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• Dance flurry returns to Spa City Feb. 12 - The Saratogian

  04-02-2016 21:22 via
  Dance flurry returns to Spa City Feb. 12
  The Saratogian
  Louise and Steve Golub of Saratoga Springs are shown at last year's Flurry Festival at the Saratoga City Center. File photo. By [email protected], @SaratogianNews on Twitter. Posted: 02/04/16, 3:04 PM EST | Updated: 31 secs ago. # Comments.
  

• National championship dance notes on Loyola and New Trier - Chicago Tribune

  04-02-2016 20:48 via
  Chicago Tribune
  National championship dance notes on Loyola and New Trier
  Chicago Tribune
  Members of the New Trier dance team pose for a photo at the UDA national championship in Orlando, Fla. The competition was held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Members of the New Trier dance team pose for a photo at the UDA national ...
  

• At Live Ideas Festival, a Twist on an Arab Dance and Scenes From Gaza - New York Times

  04-02-2016 20:36 via
  New York Times
  At Live Ideas Festival, a Twist on an Arab Dance and Scenes From Gaza
  New York Times
  Every wedding has its communal dance. (In the United States, often, it's the moves to “Y.M.C.A.”) In many Arab countries, it's dabke, a twisting, weaving follow-the-leader line dance comprising small stomps, low kicks and clasped hands. It can be slow ...
  

• National championship dance notes on Maine South and Glenbrook South - Chicago Tribune

  04-02-2016 20:22 via
  National championship dance notes on Maine South and Glenbrook South
  Chicago Tribune
  Members of the Maine South dance team perform their high-kick routine at the UDA national championship. Members of the Maine South dance team perform their high-kick routine at the UDA national championship. (Mike Graney / HANDOUT).
  

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• Bruce Springsteen fulfills fan's bucket list with a dance - USA TODAY

  04-02-2016 20:14 via
  USA TODAY
  Bruce Springsteen fulfills fan's bucket list with a dance
  USA TODAY
  It's every fan's dream to join the stage with their favorite artist but this weekend, Connie Schwab Hoch decided she wasn't going to dream about it anymore. No. She was going to take charge of her life. She was going to make her dreams come true.
  Watch Bruce Springsteen dance with 88-year-old fanThe San Diego Union-Tribuneall 73 news articles »
  

• Contra Tiempo brings themes of social justice to dance - Midland Reporter-Telegram

  04-02-2016 19:28 via
  Midland Reporter-Telegram
  Contra Tiempo brings themes of social justice to dance
  Midland Reporter-Telegram
  “Agua-Furiosa,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday at James Bowie Fine Arts Academy auditorium, 805 Elk Ave. $25. For more information, visit rootscouncil.com. Posted: Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:16 pm | Updated: 12:19 pm, Thu Feb 4, 2016. Contra Tiempo brings ...
  

• Connecting kids with the art of dance - WOODTV.com

  04-02-2016 19:10 via
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  Connecting kids with the art of dance
  WOODTV.com
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) A classic children's story is coming to life on stage at St. Cecilia Music Center. Creative Arts Repertoire Ensemble (CARE) Ballet will perform Carnival of the Animals on February 6 and 7. The one hour performance is perfect ...
  

• Shen Yun Dance Spectacle At The Palace - Hartford Courant

  04-02-2016 19:08 via
  Hartford Courant
  Shen Yun Dance Spectacle At The Palace
  Hartford Courant
  The annual Shen Yun dance/music spectacle is always one of the most heavily promoted theater shows of the year. Thousands of fliers are passed out at theaters around the state. There are billboards, print ads and word of mouth. So what's all the noise ...
  

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• Steve Angello Arrives on Top Dance/Electronic Albums With 'Youth' - Billboard

  04-02-2016 18:44 via
  Steve Angello Arrives on Top Dance/Electronic Albums With 'Youth'
  Billboard
  The former Swedish House Mafia steps out on his own. Plus, moves for Massive Attack, DJ Snake & more. Steve Angello begins at No. 4 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart (dated Feb. 13) with his debut solo set, Wild Youth, which starts with ...
  

• 'California Dreamin' Hits No. 1 After 50 Years, Thanks to Dance Remix - Billboard

  04-02-2016 18:33 via
  'California Dreamin' Hits No. 1 After 50 Years, Thanks to Dance Remix
  Billboard
  The Mamas & the Papas classic reigns at last thanks to Freischwimmer's cover, which tops Dance Club Songs. A half-century after its original run, an iconic composition crowns a Billboard chart for the first time. On the Dance Club Songs chart (dated Feb.
  

