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• Certifiably graceful: Training, certification ensure high standards for ballet - Reno Gazette Journal

  17-05-2016 23:34 via rgj.com
  
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  Certifiably graceful: Training, certification ensure high standards for ballet
  Reno Gazette Journal
  Numerous times over the last couple of years, I have mentioned the Royal Academy of Dance style when describing the training of a ballet dancer. I was just parroting what I have been told or seen in a dancer biography, but didn't really appreciate what ...
  
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• Review: In Gala, American Ballet Theater Is Open to Debate - New York Times

  17-05-2016 23:31 via nytimes.com
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  Review: In Gala, American Ballet Theater Is Open to Debate
  New York Times
  Misty Copeland in Alexei Ratmansky's “Firebird,” part of the American Ballet Theater's spring gala on Monday at the Metropolitan Opera House. Credit Andrea Mohin/The New York Times. Alexei Ratmansky's latest ballet, “Serenade After Plato's Symposium,” ...
  Ratmansky premiere, American Ballet Theatre, New York — reviewFinancial Times
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• Washington - based dance group to perform in Baku - Trend News Agency

  17-05-2016 16:23 via en.trend.az
  
  Washington - based dance group to perform in Baku
  Trend News Agency
  During America Days, the U.S. Embassy is hosting the Washington based dance group, Company | E to represent the best of American contemporary dance in a series of performances titled Speak Easy. The Speak Easy dance performances take place in ...
  
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• Dance Preview: Columbus Dance Theatre's World-Premiere Romeo and Juliet, An Exciting New Take on a Classic - columbusunderground

  17-05-2016 15:30 via columbusunderground.com
  
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  Dance Preview: Columbus Dance Theatre's World-Premiere Romeo and Juliet, An Exciting New Take on a Classic
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  May 17, 2016 9:30 am Richard Sanford Dance Preview: Columbus Dance Theatre's World-Premiere Romeo and Juliet, An Exciting New Dancers Jaime Kotrba and Seth Wilson perform in the world premiere production of Romeo and Juliet by Columbus ...
  
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• Video: PSNI 'running man' dance challenge an arresting sight - Belfast Telegraph

  17-05-2016 14:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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  Video: PSNI 'running man' dance challenge an arresting sight
  Belfast Telegraph
  It's policing - but not as we know it. The PSNI yesterday posted footage of a group of stern looking PSNI officers in full uniform - before suddenly surprising viewers by breaking into a dance. It'is the PSNI's witty response to a 'dance off' challenge ...
  PSNI accept Gardai 'running man' dance-off challengeIrish Independent
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• Armenian DJs Are Bringing Traditional Sounds Into Underground Dance Music - L.A. Weekly

  17-05-2016 14:37 via laweekly.com
  
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  Armenian DJs Are Bringing Traditional Sounds Into Underground Dance Music
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• Justin Timberlake's 'Can't Stop The Feeling' video is one big dance party - USA TODAY

  17-05-2016 14:22 via usatoday.com
  
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  Justin Timberlake's 'Can't Stop The Feeling' video is one big dance party
  USA TODAY
  Just in case you didn't feel like dancing to Justin Timberlake's return single Can't Stop The Feeling, he went ahead and made a video full of ordinary folks, breaking it down like nobody's watching. Not since Hotline Bling have we seen a music video ...
  Justin Timberlake Releases a Second, Dance-Happy Music Video for 'Can't Stop the Feeling'Entertainment Tonight
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• Watch Rob Gronkowski Take Ballet Lessons from a Real-Life Ballerina - GQ Magazine

  17-05-2016 14:02 via gq.com
  
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  Watch Rob Gronkowski Take Ballet Lessons from a Real-Life Ballerina
  GQ Magazine
  What sometimes gets lost in the collective noise of people laughing at Gronk being Gronk (so: partying and twerking), is that Rob Gronkowski is a truly special athlete. His combination of size, speed, and strength doesn't just make him an offensive ...
  Rob Gronkowski Takes Ballet Lesson in MiamiNECNall 60 news articles »
  
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• Sky Sports' David Garrido shows off dance moves after Sheffield Wednesday play-off win - Telegraph.co.uk

  17-05-2016 13:51 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Sky Sports' David Garrido shows off dance moves after Sheffield Wednesday play-off win
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Of course, covering the team you support as they reach a play-off final can make retaining one's composure that little bit more difficult. David Garrido of Sky Sports News faced just such difficulty on Monday night, as he manfully polished off his ...
  
