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• Saura's 'Argentina': A Passionately Political Dance Documentary - NPR

  16-06-2016 23:00 via npr.org
  
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  Saura's 'Argentina': A Passionately Political Dance Documentary
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  Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura is best known on this side of the Atlantic for his 1980s flamenco trilogy Blood Wedding, Carmen and El Amor Brujo. The director has spent the latter part of his long career making dance films that balance engaged populism ...and more »
  
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• Conference sheds light on Cuban ballet - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

  16-06-2016 22:49 via ticket.heraldtribune.com
  
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  Conference sheds light on Cuban ballet
  Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  The ripple effect of the normalizing of relations between Cuba and the U.S. played out on a small stage this week in Sarasota, where a conference on the Ringling Museum campus brought together ballet teachers and pedagogues from both countries for an ...
  Sarasota Ballet stands with 'Top Hat Eddie'WWSB ABC 7all 3 news articles »
  
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• ABT ballerina Xiomara Reyes to lead Washington School of Ballet - Washington Post

  16-06-2016 20:54 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  ABT ballerina Xiomara Reyes to lead Washington School of Ballet
  Washington Post
  Another husband-and-wife team from American Ballet Theatre is moving to Washington. Ballerina Xiomara Reyes will become the new director of the Washington School of Ballet, and her husband, ABT teacher Rinat Imaev, will join the school as a senior ...
  Julie Kent Names Xiomara Reyes Head of The Washington School of Ballethttp://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)all 2 news articles »
  
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• Ballet X - 6abc Loves the Arts - 6abc.com

  16-06-2016 19:26 via 6abc.com
  
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  Ballet X - 6abc Loves the Arts
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  BalletX was founded a decade ago by former Pennsylvania Ballet dancers Christine Cox and Matthew Neenan to push the boundaries of classical ballet, "We really wanted to take risks and do things that were challenging and different," explains co-founder ...
  
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• Teacher helps dance student with Down syndrome persevere to deliver memorable performance - Today.com

  16-06-2016 19:08 via today.com
  
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  Teacher helps dance student with Down syndrome persevere to deliver memorable performance
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  Growing up, Hannah Blum may not have been as talented as the other students in her dance classes, but she refused to quit until there wasn't a dry eye in the house after her performance. And thanks to the help of a great teacher, Blum, 23, who has Down ...
  
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• Houston Ballet Academy Names New Interim Director - Broadway World

  16-06-2016 18:58 via broadwayworld.com
  
  Houston Ballet Academy Names New Interim Director
  Broadway World
  Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch AM announced today the appointment of Vicki Attard as Interim Director of Houston Ballet Academy. "I am happy to welcome Vicki to Houston Ballet as our Interim Academy Director," said Mr. Welch. "Having ...
  
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• Miami City Ballet school gets new staffer from Pennsylvania Ballet - Miami Herald

  16-06-2016 18:42 via miamiherald.com
  
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  Miami City Ballet school gets new staffer from Pennsylvania Ballet
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  The Miami City Ballet School has hired a new director of faculty and curriculum, Arantxa Ochoa, who joins MCB from the Pennsylvania Ballet. Ochoa joins an exodus from the longtime Philadelphia-based troupe, where almost 40% of dancers have recently ...
  
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• Ballet Kelowna wants you - Castanet.net

  16-06-2016 18:35 via castanet.net
  
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  Ballet Kelowna wants you
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  Ballet Kelowna, the only professional dance company in BC's interior, is now offering pre-professional training through the Okanagan Summer Dance Intensive (OSDI). Situated in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, the 2016 OSDI will take place July 25 to ...
  
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• International Arts|A Polish Collector's Passion for Art and Dance - New York Times

  16-06-2016 18:32 via nytimes.com
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  International Arts|A Polish Collector's Passion for Art and Dance
  New York Times
  The atrium of Stary Brower (Old Brewery) in Poznan, Poland, an abandoned factory complex bought in 1998 by Grazyna Kulczyk and transformed into an art and performance space. Credit Maciej Kuszela/Stary Browar. POZNAN, POLAND — The reception ...
  
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• National Ballet proves Giselle is no dance fossil: review - Toronto Star

  16-06-2016 17:34 via thestar.com
  
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  National Ballet proves Giselle is no dance fossil: review
  Toronto Star
  Svetlana Lunkina and Harrison James bring beautiful dancing and dramatic depth to 175-year-old ballet. Svetlana Lunkina projected touching innocence and vulnerability, and Harrison James was charming and apparently besotted in the National Ballet of ...
  
