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• Review: Molly Poerstel Challenges Structure at Gibney Dance - New York Times

  10-03-2016 23:41 via
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  Review: Molly Poerstel Challenges Structure at Gibney Dance
  New York Times
  A row of pillars runs down the center of the studio-theater at Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center. Any choreographer presenting work there has to solve this architectural problem, and while it sometimes proves cumbersome, Molly Poerstel ...
  

• NE Atlanta Ballet performs 'Sleeping Beauty' - Gwinnettdailypost.com

  10-03-2016 23:07 via
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  NE Atlanta Ballet performs 'Sleeping Beauty'
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  Dancers from Northeast Atlanta Ballet perform "Sleeping Beauty" in a past production. The company will hold performances of "Sleeping Beauty" from March 11 to 13 at the Infinite Energy Theater. (Special Photo). NE Atlanta Ballet performs 'Sleeping Beauty'.
  

• Local student to study ballet in New York - Yuma Sun

  10-03-2016 22:51 via
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  Local student to study ballet in New York
  Yuma Sun
  Eric Snyder performs at the 2015 RDA/P festival, where he earned the American Ballet Theatre scholarship. Hansel and Gretel. LOANED PHOTO. Hansel and Gretel. Eric Snyder and Amy M. appear in the title roles of "Hansel and Gretel," a Ballet Yuma ...
  

• Fashion and Dance Collide - Wall Street Journal

  10-03-2016 22:37 via
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  Fashion and Dance Collide
  Wall Street Journal
  Like many dance companies in New York, Stephen Petronio's has regularly had the support of the fashion industry. The choreographer has collaborated with designers like Benjamin Cho, Rachel Roy, Adam Kimmel, Tara Subkoff's Imitation of Christ and even ...
  Celebration for the Stephen Petronio Dance CompanyPage Sixall 2 news articles »
  

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• JCCNV Performing Arts Series welcomes Richmond Ballet II - Fairfaxtimes.com

  10-03-2016 22:24 via
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  JCCNV Performing Arts Series welcomes Richmond Ballet II
  Fairfaxtimes.com
  The Richmond Ballet II takes the stage at the Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia, this Saturday. prev. next. The Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia 2015-2016 Performing Arts Series welcomes the third visit of the Richmond Ballet II ...
  

• From 'Crank That' To Dabbing: Atlanta Is A Dance Craze Mecca - WABE 90.1 FM

  10-03-2016 21:01 via
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  From 'Crank That' To Dabbing: Atlanta Is A Dance Craze Mecca
  WABE 90.1 FM
  According to hip-hop scholar Regina Bradley, the Atlanta hip-hop group Migos popularized the dab as a dance. Photo by Katie Darby/Invision/AP. Listen. Listening... /. 10:30. At last week's Republican debate on Fox, a few audience members pulled some ...
  

• Dance group: Pegasus Parade rejection unfair - The Courier-Journal

  10-03-2016 20:03 via
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  Dance group: Pegasus Parade rejection unfair
  The Courier-Journal
  In response to the Kentucky Derby Festival's rejection of a West End dance group's request to join the Pegasus Parade, the group and community leaders said Thursday they plan to hold a separate heritage parade. West Louisville community groups asked ...
  Local dance groups to hold parade in protest of Pegasus ParadeWLKY Louisvilleall 35 news articles »
  

• Integrity Dance Project offers 'inclusive' experience for kids who have special needs - Chicago Tribune

  10-03-2016 19:21 via
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  Integrity Dance Project offers 'inclusive' experience for kids who have special needs
  Chicago Tribune
  Fifteen Shining Stars dancers appeared with 40 performers of the Integrity Dance Project (IDP) at "The Journey We Dance IV" concert in the Richard C. Johnson Auditorium. IDP, launched six years ago, is a concert level opportunity for dancers ages 12 ...
  

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• 'DWTS' dancer Witney Carson says new husband okay with sexy dance moves - Fox News

  10-03-2016 18:10 via
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  'DWTS' dancer Witney Carson says new husband okay with sexy dance moves
  Fox News
  NEW YORK – Dancer Witney Carson found out this week that her partner for Season 22 of "Dancing With the Stars" is Super Bowl Champ Von Miller. “I've never had an athlete before and they do really well on the show because athletes are able to kind of ...and more »
  

• Stories that dance - The Hindu

  10-03-2016 18:04 via
  Stories that dance
  The Hindu
  In 1963 an 18-year-old girl left the security of her home in search of her eternal love – dance. When her parents said to her, “Dance bhi kar lena”, she retorted, “Dance bhi nahi dance hi karna hai!” She went through fiery trials to prove her artistic ...and more »
  

• Inheritor of extraordinary dance - The Hindu

  10-03-2016 18:04 via
  Inheritor of extraordinary dance
  The Hindu
  At a time when Kathak was more popular as a court dance, Maharaja Chakradhar Singh of Raigarh (Madhya Pradesh), a great patron of arts, gave Kathak a classical form. He invited the best of scholars and artists to his durbar and penned treatises such as ...and more »
  

• National Ballet's Cacti packs a wallop: review - Toronto Star

  10-03-2016 17:19 via
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  National Ballet's Cacti packs a wallop: review
  Toronto Star
  Rubies, Four Temperaments, Cacti. 4 stars. National Ballet of Canada. Choreography by George Balanchine and Alexander Ekman. Until March 13 at the Four Seasons Centre, 145 Queen St. W.; national.ballet.ca or 416-345-9595. Sly, silly, smart, sardonic ...
  National Ballet of Canada: A pairing of Balanchine and EkmanThe Globe and Mailall 2 news articles »
  

• Flesh-colored tights: Empowering my daughter through dance - Washington Post

  10-03-2016 17:09 via
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  Flesh-colored tights: Empowering my daughter through dance
  Washington Post
  After the first weekend dance classes, parents had approximately one week to get the appropriate dance uniform for our children, students at Dance Theatre of Harlem. I stopped by the school store and was helped by one of the many parent volunteers, ...
  

