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• Houston Ballet Acadeny student Madison Young wins at Prix de Lausanne - Houston Chronicle

  12-02-2016 23:28 via
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  Houston Ballet Acadeny student Madison Young wins at Prix de Lausanne
  Houston Chronicle
  Houston Ballet Academy student Madison Young, 17, won second place in the prestigious Prix de Lausanne competition in Switzerland. less. Houston Ballet Academy student Madison Young, 17, won second place in the prestigious Prix de Lausanne ...
  

• Review: 'Badke,' a Contemporary Spin on an Arabic Folk Dance - New York Times

  12-02-2016 21:01 via
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  Review: 'Badke,' a Contemporary Spin on an Arabic Folk Dance
  New York Times
  “Badke” begins in the dark, where signs of life are heard, not seen. But neither the setting nor the subject matter leaves you unaware for long. As the stage reverberates with the sound of punctuated stomps, claps and the occasional whoop, the lights ...
  

• All you need is love: Saint Louis Ballet celebrates The Beatles' message of love with world premiere - St. Louis Public Radio

  12-02-2016 21:00 via
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  All you need is love: Saint Louis Ballet celebrates The Beatles' message of love with world premiere
  St. Louis Public Radio
  This Valentine's Day, Saint Louis Ballet is “In it for the Love” with contemporary flair and a world premiere of a piece set to Beatles music. St. Louis area native and principal dancer Makensie Howe joined “St. Louis on the Air” contributor Steve ...and more »
  

• Misty Copeland puts a 21st-century twist on history's famous ballet works. - Upworthy

  12-02-2016 19:46 via
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  Misty Copeland puts a 21st-century twist on history's famous ballet works.
  Upworthy
  All images by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory from the NYC Dance Project, used with permission. Just last summer, she became the first black woman to become a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre. It was a proud and empowering moment for ...
  Misty Copeland recreates some of Edgar Degas' famous ballet worksTheCelebrityCafe.comall 42 news articles »
  

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• Ballet Arizona's The Sleeping Beauty Is a Fairy Tale Come to Life - Phoenix New Times

  12-02-2016 19:39 via
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  Ballet Arizona's The Sleeping Beauty Is a Fairy Tale Come to Life
  Phoenix New Times
  “The Sleeping Beauty truly is the best ballet,” Ib Andersen writes in the program notes for Ballet Arizona's production of the classic ballet, which runs through Sunday, February 14, at Phoenix Symphony Hall. “The Nutcracker is good, Swan Lake is good ...
  

• Remembering Ballet Great Violette Verdy - Here And Now

  12-02-2016 19:36 via
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  Remembering Ballet Great Violette Verdy
  Here And Now
  French ballerina Violette Verdy performs in “Giselle” in Paris on October 27, 1972. Violette Verdy, dancer, choreographer and former director of the Opera de Paris and other world-class companies, died in the United States on February 8, 2016 at the ...and more »
  

• Ballet Pensacola tackles 'the granddaddy of ballets' - Pensacola News Journal

  12-02-2016 19:21 via
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  Ballet Pensacola tackles 'the granddaddy of ballets'
  Pensacola News Journal
  Ballet Pensacola opens performances of Tchaikovsky's “Swan Lake” Friday in the Pensacola Cultural Center. The company's artistic director, Richard Steinert, describes “Swan Lake” as “one of the granddaddies of ballets,” and he is very pleased to be ...
  Kansas City Ballet's 'Swan Lake' Allows Dancers To Spread Their WingsKCUR
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• Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announces lineup for 2016-17 season - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  12-02-2016 18:24 via
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  Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announces lineup for 2016-17 season
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  From left, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre dancers Corey Bourbonniere, Hannah Carter and William Moore in "Alice in Wonderland," which PBT will stage at Benedum Center next February. By Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre ...
  

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• Madame X takes to the stage in Strapless, a Royal Ballet production inspired by a scandalous painting - euronews

  12-02-2016 15:28 via
  Madame X takes to the stage in Strapless, a Royal Ballet production inspired by a scandalous painting
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  British choreographer Christopher Wheeldon has enlisted some of the Royal Ballet's top stars for his latest production, Strapless, a ballet inspired by a painting that shocked 19th century Parisian society. John Singer Sargent's Portrait of Madame X ...
  

• Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch review – a swansong to make you swoon

  12-02-2016 14:40
  
  Sadler’s Wells, London
  Instead of raging battles of the sexes, the men are gallant and the women dance for sheer pleasure in the choreographer’s final piece, Como el Musguito … There’s no mistaking the signature style of Pina Bausch in her final work, Como el Musguito …, developed in Chile as part of her World Cities series and premiered a fortnight before her death in 2009. The women wear sumptuous gowns, the men are in monochrome suits, and the piece unfolds as
  
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• Dance and dine your way through Valentine's weekend - Madison.com

  12-02-2016 12:02 via
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  Dance and dine your way through Valentine's weekend
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  Kanopy Dance Company's Juan Carlos Diaz Velez and Jessica Hoyt will perform this weekend in “Rioult: Hearts Entwined.” Lombardino's. The Capital Times archives. Lombardino's in Madison offers a variety of specials this weekend, including its lobster ...
  

• See dance teacher's prize-winning moves at Globetrotters game - HeraldNet

  12-02-2016 09:05 via
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  See dance teacher's prize-winning moves at Globetrotters game
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  At halftime during the Harlem Globetrotters game on Sunday at Xfinity Arena, the audience will see a performance by Sam Picart, the recent winner of talk show host Ellen DeGeneres' national Dance Off competition.
  

• Feb. 12-13: Guster, Dance Lovers, Madison Young, Josh Wolf, In the Footsteps of the Master, Hot Couture - San Francisco Examiner

  12-02-2016 09:05 via
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  Feb. 12-13: Guster, Dance Lovers, Madison Young, Josh Wolf, In the Footsteps of the Master, Hot Couture
  San Francisco Examiner
  Guster brings its fun alterna-rock sound to The Fillmore for two shows. (Courtesy Ruth Erwin). By Examiner Staff on February 12, 2016 12:01 am. facebook · twitter · google_plus · mail · facebook · twitter · google_plus · mail. FRIDAY, FEB. 12. Guster ...
  

• Ready, set, tap: Dance at EMP part of Black History Month events - The Seattle Times

  12-02-2016 06:48 via
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  Ready, set, tap: Dance at EMP part of Black History Month events
  The Seattle Times
  Shakiah Danielson leads Northwest Tap Connection dancers as they practice in Rainier Valley for a show Friday, part of EMP Museum's ongoing Black History Month programming. (Erika Schultz and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times). Friday evening, EMP ...
  

• After outcry last year, dance team rules revised - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  12-02-2016 06:10 via
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  After outcry last year, dance team rules revised
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  A new scoring rubric is in place this year for the dance team state meet to prevent too much copying. By David La Vaque Star Tribune. February 11, 2016 — 11:34pm. Gallery Grid. Prev 1/14 Next. Prior Lake High School Winter Dance team compete Saturday ...and more »
  

• Obama Declines To Dance For Ellen DeGeneres' Show; Republic Still Standing - Deadline

  12-02-2016 06:06 via
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  Obama Declines To Dance For Ellen DeGeneres' Show; Republic Still Standing
  Deadline
  If you had money on Barack Obama becoming the first sitting president to dance on Ellen DeGeneres' show when he taped his appearance today, we have bad news. Related · Obamageddon Is In Effect As POTUS Arrives In L.A. For 'Ellen' & Fundraisers - ...
  Will Obama be the first sitting president to get up and dance on Ellen DeGeneres' show?Los Angeles Timesall 181 news articles »
  

• Owners Take The Dance Floor With Their Dogs - CBS Local

  12-02-2016 06:01 via
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  Owners Take The Dance Floor With Their Dogs
  CBS Local
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — There are some dog owners that go beyond just playing with their pups. How about dancing with them? It actually turns out that dogs can be pretty good dance partners. In Darlene Chroniger's dance class, everybody moves to the ...
  

• “Bang Bang”: Contempo-tango wins Dance Challenge - Duluth News Tribune

  12-02-2016 05:58 via
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  “Bang Bang”: Contempo-tango wins Dance Challenge
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  Bret Amundson (left) and Alex Loch perform a Contemporary Tango during the Minnesota Ballet Celebrity Dance Challenge at Marshall School in Duluth Thursday evening. (Clint Austin / [email protected]) ...and more »
  

• Art, dance and more for Black History Month in Seattle - The Seattle Times

  12-02-2016 05:39 via
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  Art, dance and more for Black History Month in Seattle
  The Seattle Times
  “Sharecropper,” a linocut by Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012), is part of the exhibit of works from the Harmon and Harriet Kelley exhibition at the Northwest African American Museum. Many of Catlett's works reflected the hardship faced by women in... More.and more »
  

