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• Police: Man accused of having sex with minor he met as dance chaperone - WRGB

  08-07-2016 23:14 via cbs6albany.com
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  Police: Man accused of having sex with minor he met as dance chaperone
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  GRANVILLE - A 26 year old Granville man is accused of having sex with a teenage girl he met while chaperoning at a firehouse dance. Justine Martindale, a member of the Granville Hook and Ladder fire department, is accused of having sex with a 15 year ...and more »
  
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• USA Dance to hold event - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

  08-07-2016 23:03 via wcfcourier.com
  
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  USA Dance to hold event
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  WATERLOO — The Cedar Valley Chapter of USA Dance will host a dance Saturday at the Waterloo Center for the Arts. There will be a beginner workshop on West Coast swing from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and an intermediate level workshop from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. ...
  
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• Jlin's smart-kid roots helped forge a new-order dance music star - Chicago Tribune

  08-07-2016 22:54 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Jlin's smart-kid roots helped forge a new-order dance music star
  Chicago Tribune
  Electronic music producer Jlin (Jerrilynn Patton) discusses the inspiration and focus behind her work at her home in Gary, Ind., on July 6, 2016. Jlin, who's found success in Europe — at major fashion events and art venues — will be at Pitchfork this ...and more »
  
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• The Way We Dance With Our Judgments Makes A Difference - Huffington Post

  08-07-2016 21:45 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  The Way We Dance With Our Judgments Makes A Difference
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  Judgment is part of the human experience. We use our judgment to make sense of the world around us, and to shape our unique story and version of reality. We all share a common thread, and yet we are vastly different. Our human capacity to love and be ...
  
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• Paris Opera Ballet/New York City Ballet, Paris — review - Financial Times

  08-07-2016 21:26 via ft.com
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  Paris Opera Ballet/New York City Ballet, Paris — review
  Financial Times
  As ballet companies go, Paris Opera Ballet and New York City Ballet could hardly be more dissimilar. The French outfit boasts centuries of classical history, and has looked mostly to European contemporary trends to adapt to changing times. The American ...
  
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• Review: Dance That Reaches for the Stars, With Help From Technology - New York Times

  08-07-2016 20:43 via nytimes.com
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  Review: Dance That Reaches for the Stars, With Help From Technology
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  From left, Gary Champi, Timothy Ward (behind), Ann Chiaverini, Ned Sturgis, Nicole Restani and Alexandra Berger in “Tethered Light” at New York Live Arts. Credit Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times. At the start of Dusan Tynek's new dance, tiny white ...
  
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• Listen to Ansel Elgort's Debut Dance Single 'Home Alone' - Billboard

  08-07-2016 20:32 via billboard.com
  
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  Listen to Ansel Elgort's Debut Dance Single 'Home Alone'
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  Divergent star Ansel Elgort has been working the ones and twos for a minute under his DJ name, Ansolo. But on Friday (July 8) he dropped his debut solo single under his own name, an upbeat dance number that features his laconic vocals over a refrain ...and more »
  
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• Wooden Floor students dance outside the box with hip hop master Tony Testa - OCRegister

  08-07-2016 20:09 via ocregister.com
  
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  Wooden Floor students dance outside the box with hip hop master Tony Testa
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  Choreographer Tony Testa, center, teaches a master class for boys at The Wooden Floor. DREW A. KELLEY , CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER. By KAITLIN WRIGHT / STAFF WRITER. Facebook; Twitter; Email; Comments; PRINT · SEND PDF.
  
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• Lubbock Dance Gallery dancers headed to Orlando event - LubbockOnline.com

  08-07-2016 19:04 via lubbockonline.com
  Lubbock Dance Gallery dancers headed to Orlando event
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  They have been working at The Dance Gallery in Lubbock, and will be immersed in a week of study sessions and competitions at the international Dance Theatre USA that concludes Friday. “I think they look great,” said Karla McNeill of The Dance Gallery, ...
  
