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• Ballet icon Misty Copeland wows young audience - Los Angeles Wave Newspapers

  24-03-2016 23:09 via
  Los Angeles Wave Newspapers
  Ballet icon Misty Copeland wows young audience
  Los Angeles Wave Newspapers
  Ballet dancer Misty Copeland, shown here during the 2015 Tony Awards, told a Los Angeles audience recently that she's endured many obstacles in her quest to excel in dance, but it was her passion for ballet that helped her overcome her challenges and ...and more »
  

• Dance Listings for March 25-31 - New York Times

  24-03-2016 23:07 via
  New York Times
  Dance Listings for March 25-31
  New York Times
  Tyler Brown and fellow members of Ailey II in “Wings,” part of the company's coming season at Ailey Citigroup Theater. See listing below. Credit Andrea Mohin/The New York Times. Full reviews of recent dance performances: nytimes.com/dance. A searchable ...
  

• All Dolled Up - TheaterJones Performing Arts News

  24-03-2016 22:38 via
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  All Dolled Up
  TheaterJones Performing Arts News
  Ballet Ensemble of Texas gets ready to present George Skibine's Coppelia at the Irving Arts Center this weekend. by Katie Dravenstott published Thursday, March 24, 2016. Photo: Cathy Vanover Photography. Coppelia at Ballet Ensemble of Texas.and more »
  

• In Paul Taylor's American Modern Dance, Some Missed Connections - New York Times

  24-03-2016 22:18 via
  New York Times
  In Paul Taylor's American Modern Dance, Some Missed Connections
  New York Times
  Alexis Britford and Quentin Sledge with fellow members of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company in “Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder,” part of Paul Taylor's American Modern Dance season at the David H. Koch Theater. Credit Andrea Mohin/The New York ...
  

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• Now and then: What life inside the National Ballet School was really like - CBC.ca

  24-03-2016 21:21 via
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  Now and then: What life inside the National Ballet School was really like
  CBC.ca
  New doc An Improbable Dream reunites the Class of '81. Preview it with this footage from the CBC Archives. Photo of Leah Collins. Leah Collins · CBC Arts March 24, 2016. Class of 1981 National Ballet School. Students from the National Ballet School's ...
  

• Watch Now: Gorgeous Video for SF Ballet's Peck Premiere - http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)

  24-03-2016 20:07 via
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  Watch Now: Gorgeous Video for SF Ballet's Peck Premiere
  http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)
  Even dance lovers who live far from their favorite companies can get a taste of new ballets these days: Young choreographers like Justin Peck are creating not just premieres, but short films to go along with them, like creative versions of a trailer ...and more »
  

• Moscow Festival Ballet tells familiar tale - Centre Daily Times

  24-03-2016 18:14 via
  Centre Daily Times
  Moscow Festival Ballet tells familiar tale
  Centre Daily Times
  Dancers take the stage in Moscow Festival Ballet's “Sleeping Beauty.” Moscow Festival Ballet Photo provided. i. Dancers take the stage in Moscow Festival Ballet's “Sleeping Beauty.” Moscow Festival Ballet Photo provided. By Steve McElwee. For the CDT.
  Tupelo Ballet invites you to witness 'The Sleeping Beauty'Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
  My First Ballet: Sleeping Beauty at the Peacock
  

• ArtsBeat | City Ballet Season to Feature Two Premieres by Women - New York Times (blog)

  24-03-2016 17:00 via
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  ArtsBeat | City Ballet Season to Feature Two Premieres by Women
  New York Times (blog)
  New York City Ballet announced Thursday that it would focus on new and recent works next season, with a spring festival dedicated to dances it has commissioned in recent decades, world premieres by Alexei Ratmansky and Justin Peck, and, after a notable ...
  New York City Ballet Announces New Season Full of SurprisesWWDall 3 news articles »
  

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• Students cast in Houston Repertoire Ballet's Celebration of Dance - Your Houston News

  24-03-2016 14:02 via
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  Students cast in Houston Repertoire Ballet's Celebration of Dance
  Your Houston News
  Langham Creek High School junior students Sarah and Elizabeth Cermak rehearse for the Houston Repertoire Ballet's Celebration of Dance with choreographer Kristy Nilsson. (Photo courtesy Julie Hacker). Advertisement. Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016 ...and more »
  

• Giselle review – Muntagirov and Nuñez display absolute mastery

  24-03-2016 13:01
  
  Royal Opera House, London
  The acting is superb and the dancing has real authority in Peter Wright’s production which opens up dramatic opportunities for the whole castLike every classic of the ballet repertory, Giselle is principally the story of a love affair. Yet it’s also a ballet about society and class, and Peter Wright’s production has always been outstanding for the human texture it gives to the world the two lovers inhabit, and for the dramatic opportunities it gives to
  
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• Moscow ballet to perform 'Carmen,' 'Romeo & Juliet' - Elmira Star-Gazette

  24-03-2016 12:13 via
  Elmira Star-Gazette
  Moscow ballet to perform 'Carmen,' 'Romeo & Juliet'
  Elmira Star-Gazette
  Audiences can see the classical style and grace of the Moscow Festival Ballet when the troupe stops at the Clemens Center in Elmira on Wednesday. The program will feature selections from “Romeo & Juliet” and “Carmen.” The impetus for the creation of ...and more »
  

• Ballet, the classic from the West - The Hindu

  24-03-2016 11:30 via
  Ballet, the classic from the West
  The Hindu
  Talent is in abundance in today's dance cosmos; but knowledge of dance is but a cursory theory that is taught like academics in colleges and universities. Comparative study of classical dance as it exists in India vis-a-vis Western world is a blind ...
  

• 9 Ballet-Inspired Workouts for a Dancer's Body - Vogue.com

  24-03-2016 11:20 via
  Vogue.com
  9 Ballet-Inspired Workouts for a Dancer's Body
  Vogue.com
  Many girls who spent extracurricular hours perfecting their pliés went on to drop ballet, unready or unwilling to trade in their slippers for pointe shoes. With their grade-school ballerina years behind them, those yearning for a lissome dancer's body ...
  

• Ballet West joins Longview ballet in 'Beauty and the Beast' - Longview News-Journal

  24-03-2016 10:09 via
  Longview News-Journal
  Ballet West joins Longview ballet in 'Beauty and the Beast'
  Longview News-Journal
  Beastly hours of work go into making ballet beautiful. That's a lesson the young ballerinas of Longview Ballet Theatre have learned since January, when leaders of Ballet West II began teaching them a newly choreographed version of "Beauty and the Beast.".
  

• Washington Ballet updates 'Hamlet' at the Kennedy Center - WTOP

  24-03-2016 06:53 via
  WTOP
  Washington Ballet updates 'Hamlet' at the Kennedy Center
  WTOP
  Jonathan Jordan (center) stars as The Washington Ballet's 'Hamlet' at Kennedy Center. (Media4Artists/Theo Kossenas). WTOP's Jason Fraley previews the 'Hamlet' ballet. Jason Fraley | March 23, 2016 5:37 pm. Audio Player.
  

• Oakland Ballet to hold April 2 gala at Bellevue Club - Contra Costa Times

  24-03-2016 03:01 via
  Oakland Ballet to hold April 2 gala at Bellevue Club
  Contra Costa Times
  OAKLAND -- The Oakland Ballet celebrates its 2016 season in old world elegance with a Spring Gala at the Bellevue Club on Lake Merritt. The annual fundraiser takes place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. April 2. Mayor Libby Schaaf is the honorary chair with ABC7 ...and more »
  

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