danceCharlotte Obser
  

• Justin Bieber Releases a Set of Mesmerizing Dance Videos for Every Song on Purpose - Cosmopolitan.com

  17-11-2015 18:38 via
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  Justin Bieber Releases a Set of Mesmerizing Dance Videos for Every Song on Purpose
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  Justin Bieber must be exhausted. He had a long weekend, which involved posting all the videos for every song on his new album Purpose, one by one. But don't expect to see a lot of him in those videos. Billboard reports Justin began releasing a new ...and more »
  

• Dance This Week: From Modern to Tango to Flamenco - New York Times

  17-11-2015 18:37 via
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  Dance This Week: From Modern to Tango to Flamenco
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  Twyla Tharp. This year is the 50th anniversary of Twyla Tharp's start as a professional choreographer. Several of her classics date back to the 1970s. Since the death of Martha Graham, she has been the most famous living American choreographer. This ...
  

• Couple teaches language of dance - TriValley Central

  17-11-2015 18:12 via
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  Couple teaches language of dance
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  Cal Callaway, left, and his wife, Jan, have been teaching western social dance for nearly two decades. Dancing open house. What: A Western social dancing open house. When: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Where: BlackBox Foundation, 413 N. Florence St.
  

• Dance Company Celebrates 10 Years - KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper

  17-11-2015 18:02 via
  Dance Company Celebrates 10 Years
  KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper
  The KSU Dance Company celebrated 10 years of dance with their commemorative program titled “TEN.” Under the artistic direction of Ivan Pulinkala and four other respected choreographers, more than 40 dancers were cast in this contemporary program ...
  

• Dancing with the Stars Recap The Semi-Finals with Trio Dances, Dance-Offs and More - ABC.com

  17-11-2015 18:01 via
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  Dancing with the Stars Recap The Semi-Finals with Trio Dances, Dance-Offs and More
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  Welcome to the official Dancing with the Stars recap for Season 21, Week 10 “Semifinals” episode (original airdate November 16, 2015). In addition to their first routine, the stars performed a trio dance as well as the second Dance-Off of the season.
  'Dancing With the Stars': Semifinals -- individual ballroom, dance-offs & triosSan Jose Mercury News
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• DWTS needs to dance with more same-sex couples - Golden Gate Xpress

  17-11-2015 17:52 via
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  DWTS needs to dance with more same-sex couples
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  It is a pretty accepting time for the gay community right now. It's nowhere near perfect, but there's been significant progress toward full acceptance. Unfortunately, some still believe gay people exist only to convert their children into Satan ...and more »
  

• 9 Fabulous Dance Moves, Performed By Babies - Huffington Post

  17-11-2015 17:41 via
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  9 Fabulous Dance Moves, Performed By Babies
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  An adorable new video from Kyoot Kids shows that dance move inspiration can come from an unlikely source: babies! Watch these babies boogie and show off some top-notch choreography. There are classics like the Charleston, the Running Man and the ...
  

• Blaze dance troupe extinguishes PAC dates - Appleton Post Crescent

  17-11-2015 17:36 via
  Blaze dance troupe extinguishes PAC dates
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Blaze: The International Dance Spectacular has canceled its U.S. Tour, a run of shows which included an Appleton stop in February. Those who purchased tickets for the Feb. 28 or 29 performances at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center will receive refunds.
  

• Titans Fan Pens Letter to Cam Newton Saying His TD Dance Offended Her 9-Year-Old - Bleacher Report

  17-11-2015 17:35 via
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  Titans Fan Pens Letter to Cam Newton Saying His TD Dance Offended Her 9-Year-Old
  Bleacher Report
  Cam Newton danced on Sunday, and ever since, the world has burned with the heat of a thousand takes over a man of his stature having the gall to celebrate in an NFL end zone. Simply put, some people think Newton, in his hallowed role as a football ...
  No, Cam Newton's dance was not named after Dabo SwinneyWashington Post
  This Tennessee Mom Wasn't Thrilled About Cam Newton's Touc
  

• Male dance revue show Nov. 21 at Memorial Hall - Journal Times

  17-11-2015 17:32 via
  Male dance revue show Nov. 21 at Memorial Hall
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  RACINE — Girls Night Out: The Show, a collection of the best male performers in the entertainment business, will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Memorial Hall, 72 Seventh St. The legendary touring troupe of physically-fit male dancers are ...
  

