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• Local dance teams honored at state finals - Journal Gazette and Times-Courier

  15-02-2016 17:42 via
  Local dance teams honored at state finals
  Journal Gazette and Times-Courier
  SPRINGFIELD (JG-TC) --The Mattoon High School dance team won third place in the junior varsity division among the overall grand champions at the Illinois Drill Team Association State Dance Finals on Saturday. Dance teams from Mattoon, Charleston and ...
  

• Jazmine Sullivan Shows Love for Beyonce with 'Formation' Dance Moves [VIDEO] - The BoomBox

  15-02-2016 17:11 via
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  Jazmine Sullivan Shows Love for Beyonce with 'Formation' Dance Moves [VIDEO]
  The BoomBox
  Jazmine Sullivan is clearly a Beyonce fan. One week after Queen Bey released “Formation,” the Reality Show creator showed off some dance moves with the track. In the video, the R&B crooner dresses in all black as she performs some choreography for the ...and more »
  

• Dance helps couple overcome obstacles - WHAS 11.com (subscription)

  15-02-2016 16:58 via
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  Dance helps couple overcome obstacles
  WHAS 11.com (subscription)
  For Inessa Levi, happiness could always be found on the dance floor, especially in the arms of her husband George Barnes. Loading… Post to Facebook. Dance helps couple overcome obstacles For Inessa Levi, happiness could always be found on the ...
  

• Watch Kendall, Karlie, Gigi and More Have a Dance Party With DVF - ELLE.com

  15-02-2016 16:32 via
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  Watch Kendall, Karlie, Gigi and More Have a Dance Party With DVF
  ELLE.com
  In lieu of a traditional runway show, for her fall 2016 collection Diane von Furstenberg hosted an "experience" (read: a play for max Instagram impressions) at her Meatpacking headquarters. And boy did it work. Flexing her influence, von Furstenberg ...
  DVF throws a dance party with Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner at New York Fashion WeekMetro.us
  Watch Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, and Karlie Kloss Have a Disco Dance
  

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• Dance for your heart day held Saturday in Morris - Morris Daily Herald

  15-02-2016 16:22 via
  Dance for your heart day held Saturday in Morris
  Morris Daily Herald
  Kids and adults enjoyed the “Family Fun Dance,” which was part of Saturday's “Dance for your Heart Day,” hosted by Morris Hospital and held at the Morris YMCA. Caption. (Jeanne Millsap – For Shaw Med). A line dancing class was part of Saturday's “Dance ...
  

• It's all about the choreography in G-Friend's dance version MV for 'Rough' - allkpop

  15-02-2016 15:04 via
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  It's all about the choreography in G-Friend's dance version MV for 'Rough'
  allkpop
  Now that G-Friend taught you their choreography for "Rough" watch the girls show you how it's done in the dance version music video for the song. SEE ALSO: G-Friend take #1 with 'Rough' on 'M! Countdown'! The girls have stripped away the plot and other ...
  

• Flash mob dance to end violence against women comes to Saginaw's Fashion Square Mall - MLive.com

  15-02-2016 14:21 via
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  Flash mob dance to end violence against women comes to Saginaw's Fashion Square Mall
  MLive.com
  SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, MI — A worldwide flash mob dance event came to Saginaw County Sunday, Feb. 14, Valentine's Day, in an effort to bring attention to ending rape and sexual violence against women and girls. The event called One Billion Rising took ...
  

• Wheeldon triple bill review – Osipova glitters as 1880s It-girl

  15-02-2016 13:32
  
  Royal Opera House, London
  This Christopher Wheeldon programme includes the premiere of one-act ballet Strapless, whose scandalous heroine Madam X is all attitude and frocks Christopher Wheeldon is getting very clever at narrative ballets. Together with his designer Bob Crowley, he’s learned to pace, control and clarify his storyline, distilling dramatic essentials with ease. At the very least, his new one-act ballet Strapless is a superb piece of stagecraft. Whether it succeeds as art is l
  
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• UConn Surya charity dance competition puts culture, diversity on display - UConn Daily Campus

  15-02-2016 12:08 via
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  UConn Surya charity dance competition puts culture, diversity on display
  UConn Daily Campus
  Performers are seen dancing during “Dancers for Difference,” a charity dance event hosted by UConn Surya, at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts in Storrs, Connecticut on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. The unique philanthropic competition drew ...
  

• Street dance class helps build kids' confidence - Corpus Christi Caller-Times

  15-02-2016 12:00 via
  Corpus Christi Caller-Times
  Street dance class helps build kids' confidence
  Corpus Christi Caller-Times
  COURTNEY SACCO/CALLER-TIMES Instructor Jacob Murphy shows the younger kids a dance move during his Street Dance class on Jan. 26 at the Oso Recreation Center. By Natalia Contreras of the Caller Times. 5:00 a.m.. share. 0. top. Credit: Courtney ...and more »
  

• 'Dance Moms' Season 6 Episode 7 Spoilers: Abby Lee Miller Kicks Out Her Dancers, Maddie Ziegler Returns - Latin Post

  15-02-2016 11:54 via
  Latin Post
  'Dance Moms' Season 6 Episode 7 Spoilers: Abby Lee Miller Kicks Out Her Dancers, Maddie Ziegler Returns
  Latin Post
  LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 06: Dance instructor Abby Lee Miller attends DailyMail's after party for 2016 People's Choice Awards at Club Nokia on January 6, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo : Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for DailyMail.com).
  'Dance Moms' season 6 news: Abby Lee Miller slams producers; Maddie Ziegler to quit the showEcumenical News
  Maddie Ziegler
  

