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• Metro Fitness, dance instructor team up - Montgomery Advertiser

  28-12-2015 22:28 via
  Montgomery Advertiser
  Metro Fitness, dance instructor team up
  Montgomery Advertiser
  Deise 'Maya' Russell believes that dancing is the most enjoyable form of exercise, which also comes with a large number of health benefits. The longtime operator of Maya's Belly Dancing says she has joined forces with Metro Fitness in east Montgomery ...
  

• ​Former 'tearaway' teen receives ballet scholarship - Stoke Sentinel

  28-12-2015 21:40 via
  Stoke Sentinel
  ​Former 'tearaway' teen receives ballet scholarship
  Stoke Sentinel
  A TROUBLED teenager has turned her life around after dancing her way to a scholarship at a top school in Manchester. Despite dropping out of school and suffering with depression and anxiety in the past, Celine Heraty has received a scholarship for the ...
  

• Another View of Dance - TheaterJones Performing Arts News

  28-12-2015 20:24 via
  TheaterJones Performing Arts News
  Another View of Dance
  TheaterJones Performing Arts News
  This was an interesting year for me. Due to professional pursuits, I missed a good deal of dance during the first five months of the year, but I had my busiest summer ever. So much for it being a slow time. As I thought back on the year, the memorable ...and more »
  

• Utah holiday-music station switches to dance mixes - Salt Lake Tribune (blog)

  28-12-2015 19:47 via
  Utah holiday-music station switches to dance mixes
  Salt Lake Tribune (blog)
  Broadway Media's KAUU-FM, 105.1, closed down its commercial-free Christmas music feed on Saturday, switching over to the steady beat of dance mixes. The station has not announced a new moniker, aside from a regular "This Is 105.1" between tracks.
  

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• How Stevie Wonder Learned To Dab on Christmas - Billboard

  28-12-2015 19:47 via
  Billboard
  How Stevie Wonder Learned To Dab on Christmas
  Billboard
  Stevie Wonder performs onstage during day 1 of the 2015 Life Is Beautiful Festival on Sept. 25, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic. 0. 0. 0. Carolina Panthers star Cam Newton and rapper 2 Chainz aren't the only ones making Migos' Dab ...and more »
  

• At 'Day of Dance,' everyone's a trouper - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  28-12-2015 19:11 via
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  At 'Day of Dance,' everyone's a trouper
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  Point Loma — The dancers took their places at the barre. Following instructions from San Diego Ballet's Javier Velasco, they worked through a series of exercises — plié, fouetté, arabesque. These were the kinds of moves most people envision when they ...and more »
  

• Dance With Ravens to Saudi Arabia for 2016 - Daily Racing Form

  28-12-2015 18:49 via
  Dance With Ravens to Saudi Arabia for 2016
  Daily Racing Form
  Dance With Ravens, a Grade 2 winner and veteran Mid-Atlantic stallion, has been sold to Saudi Arabian interests and will stand in that country for the 2016 breeding season. The 13-year-old son of A.P. Indy previously stood at Northview Stallion Station ...
  

• Stage Door: American Dance Machine for the 21st Century - Huffington Post

  28-12-2015 18:38 via
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  Stage Door: American Dance Machine for the 21st Century
  Huffington Post
  Say what you will about Broadway's inflated ticket prices. For those who love musicals for the dancing, this show is for you. In tribute to the toe-tapping, high-energy choreography of The Great White Way, American Dance Machine For The 21st Century ...
  Review: The American Dance Machine for the 21st CenturyBroadway Blog (blog)all 3 news articles »
  

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• Conductor Tara Simoncic picks up the Ballet West baton - Salt Lake Tribune

  28-12-2015 17:35 via
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Conductor Tara Simoncic picks up the Ballet West baton
  Salt Lake Tribune
  (Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ballet West's new music director, Tara Simoncic, in the Capitol Theatre where she's currently conducting performances of "The Nutcracker." (Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ballet West's new music director ...
  Celebrate New Year's Eve with Boston Ballet's The NutcrackerSampanall 3 news articles »
  

• Felguk Teams With Lazy Rich on 'Dance to the Beat' (Exclusive Song) - Wall Street Journal (blog)

  28-12-2015 16:02 via
  Wall Street Journal (blog)
  Felguk Teams With Lazy Rich on 'Dance to the Beat' (Exclusive Song)
  Wall Street Journal (blog)
  Brazilian house duo Felguk returns to its roots on “Dance to the Beat,” a new collaboration with the English DJ Lazy Rich. The track premieres today on Speakeasy. With a booming beat and layers of synthesizers that build up to a throbbing, squelchy ...
  