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• Abby Lee Miller Seeking New Talent For 'Dance Moms' Season 7; How To Audition For Cast - International Business Times

  08-07-2016 18:58 via ibtimes.com
  
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  Abby Lee Miller Seeking New Talent For 'Dance Moms' Season 7; How To Audition For Cast
  International Business Times
  If you've always dreamed of living your life on the dance floor then now is your chance! Abby Lee Miller has announced she's seeking new cast members for Season 7 of “Dance Moms.” While Lifetime has yet to confirm another season of the dance docuseries ...
  'Dance Moms' Season 7 News & Update: Is 'Dance Moms' Season 7 Cancelled? Chl
  
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• Dancing Juliet: The power, stillness and pain of one of ballet's greatest heroines - Washington Post

  08-07-2016 18:31 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Dancing Juliet: The power, stillness and pain of one of ballet's greatest heroines
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  To every ballerina, at every age, a different Juliet. The role of Shakespeare's spitfire who rocks Verona and pays for love with her life offers endless fuel for a dancer's imagination, no matter how many years, or even decades, she may have already ...
  
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• 3 Dance Videos We Can't Stop Watching - http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)

  08-07-2016 18:07 via dancemagazine.com
  
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  3 Dance Videos We Can't Stop Watching
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  Sometimes, the internet blesses us with a standout week of viral dance videos. This is one of those weeks. Each video thoughtfully uses movement to tackle a big idea—whether that's exploring a complex scientific concept, speaking out about important ...
  
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• Collaboration and creation with Utah's RDT and Ate9 Dance Company - Salt Lake Tribune

  08-07-2016 17:47 via sltrib.com
  
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  Collaboration and creation with Utah's RDT and Ate9 Dance Company
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  Cheryl Mann | Courtesy Los Angeles-based Ate9 Dance Company will perform in Salt Lake City on July 17 as part of RDT's Summerdance16 workshop. The companies also will be collaborating on a premiere for RDT's fall performance.
  
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• Mayville barn dance tradition going strong after 27 years - Grand Forks Herald

  08-07-2016 17:45 via grandforksherald.com
  
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  Mayville barn dance tradition going strong after 27 years
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  Maija Lindaas and Nate Sand dance at Elroy Lindaas' barn, just outside of Mayville, N.D. on June 25, 2016. (Meg Oliphant/Grand Forks Herald)1 / 8. Don Johnson, 93 years old and a World War II veteran, dances with his daughter Arlyce Gibbs at Elroy ...and more »
  
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• Pamela Levy Named Princeton Ballet School Director - Broadway World

  08-07-2016 17:19 via broadwayworld.com
  
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  Pamela Levy Named Princeton Ballet School Director
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  American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School announced today that, after an international search, Pamela Levy has been selected as the school's director. Levy will be the fourth director in its 62-year history. According to Chuck Metcalf ...and more »
  
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• The Benefits of Dance for Young Children - NY Metro Parents

  08-07-2016 17:08 via nymetroparents.com
  
  The Benefits of Dance for Young Children
  NY Metro Parents
  If you are a parent of young children, you are likely in awe over the endless amounts of energy they seem to have. Even after a long day at school children sometimes still need a way to burn off some steam and let loose. Dance is a great way to channel ...
  
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• Inspiration through movement: Physically integrated dance company visits Madison - Richmond Register

  08-07-2016 16:18 via richmondregister.com
  
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  Inspiration through movement: Physically integrated dance company visits Madison
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  Dancing Wheels performers Kevin Marr II, Kristin Knabel, Demarco Sleeper and Sara Lawrence-Sucato prepare to perform at Berea Community School on Thursday afternoon. dance 2.JPG. Critley King/ The Register. Seated dancer Kristin Knabel, with ...
  
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• Euro 2016: Wales players perform semi-naked war dance - CNN

  08-07-2016 14:49 via edition.cnn.com
  
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  Euro 2016: Wales players perform semi-naked war dance
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  (CNN) As Wales' Euro 2016 footballers prepared to return home to a rapturous public reception in Cardiff Friday, a video of squad members attempting a raucous, semi-naked war dance behind closed doors was going viral on social media. The cheeky video ...and more »
  
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• Francis and the Lights' “Friends” Video Director Talks Kanye, Bon Iver, Dance Moves - Pitchfork Media

  08-07-2016 14:39 via pitchfork.com
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  Francis and the Lights' “Friends” Video Director Talks Kanye, Bon Iver, Dance Moves
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  “Our thinking was that each person in the video should wear their own clothes and it should feel like themselves.” Photo via Jake Schreier's Instagram. Yesterday, Francis and the Lights released the music video for a new song, “Friends,” featuring Bon ...
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• WATCH: From boxer to ballerina- Siv Ngesi takes his first ballet lesson - Times LIVE

