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• Review: Mariinsky Ballet in 'Raymonda,' Searching About for a Perfect Suitor - New York Times

  24-02-2016 23:34 via
  New York Times
  Review: Mariinsky Ballet in 'Raymonda,' Searching About for a Perfect Suitor
  New York Times
  WASHINGTON — Is the Mariinsky Ballet of St. Petersburg breaking records this week? I hope so. Between Monday and this coming Sunday, it is to perform eight programs in four theaters, in three cities on both sides of the Atlantic.
  Mariinsky Ballet's 'Raymonda' comes slowly to lifeWashington Post
  Review: The Mariinsky Ballet's 'Raymonda' at The Kennedy CenterDC Metro Theater Arts (pres
  

• Carolina Ballet Theatre debuts 'Enchanted' - Greenville News

  24-02-2016 23:07 via
  Greenville News
  Carolina Ballet Theatre debuts 'Enchanted'
  Greenville News
  A few months after its “Nutcracker” performances, Carolina Ballet Theatre returns to a land of fairytales. CBT artistic director Hernan Justo has created an original ballet, “Enchanted,” designed especially to appeal to children and families. The ...
  

• African dance arrives at arts academy - Dover Post

  24-02-2016 21:11 via
  African dance arrives at arts academy
  Dover Post
  Two disciplines, history and dance, are meeting at Dover High School. Professional dancers from the University of Delaware and South Africa will host daytime workshops, Friday, with dance routines influenced by African culture. This is all in ...and more »
  

• Ithaca Ballet to stage WinterDance 2016 on Saturday - Ithaca Journal

  24-02-2016 21:08 via
  Ithaca Journal
  Ithaca Ballet to stage WinterDance 2016 on Saturday
  Ithaca Journal
  Ithaca Ballet will present WinterDance 2016, an evening of contemporary dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hangar Theatre. Ithaca Ballet has a long history of fostering creative and innovative choreography. In the 1980s, resident choreographers Lavinia ...
  

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• Rihanna's Video Director Clears Up Confusion About West Indian Dance Culture Depicted in 'Work' - The Root (blog)

  24-02-2016 20:48 via
  The Root (blog)
  Rihanna's Video Director Clears Up Confusion About West Indian Dance Culture Depicted in 'Work'
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• Mount Moriah How to Dance - PopMatters

  24-02-2016 20:17 via
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  Mount Moriah How to Dance
  PopMatters
  Mount Moriah is a band that continues to grow by making the familiar less so, but more beautiful for the transformation. cover art. Mount Moriah. How to Dance. (Merge) US: 26 Feb 2016. UK: 26 Feb 2016. Amazon · iTunes. Mount Moriah's latest is an odd ...
  

• Top Cincinnati Ballet dancers to make exit - Cincinnati Business Courier

  24-02-2016 20:14 via
  Cincinnati Business Courier
  Top Cincinnati Ballet dancers to make exit
  Cincinnati Business Courier
  Principal dancer Sarah Hairston and senior soloist Zack Grubbs will each retire in 2016 after 15 and 14 years with the company, respectively. They will become the academy dean and academy principal at the Cincinnati Ballet's Otto M. Budig Academy ...
  

• Teen asks dying 10-year-old sister to dance - NBC4i.com

  24-02-2016 19:49 via
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  Teen asks dying 10-year-old sister to dance
  NBC4i.com
  SIOUX FALLS, SD (WCMH)– His sister Rebekah was transformed into a princess for the big dance, and it was her brother, AJ, who was her prince charming for the night. “What girl doesn't like to get all dressed up and beautiful,” mom Stephanie Spader said.
  Brother takes dying sister to her first danceKABC-TVall 3 news articles »
  

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• Icona Pop Just Premiered 'Someone Who Can Dance' at the Swedish Grammys - SPIN (blog)

  24-02-2016 19:21 via
  SPIN (blog)
  Icona Pop Just Premiered 'Someone Who Can Dance' at the Swedish Grammys
  SPIN (blog)
  The track — written by Icona Pop's Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt alongside Charli XCX collaborator Jarrad Rogers, who goes by MSTR ROGERS and also produced “Dance” — is pretty massive, ambitious in the same grand terms as their skyrocketing “I Love ...
  

