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• New to dance, HCC student accepted into top programs - Bay News 9

  25-04-2016 23:34 via baynews9.com
  New to dance, HCC student accepted into top programs
  Bay News 9
  HCC student Caleb Baker, 23, was accepted into three of the most prestigious summer dance programs in the country. He just started dancing three years ago. By Katie Jones, Reporter Last Updated: Monday, April 25, 2016, 5:36 PM. HILLSBOROUGH ...
  
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• SC: Better to dance in bars than beg - Chandigarh Tribune

  25-04-2016 22:49 via tribuneindia.com
  Hindustan Times
  SC: Better to dance in bars than beg
  Chandigarh Tribune
  The Supreme Court today said it was better women earned their livelihood by dancing in bars than by begging or resorting to other unacceptable means. A Bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh made the remark while taking exception ...
  SC on allowing dance bars: Can't take away a constitutional rightHindustan Timesall 3 news articles »
  
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• Better to dance in bars than beg on streets: SC - The Hindu

  25-04-2016 22:03 via thehindu.com
  
  NDTV
  Better to dance in bars than beg on streets: SC
  The Hindu
  The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Maharashtra government for delaying the grant of licences to hotels and bars in the State to conduct dance performances, saying that it is better for women to dance professionally on a platform rather than beg on ...
  'Better To Dance Than To Beg,' Says Supreme Court On Plea on Dance BarsNDTV
  Dance bar row: SC raps Maharashtra govt for imposing tough norms; says better to dance than begDai
  
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• Dance store finds new Greenwich home - Greenwich Time

  25-04-2016 21:33 via greenwichtime.com
  
  Greenwich Time
  Dance store finds new Greenwich home
  Greenwich Time
  Beam & Barre owner Cara Milo poses inside the store's new location on East Putnam Avenue in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich. The dancewear store, which has been a staple in Greenwich for more than 30 years, moved into its new location in January.and more »
  
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• Celebs Will Recreate Famous Dance Routines on 'Dancing With the Stars' - ABC News

  25-04-2016 20:53 via abcnews.go.com
  People Magazine
  Celebs Will Recreate Famous Dance Routines on 'Dancing With the Stars'
  ABC News
  You are likely familiar with many of the routines that the celebrities will perform on "Dancing With the Stars" tonight. The nine remaining stars will recreate dance routines from popular movies, music videos and live performances. For example, last ...
  Nyle DiMarco's Dancing with the Stars Vlog: Why He's Excited to Re-Create Jim Carrey's The Mask for Famous Dances ...People Magazineall 80 news artic
  
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• Dance program to showcase student choreography - Daily Sundial

  25-04-2016 20:14 via sundial.csun.edu
  
  Daily Sundial
  Dance program to showcase student choreography
  Daily Sundial
  Deaf studies major and dance minor Frances Maurer, along with her co-choreographer, Allen Chung, will present a “deaf dance” in the student choreographer performance of Kinesis. Maurer, came up with the idea of making a deaf dance when she took a ...
  
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• PAX East '16: Blade Ballet Hands-On Preview - The Dance of Swords - PlayStation LifeStyle

  25-04-2016 20:01 via playstationlifestyle.net
  
  PlayStation LifeStyle
  PAX East '16: Blade Ballet Hands-On Preview - The Dance of Swords
  PlayStation LifeStyle
  My little robot's swords are swinging around and around, around and around as he whirls across the arena. It's mesmerizing, almost like a beautiful dance, and I can see why DreamSail Games called this game Blade Ballet. But then, another bot slams it's ...
  
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• Witness cat ballet, the forbidden feline dance - The Verge

  25-04-2016 19:19 via theverge.com
  
  The Verge
  Witness cat ballet, the forbidden feline dance
  The Verge
  Who are these cats? What are their stories? How did they come to master the art of movement? I believe this orange-striped kitty is Garfield, and he recently adopted a more active lifestyle. 謎の猛者感 強い（確信） pic.twitter.com/deU3R384AA. — アクセント ...
  
