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• 'So You Think You Can Dance' winner charged with domestic violence - Page Six

  14-07-2016 23:58 via pagesix.com
  
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  'So You Think You Can Dance' winner charged with domestic violence
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  A former “So You Think You Can Dance” star faces a significant amount of time behind bars after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend twice since April. Joshua Allen, who won the fourth season of the dance competition show, was charged with three ...
  'So You Think You Can Dance' Winner Faces Decade Behind Bars For Domestic ViolenceDeadline
  'So You Think You Can Dance?' season 4 winner is charged with
  
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• Anti Islamic protestors confronted with dance party at Eid Festival - Arab American News

  14-07-2016 23:52 via arabamericannews.com
  
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  Anti Islamic protestors confronted with dance party at Eid Festival
  Arab American News
  ANAHEIM, CA – A group of anti-Islamic protestors attempted to disrupt the fourth annual Eid Festival on Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10, but instead were met with confrontations that turned into a dance party. The Bible Believers, a familiar group ...and more »
  
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• Summer Program Invites International Students

  14-07-2016 22:54 via blog.linesballet.org
  
  A reflection by Macarena Gomez, former LINES Ballet Training Program student and Summer Program Session One mentor, facilitator and chaperone.
  Since coming to LINES, I realized that what I really wanted to do after was bring what I learned and experienced back to my community. The people, the teachers, the company, everything – it’s just a completely different environment that really changes you as a whole, not only as a dancer but as a person too.
  So when I first went
  
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• Perry-Mansfield dance students to perform original choreographed works - Steamboat Pilot & Today

  14-07-2016 22:49 via steamboattoday.com
  
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  Perry-Mansfield dance students to perform original choreographed works
  Steamboat Pilot & Today
  Steamboat Springs — High octane, powerful and intense is how Julliard-trained dance faculty member Erika Pujic describes her original choreographed work, which will be one of six pieces to premiere at this weekend's Evening of Dance at Perry-Mansfield ...
  
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• Chloe Lukasiak's Second Teen Choice Award Nomination Proves 'Dance Moms' Was Only The Beginning Of Her Career - Bustle

  14-07-2016 22:49 via bustle.com
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  Chloe Lukasiak's Second Teen Choice Award Nomination Proves 'Dance Moms' Was Only The Beginning Of Her Career
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  It's hard to believe that it's been five years since Dance Moms premiered on Lifetime and the world met Chloe Lukasiak, who is nominated for a Teen Choice Award this year. Chloe instantly became a fan favorite thanks to her beautiful dance skills and ...
  
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• Greensburg ballet teacher isn't just about classics - Tribune-Review

  14-07-2016 22:27 via triblive.com
  
  Greensburg ballet teacher isn't just about classics
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  Eleanor Tornblom, artistic director and master teacher for Laurel Ballet stands for a portrait in one of her dance studio's on Monday, July 11, 2016, in South Greensburg. Photo by Barry Reeger | Tribune-Review. Updated 4 minutes ago. Eleanor Viecelli ...
  
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• Contra street dance Saturday - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

  14-07-2016 21:59 via union-bulletin.com
  
  Contra street dance Saturday
  Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
  If you have an event you'd like to list on the site, send it to us now! Get started · Send Us Your News. We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. Let us know what's going on. Get started! Walla Walla will see its third annual ...
  
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• 'So You Think You Can Dance' Winner Charged With Domestic Violence - Variety

  14-07-2016 21:58 via variety.com
  
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  'So You Think You Can Dance' Winner Charged With Domestic Violence
  Variety
  Joshua Allen, the winner of “So You Think You Can Dance” season 4, has been charged with domestic abuse and could face over a decade in state prison, the L.A. County D.A. said on Thursday. Allen potentially faces two felony counts of willfully injuring ...
  'So You Think You Can Dance' Winner Faces Decade Behind Bars For Domestic ViolenceDeadline
  'So You Think You Can Dance?' season 4 winner is charged
  
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• An invitation to dance - San Francisco Examiner

  14-07-2016 21:08 via sfexaminer.com
  
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  An invitation to dance
  San Francisco Examiner
  BART's Board of Directors approved a fare discount program for San Francisco State University students at its meeting Thursday.The new discounted Clipper Card for students will be called the “Gator Pass,” a take on the school's reptilian mascot, the ...and more »
  
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• Miguel Angel Jimenez celebrates eagle with a dance - FOXSports.com