• Odell Beckham Jr.'s Dance Partner Responds to Gay Rumors - BET

  28-12-2015 15:47 via
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  Odell Beckham Jr.'s Dance Partner Responds to Gay Rumors
  BET
  Odell Beckham Jr. loves to dance, and sometimes he loves to dance with his male friends, but that doesn't mean we should jump to any conclusions. At least, according to his sometimes dance partner and former LSU teammate Kavahra Holmes.
  Odell Beckham Jr. Had A Dance Off With A Stripper For ChristmasThe Blemish
  Odell Beckham's Best Friend Addresses Gay Rumors With Dance Video (Vid)Total Pro Sportsall 8 news articles »
  

• Broadway-Bound GOTTA DANCE Officially Opens in Chicago Tonight! - Broadway World

  28-12-2015 14:38 via
  Playbill.com
  Broadway-Bound GOTTA DANCE Officially Opens in Chicago Tonight!
  Broadway World
  The pre-Broadway World Premiere of GOTTA DANCE officially opens tonight, December 28, and will now play through January 17, 2016, at Broadway In Chicago's Bank of America Theatre (18 W Monroe St, Chicago), before opening on Broadway in the Fall ...
  Broadway-Bound Gotta Dance, Helmed by Jerry Mitchell, Opens Tonight in ChicagoPlaybill.comall 3 news articles »
  

• Game review: 'Just Dance 2016,' fun addition to franchise, pressures players ... - News & Observer

  28-12-2015 14:21 via
  Game review: 'Just Dance 2016,' fun addition to franchise, pressures players ...
  News & Observer
  Parents need to know that "Just Dance 2016" is the latest in an ongoing series of group dance-video games. Up to four players can join in using the console's controllers and camera, and up to six can play using a free app on their mobile phones. The ...
  

• State of Dance in Metro Phoenix: Pioneers and Innovators Must Look to the Future - Phoenix New Times

  28-12-2015 14:05 via
  Phoenix New Times
  State of Dance in Metro Phoenix: Pioneers and Innovators Must Look to the Future
  Phoenix New Times
  The audience was sparse one late October evening at Herberger Theater Center in downtown Phoenix. A curtain opened to reveal dancer Lenna DeMarco seated center stage atop a simple, pine-colored chair. With her short, silver-streaked hair tucked ...
  

• Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's topping out ceremony held on Wednesday - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  28-12-2015 06:02 via
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's topping out ceremony held on Wednesday
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  When and where: Wednesday afternoon at the Byham Center for Dance at the Pittsburgh Ballet Studios in the Strip District. #EnPointe: Dancers, students, staff and supporters gathered outside PBT studios as the final steel beam was hoisted into place on ...
  

• Keep it going: Louis Nunnery School of Ballet continues tradition - Hickory Daily Record

  28-12-2015 05:05 via
  Hickory Daily Record
  Keep it going: Louis Nunnery School of Ballet continues tradition
  Hickory Daily Record
  Mary Canrobert/Special to the Record Some of the members of the Morning Adult Class: (Back Row L-R) Jill Grose, a former professional ballet dancer; Jean Bolton; Mary Ann Gregory; and Diane Brannon. In front is Babbie Bolick who instructs the class.
  

• Dutch Fork dance team to perform at Sugar Bowl - The State

  28-12-2015 04:54 via
  The State
  Dutch Fork dance team to perform at Sugar Bowl
  The State
  A team of high school and middle school dancers from Dutch Fork will dance with a combined group of 700 performers during the halftime show at the Sugar Bowl on New Year's day. [email protected]. i. A team of high school and middle school dancers ...and more »
  

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