• Dance|Who Is Benjamin Millepied and Why Is He Leaving the Paris Ballet? - New York Times

  04-02-2016 18:05 via
  The Guardian
  Dance|Who Is Benjamin Millepied and Why Is He Leaving the Paris Ballet?
  New York Times
  The choreographer is returning to Los Angeles with his wife, Natalie Portman, after just over a year leading the Paris Opera Ballet. Here's a quick look at his career and the troupe. Related Article. Photo. Mr. Millepied met the actress Natalie Portman ...
  Benjamin Millepied resigns from Paris Opera BalletThe Guardian
  Benjamin Millepied: Paris Opera Ballet director steps downBBC News
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• Watch the Psychedelic Dance Fantasy of Robert Lux and LACES's "I Feel New" - THUMP

  04-02-2016 18:00 via
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  Watch the Psychedelic Dance Fantasy of Robert Lux and LACES's "I Feel New"
  THUMP
  The Brooklyn-based DJ, Robert Lux, caught our attention last year with his excellent Music For Dancing EP, which combined electronica, disco, and funk into a unique and uplifting strand of dance music. Now Lux is back with a new single and video ...and more »
  

• WHS's dance theatre hits the stage this week - Wicked Local Waltham

  04-02-2016 16:36 via
  Wicked Local Waltham
  WHS's dance theatre hits the stage this week
  Wicked Local Waltham
  It takes hundreds of hours of work from hundreds of people every year to create a show that's been running for decades. This week marks the 31st year of the Waltham High School Dance Theatre production, and director Deb Finnell and lighting director ...
  

• 'Black Swan' choreographer Millepied stepping down as Paris Opera dance director - Reuters

  04-02-2016 16:07 via
  Reuters
  'Black Swan' choreographer Millepied stepping down as Paris Opera dance director
  Reuters
  PARIS French choreographer Benjamin Millepied said on Thursday he was stepping down as director of dance at the Paris Opera after little more than a year in the role, citing personal reasons. The 38-year old -- who is married to Hollywood actress ...
  Benjamin Millepied Is Leaving Paris Opéra BalletDance Spiritall 114 news articles »
  

• Everyone loves this dog who can do the Chinese lion dance - New York Post

  04-02-2016 16:00 via
  New York Post
  Everyone loves this dog who can do the Chinese lion dance
  New York Post
  Optimus, a 2-year-old Pomeranian in Thailand, has become an Internet hit after his owner posted a video on Facebook of the tiny dog doing a traditional Chinese lion dance ahead of the Lunar New Year. Since the dog's owner, Natthakrita Brompunya, ...
  Video of tiny Pomeranian doing lion dance charms the internetStuff.co.nz
  Colourful Lion Dance to Celebrate Chinese New YearScoop.co.nz (press release)
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• A kid and his kazoo get a high-energy, dance-floor ready trap remix - A.V. Club

  04-02-2016 15:12 via
  A.V. Club
  A kid and his kazoo get a high-energy, dance-floor ready trap remix
  A.V. Club
  The VHS era, when companies released hours and hours of dubious material in the hopes that some of it would find an audience somewhere, continues to be a gift to comedians, musicians, and lovers of irony well into the 21st century. Modern day artists ...
  

• Travis Wall teases the next generation of So You Think You Can Dance, looks back on tour - Entertainment Weekly

  04-02-2016 15:09 via
  Entertainment Weekly
  Travis Wall teases the next generation of So You Think You Can Dance, looks back on tour
  Entertainment Weekly
  So You Think You Can Dance is returning for its 13th season with younger contestants than ever, and while America hasn't met them yet, it's a safe bet that Travis Wall has. Related. 'SYTYCD' mentor blog: Travis Wall on what his Emmy represents to him.
  

• Che Malambo: A Hard-Driving, Lasso Whipping Dance Company from the Pampas Comes to Miami - Miami New Times

  04-02-2016 15:06 via
  Miami New Times
  Che Malambo: A Hard-Driving, Lasso Whipping Dance Company from the Pampas Comes to Miami
  Miami New Times
  Trapped in a shoe store in Buenos Aires during an end-of-world hailstorm in 2001, I gritted as ice the size of ball bearings struck the steel roof like shotgun blasts. Later that afternoon, while at a dinner theater in Recoleta, it seemed to me someone ...and more »
  

• Chi Omegas dance in 2016 Pro Bowl halftime show - Hillsdale Collegian

  04-02-2016 15:05 via
  Hillsdale Collegian
  Chi Omegas dance in 2016 Pro Bowl halftime show
  Hillsdale Collegian
  Senior Anna Kucharski, senior Sophia Coyne-Kosnak, and junior Corianna Baier stand together at the Aloha Stadium before performing at the Pro Bowl halftime show. While Hillsdale students meandered back to classes amid snow and rain, three arrived in ...
  

• A different kind of DANCE - Dubuque Telegraph Herald

  04-02-2016 13:34 via
  Dubuque Telegraph Herald
  A different kind of DANCE
  Dubuque Telegraph Herald
  The Chicago-based Jump Rhythm Jazz Project was founded in 1990 and includes dance, singing and storytelling as part of its performances. If You Go. Event: Jump Rhythm Jazz Project and the Adrian Theatre and Dance Festival. Time/date: 7:30 p.m. ...
  

