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• Police arrest 17-year-old suspected of murdering UT ballet student - Dallas Morning News (blog)

  08-04-2016 23:51 via
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  Police arrest 17-year-old suspected of murdering UT ballet student
  Dallas Morning News (blog)
  Updated at 11:57 p.m.: This post was updated to correct the spelling of the suspect's last name. Updated at 12:57 p.m.: This post was updated throughout with more information about Meechaiel Criner. Updated at 3:32 p.m.: This post was updated with ...
  Haruka Weiser's Former High School Community Remembers University of Texas Student as a 'Brilliant Ballet and ...People M
  

• Dance lessons provide many benefits for special-needs students - Lexington Herald Leader

  08-04-2016 23:48 via
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  Dance lessons provide many benefits for special-needs students
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  Jeana Klevene of Allegro Dance Project worked with Emily Brewer, 18, on a leap during a practice session. Matt Goins. Musician Marcus Wilkerson played conga drums and Breckinridge Elementary School danced to the rhythms recently. Wilkerson and ...
  

• Dance|Review: 'Thunder,' Through Body and Voice, at Brooklyn Studios for Dance - New York Times

  08-04-2016 23:11 via
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  Dance|Review: 'Thunder,' Through Body and Voice, at Brooklyn Studios for Dance
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  From left, Laurel Snyder, Emily Moore and Tatyana Tenenbaum. Credit Robert Altman for The New York Times. Thunder isn't always violent. It can erupt in hushed rumbles that build ominously, crash in the distance and then slowly dissipate. Those are the ...
  

• 6-Year-Old Girl with Down Syndrome Who Was Rejected From a Local Dance Company Busts a Move in Incredible ... - People Magazine

  08-04-2016 22:50 via
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  6-Year-Old Girl with Down Syndrome Who Was Rejected From a Local Dance Company Busts a Move in Incredible ...
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  A 6-year-old with Down syndrome took the high road after she was rejected from a local dance company because she didn't adhere to "their standards" – by joining a different studio and starring in a viral dance video that has garnered over 50,000 views.
  Adorable six-year-old girl with Down's Syndrome shows off her dance moves in a viral video - after
  

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• Abandoning Abby? Maddie Ziegler Quits 'Dance Moms' Amid Miller Fraud Case - RadarOnline

  08-04-2016 22:29 via
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  Abandoning Abby? Maddie Ziegler Quits 'Dance Moms' Amid Miller Fraud Case
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  Abby Lee Miller's ongoing financial and legal troubles aren't her only worries, as she has lost the star of her competition team. In a preview for Dance Moms, Maddie Ziegler confirmed her departure from the show. “Melissa finally dropped the bomb ...
  'Dance Moms' Season 6 News: Melissa's Big Announcement Upsets AbbyChristian Post
  'Dance Moms' Season 6 Spoilers: 'Melissa's Announcement' Episod
  

• Meechaiel Criner in custody after Haruka Weiser is found murdered on UT campus - Daily Mail

  08-04-2016 22:26 via
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  Meechaiel Criner in custody after Haruka Weiser is found murdered on UT campus
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  A 17-year-old homeless 'runaway' has been charged with the brutal murder of UT student Haruka Weiser in Austin - as police revealed security cameras showed the suspect following her with a 'sharp silver object'. Meechaiel Khalili Criner was arrested ...
  Body of Texas University dance student found on campusAmarillo.com
  Haruka Weiser: Dedicated Student with Passion for DanceTWC News
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• Review: San Francisco Ballet unveils a Broadway-big Justin Peck premiere alongside works by Christopher Wheeldon ... - San Jose Mercury News

  08-04-2016 21:12 via
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  Review: San Francisco Ballet unveils a Broadway-big Justin Peck premiere alongside works by Christopher Wheeldon ...
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  SAN FRANCISCO -- Balanchine's "Theme and Variation" arrived like a sleeper wave Thursday evening in the launch of San Francisco Ballet's Program 7 at War Memorial Opera House. A dance of organic elegance set to Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 3 in G major, ...
  San Francisco Ballet dazzles in Justin Peck's world premiereExaminer.comall 3 news articl
  

• 'Evolution of Dance' Viral Video Hilariously Honors Major Dance Trends: Watch - Us Weekly

  08-04-2016 21:05 via
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  'Evolution of Dance' Viral Video Hilariously Honors Major Dance Trends: Watch
  Us Weekly
  Nothing says “Flashback Friday” quite like a mashup of this decade's biggest dance moves. On Wednesday, April 6, inspirational comedian Judson Laipply proved that the Internet can be a great place to relive some of our biggest pop culture trends — and ...
  'Evolution of Dance' turns 10: Celebrate with a third installmentEntertainment Weekly
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• New York Indian Film Festival Selects 'Let's Dance to the Rhythm' as Opening Night Film - Variety