• USC Kaufman's first dance class performs works in progress - USC News

  17-11-2015 16:44 via
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  USC Kaufman's first dance class performs works in progress
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  In their eight weeks on campus, the first class of the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance have studied with elite faculty members who are master teachers, scholars and choreographers. The 33 freshman dancers presented “Emergence: Works in Progress,” ...and more »
  

• Grant Money Propels New Services at Luna Dance Institute - East Bay Express (blog)

  17-11-2015 16:01 via
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  Grant Money Propels New Services at Luna Dance Institute
  East Bay Express (blog)
  A family performs over and under shapes at a Luna Dance Institute Moving Parents and Children Together class. The Berkeley-based Luna Dance Institute recently won a $120 thousand grant, which will allow it to expand its dance education services for ...
  

• Watch Kendrick Lamar crash a wedding to dance: A clueless guest orders him to ... - Salon

  17-11-2015 15:15 via
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  Watch Kendrick Lamar crash a wedding to dance: A clueless guest orders him to ...
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  Yes, he kicked out Kendrick Lamar. All we have to say is: "Big mistake — BIG" VIDEO. Christine Jun · Share; WhatsApp. Post. 0. All Share Services. linkedin pinterest reddit digg email stumbleupon delicious tumblr blogger instapaper messenger evernote ...
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• It Takes Grit to Find Your Way in the Dance World - Huffington Post

  17-11-2015 14:56 via
  It Takes Grit to Find Your Way in the Dance World
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  The skills it takes to thrive in the dance world have to come from within. Technique can be taught, but the drive, tenacity, and persistent self-promotion required to grow and maintain a dance company, or one's spot in that company, must be felt. It is ...
  

• No, Cam Newton's dance was not named after Dabo Swinney - Washington Post

  17-11-2015 14:28 via
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  No, Cam Newton's dance was not named after Dabo Swinney
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  Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton did a little dance after scoring against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday afternoon. TALK TO THEM CAM, IF THAT DONT WORK, DAB. pic.twitter.com/Mc0860Crhh. — Steph Cory For 3 (@CoryTownes) November ...and more »
  

• Song of the Day – So You Think You Can Dance! - fox2now.com

  17-11-2015 14:04 via
  Song of the Day – So You Think You Can Dance!
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  So You Think You Can Dance Season 12 tour is coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Wednesday, December 2nd and we have tickets! SYTYCD. SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, the 13-time Primetime Emmy® Award-winning show that sparked ...
  

• Shopping, post-punk dance band with a message, come to Philly tomorrow - Philly.com (blog)

  17-11-2015 09:01 via
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  Shopping, post-punk dance band with a message, come to Philly tomorrow
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  As far as the three members of London band Shopping know, no one has ever actually gone shopping while listening to their band. Shopping, post-punk dance band with a message, come to Philly tomorrow. Share0 Tweet0 Reddit0 Email0. 0 comments.
  

• 'Dance Moms' Season 6 Spoilers: ALDC Competitions Are Fake? - Design & Trend

  17-11-2015 08:38 via
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  'Dance Moms' Season 6 Spoilers: ALDC Competitions Are Fake?
  Design & Trend
  (Photo : Facebook/Dance Moms) Are the dances featured on "Dance Moms" filmed twice for the hit Lifetime reality TV show? "Dance Moms" season 6 is currently filming episodes for the show's upcoming installment. However, fans believe that some of the ...
  'Dance Moms' season 6 spoilers revealed; Maddie Ziegler coming back to the show?ChristianTodayall 2 news articles »
  

• 'Dancing With the Stars': Semifinals -- individual ballroom, dance-offs & trios - San Jose Mercury News