• Photos: Fathers and daughters bond at a special Valentine's dance - Minnesota Public Radio News

  15-02-2016 11:13 via
  Minnesota Public Radio News
  Photos: Fathers and daughters bond at a special Valentine's dance
  Minnesota Public Radio News
  Sunday night, about 300 girls took to the dance floor with their fathers to celebrate Valentine's Day. The fourth annual father-daughter dance was organized by the nonprofit Positive Image Minneapolis, and held at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in ...
  Positive Image Hosts Father/Daughter Valentine's Day DanceCBS Local
  Father-daughter dance kicks off Valentine's Day for Wash
  

• GameChangers: Tawanda Jones, Using Dance To Transform Camden's Children - CBS Local

  15-02-2016 10:00 via
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  GameChangers: Tawanda Jones, Using Dance To Transform Camden's Children
  CBS Local
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — If the Camden Sophisticated Sisters Drill Team had a body, Tawanda “Wawa” Jones would be the heart. “I started when I was 15 years old and it has been a world wind…ever since,” she says. For the past 29 years, “Auntie Wawa” or ...
  

• Dozens come out to dance, sweat in Power Remix to raise money for THON - The Daily Collegian Online

  15-02-2016 09:07 via
  The Daily Collegian Online
  Dozens come out to dance, sweat in Power Remix to raise money for THON
  The Daily Collegian Online
  Ryan Lamb, a Penn State Fitness Instructor, leads a class of Power Remix! at the White Building in University Park, Pa on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. prev. next. While hundreds of dancers will stand for 46 hours next weekend for the Penn State ...
  

• Bored with your routine? Shake things up with African dance - WTOP

  15-02-2016 08:27 via
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  Bored with your routine? Shake things up with African dance
  WTOP
  Need something fun to break up the monotony? Shake off the winter doldrums with African dance. Steeped in tradition, this performance art is accessible for beginners and is anything but boring. Here are a few local drop-in classes to check out ...
  

• Central Texas influenced dance genius - Temple Daily Telegram

  15-02-2016 07:33 via
  Temple Daily Telegram
  Central Texas influenced dance genius
  Temple Daily Telegram
  Dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey in 1977 discussed his art as he visited kinfolks, the Duckens family in Temple. Ailey was born in Rogers and used his early memories while he created iconic images of black culture. The picture was taken in the ...and more »
  

• Singles find fun, fellowship at Valentine's Day dance - Fairfield Daily Republic

  15-02-2016 07:05 via
  Fairfield Daily Republic
  Singles find fun, fellowship at Valentine's Day dance
  Fairfield Daily Republic
  VACAVILLE — It's been 45-plus years since Three Dog Night sang for three minutes about one being the loneliest number. For three hours Sunday, singles in Solano County, and even surrounding areas, didn't have to be lonely on Valentine's Day. More than ...
  

• Justin Timberlake, Alfonso Ribeiro dance 'The Carlton' at golf tournament - New York Daily News

  15-02-2016 06:12 via
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  Justin Timberlake, Alfonso Ribeiro dance 'The Carlton' at golf tournament
  New York Daily News
  For once, Justin Timberlake wasn't the smoothest dancer in the vicinity. The "SexyBack" singer delighted fans watching him golf at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am Golf Tournament on Saturday when he and "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" star Alfonso Ribeiro each broke ...
  Justin Timberlake and Alfonso Ribeiro did the Carlton Dance at Pebble BeachFor The Win
  Watch Justin Timberlake Do The Carlt
  

• Indian performance highlights traditional music and dance - The Michigan Daily

  15-02-2016 06:02 via
  The Michigan Daily
  Indian performance highlights traditional music and dance
  The Michigan Daily
  LSA sophomore Anita Vaishampayan and LSA senior Esha Biswas perform in Swaranjali, a classical Indian dance and music show, presented by Michigan Sahana at the Michigan Union on Saturday. Amelia Cacchione/Daily. Margot Sheridan. For the Daily.
  

• Ferrum restaurant owner seeks dance hall permit - Roanoke Times

  15-02-2016 06:02 via
  Ferrum restaurant owner seeks dance hall permit
  Roanoke Times
  For the first time in nearly 20 years, a Franklin County resident filed an application for a dance hall permit with the board of supervisors. Frank Erhartic, owner of Southern Twist Restaurant and Bar in Ferrum, wants the business to branch out, adding ...
  

• The Dance - A Valentine's Day Love Story - Huffington Post

  15-02-2016 04:55 via
  Huffington Post
  The Dance - A Valentine's Day Love Story
  Huffington Post
  My arms outstretched, Ceci places her hands in mine, and I draw her in close. Our eyes meet and time melts away. Dance and love is all. Dance in various forms has been an unbroken thread in our relationship. When I met Ceci in 1996, she'd journeyed ...
  

• Indonesian consul general gets down on the dance floor at Indonesian Night - The Post

  15-02-2016 01:20 via
  The Post
  Indonesian consul general gets down on the dance floor at Indonesian Night
  The Post
  A dancer performs at Indonesian Night, hosted by the Indonesian Student Association on Friday in the Baker Ballroom. Buy this photo · Indonesian Night. OLIVER HAMLIN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ...and more »
  

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