  08-04-2016 20:46 via
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  New York Indian Film Festival Selects 'Let's Dance to the Rhythm' as Opening Night Film
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  Bardroy Baretto's Konkani feature “Let's Dance to the Rhythm” will open the 16th annual New York Indian Film Festival. Centering on a destined-for-disaster love story between a singer and her mentor, “Let's Dance to the Rhythm” is a 1960s-set ...and more »
  

• RDT and friends honor dance pioneer to close out 50th anniversary season - Salt Lake Tribune

  08-04-2016 19:17 via
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  RDT and friends honor dance pioneer to close out 50th anniversary season
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  Repertory Dance Theatre closes its 50th-anniversary season with a tribute to dance pioneer José Limón (1908-72) in collaboration with the Salt Lake Vocal Artists and the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation. RDT has spent its anniversary year ...
  

• The female guru bringing a niche and intricate Indian dance to DC - Washington Post

  08-04-2016 17:52 via
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  The female guru bringing a niche and intricate Indian dance to DC
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  It was a life-changing moment for Anuradha Nehru. Her guru, the late Vempati Chinna Satyam, the man who taught her Indian classical dance, was touring the United States with a solo dancer. He invited Nehru to perform with them on their final night in ...
  

• Ballet San Antonio Announces 2016-2017 Season - San Antonio Current (blog)

  08-04-2016 17:45 via
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  Ballet San Antonio Announces 2016-2017 Season
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  Artistic Director Willy Shives has announced the 2016-2017 lineup for Ballet San Antonio. This year's theme will be "Celebrating Love: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Brown" ... no, it's "Something Blue", obviously. Just ...
  Ballet San Antonio announces 2016-'17 seasonmySanAntonio.comall 2 news articles »
  

• Go down the rabbit hole with Dance Wisconsin's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' - Madison.com

  08-04-2016 17:40 via
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  Go down the rabbit hole with Dance Wisconsin's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'
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  Alice, played by high school senior Frances Violante, is in every scene of the new ballet "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," a demanding task for a young dancer. prev. next. editor's pick featured. ARTS ...
  

• Cleveland Orchestra, Joffrey Ballet have gloomy gem in 'Bartok on Stage' collaboration (review) - cleveland.com (blog)

  08-04-2016 17:40 via
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  Cleveland Orchestra, Joffrey Ballet have gloomy gem in 'Bartok on Stage' collaboration (review)
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  Bass Mikhail Petrenko, left, and soprano Katarina Dalayman star in the Cleveland Orchestra's new staging of Bartok's "Bluebeard's Castle," in collaboration with Joffrey Ballet. (Roger Mastroianni). Print Email · Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer By ...and more »
  

• Katrina Kaif slays the dance floor during Vivo IPL 9 opening ceremony! - India.com

  08-04-2016 17:37 via
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  Katrina Kaif slays the dance floor during Vivo IPL 9 opening ceremony!
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  The opening ceremony of Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2016 is in full swing! Guess who dazzled the night with an amazing dance performance? None other than Katrina Kaif amazed the audience with her power packed and glamorous dance performance.and more »
  

• Special needs kids flocking to Salem dance studio for a weekly class - Daily Herald

  08-04-2016 17:09 via
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  Special needs kids flocking to Salem dance studio for a weekly class
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  Teachers and students play with bubbles during a free special needs dance class held at the Dance Spot on March 31, 2016 in Salem. The dance studio also has a special needs class for kids 9 years old and up. DOMINIC VALENTE, Daily Herald.
  

• 1500 Participants, 3000 Spectators Expected at Thessaloniki Dance Festival - Greek Reporter

  08-04-2016 16:50 via
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  1500 Participants, 3000 Spectators Expected at Thessaloniki Dance Festival
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  Thessaloniki Dance Festival (TDF), the largest festival of competitive dancing in Greece, will be held for the second consecutive year in Thessaloniki, April 9-10. The event aims to raise awareness on dance as a sport and the development of dance.
  

• April events Chicago: Cubbies, White Sox, film, dance, beer & more - ChicagoNow (blog)

  08-04-2016 16:48 via
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  April events Chicago: Cubbies, White Sox, film, dance, beer & more
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  April events Chicago: Cubbies, White Sox, film, dance, beer & more Chance the Rapper wearing the newly issued White Sox hat will be throwing out the first pitch at today's home opener. Just as April showers bring May flowers, Chicago's April events ...and more »
  

• “Oz” audiences in for powerhouse dance numbers - wivb.com

  08-04-2016 16:37 via
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  “Oz” audiences in for powerhouse dance numbers
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  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – If you want to see the Wizard, you better be ready to dance. “There are four big numbers in the show, and to be cast in the show, you have to be a very versatile dancer,” said Shannon Walsh, dance captain for the touring ...
  

