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• Cash-strapped Ruth Page dance center sells parking lot to condo developer - Chicago Tribune

  19-07-2016 23:02 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Cash-strapped Ruth Page dance center sells parking lot to condo developer
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  The parking lot next to the Ruth Page Center for the Arts is photographed July 19, 2016, in Chicago. The Ruth Page Foundation has sold the lot, which is going to be the site of a 27-story condo building. The parking lot next to the Ruth Page Center for ...
  
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• Lap Dance Proceeds Will Support West Virginia Flood Relief - CBS Local

  19-07-2016 22:31 via pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
  
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  Lap Dance Proceeds Will Support West Virginia Flood Relief
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  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Lap dances at a West Virginia strip club will help pay for flood relief. The Blue Parrot Cabaret club in Morgantown is offering the lap dances for charity from Wednesday through Saturday. The club plans to donate portions of ...and more »
  
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• Dance dreams dashed after troupe's trailer stolen - FOX 13 News, Tampa Bay

  19-07-2016 22:16 via fox13news.com
  
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  Dance dreams dashed after troupe's trailer stolen
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  ST. PETERSBURG (FOX 13) - Dancing is everything to little Marisa Lopez. Last week, her dreams of gracing the stage hit a speedbump when someone stole her traveling troupe's entire set. "I felt kind of disappointed because all of the dads worked really ...
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• 'World of Dance': Jennifer Lopez Gets Competition Reality Show at ... - Variety

  19-07-2016 20:49 via variety.com
  
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  'World of Dance': Jennifer Lopez Gets Competition Reality Show at ...
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  The “Shades of Blue” superstar is teaming up with the network for a brand new dance competition series “World of Dance,” which NBC has greenlit with a ...
  NBC teams with J.Lo for dance competition showUSA TODAY
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• NBC Greenlights Reality Dance Competition Series from Jennifer Lopez - Variety

  19-07-2016 20:49 via variety.com
  
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  NBC Greenlights Reality Dance Competition Series from Jennifer Lopez
  Variety
  The “Shades of Blue” superstar is teaming up with the network for a brand new dance competition series “World of Dance,” which NBC has greenlit with a straight-to-series ten-episode order. Lopez is on board as an exec producer. Sources say it's ...
  NBC & Jennifer Lopez Hit The Floor With New Dance Competition SeriesDeadline
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• New music video from Benta makes us think of a twisted ballet [Premiere] - EARMILK (blog)

  19-07-2016 20:06 via earmilk.com
  
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  New music video from Benta makes us think of a twisted ballet [Premiere]
  EARMILK (blog)
  The new "Lover In Dark" music video from NYC based artist Benta is one part ballet (a twisted one) and two parts modern dance. Benta is known for being steeped in anonymity, and this latest video is no less mysterious than previous works. This video is ...
  
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• Heritage Days street dance to run longer - South Washington County Bulletin

  19-07-2016 20:03 via swcbulletin.com
  
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  Heritage Days street dance to run longer
  South Washington County Bulletin
  Votes will be cast for the fire hydrant painting contest durning Heritage Days and National Night Out. (Bulletin photo by Katie Nelson)1 / 2. Fire hydrants have been decorated for the Heritage Days fire hydrant decorating contest in Heritage and ...
  
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• Dark Souls III beaten in 44 hours using 2 dance mats - Geek

  19-07-2016 19:41 via geek.com
  
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  Dark Souls III beaten in 44 hours using 2 dance mats
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  Finishing a Dark Souls game in an unconventional manner seems to be a popular thing among some hardcore gamers out there. Players have beaten the notoriously difficult games using peripherals like Donkey Kong bongos and Guitar Hero guitars.
  Fan crushes Dark Souls 3 using only dance padsPolygon
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• Maryville Dance Academy finds national success - Maryville Daily Forum

  19-07-2016 19:35 via maryvilledailyforum.com
  
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  Maryville Dance Academy finds national success
  Maryville Daily Forum
  With their trophy and check, members of the Maryville Dance Academy claimed the title of National Champions in the senior division. Pictured are front: Andaya Backman, choreographer Darbi Fuhrman, Skylar Bundridge; back: Aubrey Jones, Kaydee Redden ...
  
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• Drake's Massive Hit 'One Dance' Is On Top For Week 10 - Forbes

  19-07-2016 19:28 via forbes.com
  
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  Drake's Massive Hit 'One Dance' Is On Top For Week 10
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  Is there a chart left that Drake isn't on top of? For the 10th nonconsecutive week, the hip-hop staple's “One Dance” rules the Hot 100, officially becoming not only the longest-running No. 1 of 2016, but also of his career. The song has thus far run ...
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• How Cuban Model Lazaro Costa Found Freedom in Dance - Out Magazine

  19-07-2016 19:26 via out.com
  
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  How Cuban Model Lazaro Costa Found Freedom in Dance
  Out Magazine
  Cuban model, dancer, and choreographer Lazaro Cuervo Costa has traveled around the world, dancing with his home country's most prestigious dance companies, and in theatrical productions of The Lion King and Tarzan. As a model, he's also worked ...
  