• Benjamin Millepied resigns from Paris Opera Ballet

  04-02-2016 13:14
  
  Black Swan choreographer, who took over France’s prestigious ballet company in 2014, has quitStar choreographer Benjamin Millepied has announced his resignation from Paris Opera Ballet, little more than a year after he arrived with a promise to radically shake up one of the world’s oldest and largest dance companies.
  In a statement, Millepied said he was leaving “only for personal reasons” and to take more time to devote himself “100% to artistic and creative expres
  
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• Evander Holyfield joins celebrity dance challenge event for charity - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

  04-02-2016 13:01 via
  Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
  Evander Holyfield joins celebrity dance challenge event for charity
  Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
  Boxer Evander Holyfield has moves outside the ring, too. The champ was on “Dancing With the Stars” and appeared on the BBC's “Strictly Come Dancing.” Now he's joined the Celebrity Dance Challenge aiding the Eating Disorders Information Network.
  

• Trinity Irish Dance thrills at Emerson - BayStateBanner

  04-02-2016 12:03 via
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  Trinity Irish Dance thrills at Emerson
  BayStateBanner
  People in diaspora bring their culture with them as they leave their homeland. Often both the people and their culture take fresh, life-giving turns on new terrain. Consider jazz and tap dance, two of the arts invented by African Americans as they ...
  

• White Billionaires Who Can't Dance ... And the Women Who Love Them - TMZ.com

  04-02-2016 10:02 via
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  White Billionaires Who Can't Dance ... And the Women Who Love Them
  TMZ.com
  Mariah Carey may have to get a restraining order against her billionaire fiance ... to keep him in his seat during her concert. James Packer joyously and (arguably) adorably celebrated Mariah's return to her Vegas venue Tuesday night, busting a move ...
  James Packer shows off his dance moves at Mariah Carey's Las Vegas gigDaily Mailall 49 news articles »
  

• Savour the last dance: Pina Bausch and Merce Cunningham's stylish swansongs

  04-02-2016 09:00
  
  Tanztheater Wuppertal’s playful Como el Musguito… contrasts with the darkness of Bausch’s early shows while Cunningham’s later pieces hummed with a digital energy. Choreographers’ final works can feel positively youthfulPina Bausch was just 68 when she choreographed Como el Musguito … and she had no notion that it would be the final work of her career. Now, as the production returns to London, it’s hard to separate what we see on stage from the poignan
  
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• Dance benefits Music in Catholic Schools; Swingtones music, swing-dance lessons available - Omaha World-Herald

  04-02-2016 08:06 via
  Dance benefits Music in Catholic Schools; Swingtones music, swing-dance lessons available
  Omaha World-Herald
  The 18-member Swingtones band will have folks kicking up their heels on the dance floor Friday at a 7:30 p.m. benefit for Music in Catholic Schools. And if anyone needs help at heel-kickin', Omaha swing-dance enthusiast Dan Wondra will give lessons ...
  

• AP PHOTOS: Lion Dance Tradition Thrives in Malaysia - ABC News

  04-02-2016 07:20 via
  AP PHOTOS: Lion Dance Tradition Thrives in Malaysia
  ABC News
  The traditional art of the Chinese lion dance is nowhere near perishing in Muslim-majority Malaysia. As Lunar New Year approaches, lion dance troupes here are practicing their coordinated movements in the noisy routine that is believed to ward off evil ...and more »
  

• Perth International Arts festival and beyond: our top picks for 2016

  04-02-2016 06:29
  
  Late summer is a festive time on the Western Australian coast, with Perth, Albany and Denmark hosting all manner of music, theatre, dance, literature and film events
  West Australian artists the Triffids, the Drones, the Panics, John Butler and the Pigram Brothers will take part in Home, a massive part-concert, part-visual installation that opens Perth International Arts festival (Piaf). Piaf is the longest-running festival of its kind in Australia and coincides with a number of other late-summer
  
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• University of Oklahoma School of Dance to host Dance Partners event - NewsOK.com

  04-02-2016 04:13 via
  University of Oklahoma School of Dance to host Dance Partners event
  NewsOK.com
  Student dancers are shown at the Young Choreographers' Showcase at the University of Oklahoma. The OU School of Dance will host a meeting and presentations for Dance Partners, the primary external support group for the school, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11.
  

• Mike Pound: There's no way to get comfortable at dance competition - Joplin Globe

  04-02-2016 00:08 via
  Mike Pound: There's no way to get comfortable at dance competition
  Joplin Globe
  There are a lot of things I will miss after our 18-year-old daughter, Emma, graduates and goes off to college, but dance competitions are not one of those things. I have been going to Emma's dance competitions for more than 10 years now and I think ...
  

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