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• Pablo Bronstein review – no disco dads allowed in Tate's time-bender

  25-04-2016 19:05
  
  Tate Britain, London
  Past and present shimmy around one another like three graces at a voguing contest in this stately dance work, casting new light on an old buildingPablo Bronstein has turned Tate Britain’s Duveen galleries into a stage, a promenade, a piazza. Three dancers move, stop and move again through the length of the long hall. They dance and pose, flutter their hands, come together and part, echoing one another in stately turns. Pina Bausch it isn’t, though I longed for an
  
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• Ballet Folklorico dancers win big in national competition - The Gate News

  25-04-2016 18:47 via thegatenewspaper.com
  Ballet Folklorico dancers win big in national competition
  The Gate News
  Two busloads of BYNC Ballet Folklorico dancers brought home more than a dozen awards from the 2016 ACADEZ (Academia de la Danza Amalia Hernandez) National Folklorico/ Contemporary Dance Competition in early April. Around 100 dancers from ...
  
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• Alexa Chung's here to show you the ballet flat is back in fashion - Telegraph.co.uk

  25-04-2016 18:28 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Alexa Chung's here to show you the ballet flat is back in fashion
  Telegraph.co.uk
  How long has it been since you wore a ballet flat? Yes, amidst the discussion about backless loafers, box-white fresh trainers and whether the current vogue for flatforms can ever be flattering, the humble ballet flat that you once wore religiously has ...
  
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• FilmRise Acquires U.S. Rights to Ballet Documentary RESET - Broadway World

  25-04-2016 18:19 via broadwayworld.com
  
  Realscreen
  FilmRise Acquires U.S. Rights to Ballet Documentary RESET
  Broadway World
  Film and television distributor FilmRise announced today that they have acquired the U.S. distribution rights to RESET. Starring renowned dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, best known as the man behind the ballet of Darren Aronofsky's "Black ...
  FilmRise acquires ballet doc “Reset”Realscreenall 3 news articles »
  
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• Goodbye and Hello: As three stars depart San Francisco Ballet, another may be in the wings - Huffington Post

  25-04-2016 18:02 via huffingtonpost.com
  Huffington Post
  Goodbye and Hello: As three stars depart San Francisco Ballet, another may be in the wings
  Huffington Post
  Three of San Francisco Ballet's most popular principal dancers are retiring after this season, and I'm going to miss all of them—Gennadi Nedvigin (with the company since 1997), Joan Boada (1999), and Pascal Molat (2002)—though both Nedvigin and Boada ...
  
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• Ballard hosts Dance Maroon to raise money for pediatric cancer - WLKY Louisville

  25-04-2016 17:57 via wlky.com
  
  WLKY Louisville
  Ballard hosts Dance Maroon to raise money for pediatric cancer
  WLKY Louisville
  Based on The University of Kentucky's similar event Dance Blue, Ballard hosts their own “Dance Maroon.” Dance Maroon is an annual event run by students that raises money and awareness for pediatric cancer research. Throughout the school year, the ...
  
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• Obama's 107-Year-Old Dance Partner Unable To Obtain Photo ID - TPM

  25-04-2016 17:47 via talkingpointsmemo.com
  
  TPM
  Obama's 107-Year-Old Dance Partner Unable To Obtain Photo ID
  TPM
  A video of Virginia McLaurin dancing with the Obamas went viral in February, but the 107-year-old DC resident has been unable to travel for a flood of interview requests, as she has been unable to replace a photo ID she lost years ago, according to ...and more »
  
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• Ballez Is Ballet For Lesbian, Queer, And Trans People, & It's Revolutionary - The Frisky

  25-04-2016 17:22 via thefrisky.com
  
  The Frisky
  Ballez Is Ballet For Lesbian, Queer, And Trans People, & It's Revolutionary
  The Frisky
  Ballet is not known for being terribly inclusive, but choreographer Katy Pyle's new company Ballez seeks to change that by featuring queer and transgender dancers in subversive reimaginings of classic shows — tutus optional. Pyle told the New York ...
  
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• How to teach ... dance - The Guardian

  25-04-2016 16:53 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian
  How to teach ... dance
  The Guardian
  Bust a groove with your students using our lesson plans. Photograph: Michael Hall/Getty Images. Zofia Niemtus · @Zofcha. Monday 25 April 2016 10.53 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on Pinterest · Share on LinkedIn ...
  