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• Ballet names new head of education - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

  16-06-2016 16:34 via ticket.heraldtribune.com
  
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  Ballet names new head of education
  Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  The Sarasota Ballet has named Christopher Hird, artistic manager of the Boston Ballet School, to head its newly restructured education department. Beginning in mid-July, Hird will oversee all of the organization's dance training components, including ...
  Sarasota Ballet stands with 'Top Hat Eddie'WWSB ABC 7all 2 news articles »
  
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• He Bridges Worlds: Dance and Fashion, Uptown and Downtown - New York Times

  16-06-2016 16:00 via nytimes.com
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  He Bridges Worlds: Dance and Fashion, Uptown and Downtown
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  If the dance landscape were a Venn diagram, Reid Bartelme, a dancer turned costume designer who can't seem to stop performing (he has tried), would fill the center space. Mr. Bartelme bridges worlds. With his design partner, Harriet Jung, he has ...and more »
  
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• Ballet Meets Tech: Alessandra Ferri Takes a Spin in Steven Sebring's “ - Vanity Fair

  16-06-2016 15:43 via vanityfair.com
  
  Ballet Meets Tech: Alessandra Ferri Takes a Spin in Steven Sebring's “
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  Steven Sebring's motion study of prima ballerina assoluta Alessandra Ferri in the Summer Issue of Vanity Fair is just the the tip of the iceberg. For proof, just check out the magazine's iPad edition for an interactive image of Ferri that readers can ...and more »
  
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• How Ballet Helps Olympic Canoer Casey Eichfeld Succeed - Us Weekly

  16-06-2016 14:59 via usmagazine.com
  
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  How Ballet Helps Olympic Canoer Casey Eichfeld Succeed
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  Didn't expect to see this in a canoer's bio! Two-time Olympian Casey Eichfeld credits ballet with a lot of his success in the water. PHOTOS: Here's What Rio Olympic Athletes Will Wear. “I got started in ballet for the same reason I got started in canoe ...
  
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• Audition success for South Wootton ballet dancer - Lynn News

  16-06-2016 14:28 via lynnnews.co.uk
  
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  Audition success for South Wootton ballet dancer
  Lynn News
  Caitlyn Frary (17) a talented young dancer from South Wootton, is currently having an amazing time in rehearsals for a professional production of Giselle with the English Youth Ballet. A dancer at Studio 19 in Lynn, Caitlyn will be on stage in the ...
  
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• The Bolshoi Ballet: moving on from scandal - Deutsche Welle

  16-06-2016 13:06 via dw.com
  
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  The Bolshoi Ballet: moving on from scandal
  Deutsche Welle
  The Bolshoi Ballet has been hit by corruption and sex scandals that have plunged it into one of the worst crises in its history. Makhar Vaziev, the new ballet director, spoke to Emma Burrows about the theater's future. “The main criterion is talent ...and more »
  
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• Ballet director ready for a chat - Bendigo Advertiser

  16-06-2016 07:54 via bendigoadvertiser.com.au
  
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  Ballet director ready for a chat
  Bendigo Advertiser
  AFTER a successful first out in Bendigo, the Conversation in Pubs arts and culture series returns on June 26. Arts advocate Jill Rivers will host a discussion featuring The Australian Ballet artistic director David McAllister. Mr McAllister is a former ...
  
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• On Pointe! Summer's Best Ballet-Inspired Fashion Is Primed to Pirouette - Vogue.com

  16-06-2016 03:09 via vogue.com
  
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  On Pointe! Summer's Best Ballet-Inspired Fashion Is Primed to Pirouette
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  Whether it was the perfectly oversized gray sweatshirt of Jennifer Beals in Flashdance, Mikhail Baryshnikov in pirouette-ready skinny jeans in White Nights, the crisp knotted oxford and leg-skimming denim shorts of Dirty Dancing's Jennifer Grey, there ...
  
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• Put Some Rhythm in Your Workout: LINES Dance Center welcomes Rhythm & Motion this Summer

  16-06-2016 03:01 via blog.linesballet.org
  Our newest class offering combines personal growth, creative artistry and energetic delight – we are thrilled to announce Rhythm & Motion at LINES Dance Center this summer!
  Rhythm & Motion is much more than an aerobics class, is a dance-based workout firmly rooted in the technical fundamentals of a myriad of dance styles. Master instructor Dudley Flores creates high-energy classes inspired by popular music from around the world — pop, African, Latin, hip-hop, R&B, al
  
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