  14-07-2016 20:45 via foxsports.com
  
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  Miguel Angel Jimenez celebrates eagle with a dance
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  The outward nine at Royal Troon is the side most players are expected to go low on, while the final nine holes after making the turn can completely ruin your score. Miguel Angel Jimenez, however, seemed to play the course in reverse. The Spaniard went ...
  Miguel Angel Jimenez holes out for eagle and breaks into a dance in the fairwaySB Nationall 3 news articles »
  
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• Modern Dance In Hartford And At Wesleyan - Hartford Courant

  14-07-2016 20:41 via courant.com
  
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  Modern Dance In Hartford And At Wesleyan
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  RUBBERBANDance Group, from Montreal, is at the Wesleyan Center for the Arts July 21. (RUBBERBANDance Group). Christopher ArnottContact Reporter. The issue-driven local modern dance company TNMOT AZTRO performed the first installment of ...and more »
  
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• Cicero police show off dance skills for 'Running Man Challenge,' dare others (video) - Syracuse.com

  14-07-2016 20:34 via syracuse.com
  
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  Cicero police show off dance skills for 'Running Man Challenge,' dare others (video)
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  CICERO, N.Y. -- The Cicero Police Department is challenging all law enforcement agencies in Central New York to the Running Man Challenge. The Running Man Challenge is similar to other viral dance videos. Participants do a variation of the running man ...
  
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• This Is a Protest Dance: Alvin Ailey Performs to Beyonce's 'Freedom' - New York Times

  14-07-2016 19:46 via nytimes.com
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  This Is a Protest Dance: Alvin Ailey Performs to Beyonce's 'Freedom'
  New York Times
  Members of the Alvin Ailey company gather before performing Rennie Harris's “Exodus” at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Credit Alvin Ailey. Robert Battle found out that members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater had performed a new dance ...and more »
  
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• A Sidewalk That Sings As You Dance With Your Shadow - Co.Design (blog)

  14-07-2016 19:03 via fastcodesign.com
  
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  A Sidewalk That Sings As You Dance With Your Shadow
  Co.Design (blog)
  A new installation encourages people of all ages to join together and dance...or at least flail. 01 /06; 02 /06; 03 /06; 04 /06; 05 /06; 06 /06. A Sidewalk That Sings As You Dance With Your Shadow. 6 images. Advertisement. Advertisement. Mark Wilson 07 ...and more »
  
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• LeBron James After-Party Ultimatum 'Dance Or Get the F*** Out' - TMZ.com

  14-07-2016 18:51 via tmz.com
  
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  LeBron James After-Party Ultimatum 'Dance Or Get the F*** Out'
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  LeBron James issued a VERY SERIOUS warning to his ESPY after-party guests Wednesday night -- either you dance or "get the f*** up out of here!!!" FYI, this video is awesome! Bron took the stage at the Uninterrupted party at Le Jardin -- and made it ...
  Watch LeBron James Tell People to Dance or GTFO at ESPYs After-PartyComplex
  ESPYs guests tout same old song and danceNevada Appeal
  Video: LeBron James Tells Guests to
  
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• How 'Pump Up the Volume' Became Dance Music's First Pop Hit - RollingStone.com

  14-07-2016 17:58 via rollingstone.com
  
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  How 'Pump Up the Volume' Became Dance Music's First Pop Hit
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  M/A/R/R/S' 1987 dance classic "'Pump Up the Volume" became dance music's first genuine pop hit. By Michaelangelo Matos. 15 hours ago. More News. 20 Best EDM and Electronic Albums of 2015 How Jim Morrison Predicted EDM to Rolling Stone in 1969 ...
  
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• The Most Iconic Dance Moves In Sean Paul's Videos, Explained - The FADER

  14-07-2016 17:33 via thefader.com
  
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  The Most Iconic Dance Moves In Sean Paul's Videos, Explained
  The FADER
  There are few feelings more human than the eyes-closed, hips-squared euphoria of dancing to a song you really, really love, whether your move of choice is a casual two-step or a complex back-bending, limb-isolating routine. Sean Paul may not be a ...
  
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• More Than Two Can Tango: Study Finds Many Benefits When Survivors Dance - Curetoday.com

  14-07-2016 17:00 via curetoday.com
  
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  More Than Two Can Tango: Study Finds Many Benefits When Survivors Dance
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  A tango program for cancer survivors is showing to have benefits far beyond developing graceful dance moves. ELLIE LEICK. PUBLISHED: JULY 14, 2016. Discussions >>. Talk about this article with other patients, caregivers, and advocates in the Lymphoma ...
  