  08-07-2016 14:00 via timeslive.co.za
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  WATCH: From boxer to ballerina- Siv Ngesi takes his first ballet lesson
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  He may have just emerged victorious from a boxing match against Ryan Botha, but that hasn't stopped strong man Siv Ngesi from taking up a bit of ballet. Save & Share. Tweet · Email · Print. Related News. Finish him! Siv Ngesi heats up the Namibian ...and more »
  
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• New Bolshoi ballet chief aims to focus on dance not drama - Yahoo News

  08-07-2016 13:15 via yahoo.com
  
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  New Bolshoi ballet chief aims to focus on dance not drama
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  Moscow (AFP) - After years of off-stage drama and scandal that has cast a shadow over Russia's famed Bolshoi ballet troupe, new dance chief Makhar Vaziev is looking to get back to its roots. "The Bolshoi ballet is classical dance before all else ...and more »
  
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• Royal Ballet is spot-on with this season's offerings - EJ Insight

  08-07-2016 11:54 via ejinsight.com
  
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  Royal Ballet is spot-on with this season's offerings
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  The Invitation (left) is a rarely performed early MacMillan ballet. At the heart of Within The Golden Hour (right) are three well-contrasted duets. Photos: Bill Cooper, Andrej Uspenski. Home World International. Jul 8, 2016 5:45pm ...
  
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• Dancer brings passion for dance home - Sampson Independent

  08-07-2016 11:30 via clintonnc.com
  
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  Dancer brings passion for dance home
  Sampson Independent
  Jazmin Du Veaux is hosting a week-long dance intensive in August. Du Veaux, who grew up in Clinton, is returning from California to host the event and give back to the community. Du Veaux. Jazmin Du Veaux has been living her dream since she left North ...and more »
  
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• NTD Secures New Venue for Dance Competition - The Epoch Times

  08-07-2016 10:44 via theepochtimes.com
  
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  NTD Secures New Venue for Dance Competition
  The Epoch Times
  New Tang Dynasty Television made an announcement the the Hong Kong round of the 7 th International Classical Chinese Dance Competition will be held at the MacPherson Stadium in Mongkok on Aug 1, 2016. (Larry Dai/Epoch Times). New Tang Dynasty ...
  
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• Performing Arts Council holds summer dance lessons - The Daily Collegian Online

  08-07-2016 09:06 via collegian.psu.edu
  
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  Performing Arts Council holds summer dance lessons
  The Daily Collegian Online
  Harnoor Singh (senior-biology) teaches a free hip-hop class presented by the Penn State performing arts center as a part of their summer workshop series on Wednesday, July 6, 2016. prev. next. Penn State students have the chance to learn, be ...
  
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• 3 NFA girls to hold dance-athon fundraiser - Times Herald-Record

  08-07-2016 08:27 via recordonline.com
  
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  3 NFA girls to hold dance-athon fundraiser
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  NEWBURGH - Taina Caballero, Pearleasha Cook and Iliana Lopez are three students at Newburgh Free Academy who excel in school, give back to their community and love to express themselves through dance. They are also dance students of the ...
  
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• 3 NFA girls to hold dance-athon fundraiser - News - recordonline.com - Middletown, NY - Times Herald Record - Times Herald-Record

  08-07-2016 08:27 via recordonline.com
  
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  3 NFA girls to hold dance-athon fundraiser - News - recordonline.com - Middletown, NY - Times Herald Record
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  They are also dance students of the Newburgh Performing Arts Academy's elite dancers and were selected in December to attend a dance invitational in Hollywood, Calif. It will give them the opportunity to take master classes and immerse themselves in ...
  
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• Palos Verdes Ballet Dancer Joins Prestigious Chicago Ballet Company - Patch.com

  08-07-2016 07:22 via patch.com
  
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  Palos Verdes Ballet Dancer Joins Prestigious Chicago Ballet Company
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  Palos Verdes, CA — A dancer from Palos Verdes Peninsula has signed with a prestigious Chicago ballet company, the Daily Breeze reported. Olivia Tang-Mifsud, who grew up dancing with the Palos Verdes Ballet, then on to training at the San Francisco ...
  
