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• Dance review: Los Angeles Ballet's 'Don Quixote' still quests for its fire - LA Daily News

  25-02-2016 20:08 via
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  Dance review: Los Angeles Ballet's 'Don Quixote' still quests for its fire
  LA Daily News
  Julia Cinquemani, center, stars in the Los Angeles Ballet premiere of “Don Quixote.” Based on Miguel de Cervantes' iconic Spanish novel, the show will be staged at the Alex Theatre on Saturday and UCLA's Royce Hall on March 26. (Photo by Reed ...and more »
  

• Ballet Ball 2016 30th Anniversary Party - The Tennessean

  25-02-2016 19:03 via
  The Tennessean
  Ballet Ball 2016 30th Anniversary Party
  The Tennessean
  A red carpet led the way to the home of Joan and John Rich for the Ballet Ball 2016 30th Anniversary Party. As they entered the foyer, guests were offered an elevator cocktail, a tasty beverage for the ride up to the top floor of the home, an ...
  

• ArtsBeat | Jeremy McQueen's Ballet Collective to Foster Black Works - New York Times (blog)

  25-02-2016 19:02 via
  ArtsBeat | Jeremy McQueen's Ballet Collective to Foster Black Works
  New York Times (blog)
  The Black Iris Project, a new ballet collective aiming to foster and present new works about black lives and history, takes its name from a Georgia O'Keeffe painting, “Black Iris III” (1926). Jeremy McQueen, the choreographer and founder of the ...
  

• New director will bring world of experience to Atlanta Ballet - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  25-02-2016 18:39 via
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  New director will bring world of experience to Atlanta Ballet
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Want more news? Sign up for free newsletters to get more of the AJC delivered to your inbox. Gennadi Nedvigin, principal dancer with San Francisco Ballet, traveled halfway around the world and spent half a lifetime preparing for his next major debut ...
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• Breaking news: Atlanta Ballet names Bolshoi-trained Gennadi Nedvigin as new artistic director - ArtsATL

  25-02-2016 18:25 via
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  Breaking news: Atlanta Ballet names Bolshoi-trained Gennadi Nedvigin as new artistic director
  ArtsATL
  Nedvigin will transition from dancer to artistic director when he comes to Atlanta August 1. (Photo by Eric Tomasson). Atlanta Ballet has hired Gennadi Nedvigin, a principal dancer from San Francisco Ballet, to become the fourth artistic director in ...
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• Discovering Tunisia through music and dance - AfricaNews

  25-02-2016 09:27 via
  AfricaNews
  Discovering Tunisia through music and dance
  AfricaNews
  The performance employs traditional music and dance to trace Tunisia's cultural heritage from French colonial rule to date. Dubbed “El Zaglama”, the show is in recognition of a musician who played a traditional drum made from leather. “We were immersed ...
  

• Dover's new arts and dance venue inspired by the past - Seacoastonline.com

  25-02-2016 08:54 via
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  Dover's new arts and dance venue inspired by the past
  Seacoastonline.com
  Long lost to the Dover community, the historic Strand Theater on Third Street has reopened as a performing arts venue. With an emphasis on dancing and entertainment, the Strand Theater will now be known as the Strand Ballroom. Dan Demers of Greenland ...and more »
  

• All the shows at Dance Umbrella - Citizen

  25-02-2016 07:12 via
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  All the shows at Dance Umbrella
  Citizen
  Dance Umbrella 2016 opens on February 25 at the UJ Arts Centre Theatre and runs until March 6 at Dance Factory, Market Theatre and Soweto Theatre. The first week kicks off at the UJ Arts Centre Theatre with a work choreographed by Jessica Nupen, ...
  

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• Dover woman speaks out against sexual assault through dance - The Union Leader

  25-02-2016 07:05 via
  The Union Leader
  Dover woman speaks out against sexual assault through dance
  The Union Leader
  A ballerina who says she was raped multiple times by an instructor during an international dance competition in Romania is fighting back, and raising thousands of dollars for victims of domestic and.
  