• The Lively Arts: Music, dance against war - Traverse City Record Eagle

  10-03-2016 16:33 via
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  The Lively Arts: Music, dance against war
  Traverse City Record Eagle
  Modern dance was to me anything in old musicals other than Moira Shearer's ballet film, “The Red Shoes.” That changed when, as a lark, I tried a walk-on for a modern dance company hoping to date someone like Moira Shearer. I was tested at once by a ...
  

• 'Taste of Dance' at Center Stage Dance Studio - The Southington Observer

  10-03-2016 16:00 via
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  'Taste of Dance' at Center Stage Dance Studio
  The Southington Observer
  Center Stage Dance Studio will be hosting a “Taste of Dance” event this weekend. Participants will receive up to five hours of free dance lessons. By TAYLOR HARTZ STAFF WRITER. If you've been thinking about taking to the stage lately, its time to break ...
  

• Parkinson's Patients Combat Symptoms Through Ballet - Houston Public Media

  10-03-2016 13:57 via
  Houston Public Media
  Parkinson's Patients Combat Symptoms Through Ballet
  Houston Public Media
  Some football players try ballet to improve their game. But can it also benefit people with mobility problems? Amy Bishop. | Posted on March 10, 2016, 6:45 AM. 00:00 / 00:00. Download. 1 / 3. Lucinda Rohrer. Lucinda Rohrer, one of Houston Ballet's ...and more »
  

• Dance Lynchburg's new creative director hoping to help dancers be happy, healthy - Lynchburg News and Advance

  10-03-2016 12:39 via
  Lynchburg News and Advance
  Dance Lynchburg's new creative director hoping to help dancers be happy, healthy
  Lynchburg News and Advance
  Theo Coates leads a class at Dance Lynchburg on Tuesday, March 8. Coates stepped into the role of creative director in January and says the organization needs some much-needed funds, which they hope to raise through several upcoming events, ...
  

• Are they human or dancer? Richard Alston's move machines – in pictures

  10-03-2016 12:29
  
  Photographer Rick Guest’s images capture the beauty and energy of the dancers in Richard Alston’s company in a thrillingly kinetic, sci-fi style Continue reading...
  
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• BalletMet, Cincinnati troupe collaborate on Balanchine ballet - Columbus Dispatch

  10-03-2016 12:11 via
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  BalletMet, Cincinnati troupe collaborate on Balanchine ballet
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  The Dispatch app features breaking news, sports, weather, videos, movie times, traffic updates, a flight tracker and much more. Download apps for your: *iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch · * Android. By Peter Tonguette For The Columbus Dispatch • Thursday ...and more »
  

• I Don't Dance - Hardball Times

  10-03-2016 12:08 via
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  I Don't Dance
  Hardball Times
  There is an entire song in the Disney Channel original movie-musical High School Musical 2 about baseball. It's titled, appropriately, “I Don't Dance.” The series of High School Musical films (calling them films seems wrong, honestly) revolve around ...and more »
  

• EXCLUSIVE: Queens dance teacher doesn't miss a beat on her 93rd birthday - New York Daily News

  10-03-2016 10:01 via
  New York Daily News
  EXCLUSIVE: Queens dance teacher doesn't miss a beat on her 93rd birthday
  New York Daily News
  Gert Hendry celebrated her 93rd birthday Wednesday by going out dancing — with a bunch of 5 year olds. For nearly 40 years, Hendry has been giving dance lessons to Breezy Point's burgeoning ballet stars. And at a bargain rate. “It's $5 a lesson,” she ...
  

• Sister of pedophile dance teacher 'naive' - 9news.com.au

  10-03-2016 09:34 via
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  Sister of pedophile dance teacher 'naive'
  9news.com.au
  The older sister of jailed pedophile dance teacher Grant Davies says she wishes she had recognised his behaviour as grooming his students. Primary school teacher Jennifer Davies has told a royal commission hearing into Sydney dance school RG Dance ...
  Paedophile dance teacher Grant Davies' sister makes emotional apology to abuse victimsABC Online
  Sister of a paedophile Dance Moms dance teacher Grant Davies prepares to test
  

• Boston dance instructor accused of raping child during lessons at instructor's home - WCVB Boston

  10-03-2016 04:21 via
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  Boston dance instructor accused of raping child during lessons at instructor's home
  WCVB Boston
  MARY: WILSON ANTHONY, BEHI BARS TONIGHT, THE 19-YEAR-OLD BOSTON CHARGED MAN WITH AGGRAVATED RAPE OF A CHILD. THE ALLEGED VICTIM, A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY TO WHICH ANTHONY GAVE PRIVATE DANCE LESSONS.
  Boston Dance Teacher Charged With Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old BoyCBS Local
  Boston dance instructor Wilson Anthony accused of sexually assaulting one of his studentsMassLive.com
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• Groomsmen Surprise Newlyweds With Dance Routine to Drake, Beyonce and 'NSYNC - Inside Edition

  10-03-2016 00:28 via
  Inside Edition
  Groomsmen Surprise Newlyweds With Dance Routine to Drake, Beyonce and 'NSYNC
  Inside Edition
  Two groomsmen surprised a wedding a party with a flawless dance routine, busting out moves to crowd favorites and classic pop throwbacks as part of their present to the happy couple. Read: Big Brother Takes His 10-Year-Old Sister Dying of Cancer To ...
  Best Men Bust a Move With Amazing Surprise Choreographed DanceABC Newsall 3 news articles »
  

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