  17-11-2015 08:30 via
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  'Dancing With the Stars': Semifinals -- individual ballroom, dance-offs & trios
  San Jose Mercury News
  Week 10 of "Dancing With the Stars" offered an outstanding night of entertainment for Season 21's semifinals. It was a great night of dancing, dancing, dancing, and without as much drama as the past week, thank goodness. However, there was a bit of ...
  Bindi Irwin, Derek Hough and Mark Ballas dance PERFECT Jazz (VIDEO)Rickey.org
  Bindi Irwin wows in jazz dance trioBrisbane Ti
  

• 'Dancing With the Stars': Semifinals -- individual ballroom, dance-offs & trios - Contra Costa Times

  17-11-2015 08:30 via
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  'Dancing With the Stars': Semifinals -- individual ballroom, dance-offs & trios
  Contra Costa Times
  Week 10 of "Dancing With the Stars" offered an outstanding night of entertainment for Season 21's semifinals. It was a great night of dancing, dancing, dancing, and without as much drama as the past week, thank goodness. However, there was a bit of ...
  Carlos PenaVega, Witney Carson and Karina Smirnoff dance Charleston (VIDEO)Rickey.org
  Stars to Dance Three Routines Tonight on
  

• Dances with horses: hoofing it with the equine ballet

  17-11-2015 08:00
  
  The rider Herwig Radnetter is partnered with a Lipizzaner stallion in the Spanish Riding School’s majestic shows, which demand discipline, balance and the shiniest shoesThe Spanish Riding School in Vienna was founded in 1565 to teach the art of haute école (classical horsemanship). We do sometimes change the traditional choreography, but the signature exercises – the pirouettes, the hops – go back hundreds of years. The main task is to be as perfect as possible with each
  
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• Dances with horses: hoofing it for the equine ballet

  17-11-2015 08:00
  
  The rider Herwig Radnetter is partnered with a Lipizzaner stallion in the Spanish Riding School’s majestic shows, which demand discipline, balance and the shiniest shoesThe Spanish Riding School in Vienna was founded in 1565 to teach the art of haute école (classical horsemanship). We do sometimes change the traditional choreography, but the signature exercises – the pirouettes, the hops – go back hundreds of years. The main task is to be as perfect as possible with each
  
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• Cardinals' Palmer, Stanton dance during win over Seahawks - Arizona Sports (registration) (blog)

  17-11-2015 07:33 via
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  Cardinals' Palmer, Stanton dance during win over Seahawks
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  This is Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer with a meaningful gesture. The context to why he would do something so emphatically explains it all. Cardinals running back Andre Ellington ripped off a 48-yard touchdown jaunt down the sideline, ...
  Carson Palmer gives Drew Stanton's celebratory dance positive gradesESPN (blog)
  Cardinals QB Drew Stanton's da
  

• Was Cam Newton's TD dance a sign of disrespect? - The Tennessean

  17-11-2015 07:21 via
  Was Cam Newton's TD dance a sign of disrespect?
  The Tennessean
  Ep. 8: Titan's Jason McCourty and former safety Bernard Pollard answer the question of whether Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton's end zone TD dance was disrespectful or not in their opinion. They weigh in on the recent controversy. (11/16/15). Loading…and more »
  

• Ankeny dance parents share concerns at board meeting - DesMoinesRegister.com

  17-11-2015 06:44 via
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  Ankeny dance parents share concerns at board meeting
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  Ankeny dance team members and their parents shared concerns Monday about a new school policy that could jeopardize the students' ability to compete in national competitions. “Our teams do not choose to compete at nationals. We are chosen.
  

