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• Review: New York City Ballet's Winter Season Blends Movement and Music - New York Times

  20-01-2016 23:35
  New York Times
  Review: New York City Ballet's Winter Season Blends Movement and Music
  New York Times
  In ballet, sight meets sound. When the alchemy is right, this often trivial art takes off into the stratosphere. On Tuesday, New York City Ballet, the world's foremost specialist in this music-movement fusion, opened its six-week winter season at the ...
  

• Artistry in Dance: 'American Dance Machine' & 'Noises Off' - Huffington Post

  20-01-2016 22:48 via
  Artistry in Dance: 'American Dance Machine' & 'Noises Off'
  Huffington Post
  We struck gold twice in a matter of weeks -- my daughters, Lea and Sara, and I -- intoxicating artistry in dance at a pair of performances spanning the old and new year. Just on the cusp of New Year's Eve, we caught the final show of American Dance ...
  

• Girls in Wheelchairs Perform Dance Tribute to Friend Who Died Unexpectedly ... - People Magazine

  20-01-2016 21:08 via
  People Magazine
  Girls in Wheelchairs Perform Dance Tribute to Friend Who Died Unexpectedly ...
  People Magazine
  A video of an Ohio wheelchair dance troupe's moving tribute to one of its dancers who died unexpectedly has gone viral. A video of the Revere Dance Studio's Wonders on Wheels (WOW) team's performance set to Céline Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" has ...and more »
  

• See Zac Efron give Ellen DeGeneres a lap dance in leather pants - Entertainment Weekly

  20-01-2016 20:03 via
  Entertainment Weekly
  See Zac Efron give Ellen DeGeneres a lap dance in leather pants
  Entertainment Weekly
  Dirty Grandpa star Zac Efron gets his Magic Mike on in a clip from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he gives the host a lap dance (while wearing tight leather pants) during a game of Head's Up!.
  Zac Efron Twerks, Gives Lap Dance on 'Ellen'Out Magazine
  Watch: Zac Efron gives Ellen DeGeneres a lap dance, twerks onstageNew York Daily News
  Zac Efron Twerks & Gives Ellen DeGeneres A Sexy Lap
  

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• "Dance of Spring" presented by East Dream Chinese Dance Group - Corvallis Gazette Times

  20-01-2016 19:45 via
  Corvallis Gazette Times
  "Dance of Spring" presented by East Dream Chinese Dance Group
  Corvallis Gazette Times
  The Corvalls-based East Chinese Dance Group performs "The Dance of Spring" Sunday, Jan. 24 at LaSells Stewart Center. 2016-01-18T10:22:00Z 2016-01-20T14:38:03Z "Dance of Spring" presented by East Dream Chinese Dance GroupPATRICK ...and more »
  

• I'm watching Dance Moms with my 8-year-old twin daughters: Episode 3 - Entertainment Weekly

  20-01-2016 18:23 via
  Entertainment Weekly
  I'm watching Dance Moms with my 8-year-old twin daughters: Episode 3
  Entertainment Weekly
  Even though she acted like a baby last week, Abby gives Kendall a second chance by giving her one of the solos (along with JoJo, who is quickly becoming our favorite). Wait. Abby doesn't really give second chances, so of course there's a twist: Each ...
  'Dance Moms' Season 6 Recap: Abby Lee Miller Flees Competition After Receiving ...International Business Times
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• Watch Acrobats Do a Fearless 'Hoverboard' Dance to Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' - TIME

  20-01-2016 16:43 via
  TIME
  Watch Acrobats Do a Fearless 'Hoverboard' Dance to Justin Bieber's 'Sorry'
  TIME
  The following tricks should not be tried at home, at least until self-balancing scooter owners can figure out how to move and stop properly. In a routine set to Justin Bieber's “Sorry” — and sponsored by NEXBOARD — dancers Kailey Maurer, Kelianne ...and more »
  

• Dance This Week: From Balanchine to Bowie - New York Times

  20-01-2016 16:29 via
  New York Times
  Dance This Week: From Balanchine to Bowie
  New York Times
  David Bowie and the Choreographer Lindsay Kemp. Can we say that David Bowie changed the way people dance? The connection between the large genre called “dance music” and how people actually dance is tricky. Certainly, though, the best of Bowie's ...
  

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• Struggling Orlando ballet hires turnaround expert - CT Post

  20-01-2016 13:23
  Struggling Orlando ballet hires turnaround expert
  CT Post
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The former president of the Kennedy Center is now on board to help save the financially struggling Orlando Ballet. The Orlando Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1Ow7DXV ) reports Michael M. Kaiser began consulting with the ballet earlier ...and more »
  

• Evening of music and classical ballet pieces at Birmingham Symphony Hall - Tamworth Herald

  20-01-2016 11:58
  Evening of music and classical ballet pieces at Birmingham Symphony Hall
  Tamworth Herald
  THE Royal Ballet Sinfonia takes centre stage at Birmingham's Symphony Hall in an evening celebrating classic balletic highlights. Beginning his twenty-first year with the company, David Bintley will compere proceedings which will include highlights ...
  