• Dance is an art: SC slams Maha for imposing preconditions on giving licences to dance bars - Firstpost

  24-02-2016 18:34 via
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  Dance is an art: SC slams Maha for imposing preconditions on giving licences to dance bars
  Firstpost
  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down on Maharashtra government for putting certain conditions for granting licences to dance bars across the state like providing live CCTV feed of performances to police and segregating the dance area ...
  SC questions Maharashtra's guidelines for dance barsThe Hindu
  SC seeks Maha reply on dance bars' pleaChandigarh Tribune
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• I'm watching Dance Moms with my 8-year-old twin daughters: Episode 8 - Entertainment Weekly

  24-02-2016 17:07 via
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  I'm watching Dance Moms with my 8-year-old twin daughters: Episode 8
  Entertainment Weekly
  This episode should be called “The Moms Suck”; therefore, my review will be entitled “An Ode to Abby.” Related. I'm watching 'Dance Moms' with my 8-year-old twin daughters: Episode 4 · I'm watching 'Dance Moms' with my 8-year-old twin daughters: ...
  Abby Lee Miller Struggles with Maddie's Return to 'Dance Moms'Yahoo TV (blog)
  'Dance Moms' Season 6: A
  

• City-hosted family dance draws diverse crowd - TBO.com

  24-02-2016 15:13 via
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  City-hosted family dance draws diverse crowd
  TBO.com
  TEMPLE TERRACE —Valentine's Day is generally perceived as a time for couples to celebrate their romantic affection for one another. But it's also an occasion when moms and dads often choose to express their love for and devotion to their children.
  

• From Hollywood to Bollywood, 'Heartbeats' Tells Love Story Through Dance - NBCNews.com

  24-02-2016 14:49 via
  From Hollywood to Bollywood, 'Heartbeats' Tells Love Story Through Dance
  NBCNews.com
  While dance films are about beats, both in music and choreography, "Heartbeats" is filled with more than just that — it's also a story that spans the globe. "Heartbeats," a film currently in production, follows Los Angeles hip-hop dancer Kelli ...
  

• 5 other James Canfield works Oregon Ballet Theatre needs to bring back - OregonLive.com

  24-02-2016 14:03 via
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  5 other James Canfield works Oregon Ballet Theatre needs to bring back
  OregonLive.com
  Founding artistic director James Canfield created many original ballets during his 14 years leading Oregon Ballet Theatre, but since his departure in 2003, his works fell out of the company's repertory. The long-overdue return of "Romeo & Juliet" opens ...and more »
  

• Farruquito & Farruco review – cockerel posturing and mesmerising music

  24-02-2016 13:26
  
  Sadler’s Wells, London
  Flamenco dancer Farruquito is from a formidable bloodline, but the music weaved a greater ancestral spell in the show Buen Arate
  Farruquito has flamenco in his blood: his grandfather was the dancer El Farruco, his mother La Farruca (who, according to tonight’s programme, danced for as long as she could “during all her pregnancies”), and his father was the singer El Moreno. For his show Buen Arate, he has invited his younger brother – a dancer
  
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• Moving Collective tops a decade of dance - The Courier-Journal

  24-02-2016 13:04 via
  The Courier-Journal
  Moving Collective tops a decade of dance
  The Courier-Journal
  Locally, Moving Collective, while not a traditional dance company, knows well the hard work it takes to nurture and present dance. The outfit's producers, including founder Theresa Bautista, have brought independent choreographers and dancers from ...
  

• Classical Indian dance helps trafficking victims to heal, study shows - Reuters

  24-02-2016 05:22 via
  Reuters
  Classical Indian dance helps trafficking victims to heal, study shows
  Reuters
  MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Classical Indian dance could be an effective form of therapy for victims of human trafficking and sexual violence, helping them to overcome their traumatic experiences and gain confidence, a pilot study has shown.and more »
  

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