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• Review-Journal visual journalist wins Emmy for dance group video - Las Vegas Review-Journal

  12-06-2016 23:57 via reviewjournal.com
  
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  Review-Journal visual journalist wins Emmy for dance group video
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  web1_astonwins.jpg Las Vegas Review-Journal visual journalist Rachel Aston is shown with her award during the 42nd Annual Pacific Southwest Emmy Awards at the Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa in Palms Springs, Calif. on Saturday, June 11, ...
  
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• Barak Ballet at The Wallis - SeeDance News

  12-06-2016 23:50 via seedance.com
  
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  Barak Ballet at The Wallis
  SeeDance News
  Barak Ballet made its official debut at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica in 2013 to critical acclaim. For the company's performance at the Wallis Annenberg Performing Arts Center, Artistic Director Melissa Barak brought together a wonderful group of ...
  
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• Ballet Is Why Leon Bridges is So Smooth: Watch - fuse.tv

  12-06-2016 23:15 via fuse.tv
  
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  Ballet Is Why Leon Bridges is So Smooth: Watch
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  “Give everything, even if you're playing to five people,” is Leon Bridges' advice to young artists growing into their own right in front of audiences as they go. Fuse caught up with Bridges at Bonnaroo 2016, and he tells us it was the moves of Usher ...
  
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• Rent spike threatens to put famed ballet school out of business - New York Post

  12-06-2016 23:01 via nypost.com
  
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  Rent spike threatens to put famed ballet school out of business
  New York Post
  A misbegotten pas de deux with a rent-raising Manhattan landlord may force one of America's best-known ballet schools into bankruptcy. Joffrey Ballet School for years housed students in a Grove Street building in the heart of Greenwich Village, just ...
  
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• Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Debuts Two New Works - New York Times

  12-06-2016 22:09 via nytimes.com
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  Review: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Debuts Two New Works
  New York Times
  Jamar Roberts and Constance Stamatiou of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in “Untitled America: Second Movement” at the Koch Theater. Credit Andrea Mohin/The New York Times. Robert Battle, the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ...
  
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• Witnesses speak out after Orlando dance club massacre - Yahoo News

  12-06-2016 21:27 via yahoo.com
  
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  Witnesses speak out after Orlando dance club massacre
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  Survivors of the Sunday morning massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando are sharing their harrowing experiences escaping from the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. The gunman, identified as 29-year-old Omar Mateen, fatally shot about 50 ...
  Live Coverage | A 'Goofball' Who Liked to DanceNew York Times
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• Top ballet companies team up for grand dance frolic - Inquirer.net

  12-06-2016 21:21 via lifestyle.inquirer.net
  
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  Top ballet companies team up for grand dance frolic
  Inquirer.net
  THE CULTURAL Center of the Philippines and Ballet Philippines, with Philippine Ballet Theatre and Ballet Manila, will mount “Dance.MNL: The Philippine Dance Festival” on June 14-26 at the CCP, Aliw Theater and Star Theater. Supported by the National ...
  
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• Calgary dancer, 12, making So You Think You Can Dance debut - Calgary Herald

  12-06-2016 21:02 via calgaryherald.com
  
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  Calgary dancer, 12, making So You Think You Can Dance debut
  Calgary Herald
  For one, she will be watching her debut on So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation, an episode that will include parts of her audition in New York City in front Nigel Lythgoe, Paula Abdul and Jason Derulo. Then she's got this little thing at ...and more »
  
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• Dance Review: Lula Washington Dance Theater - Jerusalem Post Israel News

  12-06-2016 20:35 via jpost.com
  
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  Dance Review: Lula Washington Dance Theater
  Jerusalem Post Israel News
  They showed exceptional and passionate identification with the emotional content, which seems to ignite their overt expressiveness, particularly in Search for Humanism. Lula Washington Dance Theater . (photo credit:Courtesy). Share on Facebook Share on ...
  
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• Dance and music extravaganza with Irish talent coming to Runcorn - Liverpool Echo

  12-06-2016 19:45 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
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  Dance and music extravaganza with Irish talent coming to Runcorn
  Liverpool Echo
  A dance and music extravganza containing a wealth of Irish talent is coming to a Runcorn theatre next month. Rhythm Of The Dance will be performed at The Brindley on Sunday, July 24. The show features a live band, three tenors and 22 dancers. A Halton ...and more »
  
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• Photos: Warm Up Dance Party Moves The Crowd At MoMA PS1 - Gothamist

  12-06-2016 19:05 via gothamist.com
  
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  Photos: Warm Up Dance Party Moves The Crowd At MoMA PS1
  Gothamist
  Another sure sign we're heading into high summer? MoMA PS1 kicked off its weekly dance party Warm Up yesterday, and it was one of the best opening days in years. The crowds were substantial, so it really felt like a party and there was plenty of ...
  