• An Iggy Pop Ballet and Festivals in Cairo and Istanbul: Global Arts Guide - International New York Times

  08-04-2016 15:33 via
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  An Iggy Pop Ballet and Festivals in Cairo and Istanbul: Global Arts Guide
  International New York Times
  Berthe Morisot's “La Plage des Petites-Dalles” is showing in an exhibition at the Musée Jacquemart-André in Paris. Credit Virginia Museum of Fine Arts/Katherine Wetzel. A rundown of arts events to know about around the world this week, from Istanbul to ...
  

• Watch Friday Forecaster's dance-off with WGN's Larry Potash - WGN-TV

  08-04-2016 15:22 via
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  Watch Friday Forecaster's dance-off with WGN's Larry Potash
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  Adorable 9-year-old Sadie Huberman-Shlaes joined WGN Morning News for our Friday Forecast segment. Sadie attends the Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood. During an an interview with Weatherman Paul Konrad, ...
  

• From gay conspiracy to queer chic: the artists and writers who changed the world

  08-04-2016 13:00
  
  For years gay people were tolerated in the arts – and were then accused of taking over. Gregory Woods traces the networks of writers, artists, intellectuals and film stars who transformed 20th-century cultureRead Philip Hensher’s 10 gay works that changed the cultural worldLast week, the poet laureate joined the three judges of the Ted Hughes award to hand this year’s winner a cheque for £5,000. They then posed together for photographs: Ali Smith, Jackie Kay, Andrew McMil
  
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• Sugar Land boy invited to dance on stage with superstar Justin Bieber - KTRK-TV

  08-04-2016 12:45 via
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  Sugar Land boy invited to dance on stage with superstar Justin Bieber
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  Camaron Steen played football for five years. Until one day he told his grandmother he was only playing to please his parents. (KTRK). Embed. <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc13.com/video/embed/?pid=1281852" frameborder="0" ...and more »
  

• April 8-9: SF Ballet Program 6, John Lloyd Young, Sarah Cahill, Vagina Monologues, Economies of Effort, Piff the ... - San Francisco Examiner

  08-04-2016 09:06 via
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  April 8-9: SF Ballet Program 6, John Lloyd Young, Sarah Cahill, Vagina Monologues, Economies of Effort, Piff the ...
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  Frances Chung and Gennadi Nedvigin appear in “Seven Sonatas,” part of San Francisco Ballet's Program 6. (Courtesy Erik Tomasson). By Examiner Staff on April 8, 2016 12:01 am. facebook · twitter · google_plus · mail · facebook · twitter · google_plus ...
  

• Ballet becomes second nature for Isles woman - Brunswick News

  08-04-2016 06:04 via
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  Ballet becomes second nature for Isles woman
  Brunswick News
  Dancers Sierra Kerschner, left, and Bess Chambliss pose in front of several flags that were used on stage during last year's International Association's ballet production, “With Dances Around The World.” Buy this photo · ballet 2. Provided photo ...
  

• ART BEAT: Duluth sketchers create visual art at the ballet - Gwinnettdailypost.com

  08-04-2016 04:08 via
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  ART BEAT: Duluth sketchers create visual art at the ballet
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  Duluth sketcher Donna England created this watercolor sketch as she watched Gwinnett Ballet Theatre's performance last month at the Infinite Energy Theater. (Special Photo). prev. next. The Duluth Sketchers are a band of visual artists who gather as a ...
  

• Spandau Ballet bass player Martin Kemp: My six best albums - Express.co.uk

  08-04-2016 01:01 via
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  Spandau Ballet bass player Martin Kemp: My six best albums
  Express.co.uk
  MARTIN KEMP, 54, is the bass player with Spandau Ballet whose hits include Gold and True. By Caroline Rees. PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 00:01, Fri, Apr 8, 2016. music, album, Spandau Ballet, bass, player, Martin Kemp, UploadExpress, PH. MARTIN KEMP ...and more »
  

• Dance Listings for April 8-14 - New York Times

  08-04-2016 00:21 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Dance Listings for April 8-14
  New York Times
  PeiJu Chien-Pott of the Martha Graham Dance Company performing in “Chronicle,” part of the company's upcoming season at City Center in Manhattan. See listing below. Credit Andrea Mohin/The New York Times. A selected guide to dance performances in ...
  Alvin Ailey's company returns to Seattle, and brings a free youth dance campThe Seattle Timesall 9 news articles »
  
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• Dance|At Dance Theater of Harlem, Where's the 'Theater'? - New York Times

  08-04-2016 00:17 via
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  Dance|At Dance Theater of Harlem, Where's the 'Theater'?
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  From left, Ingrid Silva, Alison Stroming and Lindsey Croop of Dance Theater of Harlem in Dianne McIntyre's “Change,” at City Center. Credit Andrea Mohin/The New York Times. Where is the “theater” in Dance Theater of Harlem these days? At its gala ...
  

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