• Donna McKechnie and Jerry Mitchell Co-Chair Broadway Dance Lab's 2015 ... - Broadway World

  17-11-2015 06:32 via
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  Donna McKechnie and Jerry Mitchell Co-Chair Broadway Dance Lab's 2015 Fundraiser Tonight Luminaries of the Great White Way Donna McKechnie and Jerry Mitchell will serve as the co-chairs for Broadway Dance Lab (BDL)'s major fall fundraiser at the ...and more »
  

• Bengals DT Domata Peko celebrates sack with a belly dance - ESPN (blog)

  17-11-2015 04:34 via
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  Bengals DT Domata Peko celebrates sack with a belly dance
  ESPN (blog)
  The Bengals have stymied the Texans offense so far on Monday night, and defensive tackle Domata Peko got into the action early in the third quarter. Peko sacked Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer and broke out -- in his own words -- "The Belly Dance" for ...and more »
  

• Cam Newton, Dabo Swinney rock Migos dance moves - WHNS Greenville

  17-11-2015 04:22 via
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  Cam Newton, Dabo Swinney rock Migos dance moves
  WHNS Greenville
  Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton and Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney both channeled their inner Migos rappers with a signature dance: the 'Dab'. After Newton scored a two-yard rushing touchdown, he let loose a few dance moves in the end zone, ...and more »
  

• Dallas Dance wants another four years as superintendent - Baltimore Sun

  17-11-2015 02:59 via
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  Dallas Dance wants another four years as superintendent
  Baltimore Sun
  Baltimore County's school board may have only weeks to decide whether it wants to give Superintendent Dallas Dance a new four-year contract or risk losing him when his contract expires at the end of June. It isn't clear if Dance — who wants a second ...and more »
  

• Chinese dance troupe overcomes disability - 13WMAZ

  17-11-2015 02:54 via
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  Chinese dance troupe overcomes disability
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  In the shadow of downtown Houston, there was an unexpected sight – a group of young dancers from China performing a precision piece about a Thousand Armed Buddha. Loading… Post to Facebook. Chinese dance troupe overcomes disability In the ...
  

• ISU to host fall dance concert - Vidette Online

  17-11-2015 02:09 via
  ISU to host fall dance concert
  Vidette Online
  The Illinois State Dance Theatre company will host its annual Fall Dance Concert. Opening night is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets for the event are $17 for adults, $14 for faculty and staff and $12 for students and ...and more »
  

• 'There's no life without dance': Mbongui Square Festival brings African ... - San Francisco Bay View

  17-11-2015 01:56 via
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  'There's no life without dance': Mbongui Square Festival brings African ...
  San Francisco Bay View
  On Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12 and 13, Mbongui Square Festival will be celebrating art and community through dance. Over two dozen dancers and choreographers from places as diverse as the Congo, the Ivory Coast, France and the United States will ...
  

• It takes two: why Greeks are turning to tango

  17-11-2015 01:04
  
  For the country that popularised drama, this dance of passion offers a welcome catharsis during troubled times Under the stars, chest-to-chest, they move in silent embrace. The clock has struck midnight but the dancers continue to arrive.It could be a scene out of Buenos Aires as the tango lyrics boom out of a ghetto blaster powered by a generator attached to a car. But this is Athens, and those dancing on this Monday night are doing so under the Attic skies, jasmine wafting through the air, the
  
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• Cam Newton's dance still gnawing at Titans - The Tennessean

  17-11-2015 00:42 via
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  Cam Newton's dance still gnawing at Titans
  The Tennessean
  A day's passing did little to change the irritation Titans interim coach Mike Mularkey felt following Cam Newton's extended dance celebration on Sunday at Nissan Stadium. The quarterback scored Carolina's final touchdown in its 27-10 win and then broke ...
  Cam Newton's dance makes you sick? You're the disease, he's the cureSportingNews.com
  Cam Newton rocks Dabo Swinney's dance moves after TDWHNS Greenville
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• Review: Heidi Latsky Dance and Axis Dance at Skirball Center - New York Times

  17-11-2015 00:15 via
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  Review: Heidi Latsky Dance and Axis Dance at Skirball Center
  New York Times
  Anyone walking down LaGuardia Place in Greenwich Village on Sunday night could glimpse Heidi Latsky's “On Display” through the tall glass doors of the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. That was just one inclusive dimension of this hourlong ...
  

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