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• 'Life's a Dance' waltzes into the Saenger Theate - Pensacola News Journal

  12-06-2016 18:15 via pnj.com
  
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  'Life's a Dance' waltzes into the Saenger Theate
  Pensacola News Journal
  The ninth annual “Life's a Dance” celebration unfolds at the Saenger Theatre Friday night, and this year's event promises even more variety than in previous years, as professional dancers and local celebrities take to the Saenger stage. WEAR-TV3 news ...
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• Giordano Dance honors all that jazz, past and present - Chicago Tribune

  12-06-2016 18:10 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Giordano Dance honors all that jazz, past and present
  Chicago Tribune
  It's not easy to pack the Auditorium, even if you don't count the balconies. But Giordano Dance Chicago did that Saturday, in a one-night performance that concluded this season's Made in Chicago series. An enthusiastic crowd went wild for every one of ...
  
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• 50 dead at gay dance club in Orlando - Politico

  12-06-2016 16:25 via politico.com
  
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  50 dead at gay dance club in Orlando
  Politico
  ORLANDO, Fla. — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. It was the deadliest mass shooting in ...and more »
  
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• Benjamin Millepied on quitting Paris Ballet and his LA 'love story' with Natalie Portman - The Guardian

  12-06-2016 16:01 via theguardian.com
  
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  Benjamin Millepied on quitting Paris Ballet and his LA 'love story' with Natalie Portman
  The Guardian
  The choreographer blew into Paris Opera Ballet on a mission to shake things up. But two seasons later, he walked. Does the rebel of dance have any regrets? Plenty… Benjamin Millepied in London. 'I could have gone slower' … Benjamin Millepied in ...
  
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• Benjamin Millepied on quitting Paris Ballet and his LA 'love story' with Natalie Portman

  12-06-2016 16:00
  
  The choreographer blew into Paris Opera Ballet on a mission to shake things up. But two seasons later, he walked. Does the rebel of dance have any regrets? Plenty…‘I was always the Frog in America,” says Benjamin Millepied, “and then I was the American in Paris. It was naive of me not to realise how different the two worlds are and how differently the politics work.” When he was appointed director of dance at the Paris Opera in 2014, the French-born choreographer w
  
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• Summer dance shows around Philly and up the Turnpike - Philly.com

  12-06-2016 15:23 via philly.com
  
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  Summer dance shows around Philly and up the Turnpike
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  Two world premieres by two top choreographers, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and BalletX cofounder Matthew Neenan. Collaboration with Klip Collective, which works with immersive projection lighting and technology. (215-546-7824, balletx.org). National Ballet ...
  
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• Jackson school of dance owner, instructor retires after 45 years - MLive.com

  12-06-2016 15:10 via mlive.com
  
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  Jackson school of dance owner, instructor retires after 45 years
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  JACKSON, MI – As a kid, Susan Vaughn was part of a military family – constantly moving from place to place. At 3 years old, she picked up dance, saying it was the one thing she could hold onto wherever she was. After building the Susan Vaughn School of ...
  
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• 20 Under 40: Joy French a modern dance entrepreneur - The Missoulian

  12-06-2016 15:07 via missoulian.com
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  20 Under 40: Joy French a modern dance entrepreneur
  The Missoulian
  Like an entrepreneur starting a new venture, Joy French set a timeline. She'd give this project five years and then reassess. She was finished with her graduate degree in Boulder, Colorado, and returned to Missoula for a "transition year.
  
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• Sussanne Khan Talks About Her Divorce, Sofia Hayat's Dance Moves & More From The Ent World! - Indiatimes.com

  12-06-2016 15:05 via indiatimes.com
  
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  Sussanne Khan Talks About Her Divorce, Sofia Hayat's Dance Moves & More From The Ent World!
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  1. Two years after their official separation, Sussanne Khan opened up about her divorce with Hrithik Roshan. Miss this couple @hrithikroshan and @suzkr :( #hrithikroshan #sussannekhan #bollywood. A photo posted by @aliaroshan on Jul 30, 2015 at ...and more »
  
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• Police Report 'Mass Casualty Situation' After Shooting at Gay Club in Florida - VICE

  12-06-2016 14:16 via news.vice.com
  
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  Police Report 'Mass Casualty Situation' After Shooting at Gay Club in Florida
  VICE
  Multiple people were killed and many others wounded after a gunman opened fire at a crowded nightclub in Florida on Sunday morning. Orlando Police Chief John Mina said a shooter wielding an assault-type rifle killed around 20 people and wounded 42 ...
  Pulse was a haven from fear -- to dance without prejudice: LettersOrlando Sentinel
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• 'Dance Moms' Season 6 Cast Brynn Rumfallo Names Her Favorite Mini Elite Dancer - Design & Trend

