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• The Top Five Reasons We're Obsessing Over “Dance Video Throwdown” - Dance Spirit

  27-04-2016 23:37 via dancespirit.com
  The Top Five Reasons We're Obsessing Over “Dance Video Throwdown”
  Dance Spirit
  If there's one thing to know about Dance Spirit, it's that we loooove viral dance vids. And apparently, so does the entire country—YouTube clicks don't lie! So naturally, Lifetime (home of the OG dance show, “Dance Moms”) decided a reality show where ...
  
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• Boston Ballet, Royal Ballet collaborate on a McGregor premiere - The Boston Globe

  27-04-2016 23:05 via bostonglobe.com
  
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  Boston Ballet, Royal Ballet collaborate on a McGregor premiere
  The Boston Globe
  Boston Ballet announced on Thursday its first collaboration with London's famed Royal Ballet, the co-production of a new work by Wayne McGregor, the Royal Ballet's award-winning resident choreographer, entitled “Obsidian Tear.” The ballet, featuring an ...
  
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• Brazilian Ballerina Makes Connecticut Ballet Debut As 'Cinderella' - Hartford Courant

  27-04-2016 21:52 via courant.com
  
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  Brazilian Ballerina Makes Connecticut Ballet Debut As 'Cinderella'
  Hartford Courant
  Connecticut Ballet is putting the glass slippers on again. Meet the dancers of 'Cinderella' at the Bushnell. Connecticut Ballet is putting the glass slippers on again. Artistic Director Brett Raphael first staged and choreographed Prokofiev's ...
  
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• Dance world reacts to large-scale Pa. Ballet dancing staff changes - Philly.com

  27-04-2016 21:49 via philly.com
  
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  Dance world reacts to large-scale Pa. Ballet dancing staff changes
  Philly.com
  Soloist Mayara Pineiro (front left), Corps Member Etienne Diaz (back center) and artistic director Angel Corella (front right) of the Pennsylvania Ballet rehearse for "Don Quixote." by Ellen Dunkel, STAFF WRITER ...
  Career Advice from Gennadi Nedvigin, Atlanta Ballet's Incoming Directorhttp://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)
  Changing of the Guard: Q&A with new Atlanta Ballet artistic director Gennadi
  
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• Nashville may ditch antiquated 'public dance' law - The Tennessean

  27-04-2016 21:42 via tennessean.com
  
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  Nashville may ditch antiquated 'public dance' law
  The Tennessean
  Nashville might scrap a 1960s-era Metro law that requires individuals pay $100 for permits to operate any dance hall or hold “public dances” in Nashville, including school proms and father-daughter dances. A Metro Council ordinance filed by Councilman ...
  
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• Rural ballet student to attend prestigious academy - The Livingston Enterprise

  27-04-2016 21:18 via livingstonenterprise.com
  Rural ballet student to attend prestigious academy
  The Livingston Enterprise
  Emigrant is a rural, quaint little town located about 30 miles south of Livingston, but what is little known about the community is there is a ballet school turning out some highly talented dancers. Rose Brunson, 12, of Emigrant, has been studying ...
  
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• Turkey's Fire of Anatolia dance company makes debut in Chile - Fox News Latino

  27-04-2016 21:11 via latino.foxnews.com
  
  Turkey's Fire of Anatolia dance company makes debut in Chile
  Fox News Latino
  The 120 performers of Turkey's Fire of Anatolia dance company have brought their show to roughly 20 million people around the world and on Wednesday are making their debut in Chile. The group is in South America as part of a world tour during which ...and more »
  
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• 'This never happens:' Ballet Quad-Cities takes on rare musical performances - Quad City Times

  27-04-2016 21:11 via qctimes.com
  Quad City Times
  'This never happens:' Ballet Quad-Cities takes on rare musical performances
  Quad City Times
  Jill Schwartz and Patrick Green, both dancers with Ballet Quad-Cities, perform in "The Firebird" by Stravinsky. Ballet Quad-Cities. Buy Now. JEFF COOK, QUAD-CITY TIMES. Sophia Myers and Joseph Flickner rehearse the Ballet Quad-Cities performance of ...
  
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• ArtsBeat | Romania's Culture Minister Steps Down as Ballet Dispute Continues - New York Times (blog)

  27-04-2016 20:55 via artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com
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  ArtsBeat | Romania's Culture Minister Steps Down as Ballet Dispute Continues
  New York Times (blog)
  PARIS — The culture minister of Romania tendered his resignation on Wednesday amid a crisis at the ballet company of the Bucharest National Opera involving its artistic director, Johan Kobborg, and the star ballerina Alina Cojocaru, which had led to ...
  Famous Danish choreographer resigns from the Romanian National Ballet Company after management scandalRomania-Insider.
  
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• Guests and Mother's Day tribute enhance ballet program - Greenville News

  27-04-2016 20:54 via greenvilleonline.com
  
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  Guests and Mother's Day tribute enhance ballet program
  Greenville News
  Two stars of the Cincinnati Ballet will join the Greer-based International Ballet in a performance of classic and modern dance, May 7-8. Melissa Gelfin and Luca De-Poli will be featured in excerpts from “The Sleeping Beauty” and in a new piece by ...
  