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• Watch a Most Violent Dinner-Party Dance - Atlas Obscura

  14-07-2016 16:16 via atlasobscura.com
  
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  Watch a Most Violent Dinner-Party Dance
  Atlas Obscura
  Let's "settle this dispute with a dance-off" is popular retort from pacifists the world over. A reasonable method to resolve longstanding grudges or incidents of dishonor. But as you can see in this video, these dancers appear to take their duel a step ...
  
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• Tommie Sunshine Explores Miami's Contributions to Dance Music in After the Raves - Miami New Times

  14-07-2016 15:33 via miaminewtimes.com
  
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  Tommie Sunshine Explores Miami's Contributions to Dance Music in After the Raves
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• Australian Ballet: Swan Lake review – a royal tragedy lifted by its leads - The Guardian

  14-07-2016 15:01 via theguardian.com
  
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  Australian Ballet: Swan Lake review – a royal tragedy lifted by its leads
  The Guardian
  'Scott's Odette is a marvel of delicate contradictions' … Adam Bull and Amber Scott in Swan Lake. Photograph: Ian Gavan/Getty Images. Judith Mackrell · @judithmackrell. Thursday 14 July 2016 09.00 EDT Last modified on Thursday 14 July 2016 17.00 EDT.
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• Australian Ballet: Swan Lake review – a royal tragedy lifted by its leads

  14-07-2016 15:00
  
  Coliseum, London
  Choreographer Graeme Murphy gives his characters a more contemporary edge and it’s the principals, especially Amber Scott, who carry the eveningWhen Australian Ballet first brought their Swan Lake to London, its portrait of a dysfunctional royal marriage seemed to be lifted straight from the recent British past. On a second viewing, though, Graeme Murphy’s choreography is informed less by Charles, Camilla and Di than by another 19th-century classic, Giselle. It&rsquo
  
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• Stephen Curry, Chance the Rapper show off dance moves before ESPYs - Sports Illustrated

  14-07-2016 14:29 via si.com
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  Stephen Curry, Chance the Rapper show off dance moves before ESPYs
  Sports Illustrated
  Your teams on the go or at home. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS or Android. Last season as Stephen Curry laid waste to hordes of NBA defenders, he and some Oracle arena staff developed a tradition of dancing to the jingle from the ...
  Steph Curry and Chance The Rapper dance to 'Jones' BBQ and Foot Massage' at ESPYSESPN
  Kind Of Down With This Dance That Chance And Steph Curry Did Last Nigh
  
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• 'Once' upon a ballet - Jakarta Post

  14-07-2016 14:22 via thejakartapost.com
  
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  'Once' upon a ballet
  Jakarta Post
  Swirl and twirl: Indonesian ballet dancers practice their moves for the upcoming gala performance Once, which is to take place in August.(JP/Frederica Sizilia Priyanto)(JP/Frederica Sizilia Priyanto) ...
  
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• At heavily fortified DMZ, South Korean troops swap boots for ballet shoes - Reuters

  14-07-2016 11:20 via reuters.com
  
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  At heavily fortified DMZ, South Korean troops swap boots for ballet shoes
  Reuters
  PAJU, South Korea The 15 male ballet students groaned as they strained to do the splits and laughed with relief after their teacher counted to five and let them relax. Once a week, a group of South Korean soldiers near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that ...and more »
  
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• South Korean troops swap boots for ballet shoes - The Wider Image

  14-07-2016 11:05 via widerimage.reuters.com
  South Korean troops swap boots for ballet shoes
  The Wider Image
  The 15 male ballet students groaned as they strained to do the splits and laughed with relief after their teacher counted to five and let them relax. Once a week, a group of South Korean soldiers near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) that divides the ...
  
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• Dancing Under The Stars: New York City Ballet Has A Saratoga Spring In Its Steps - WBUR

  14-07-2016 11:00 via wbur.org
  
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  Dancing Under The Stars: New York City Ballet Has A Saratoga Spring In Its Steps
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  New York City Ballet dancers Jonathan Stafford, Sara Mearns, Robert Fairchild, Abi Stafford, and Jared Angle in "Emeralds" from "Jewels." (Courtesy of Paul Kolnik). I used to love going out to Saratoga Springs, New York, just over three hours from ...
  