• Fashionably Late: Make your outfit 'en pointe' with these ballet essentials - The Maneater

  12-02-2016 03:52 via
  Fashionably Late: Make your outfit 'en pointe' with these ballet essentials
  The Maneater
  The New York City Ballet is known for its fashion collaborations. In 2012, Valentino worked with Peter Martins, the ballet master in chief at NYCB, to create costumes for the Fall Gala. Just last year, NYCB dancers performed original work from Justin ...and more »
  

• Servicemen step in at Hillcrest Valentine's Day dance - WLKY Louisville

  12-02-2016 03:33 via
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  Servicemen step in at Hillcrest Valentine's Day dance
  WLKY Louisville
  JUST GO OUT AND FIND. ON MARCH 30. LOVE WAS IN THE AIR AS SENIORS HILLCREST VILLAGE RETIREMENT HOME IN JEFFERSONVILLE FOR THE ANNUAL VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE. OUTNUMBERING THEM THEN, JEFFERSONVILLE ...and more »
  

• A Look Inside LINES BFA at Dominican Senior Projects

  12-02-2016 03:00 via blog.linesballet.org
  “The most important thing I’ve learned during my time here is simply how to work. How to pour every ounce of my physicality, psyche, and spirituality into every single moment. That’s where the real work happens; only when you are giving all of yourself and expecting nothing in return. It’s been such a privilege to take the knowledge I’ve obtained during my time in the program and pass it on to my incredible cast of artists. They have taught me and fulfilled me
  
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• Detroit Police Sergeant's Facebook Post Comparing Beyoncé Dance Troupe to KKK Sparks Investigation - The Root

  12-02-2016 02:19 via
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  Detroit Police Sergeant's Facebook Post Comparing Beyoncé Dance Troupe to KKK Sparks Investigation
  The Root
  Meryl Streep Defends All-White Panel at the Berlin Film Festival: 'We're All Africans ... Really'. by Yesha Callahan · The Grapevine. Beyoncé on 'Formation': 'I Wanted People to Feel Proud and Have Love for Themselves'. by Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele.
  

• Legacy hosts dance, pie social - Scottsbluff Star Herald

  12-02-2016 02:07 via
  Legacy hosts dance, pie social
  Scottsbluff Star Herald
  “Swing your partner, do-si-do” will ring out Saturday, Feb. 20 at Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering. The museum will host a square dancing and pie social from 2-4 p.m.. Login required. We have used your information to see if you have a subscription ...
  

• Riverside hosts Valentine's Day dance for local students with special needs - fox8.com

  12-02-2016 00:52 via
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  Riverside hosts Valentine's Day dance for local students with special needs
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  Some students had a break from classes today and instead were moving to the music at the Riverside Valentine's Day Dance. Riverside High School hosts the dance for special needs students and their peer mentors from throughout Lake County. This is the ...
  

• Sabres can't wait for state dance - St. Cloud Times

  12-02-2016 00:18 via
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  Sabres can't wait for state dance
  St. Cloud Times
  MINNEAPOLIS — Hannah Wohletz admits it has been a hard week to concentrate in class. "It comes and goes," said Wohletz, a senior co-captain on the Sartell dance team. "In class, I'll be sitting there and it's like: 'OK, I'm getting to dance at Target ...and more »
  

• Bismarck State College brings back dance team - Bismarck Tribune

  12-02-2016 00:08 via
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  Bismarck State College brings back dance team
  Bismarck Tribune
  Bismarck State Mystiques dancers, from front to back, Caylie Mosset, Ashely Gatzke, Shania Murphey and Kass Kirk. Bismarck State Mystiques dancers, from front to back, Caylie Mosset, Ashely Gatzke, Shania Murphey and Kass Kirk. (1) More Photos.
  

• Oakland University dance professor, former Rockette named Oakland County 40 Under 40 winner - The Oakland Press

  12-02-2016 00:02 via
  Oakland University dance professor, former Rockette named Oakland County 40 Under 40 winner
  The Oakland Press
  Oakland University assistant dance professor Ali Woerner won Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson's Elite 40 Under 40 Class of 2016. Photo courtesy of Oakland University. By Paul Kampe, The Oakland Press. Posted: 02/11/16, 6:02 PM EST ...and more »
  

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