• Treat for ballet fans at Castle - Northampton Chronicle & Echo

  20-01-2016 11:45
  Northampton Chronicle & Echo
  Treat for ballet fans at Castle
  Northampton Chronicle & Echo
  Classical ballet enthusiasts can enjoy Frederick Ashton's delightful double bill when it is broadcast live from the Royal Opera House to Wellingborough. Enjoy Rhapsody and The Two Pigeons when they are screened live at The Castle on Tuesday, January ...and more »
  

• Akram Khan talks to Danny Boyle: 'Everything has to serve the body'

  20-01-2016 08:00
  
  Film and theatre director Danny Boyle discusses inspirations and ambitions with Until the Lions choreographer and dancer Akram Khan Related: Moves from the Mahabharata: Akram Khan's Until the Lions – in pictures Danny Boyle: Tell us why you are returning to the Mahabharata for your new production, Until the Lions?The Mahabharata, through Karthika’s poems, reveals so much about how females are regardedWhen I was young, my school friends, who were more macho, regarded me as ambiguous C
  
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• University Recreation to Host Stand-Up Paddleboard, Self Defense, Ballet ... - University of Arkansas Newswire

  20-01-2016 07:21
  University of Arkansas Newswire
  University Recreation to Host Stand-Up Paddleboard, Self Defense, Ballet ...
  University of Arkansas Newswire
  The spring 2016 semester brings a variety of non-credit and continued learning opportunities in aquatics, dance, and health & safety topics for students, UREC members, faculty/staff, and Arkansas Alumni Association members. Ballet Dance, beginning swim ...
  

• Djuki Mala review – playful Yolngu dance numbers from cheeky YouTube stars

  20-01-2016 06:17
  
  Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, Sydney festival
  Arnhem Land troupe formerly known as the Chooky Dancers turn tradition on its head with thrilling interpretations of Michael Jackson, Gene Kelly and Barry WhiteIn 2007 a group of dancers from Elcho Island in Arnhem Land achieved global recognition via YouTube. The video, shot on a mobile phone, is of 10 young men, some wearing loincloths, dancing to a techno version of Zorba the Greek on a basketball court. It has been viewed more than 2.5m times.Relate
  
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• S.F. Ballet Orchestra Lights 40 Candles - San Francisco Classical Voice

  20-01-2016 04:00
  S.F. Ballet Orchestra Lights 40 Candles
  San Francisco Classical Voice
  Denis de Coteau, the first, and longest-serving (1975-1998), music director of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, was a genial genius, a great musician, and one of the best loved conductors in a profession where -- as Mozart in the Jungle tells us ...
  

• The ballet at Bunnings? It's not going to happen. - The Sunshine Coast Daily

  20-01-2016 03:25
  The Sunshine Coast Daily
  The ballet at Bunnings? It's not going to happen.
  The Sunshine Coast Daily
  HOPES of transforming the old Bunnings' centre in Maroochydore into a temporary arts and convention centre have been hit with a sledgehammer. Former Maroochy Mayor Alison Barry Jones (formerly Grosse) has been spearheading a campaign to have the ...
  

• Orlando Ballet hires turnaround expert Michael Kaiser - Orlando Sentinel

  20-01-2016 01:23
  Orlando Sentinel
  Orlando Ballet hires turnaround expert Michael Kaiser
  Orlando Sentinel
  'Giselle' dress rehearsal: Orlando Ballet dancers and Orlando Philharmonic musicians prepare for the ballet opening Friday, Oct. 30, at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando. This will be the first season in which the ballet has ...
  

• Connections: Sensory-Friendly Ballet for Children - WXXI News

  20-01-2016 00:31
  Connections: Sensory-Friendly Ballet for Children
  WXXI News
  Children with autism are getting a performance specially tailored to their needs. The Rochester City Ballet is performing The Ugly Duckling in a way that is aimed at children with autism, or other disabilities that can cause sensory disturbances. Our ...
  

• RWB's residential school ballet production set to go on tour - CBC.ca

  20-01-2016 00:06
  CBC.ca
  RWB's residential school ballet production set to go on tour
  CBC.ca
  The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is taking its 'Going Home Star - Truth and Reconciliation' production on a 12-city tour. Artistic Director André Lewis hopes the production will bring more attention to the legacy of residential schools. "You look at the ...
  

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