• Watch Icona Pop Perform Percolating New Song 'Someone Who Can Dance' - RollingStone.com

  25-02-2016 06:26 via
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  Watch Icona Pop Perform Percolating New Song 'Someone Who Can Dance'
  RollingStone.com
  Icona Pop performed at the Swedish Grammys on Wednesday where they premiered new song, "Someone Who Can Dance." Fellow Swedish artists Zara Larsson and Elliphant joined Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt for their upbeat performance.
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  Icona Pop, Elliphant, Zara Larsson Premiere "Someone Who Can Dance" at the Swedish GrammysPitchfork Media
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• Michael Flatley's last 'Dance' - The Detroit News

  25-02-2016 06:04 via
  The Detroit News
  Michael Flatley's last 'Dance'
  The Detroit News
  As creator and star of the long-running stage spectacle “Lord of the Dance,” Michael Flatley has 20 years of milestones and memories behind him. He's packed football stadiums in Eastern Europe with more than 10. Loading… Post to Facebook. Michael ...
  'Lord of the Dance' Flatley makes final tourCT Postall 3 news articles »
  

• Dance Preview: Louise Lecavalier goes 'So Blue' at the Byham - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  25-02-2016 06:03 via
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Dance Preview: Louise Lecavalier goes 'So Blue' at the Byham
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  When multi-award winner Louise Lecavalier brings “So Blue” to her Pittsburgh Dance Council debut at the Byham Theater on Friday, she plans to take things to the extreme. The Montreal native has made that a mantra during a dance career in which not only ...
  

• Impressive new choreographers highlighted in Dance Immersion showcase - Toronto Star

  25-02-2016 06:02 via
  Toronto Star
  Impressive new choreographers highlighted in Dance Immersion showcase
  Toronto Star
  Six mostly young and emerging choreographers from across the country will be showcased at Harbourfront Centre this weekend as Dance Immersion celebrates Black History Month. Dance Immersion promotes and supports dance and dancers of the African ...
  

• First Open Doors Casa Dance of the year to have spotlight theme - The Post

  25-02-2016 04:21 via
  First Open Doors Casa Dance of the year to have spotlight theme
  The Post
  Red, yellow, green, or purple — you choose your bracelet color and simultaneously your interest status for the evening at this weekend's Open Doors Casa Dance at Casa Nueva. Open Doors, Ohio University's LGBTIQQA student union, has been hosting ...
  

• Ballet Memphis Inspiring New Generation Of Dancers - Local Memphis

  25-02-2016 03:18 via
  Local Memphis
  Ballet Memphis Inspiring New Generation Of Dancers
  Local Memphis
  Misty Copeland, the first African-American female to be named principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre has inspired millions of little girls across the country, including here in the Mid-South. Ballet Memphis has partnered with Memphis ...
  

• Crystal Lake native stars in Thodos Dance Chicago modern dance productions - Northwest Herald

  25-02-2016 03:02 via
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  Crystal Lake native stars in Thodos Dance Chicago modern dance productions
  Northwest Herald
  Crystal Lake native Abby Ellison, pictured in the center of the trio of dancers in red dresses, stars in "Sono's Journey," to be performed by Thodos Dance Chicago March 5 at Harris Theatre in Chicago's Millennium Park. An archival shot of world-famous ...and more »
  

• Hundreds join in the fun at launch of dance extravaganza - Stoke Sentinel

  25-02-2016 01:27 via
  Hundreds join in the fun at launch of dance extravaganza
  Stoke Sentinel
  HUNDREDS of young people are taking part in a nine-day extravaganza of sport-inspired dance. More than 700 people, from 53 dance groups across North Staffordshire will be taking part in the 016 Dance festival at The Regent Theatre. The opening night ...and more »
  

• Video shows Sandy Hook mass killer Adam Lanza playing arcade game Dance Dance Revolution that he practiced for ... - Daily Mail

  25-02-2016 01:15 via
  Daily Mail
  Video shows Sandy Hook mass killer Adam Lanza playing arcade game Dance Dance Revolution that he practiced for ...
  Daily Mail
  Sandy Hook mass killer Adam Lanza was filmed playing an arcade dance game by himself months before he shot 26 people dead and committed suicide, authorities confirmed today. In the video Lanza, 20, can be seen playing popular arcade game Dance ...and more »
  

• Through dance, program turns "I can't" into "I can" - MIT News

  25-02-2016 00:35 via
  MIT News
  Through dance, program turns "I can't" into "I can"
  MIT News
  In the spring of 2013, Kirin Sinha '14 started SHINE for Girls with the objective to improve math skills and confidence of local middle school girls. Now, with additional locations in California, Florida, Virginia, and Washington, the original Boston ...
  

• Dancing with the…cops? BC officers break out on-duty dance moves - CTV News

  25-02-2016 00:08 via
  CTV News
  Dancing with the…cops? BC officers break out on-duty dance moves
  CTV News
  They may not be headed to Dancing with the Stars, but a pair of Victoria, B.C. police officers still know how to whip out their moves. Instead of breaking up a dance-off in the city's Centennial Square Tuesday night, the two on-duty cops decided to ...
  

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