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• Do's and don'ts for cheer and dance tryouts are concerning - ESPN

  27-04-2016 20:40 via espn.go.com
  
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  Do's and don'ts for cheer and dance tryouts are concerning
  ESPN
  Want to be a member of the University of Washington cheer or dance team? Well, you better make sure your hair and makeup is on point. You know, put on your false eyelashes and your "girl about town lipstick." Oh, and whatever you do don't get caught ...and more »
  
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• River to River to Include Will Rawls, Dance Heginbotham and Eiko - New York Times

  27-04-2016 20:32 via nytimes.com
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  River to River to Include Will Rawls, Dance Heginbotham and Eiko
  New York Times
  Wally Cardona, Jennifer Lacey and Jonathan Bepler's “The Set Up: Saya Lei,” at River to River Festival in 2015. Credit Darial Sneed. The World Trade Center transportation hub's recently opened Oculus will host performances for the first time as part of ...
  
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• Review: Dorrance Dance, Where Tap and Computers Intersect - New York Times

  27-04-2016 19:21 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Review: Dorrance Dance, Where Tap and Computers Intersect
  New York Times
  From left, Michelle Dorrance, Nicholas Van Young and Ephrat Asherie of Dorrance Dance in the premiere of “ETM: Double Down” at the Joyce Theater. Credit Andrea Mohin/The New York Times. Since the beginnings of tap dance, practitioners have been ...
  
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• Ballet Kelowna explores the future of dance by looking to the past - Vancouver Sun

  27-04-2016 19:01 via vancouversun.com
  
  Vancouver Sun
  Ballet Kelowna explores the future of dance by looking to the past
  Vancouver Sun
  Dancers from Ballet Kelowna will will performing in Vancouver from May 4 to 6. For 0428 ballet kelowna. Handout. Share Adjust Comment Print. Renaissance. May 4 to 6, 8 p.m.| Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre (950 West 41st). Tickets and information: ...
  
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• 'St. Paul Ballet stages 'American in Paris' - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  27-04-2016 18:21 via startribune.com
  
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  'St. Paul Ballet stages 'American in Paris'
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  Peter Davison fuses contemporary ballet and physical theater in this one-act inspired by the Gene Kelly film, presented by St. Paul Ballet. Set against George Gershwin's classic score, the work stars Jim Lieberthal as wealthy aristocrat Henri, Preston ...
  
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• Two Filipinas take lead role in Joffrey Ballet's 'Cinderella' - Inquirer.net

  27-04-2016 18:00 via globalnation.inquirer.net
  
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  Two Filipinas take lead role in Joffrey Ballet's 'Cinderella'
  Inquirer.net
  CHICAGO—This year's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month takes on added significance with the announcement that two Filipinas will dance their way to the coveted role of “Cinderella” in The Joffrey Ballet's production at the Auditorium Theatre of ...
  
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• Old Farmer's Ball keeps community dance alive - Asheville Citizen-Times

  27-04-2016 18:00 via citizen-times.com
  
  Asheville Citizen-Times
  Old Farmer's Ball keeps community dance alive
  Asheville Citizen-Times
  Every Thursday night, the doors of Bryson Gym open wide as sounds of fiddle and banjo drift across the Warren Wilson College campus. Inside, Phil Jamison taps his boot on stage to the old-time tune as he calls the first dance. "Circle in. Circle out ...
  
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• Texas Ballet Theater to debut Val Caniparoli's 'Without Borders' - Fort Worth Star Telegram

  27-04-2016 17:41 via star-telegram.com
  
  Fort Worth Star Telegram
  Texas Ballet Theater to debut Val Caniparoli's 'Without Borders'
  Fort Worth Star Telegram
  When one of the busiest choreographers working in American ballet, Val Caniparoli, started creating a new work for Texas Ballet Theater last fall, he had some of the most important elements in place. Music? Check — a mix of tracks from A Playlist ...
  
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• Miami City Ballet, a smaller 'Producers' and more best bets - Crain's Chicago Business

  27-04-2016 15:08 via chicagobusiness.com
  
  Crain's Chicago Business
  Miami City Ballet, a smaller 'Producers' and more best bets
  Crain's Chicago Business
  Whether it's a gala event, a once-in-a-lifetime concert or a hidden gem of a play, we're here to up your cultural (and fun) IQ. Here are top picks for your cultural calendar for the coming week, the coming month and beyond. 10-things-to-do-in-chicago.jpg.
  
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• Bay Area Dance Week with LINES!

  27-04-2016 01:34 via blog.linesballet.org
  There are a wide variety of ways to celebrate Bay Area Dance week with LINES Ballet – including our Spring Home Season and LINES BFA Senior Showcase at YBCA – but here we highlight our two free outdoor events which we think will be a blast!
  Union Square Live!
  Wednesday, April 27 
  FREE!12:30pmUnion Square, San Francisco
  Enjoy performances by students from LINES Dance Center and LINES Ballet’s education programs. Portions of the performance will be streamed live on Facebook
  
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• Cats doing ballet is probably the best thing on the internet right now - BGR

  27-04-2016 00:34 via bgr.com
  
  BGR
  Cats doing ballet is probably the best thing on the internet right now
  BGR
  As remarkable as it might be, ballet isn't for just anybody. I've seen Black Swan. I know it takes years of practice and plenty of sacrifice to master it. If you're a human, that is. If you're a cat, it probably comes natural to you, and you can do ...
  
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