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• Yvonne Chouteau obituary

  09-02-2016 13:27
  
  Dancer with ‘an ethereal quality’ who helped establish classical ballet in the USIn the late 1930s and early 40s, five remarkably gifted ballerinas began their professional careers in the US. All were of Native American descent and were to play an important role in the establishment of classical ballet in America. The youngest of them was Yvonne Chouteau, who has died aged 86.Tall for a dancer, blonde and extremely slender, Chouteau began her professional career with Sergei Denham&rs
  
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• Jim Doti: How dance lessons help us with work and life - OCRegister

  09-02-2016 08:08 via
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  Jim Doti: How dance lessons help us with work and life
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  As I look back on my college days, I regret not taking a dance class. Focused as I was on business, economics and math, enrolling in a dance class was the farthest thing from my mind. I fully realize that I don't have the talent to be a professional ...
  

• DANCE 46: Social Dance I offers intro to noncompetitive dance - The Stanford Daily

  09-02-2016 08:00 via
  The Stanford Daily
  DANCE 46: Social Dance I offers intro to noncompetitive dance
  The Stanford Daily
  A traditional “bucket list” class at Stanford, DANCE 46: Social Dance I, offers students a friendly, noncompetitive introduction to traditional ballroom dancing. Taught by Richard Powers, who configured the program 24 years ago, the class explores 10 ...
  

• New festival focuses on dance film genre - Temple News

  09-02-2016 07:21 via
  New festival focuses on dance film genre
  Temple News
  During an artist residency, choreographer Nora Gibson was inspired by the graffiti she saw in Poland. She returned home to Philadelphia after the residency with two takeaways—“don't ask permission” and “disseminate your work.” Gibson, the artistic ...
  

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• Dance performance to benefit Sparta girl - New Jersey Herald

  09-02-2016 06:12 via
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  Dance performance to benefit Sparta girl
  New Jersey Herald
  Photo by Jake West/New Jersey Herald - Michelle Farinella, owner and director of Dance Dimensions by Michelle, in Sparta, demonstrates a routine for the ensemble that will perform at the benefit for Jenna Jones. Photo by Jake West/New Jersey He. 1| ...
  

• Hofesh Schecter Makes 'Fiddler' Dance - Tablet Magazine

  09-02-2016 06:03 via
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  Hofesh Schecter Makes 'Fiddler' Dance
  Tablet Magazine
  When Hofesh Shechter was offered the position of choreographer for the newest Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof, he hesitated. After eight years of sending shock waves through London with his visceral dance-theater productions he had become quite ...
  

• Michelle Obama Hosted A Master Dance Class Featuring Debbie Allen And Alvin Ailey Dancers - Vibe

  09-02-2016 05:29 via
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  Michelle Obama Hosted A Master Dance Class Featuring Debbie Allen And Alvin Ailey Dancers
  Vibe
  In celebration of Black History Month, First Lady Michelle Obama hosted an historic event Monday (February 8) in which 51 talented young black female dancers showed off their prowess, grace and athleticism in several rooms of the White House. READ ...
  Michelle Obama Pays Homage To Legendary Black Choreographers With African Dance Classes In The White HouseHello Beautiful - Interactive One (blog)
  

• Wade Phillips earned his dance - DenverBroncos.com (blog)

  09-02-2016 02:57 via
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  Wade Phillips earned his dance
  DenverBroncos.com (blog)
  He's drippin'. He's Tweeting. He's dancing. Wade Phillips is marinating in the moment for which he and his late father waited lifetimes. Wade Phillips. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Wade Phillips owned the party Sunday night. He joined his players on one stage.and more »
  

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• Sam Spence, Who Set the Fierce Dance of the NFL to Music in Film, Dies at 88 - New York Times

  09-02-2016 02:55 via
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  Sam Spence, Who Set the Fierce Dance of the NFL to Music in Film, Dies at 88
  New York Times
  Sam Spence, a prolific composer for NFL Films who marshaled sawing strings, rattling drums, pounding timpani, resonant horns, twittering woodwinds and blaring trumpets to create a signature soundtrack for the quasi martial enterprise known as pro ...and more »
  

• Jared Masters' Ballet of Blood Pirouettes Onto VOD This March - Dread Central

  09-02-2016 02:54 via
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  Jared Masters' Ballet of Blood Pirouettes Onto VOD This March
  Dread Central
  I've been looking forward to director Jared Masters' exploitation flick Ballet of Blood since reading Staci Layne Wilson's interview with the guy last year. Masters' love of old-school exploitation seems to have heavily influenced the film, which takes ...
  

• City celebrates Valentine's Day with annual seniors dance - KHON2

  09-02-2016 02:13 via
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  City celebrates Valentine's Day with annual seniors dance
  KHON2
  Learn what the pancreas does, who would need a transplant and how a transplant can change or save a life. Frank De Lima is offering a Valentine's Day brunch show. 8:46 am. Monday's Need to Know. 7:32 am. Ringing in the year of the monkey in ...
  

• Maddie Ziegler Lands Major Movie Role And Is Quitting Dance Moms! - Reality Tea

  09-02-2016 02:02 via
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  Maddie Ziegler Lands Major Movie Role And Is Quitting Dance Moms!
  Reality Tea
  Maddie Ziegler has officially become a celebrity! The 13-year-old dance superstar just landed a role in the upcoming movie “The Book Of Henry.” 3 ways to get the freshest home on the block. The Dance Moms star, who guest starred in Pretty Little Liars ...
  'Dance Moms' Season 6 Spoilers: Abby Teases Backstage 'War' With Producer At Episode 15 CompetitionInternational Business Times
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• New York City Ballet's Ashley Bouder performs perfect pirouettes during pregnancy - Daily Mail

  09-02-2016 01:13 via
  Daily Mail
  New York City Ballet's Ashley Bouder performs perfect pirouettes during pregnancy
  Daily Mail
  A principal dancer for the New York City Ballet has stunned fans with a video showing her pulling off more than a dozen pirouettes at six and a half months pregnant. Ashley Bouder, 32, who has been with the famed company since 2000, is currently ...
  

• Yearning made flesh in Pacific Northwest Ballet's 'Roméo et Juliette' - The Seattle Times

  09-02-2016 01:12 via
  The Seattle Times
  Yearning made flesh in Pacific Northwest Ballet's 'Roméo et Juliette'
  The Seattle Times
  Noelani Pantastico and James Moore as the star-crossed lovers in Jean-Christophe Maillot's “Romo et Juliette” at Pacific Northwest Ballet. (Angela Sterling). The flush of first love takes shape in Jean-Christophe Maillot's “Roméo et Juliette” at ...and more »
  

• Nebula Dance Lab Presents HHII Dance Festival - Noozhawk

  09-02-2016 01:10 via
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  Nebula Dance Lab Presents HHII Dance Festival
  Noozhawk
  HH, which stands for Herbig Haro, are small patches of nebulosity associated with newly born stars. HHII felt like the perfect name for this celebration of talent. In 2015, its inaugural year, the company reached for the stars, producing over 30 works ...
  

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