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• How to teach ... dance

  25-04-2016 16:53
  
  Get toes tapping in the classroom and celebrate International Dance Day with our lessons plans and ideasAlbert Einstein was better known for his groundbreaking moves in physics than on the dancefloor, but he had respect for cutting a rug, claiming that “dancers are the athletes of God”. Since 1982, 29 April has been designated International Dance Day, with events taking place across the globe to encourage greater attention and respect for the art form. And there are plenty of reasons
  
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• The Asheville Ballet: “Spring into Dance: An Artistic Bouquet” - Mountain Xpress (blog)

  25-04-2016 16:13 via mountainx.com
  Mountain Xpress (blog)
  The Asheville Ballet: “Spring into Dance: An Artistic Bouquet”
  Mountain Xpress (blog)
  “Spring Into Dance: An Artistic Bouquet” is a spectacular professional production, featuring a guest composer, of all original choreography by Western North Carolina's own Ballet Company, The Asheville Ballet directed by Ann Dunn. Five resident ...and more »
  
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• Pablo Bronstein at Tate Britain: dancers mix Madonna and baroque

  25-04-2016 15:16
  
  New commission for the Duveen galleries space features 1980s power dressing and movements from 17th-century Italy Dancers wearing Princess Diana-esque jumpers and fake pearls are to feature at Tate Britain for the next six months in an artwork that combines 1980s power dressing with 17th-century baroque.Pablo Bronstein’s Historical Dances in An Antique Setting is this year’s Tate Britain commission, which since 2000 has invited artists to fill the building’s large, neo-classica
  
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• Young Georgian dancers win medals at international ballet contest - Agenda.ge

  25-04-2016 15:05 via agenda.ge
  
  Agenda.ge
  Young Georgian dancers win medals at international ballet contest
  Agenda.ge
  Georgian dancer Salome Leverashvili was awarded the Riga Spring 2016 contest Grand Prix. Photo from Salome Leverashvili/Facebook. PrevNext. Tweet · Share; Print Article. Comments. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.
  
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• How Karla Garcia Went from the Ballet Barre to Broadway's 'Hamilton' - NBCNews.com

  25-04-2016 14:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  NBCNews.com
  How Karla Garcia Went from the Ballet Barre to Broadway's 'Hamilton'
  NBCNews.com
  From the moment her parents enrolled her in tap class at 3, Karla Garcia has been dancing. But while she's been performing on Broadway for the last decade, the moment she found out she was joining the cast of "Hamilton," the Pulitzer Prize-winning ...
  
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• Tribeca Film Review: 'Reset' - Variety

  25-04-2016 12:36 via variety.com
  
  Tribeca Film Review: 'Reset'
  Variety
  While gorgeous, this documentary look at Benjamin Millepied's work with the Paris Opera Ballet lacks the necessary drama. “Reset” is so gorgeously shot that it almost distracts attention away from the sheer inertia of its material. In detailing ...
  
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• Ballet club Volé performs free showcase in Schwab Auditorium - The Daily Collegian Online

  25-04-2016 09:05 via collegian.psu.edu
  The Daily Collegian Online
  Ballet club Volé performs free showcase in Schwab Auditorium
  The Daily Collegian Online
  While some may be dancing with joy as today marks the last Monday of classes, others were dancing to showcase their semester's work. Volé, the Penn State ballet dance club, performed to a nearly full audience in Schwab Auditorium on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• 'The steps say the words': Antoinette Sibley on dancing Shakespeare's Dream

  25-04-2016 09:00
  
  ‘The ballet really gets over the difference between the supernatural people and the human characters,’ says Antoinette Sibley, who in 1964 danced Titania opposite Anthony Dowell’s Oberon in The Dream by Frederick AshtonThe Dream was the first ballet that Frederick Ashton created for Anthony Dowell and myself. In fact, the first ballet we’d ever danced together. Ashton had never created anything important on me – he really worked with Margot Fonteyn – and Antho
  
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• Stars from The Royal Ballet to perform at Gary Avis and Friends Gala at Ipswich Regent on September 10 and 11 - East Anglian Daily Times

  25-04-2016 07:05 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times
  Stars from The Royal Ballet to perform at Gary Avis and Friends Gala at Ipswich Regent on September 10 and 11
  East Anglian Daily Times
  Royal Ballet star Gary Avis is fulfilling a life-long ambition by bringing an international gala event to his Suffolk home town. Share link. shares. http://eadt.co.uk/1.4507988. help us keep our site free. Dancer Gary Avis. Photograph Simon Parker ...and more »
  
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• A Celebration in Song and Dance of Ireland's Independence and Culture - New York Times

  25-04-2016 02:29 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  A Celebration in Song and Dance of Ireland's Independence and Culture
  New York Times
  Fiona Kells, a 9-year-old from Brooklyn, dancing to Irish music on Sunday. Credit Victor J. Blue for The New York Times. As the Irish fiddles began to play on Sunday afternoon, Fiona Kells strapped on her dancing shoes at a festival in Battery Park in ...and more »
  
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