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• 1921: Review of Jean Cocteau's Dadaist 'Ballet' - New York Times (blog)

  14-07-2016 10:07 via iht-retrospective.blogs.nytimes.com
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  1921: Review of Jean Cocteau's Dadaist 'Ballet'
  New York Times (blog)
  In July 1916, the Dada cultural movement was born in Zurich, largely as a reaction to World War I. It had a huge influence on dance, music and the visual arts. Below is the New York Herald review of Jean Cocteau's Dadaist ballet “Les Mariés de la Tour ...
  
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• Ballet Boyz - Times of Malta

  14-07-2016 08:34 via timesofmalta.com
  
  Ballet Boyz
  Times of Malta
  Ballet Boyz is the brainchild of Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt who founded the company in 2001. They danced all over the world for 10 years and won numerous awards and accolades, working with leading dancers, choreographers and designers. In 2010 ...
  
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• Ballet Intensive Gala brings art, culture to Gainesville - Gainesville Times

  14-07-2016 07:09 via gainesvilletimes.com
  
  Ballet Intensive Gala brings art, culture to Gainesville
  Gainesville Times
  Brenau University is set to host a high-caliber dance performance for the whole family. After a month of hard work, dancers from International Ballet Intensive will showcase their talents with a variety of dance styles at a gala. The performance will ...
  
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• Ballet Intensive Gala brings art, culture to town - Gainesville Times

  14-07-2016 07:06 via gainesvilletimes.com
  
  Ballet Intensive Gala brings art, culture to town
  Gainesville Times
  Brenau University is set to host a high-caliber dance performance for the whole family. After a month of hard work, dancers from International Ballet Intensive will showcase their talents with a variety of dance styles at a gala. The performance will ...
  
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• Vertical dance 'pioneers' defy the laws of gravity - CNN

  14-07-2016 05:51 via cnn.com
  
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  Vertical dance 'pioneers' defy the laws of gravity
  CNN
  (CNN) They've danced suspended from the side of skyscrapers and performed on rock cliffs more than 2,700 feet up in the air -- but they don't want to be called daredevils. California-based dance company, BANDALOOP, have turned dancing as you know it ...
  
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• Bates Dance Festival: 'Tap nerd' dazzles and teaches - Lewiston Sun Journal

  14-07-2016 05:14 via sunjournal.com
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  Bates Dance Festival: 'Tap nerd' dazzles and teaches
  Lewiston Sun Journal
  Tap innovator and winner of the 2015 MacArthur Genius Award, Michelle Dorrance, gives tap dance demonstrations along with a history and film footage of tap dance in America at Shaeffer Theatre during the Bates Dance Festival on Tuesday night.
  
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• Local Boy Chosen To Dance On Stage With Justin Bieber - CBS Local

  14-07-2016 03:33 via pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
  
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  Local Boy Chosen To Dance On Stage With Justin Bieber
  CBS Local
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — He's one of the hottest acts in music, but Justin Bieber is still willing to share the stage. He's giving young people the chance to be part of his concerts. When Bieber's tour stopped in Pittsburgh Wednesday night, a local boy got ...and more »
  
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• Renaissance man Joseph Parker trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes and shows off his fancy footwork - TVNZ

  14-07-2016 03:28 via tvnz.co.nz
  
  Renaissance man Joseph Parker trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes and shows off his fancy footwork
  TVNZ
  Parker's stablemate Izu Ugonoh appeared on the Polish version of DWTS and has brought a few moves back to camp. Source: ONE News. 'Racial profiling has to stop': D-Wade, LeBron, Carmelo, CP3 deliver powerful speech at ESPYs. 5:51pm. share.and more »
  
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• New York City Ballet Savors the City of Light - New York Times

  14-07-2016 00:40 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  New York City Ballet Savors the City of Light
  New York Times
  Tiler Peck, left, and her husband, Robert Fairchild, sitting, third from right. While in Paris, the two City Ballet principal dancers returned to the same restaurant they had visited after getting engaged. Credit Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times ...
  
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• 'Ballet, Brew & Barbecue': Florida Dance company holding scholarship fundraiser - The Ledger

  14-07-2016 00:40 via theledger.com
  
  'Ballet, Brew & Barbecue': Florida Dance company holding scholarship fundraiser
  The Ledger
  LAKELAND — Beer and barbecue in a rustic barn-restaurant isn't exactly what one conjures up when thinking about a ballet company fundraiser. Facts. IF YOU GO. WHAT: Florida Dance Theatre's 'Ballet, Brew & Barbecue.' WHERE: Sackett Ranch, 4720 ...
  
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