  12-06-2016 12:42 via designntrend.com
  
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  'Dance Moms' Season 6 Cast Brynn Rumfallo Names Her Favorite Mini Elite Dancer
  Design & Trend
  During an interview at JoJo Siwa's 13th birthday, Rumfallo said that she adores Peyton Evans. "I love her... She's amazing for like, six..." she said in reference to Evans. The six-year-old mini was introduced alongside her other teammates during the ...
  'Dance Moms' Season 6 cast members can't seem to move on from Maddie and Mackenzie ZieglerInternational Business Times, India E
  
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• The Joyce Girl by Annabel Abbs review – a skilful dance between times - The Guardian

  12-06-2016 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
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  The Joyce Girl by Annabel Abbs review – a skilful dance between times
  The Guardian
  'Yearning': Lucia longs to dance in Annabel Abbs's The Joyce Girl. Photograph: AFP/Getty/Timothy A Clary. Anita Sethi. Sunday 12 June 2016 06.00 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on LinkedIn · Share on Google+ · Share ...
  
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• Ballet 'Shim Chung' celebrates 30th anniversary - Korea Times

  12-06-2016 10:40 via koreatimes.co.kr
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  Ballet 'Shim Chung' celebrates 30th anniversary
  Korea Times
  The term ballet immediately relates to airy dancers in white tutus, but "Shim Chung," currently staged by the Universal Ballet Company (UBC) at Seoul Arts Center, tells the tale of Shim Chung, Korea's best-known filial daughter, cleverly combining ...
  
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• Bendites get Greek, grapevine at free dance workshop - Bend Bulletin

  12-06-2016 09:15 via bendbulletin.com
  
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  Bendites get Greek, grapevine at free dance workshop
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  With their hands joined together, people interested in learning Greek folk dance practice with the help of the Kumpania international folk dancers group during a free workshop at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Bend on Saturday afternoon. While it ...and more »
  
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• Jane Eyre review – a quietly enthralling classic

  12-06-2016 08:00
  
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  Restrained, but clear and fluent choreography brings Charlotte Brontë’s novel to life on the stageThe virtues of Northern Ballet’s new production of Jane Eyre are those of its heroine: modesty, diligence and resourcefulness. The piece has been choreographed by Cathy Marston, whose sympathy for her source material is evident in clear plotting and a fluent movement language. Marston’s style is restrained, and rarely sensational. But because she bu
  
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• A Passion For Dance, And For Each Other - Hartford Courant

  12-06-2016 06:49 via courant.com
  
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  A Passion For Dance, And For Each Other
  Hartford Courant
  Love Story: Sonia Plumb and Herb Emanuelson have made dance the center of their relationship. Punching, slapping, pulling hair — this is Stage Combat, the first lesson in the Shakespeare workshop at Trinity College in Hartford in 1984. It was an ice ...
  
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• Letter: Ballet barely 40 years ago - Charleston Post Courier

  12-06-2016 06:25 via postandcourier.com
  Letter: Ballet barely 40 years ago
  Charleston Post Courier
  Was it really 40 years ago that my family decided to walk to a “Spoleto Ballet” at the College of Charleston? What a beautiful balmy June night. What a beautiful setting. Stately live oak trees dripping with Spanish moss. It was surreal. We found seats ...
  
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• Festival Ballet Center to present 'On Broadway' in Winston-Salem - Winston-Salem Journal

  12-06-2016 06:15 via journalnow.com
  Festival Ballet Center to present 'On Broadway' in Winston-Salem
  Winston-Salem Journal
  If a trip to New York is not on your summer agenda, then Gary Taylor, artistic director of Winston-Salem Festival Ballet, aims to satisfy your Broadway urges right here in town. Taylor is presenting a dance concert by the students from Festival Ballet ...
  
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• Houston Ballet's 'Giselle' a heartbeat in motion - Houston Chronicle

  12-06-2016 02:37 via houstonchronicle.com
  
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  Houston Ballet's 'Giselle' a heartbeat in motion
  Houston Chronicle
  Yuriko Kajiya and Connor Walsh as Giselle and Prince Albrecht in the premiere of Stanton Welch's "Giselle" at Wortham Theater Center. Yuriko Kajiya and Connor Walsh as Giselle and Prince Albrecht in the premiere of Stanton Welch's "Giselle" at Wortham ...and more »
  
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• 'The Art of Falling' returns as dance partners with comedy - Chicago Sun-Times

  12-06-2016 00:30 via chicago.suntimes.com
  
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  'The Art of Falling' returns as dance partners with comedy
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and The Second City in "The Art of Falling," at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. (Photo: Todd Rosenberg). Hedy Weiss · @HedyWeissCritic | email. “The Art of Falling,” the ingenious, winningly synergistic blend of ...
  
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