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• Unofficial: Murfreesboro Broke Square Dance Record - Wgnsradio

  08-07-2016 06:55 via wgnsradio.com
  
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  Unofficial: Murfreesboro Broke Square Dance Record
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  Gloria Christy takes one of the many larges groups from the Civic Plaza to the town square. Everybody was having fun, both at rehearsals and during the actual square dancing on the square. Another group of square dancers heads off to the square after ...and more »
  
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• Phila. native to teach hip-hop dance at Boston Conservatory - The Philadelphia Tribune

  08-07-2016 06:35 via phillytrib.com
  
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  Phila. native to teach hip-hop dance at Boston Conservatory
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  Philadelphia native Duane Lee Holland Jr. will teach hip-hop dance at the Boston Conservatory and Berklee. — submitted photo. lif-dance070816-02. Chanel Hill Tribune Staff Writer. lif-dance070816-02. Duane Lee Holland Jr. will be teaching hip-hop ...
  
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• Mid-Atlantic Ballet settles into new home - Newark Post

  08-07-2016 06:19 via newarkpostonline.com
  
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  Mid-Atlantic Ballet settles into new home
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  One of three studios inside Mid-Atlantic Ballet's new 6,000-square-foot space, located at 506 Interchange Boulevard off Elkton Road. prev. next. Mid-Atlantic Ballet has moved around a handful of times in the last 20 years, but now the dancers and ...
  
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• The State Ballet Theatre of Russia to Bring SWAN LAKE to the Morris This Winter - Broadway World

  08-07-2016 04:32 via broadwayworld.com
  
  The State Ballet Theatre of Russia to Bring SWAN LAKE to the Morris This Winter
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  Tickets are $18.50, $28.50, $38.50, $48.50, and $58.50 and are ON SALE Friday, July 22, at 10:00 a.m. Tickets will go on sale at the Morris Box Office, by phone at 574-235-9190 or 800-537-6415, or online at www.MorrisCenter.org. The Morris Box Office ...and more »
  
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• Barn to Dance: Mayville summer tradition going strong after 27 years - The Dickinson Press

  08-07-2016 04:25 via thedickinsonpress.com
  
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  Barn to Dance: Mayville summer tradition going strong after 27 years
  The Dickinson Press
  Don Johnson, 93 years old and a World War II veteran, dances with his daughter Arlyce Gibbs at Elroy Lindaas' barn dance, held outside of Mayville, N.D. on June 25, 2016. "He's mad at me because I don't dance like Mom," explained Arlyce, laughing.and more »
  
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• Princeton Ballet School Names Pamela Levy New School Director - New Jersey Stage

  08-07-2016 04:16 via newjerseystage.com
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  Princeton Ballet School Names Pamela Levy New School Director
  New Jersey Stage
  Princeton Ballet School Names Pamela Levy New School Director (New Brunswick/Princeton, NJ) – American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School has announced that, after an international search, Pamela Levy has been selected as the school's ...
  
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• Dance Listings for July 8-14 - New York Times

  08-07-2016 03:34 via nytimes.com
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  Dance Listings for July 8-14
  New York Times
  From left, David Gonsier, Christina Robson, Jin Ju Song-Begin and Shane Dennis Rutkowski of the Sean Curran Company performing “Left Exit” in 2013. The company will participate in the final Bryant Park Presents Modern Dance event of the summer on ...
  
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• Barn to Dance: Mayville summer tradition going strong after 27 years - Grand Forks Herald

  08-07-2016 01:53 via grandforksherald.com
  
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  Barn to Dance: Mayville summer tradition going strong after 27 years
  Grand Forks Herald
  Maija Lindaas and Nate Sand dance at Elroy Lindaas' barn, just outside of Mayville, N.D. on June 25, 2016. (Meg Oliphant/Grand Forks Herald)1 / 8. Don Johnson, 93 years old and a World War II veteran, dances with his daughter Arlyce Gibbs at Elroy ...and more »
  
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• The Memory of Nature

  08-07-2016 01:17 via blog.linesballet.org
  
  In what we call primordial cultures there was no driving roar of cacophonous city clamor, no skyscrapers that blocked the horizon’s view, nor bright lights that obliterated the starry dome of night’s awe-provoking, mathematical sky. Plainly put, our ancestors were not removed from nature and its continuous outpouring of information. When you have the opportunity to experience the vastness of nature, you become aware of the loudness of silence and its ever-speaking profundity. You ga
  
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