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• Why We Dance offering free class at Fanwood festival - MyCentralJersey.com

  06-03-2016 23:04 via
  MyCentralJersey.com
  Why We Dance offering free class at Fanwood festival
  MyCentralJersey.com
  The Franklin-based Show Stoppaz dance team will co-host its fourth annual Black History Month celebration with the Divas & Gents drill team on Feb. 20 at the Franklin Township Community Center. COURTESY OF SHOW STOPPAZ.
  

• Review: Elisa Monte Dance Moves On, but Aesthetic Doesn't Stray - New York Times

  06-03-2016 22:55 via
  New York Times
  Review: Elisa Monte Dance Moves On, but Aesthetic Doesn't Stray
  New York Times
  After 35 years at the helm of her company, the choreographer Elisa Monte, who began her career as a dancer with Agnes de Mille and Martha Graham, is stepping down. Her troupe's season at Aaron Davis Hall, which closed on Saturday, warmly ushered in a ...
  

• Dance On Stage With Justin Bieber, If You Can Master His Moves - Refinery29

  06-03-2016 22:15 via
  Refinery29
  Dance On Stage With Justin Bieber, If You Can Master His Moves
  Refinery29
  Justin Bieber is ready to kick off his Purpose tour next week in Seattle and he wants to make the moment extra special for all his fans. How? By sharing the stage with a few lucky Beliebers. Bieber's team announced a contest that will let four lucky ...
  Want to Dance with Justin Bieber? Here's Your ChanceDance Spirit
  Justin Bieber might let you dance with him onstage, but only if you know these movesMashable
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• Houston Ballet presents its Winter Mixed Repertory program March 10-20 - Your Houston News

  06-03-2016 20:08 via
  Your Houston News
  Houston Ballet presents its Winter Mixed Repertory program March 10-20
  Your Houston News
  The Houston Ballet rehearses West Side Story Suite which is part of its Winter Mixed Repertory Program running March 10-20. Advertisement. Posted: Sunday, March 6, 2016 1:00 pm. Houston Ballet presents its Winter Mixed Repertory program March 10-20.
  

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• 'Rebel' shows a more progressive Ballet Manila - Inquirer.net

  06-03-2016 19:36 via
  Inquirer.net
  'Rebel' shows a more progressive Ballet Manila
  Inquirer.net
  A BALLET about a gladiator combating an oppressive Roman ruler may seem arcane to Filipinos unless they follow “Spartacus,” the TV series. But British choreographer Martin Lawrence gave the ballet a modern Filipino spin, with characters in politically ...
  

• Disney are turning everyone's fave ballet The Nutcracker into a film - Metro

  06-03-2016 17:59 via
  Metro
  Disney are turning everyone's fave ballet The Nutcracker into a film
  Metro
  Your Christmas tradition of going to see The Nutcracker ballet every year is about to get a whole lot easier as Hollywood is preparing to bring the classic story to the big screen. Clara, the gingerbread men, the Mouse King, and her annoying little ...and more »
  

• Jang celebrates second LPGA win with Beyonce dance - Golf Channel (blog)

  06-03-2016 17:31 via
  The Straits Times
  Jang celebrates second LPGA win with Beyonce dance
  Golf Channel (blog)
  Ha Na Jang went electric again Sunday in her victory celebration, turning the 18th green into a dance stage after winning the HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore. Instead of celebrating her victory with the same “Samurai Lasso” move she unveiled after ...
  Korean's victory danceHong Kong Standardall 519 news articles »
  

• Dozens of ticket holders turned away from Pittsburgh dance competition; police called - WTAE Pittsburgh

  06-03-2016 16:46 via
  WTAE Pittsburgh
  Dozens of ticket holders turned away from Pittsburgh dance competition; police called
  WTAE Pittsburgh
  BURGH WAS SUPPOSED TO BRING SOME OF THE HOTTEST DANCE TEAMS IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY. THOSE WHO DIDN'T GET INSIDE ARE EVEN HOTTER. >> SOME PEOPLE PAID BETWEEN $25 AND $125 TO ATTEND BRING IT TO THE ...
  Hundreds of people denied entry into dance competition despite paying for ticketsWPXI Pittsburghall 3 news articles »
  

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• Maddie Ziegler news: Teen dancer joins 'So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation' as judge after 'Dance ... - Ecumenical News

  06-03-2016 16:42 via
  The Inquisitr
  Maddie Ziegler news: Teen dancer joins 'So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation' as judge after 'Dance ...
  Ecumenical News
  Fox has announced that "Dance Moms" star Maddie Ziegler will be joining season 13 of "So You Think You Can Dance." The 13-year-old dancer will be joining the judging panel alongside Nigel Lythgoe, Paula Abdul and Jason Derulo. Ziegler's addition to ...
  'So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation' Recruits Maddie ZieglerThe Inquisitr
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• FOR A ROMANTIC, swoony evening it is hard to top Giselle. - Express.co.uk