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• Nyle DiMarco Is Only Remaining 'DWTS' Contestant Without Past Dance Experience, Ginger Zee Lied About Hers - The Inquisitr

  17-05-2016 13:10 via inquisitr.com
  
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  Nyle DiMarco Is Only Remaining 'DWTS' Contestant Without Past Dance Experience, Ginger Zee Lied About Hers
  The Inquisitr
  Nylie DiMarco is going to have his work cut out for him during next week's Dancing with the Stars finals: The deaf America's Next Top Model winner is the only remaining contestant with no prior dance experience. Nylie DiMarco will face off against ABC ...and more »
  
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• Academy celebrates success at dance and gymnastics competitions - Shoreham Herald

  17-05-2016 13:03 via shorehamherald.co.uk
  
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  Academy celebrates success at dance and gymnastics competitions
  Shoreham Herald
  Young people from I-star Academy, which has classes in Shoreham, Steyning and Brighton, have qualified for the World Dance Championship. A total of 32 dancers aged eight to 20 qualified for the championship with four routines at Starpower International ...
  
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• 'Dance Moms' Season 6 Spoilers: Mackenzie Ziegler's To Pursue Great Things Post Lifetime Show - Design & Trend

  17-05-2016 11:34 via designntrend.com
  
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  'Dance Moms' Season 6 Spoilers: Mackenzie Ziegler's To Pursue Great Things Post Lifetime Show
  Design & Trend
  (Photo : Getty Images/Jason Merritt) Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler are expected to have big projects post "Dance Moms" season 6. "Dance Moms" season 6 will soon see the official departure of Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler. After exiting the hit Lifetime ...
  'Dance Moms' Kids Reunion Host Predicts Big Careers For Mackenzie Ziegler, JoJo SiwaInternational Business
  
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• Finalists for 'Dancing with the Stars' revealed: Dance-by-dance semi-finals recap - KGO-TV

  17-05-2016 07:30 via abc7news.com
  
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  Finalists for 'Dancing with the Stars' revealed: Dance-by-dance semi-finals recap
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  A perfect score doesn't necessarily mean a place in the finals for 'Dancing with the Stars.' share; share; tweet; email. kgo. By Cari Skillman. Monday, May 16, 2016 10:24PM. And then there were three! After nine grueling weeks of competition, season 22 ...
  Antonio Brown Dancing With The Stars Trio Dance Argentine Tango Video Season 22 Week 9 – 5/16/16 #DWTSCelebrity Dirty Laundryall 126 news ar
  
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• Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Wheater: “To be a really good director you actually have to be a really good ... - WGN Radio

  17-05-2016 07:21 via wgnradio.com
  
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  Joffrey Ballet Artistic Director Ashley Wheater: “To be a really good director you actually have to be a really good ...
  WGN Radio
  Ashley Wheater, Artistic Director at the Joffrey Ballet, joins Justin to discuss his career, how he got into dance, auditioning for the Royal Ballet School when he was 9- years-old, joining the Joffrey Ballet, the differences between ballet in London ...
  
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• Lineup for World Ballet Competition gala includes hometown favorites, national stars - Orlando Sentinel

  17-05-2016 07:07 via orlandosentinel.com
  
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  Lineup for World Ballet Competition gala includes hometown favorites, national stars
  Orlando Sentinel
  Taras Domitro of San Francisco Ballet is scheduled to perform at the "All-Stars of Dance" gala this June in Orlando. He will dance the Black Swan pas de deux from "Swan Lake" with Adiarys Almeida. Taras Domitro of San Francisco Ballet is scheduled to ...
  
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• Alabama teachers prank students with hilarious dance moves in epic video-bomb - Daily Mail

  17-05-2016 06:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Alabama teachers prank students with hilarious dance moves in epic video-bomb
  Daily Mail
  In a hilarious video prank on their senior students, a few Alabama teachers showed off their dance moves while their students described special memories from high school. Most of the senior students at West Morgan High School who were in the video were ...and more »
  
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• First Chapman BFA Dance Solo Showcase performance highlights graduating class - OCRegister

  17-05-2016 05:15 via ocregister.com
  
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  First Chapman BFA Dance Solo Showcase performance highlights graduating class
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  Students pose in promotional shots for Chapman's upcoming BFA Dance Solo Showcase, "Ascension." COURTESY OF CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY. By JONATHAN WINSLOW / STAFF WRITER. Facebook; Twitter; Email; Comments; PRINT · SEND PDF ...
  
