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• Dance Listings for Jan. 29-Feb. 4 - New York Times

  28-01-2016 23:57 via
  New York Times
  Dance Listings for Jan. 29-Feb. 4
  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. 'Angel Reapers' (Tuesday through March 13) Though there are only a few living Shakers left in America, the ...
  

• 'Dancing the African Diaspora' Conference Explores Global Black Dance - Duke Today

  28-01-2016 22:45 via
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  'Dancing the African Diaspora' Conference Explores Global Black Dance
  Duke Today
  Dancer Kyle Abraham appears on a panel "Dancing the African Diaspora'. Photo by Carrie Schneider. Durham, NC - Duke University will host the “Dancing the African Diaspora: Embodying the Afrofuture” conference February 19-21. The second bi-annual ...and more »
  

• Dance teacher groped students, sent lewd pictures: prosecutors - Chicago Sun-Times

  28-01-2016 22:15 via
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Dance teacher groped students, sent lewd pictures: prosecutors
  Chicago Sun-Times
  A Noble Street College Prep dance instructor allegedly groped two of his 16-year-old students and sent the boys and another male student at the West Town school pictures of his genitals on Snapchat. When Angel Pagan sent pictures of his uncircumcised ...
  High School Dance Teacher Charged After Sexual Snapchats to StudentsNBC Chicago
  Dance Teacher Accused Of Groping, Sexting StudentsCBS Locala
  

• Ballet's 'Studio Connections' pays tribute to past performers and directors - Insider Louisville (press release) (registration)

  28-01-2016 22:15 via
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  Ballet's 'Studio Connections' pays tribute to past performers and directors
  Insider Louisville (press release) (registration)
  In the middle of his triumphant second season — full of new ballets, new to Louisville ballets, and new and renewed collaboration with local artists — Louisville Ballet's artistic and executive director Robert Curran did something shocking when he ...
  Review | Louisville Ballet's rich 65-year history goes beyo
  

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• Spandau Ballet to split for ''four or five years'', says frontman Tony Hadley - Mirror.co.uk

  28-01-2016 22:01 via
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  Spandau Ballet to split for ''four or five years'', says frontman Tony Hadley
  Mirror.co.uk
  Spandau Ballet are splitting up again “for about four or five years” after finishing their latest world tour, according to frontman Tony Hadley. The crooner, 55, revealed that the band will not be making new music - despite reports two years ago that ...and more »
  

• ARTS San Antonio Presents Fiesta Mexico Americana! Los Lobos and Ballet Folklorico Mexicano - San Antonio Current (blog)

  28-01-2016 21:26 via
  San Antonio Current (blog)
  ARTS San Antonio Presents Fiesta Mexico Americana! Los Lobos and Ballet Folklorico Mexicano
  San Antonio Current (blog)
  The Mexican-American Experience is celebrated through song, dance, music and film highlighting the many notable achievements and contributions of Mexican-Americans throughout US History in this brand-new multi-m edia production, featuring Multiple ...
  

• Sascha Radetsky to Direct Steinhardt Master's Degree Program in Ballet Pedagogy - NYU News (press release)

  28-01-2016 20:58 via
  NYU News (press release)
  Sascha Radetsky to Direct Steinhardt Master's Degree Program in Ballet Pedagogy
  NYU News (press release)
  Sascha Radetsky, a former Soloist at American Ballet Theatre (ABT), has been named Director of the ABT/NYU Steinhardt Master's Degree Program in Ballet Pedagogy. Radetsky's appointment, effective immediately, was announced today by ABT Artistic ...and more »
  

• Review: San Francisco Ballet premieres 'Fearful Symmetries' by Liam Scarlett - San Jose Mercury News

  28-01-2016 20:47 via
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  Review: San Francisco Ballet premieres 'Fearful Symmetries' by Liam Scarlett
  San Jose Mercury News
  SAN FRANCISCO -- Liam Scarlett's "Fearful Symmetries" got its world premiere at San Francisco Ballet Wednesday night in a space stripped down to its gray industrial skin and made ominous by a darkness that engulfed the back half of the stage. Out of ...
  Scarlett's 'Symmetries' at SF Ballet not the right toneSFGateall 6 news articles »
  

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• Going Home Star conveys bitter residential school experience through ballet - CBC.ca

  28-01-2016 20:44 via
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  Going Home Star conveys bitter residential school experience through ballet
  CBC.ca
  At first, Joseph Boyden couldn't wrap his head around it. When the award-winning author was first approached to write the story for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's new work, he wondered about the suitability of depicting the horrors and consequences of ...and more »
  

• Neglia Ballet preparing to move into new space - WBFO

  28-01-2016 15:31 via
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  Neglia Ballet preparing to move into new space
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  Buffalo's premier ballet company is about to make a major announcement. WBFO's Eileen Buckley has learned that Neglia Ballet Artists is preparing a big change for its long-time ballet company and conservatory. The announcement will be made Thursday ...
  Big News for Neglia Ballet ArtistsBuffalo Risingall 3 news articles »
  

• American Ballet Theatre brings a lush new 'Sleeping Beauty' to DC - Washington Post

  28-01-2016 10:01 via
  Washington Post
  American Ballet Theatre brings a lush new 'Sleeping Beauty' to DC
  Washington Post
  In 2007, Gillian Murphy danced the lead role of Princess Aurora in American Ballet Theatre's “The Sleeping Beauty.” She's reprising the part at the Kennedy Center this week, but it's not as easy as retracing her old steps. That's because ABT's new ...
  Review: American Ballet Theatre's 'The Sleeping Beauty' at The Kennedy CenterDC Metro Theater Arts (press release) (blog)
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• Blade Ballet Dances to PS4 in Spring 2016 - PlayStation LifeStyle

  28-01-2016 01:03 via
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  Blade Ballet Dances to PS4 in Spring 2016
  PlayStation LifeStyle
  From DreamSail Games, who “care most about multiplayer experiences and creating games that are best played with others,” comes Blade Ballet, which is scheduled for release on PlayStation 4 in spring 2016. Featuring local multiplayer for up to four ...
  

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