  06-03-2016 15:43 via
  Express.co.uk
  FOR A ROMANTIC, swoony evening it is hard to top Giselle.
  Express.co.uk
  First created in 1841 it is one of those 19th-century cautionary tales where men are reminded of the dire consequences of exploiting the fairer sex's trusting nature. Randy young Albrecht (Matthew Golding) is the local princeling having a riotous time ...and more »
  

• IWU students donate, dance for 12 hours - Bloomington Pantagraph

  06-03-2016 14:24 via
  Bloomington Pantagraph
  IWU students donate, dance for 12 hours
  Bloomington Pantagraph
  Members of the Illinois Wesleyan University Dance Team take part in the IWU Dance Marathon at the Hansen Student Center. prev. next. BLOOMINGTON — Sometimes the cure to anything is music and dancing. Just ask Susan Knox. Three years ago, her ...and more »
  

• Giselle; Scary Shit review – esprit de corps and goofball chaos

  06-03-2016 09:00
  
  Royal Opera House; Pleasance theatre, London
  Supporting players shine in a splendid Giselle, while a two-woman show about urban life has wit and poignancyGiselle is the greatest of the Romantic ballets, and Peter Wright’s production for the Royal Ballet is the jewel in the company’s crown. Structurally flawless, dramatically irresistible, the piece tells of a village girl who dies of a broken heart when she is deceived by a handsome aristocrat. On last Friday’s first night, the
  
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• Davidson: Queen of Hearts ball benefits Colorado Ballet - The Denver Post

  06-03-2016 08:30 via
  Davidson: Queen of Hearts ball benefits Colorado Ballet
  The Denver Post
  The Ellie Caulkins Opera House lobby is set for dinner. (Photos by Steve Peterson, Special to The Denver Post). Gil and Sandy Boggs. Someone set the bar high by patterning Colorado Ballet's fundraising gala after the company's sold-out run of "Alice ...
  

• State Street Ballet debuts in New Mexico with classic Carmen - Albuquerque Journal

  06-03-2016 08:14 via
  Albuquerque Journal
  State Street Ballet debuts in New Mexico with classic Carmen
  Albuquerque Journal
  Aaron Smyth and Leila Drake star in Caifornia-based State Street Ballet's “Carmen.” (Courtesy of Rose Eichenbaum). ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — French composer Georges Bizet's “Carmen” is a body of work that most people know. This is the reason Rodney ...and more »
  

• Processing death through dance - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

  06-03-2016 07:11 via
  Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  Processing death through dance
  Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  For thousands of people whose homes were damaged or destroyed when Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast in October 2012, their lives will be forever divided into the “before” and “after.” For choreographer and multi-disciplinary theater artist David ...
  

• Nashville Ballet season includes fresh looks at familiar stories - The Tennessean

  06-03-2016 07:02 via
  The Tennessean
  Nashville Ballet season includes fresh looks at familiar stories
  The Tennessean
  With the unveiling of its 2016-17 season, Nashville Ballet promises to “uncover the untold,” with programs that include both the fresh and familiar. Established in 1986, Nashville Ballet is the largest professional ballet company in Tennessee, offering ...
  

• South High Marathon Dance raises $762153 - Glens Falls Post-Star

  06-03-2016 04:44 via
  Glens Falls Post-Star
  South High Marathon Dance raises $762153
  Glens Falls Post-Star
  South Glens Falls High School junior Alexis Mead dances with Liam Sullivan, a member of the Spa City Swing Dancers, on Saturday during the South High Marathon Dance. SHMD. Buy Now. Ashleigh Abreu—Special to The Post-Star. South Glens Falls High ...
  South Glens Falls puts on its dancing shoes for 39th Marathon DanceNEWS10 ABC
  South Glens Falls dance marathon raises record-breaking $762KAlbany Times Un
  

• Ticket-Holders Furious After Being Turned Away From Dance Competition - CBS Local

  06-03-2016 04:04 via
  CBS Local
  Ticket-Holders Furious After Being Turned Away From Dance Competition
  CBS Local
  EAST LIBERTY (KDKA) — People were furious Saturday after being denied entry to a dance competition in East Liberty. “I spent $280 on tickets and I'm just out of my money, no answers, shutting doors, kids out here are cold,” Shalena Lewis said. Shalena ...
  

• Braintree wins New England dance title - The Patriot Ledger

  06-03-2016 00:23 via
  The Patriot Ledger
  Braintree wins New England dance title
  The Patriot Ledger
  BRAINTREE – With poms, flat-brim hats and flashy dresses galore, the pressure was on the Braintree Varsity Dance Team to win. Braintree High School hosted the fifth annual New England Interscholastic Dance Championships on Saturday, welcoming the ...and more »
  

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