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• Nyle DiMarco Jives With Peta Murgatroyd & Jenna Johnson For Trio Dance on DWTS (Video) - Just Jared

  17-05-2016 03:00 via justjared.com
  
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  Nyle DiMarco Jives With Peta Murgatroyd & Jenna Johnson For Trio Dance on DWTS (Video)
  Just Jared
  The 27-year-old deaf model and activist performed an insane Jive with Peta Murgaroyd and Jenna Johnson to “Hit the Road Jack” from the Hermes House Band on Monday (May 15) from Los Angeles. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Nyle DiMarco. Nyle ...and more »
  
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• New dance piece puts best foot forward for the birth of a nation - Irish Examiner

  17-05-2016 02:24 via irishexaminer.com
  
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  New dance piece puts best foot forward for the birth of a nation
  Irish Examiner
  BY NOW we have had almost every possible interpretation of 1916 and what it meant to this country. On Triumph and Trauma, however, receiving its world premiere at Cork's Firkin Crane this week, looks at the event in a more extended light. Created and ...
  
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• Kathak dancers Nalini and Kamalini believes dance is a therapy for mind, body and soul - The Indian Express

  17-05-2016 02:19 via indianexpress.com
  
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  Kathak dancers Nalini and Kamalini believes dance is a therapy for mind, body and soul
  The Indian Express
  Nalini and Kamalini and group presented Kathak performance on Monday as a part the two-day classical dance festival organised by the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi. Written by Anmol Saini Chandigarh Published:May 17, 2016, 5:49 ...
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• Deaf students learn to dance - WAPT Jackson

  17-05-2016 01:36 via wapt.com
  
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  Deaf students learn to dance
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  One Dancing With The Stars contestant is inspiring students, at one local school, to show off their own moves. Tweet · Pin It. Show Transcript Hide Transcript. Advertising. Video Transcript. STUDENTS AT A LOCAL SCHOOL. HOW DOES HE DO IT?and more »
  
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• Moving on: S.F. arts school's dance teacher makes her final bow - San Francisco Chronicle

  17-05-2016 01:26 via sfchronicle.com
  
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  Moving on: S.F. arts school's dance teacher makes her final bow
  San Francisco Chronicle
  Elvia Marta (left) hugs Nika Logvinova backstage during intermission of the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts spring dance concert at the Cowell Theater. Elvia Marta (left) hugs Nika Logvinova backstage during intermission of the Ruth Asawa School of the ...
  
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• Why Beginning Dancers Should Add Modern to the Mix

  17-05-2016 01:16 via blog.linesballet.org
  
  By Mary Carbonara
  Most folks who find their way to my Absolute Beginner Modern Workshop are adults who have either studied dance once upon a time and always wanted to get back to it, people who are looking for a more satisfying way of exercising that what they’re used to, and individuals who are just plain curious. “What is modern dance anyway?”
  These days modern dance is an amalgam of different dance forms and traditions. Depending on the choreographer or teacher, there may be
  
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• Former Delavan dance instructor charged with sexual assault - Gazettextra

  17-05-2016 01:09 via gazettextra.com
  
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  Former Delavan dance instructor charged with sexual assault
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  ELKHORN—A former Delavan dance instructor accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student is being held at the Walworth County Jail while police continue to investigate. Ariel L. Cisneros, 47, is charged with repeated sexual assault of a child ...
  
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• This Guy Will Change How You Think About Ballet Dancers - Greatist

  17-05-2016 00:27 via greatist.com
  
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  This Guy Will Change How You Think About Ballet Dancers
  Greatist
  If someone asked you to picture a ballet dancer, chances are you'd think of a little girl in a pink tutu (or resident badass Misty Copeland), but 23-year-old Erik Cavanaugh is out to change that. The dancer and choreographer posts stunning Instagram ...
  
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