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• Police: Trailer stolen in St. Petersburg contained dance sets, not ... - Tampabay.com

  19-07-2016 19:17 via tampabay.com
  
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  Police: Trailer stolen in St. Petersburg contained dance sets, not ...
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  The A&G Dance Academy, 9720 16th St. N, St. Petersburg, had a trailer stolen from behind the business recently according to St. Petersburg Police. The trailer ...
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• Police: Trailer stolen in St. Petersburg contained dance sets, not exterminator equipment - Tampabay.com

  19-07-2016 19:17 via tampabay.com
  
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  Police: Trailer stolen in St. Petersburg contained dance sets, not exterminator equipment
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  The A&G Dance Academy, 9720 16th St. N, St. Petersburg, had a trailer stolen from behind the business recently according to St. Petersburg Police. The trailer was on loan tom Marshall Pest Control and contained dance sets and props. SCOTT KEELER | ...
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• Tacoma's 2016-17 opera, ballet seasons take favorite works to new venues - The News Tribune

  19-07-2016 19:00 via thenewstribune.com
  
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  Tacoma's 2016-17 opera, ballet seasons take favorite works to new venues
  The News Tribune
  Allison Pohl will sing Tatyana in next season's Tacoma Opera production of “Eugene Onegin,” by Tchaikovsky. Tacoma Opera Courtesy. Joel Myers and Carolynne Guinup in the grand pas de deux, showing the historical trompe l'oeil sets of Tacoma City ...
  
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• Watch Amazing Tiny Sea Creatures Light Up and Dance - Atlas Obscura

  19-07-2016 18:57 via atlasobscura.com
  
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  Watch Amazing Tiny Sea Creatures Light Up and Dance
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  The ribbons of purple and blue tentacles coiling in the video above look like they belong to some kind of alien lifeform. But this sea creature can actually be found floating on the surface of our oceans. Physalia, also referred to as the Portuguese ...
  
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• Triple bill highlights ballet diversity - Independent Online

  19-07-2016 18:16 via iol.co.za
  
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  Triple bill highlights ballet diversity
  Independent Online
  TWO years ago Cape Town City Ballet celebrated its 80th anniversary at the institution that made history with the establishment of the first dance department in the world by Dulcie Howes in 1934. In three months' time, the company is required to ...
  
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• 'The Misty Effect' Is Exposing New Audiences To The Beauty Of Ballet - Huffington Post

  19-07-2016 18:15 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  'The Misty Effect' Is Exposing New Audiences To The Beauty Of Ballet
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  We talked to first-time ballet-goers about the power of seeing yourself on stage. 07/19/2016 12:12 pm 12:12:21 | Updated 5 hours ago. Lilly Workneh Black Voices Senior Editor, The Huffington Post. Chloe Angyal Front Page Editor, The Huffington Post.
  
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• For Sia, Dance Is Where the Human and the Weird Intersect - New York Times

  19-07-2016 17:49 via nytimes.com
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  For Sia, Dance Is Where the Human and the Weird Intersect
  New York Times
  Sia, left, performing at Coachella with one of her dancers. Credit Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella. Sia — the enigmatic, soulful singer-songwriter who conceals her face behind wigs while belting out lines like, “there's a scream inside that we ...
  
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• FKA Twigs to host free dance workshop tonight in Baltimore - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  19-07-2016 17:46 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  FKA Twigs to host free dance workshop tonight in Baltimore
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  FKA Twigs released the video for her song, "Good to Love," in February. Photo credit: AFP/Getty. FKA Twigs released the video for her song, "Good to Love," in February. Photo credit: AFP/Getty. Wesley CaseContact ReporterThe Baltimore Sun. R&B singer ...
  FKA twigs Is Hosting a Free Dance Class in BaltimoreThe BoomBox
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• Drake's Massive Hit 'One Dance' Is On Top For Week Number Ten - Forbes

  19-07-2016 17:15 via forbes.com
  
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  Drake's Massive Hit 'One Dance' Is On Top For Week Number Ten
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  Is there a chart left that Drake isn't on top of? For the tenth nonconsecutive week, the hip-hop staple's “One Dance” rules the Hot 100, officially becoming not only the longest-running number one of 2016, but also of his career. The song has thus far ...and more »
  
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• Modern dance group to perform at Briggs library - Ironton Tribune

  19-07-2016 17:13 via irontontribune.com
  Modern dance group to perform at Briggs library
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  Briggs Lawrence County Public Library invites children of all ages and their families to attend “On Your Mark, Get Set, Read! A Modern Movement Exploration,” performed by members of the Jeslyn Dance Gallery of Huntington. The five scheduled ...
  
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• Madison dancers join a worldwide Kate Bush dance party - Madison.com

  19-07-2016 17:06 via host.madison.com
  
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  Madison dancers join a worldwide Kate Bush dance party
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  About 30 people learned the choreography to Kate Bush's famous dance for the 1978 song "Wuthering heights" at James Madison Park on Saturday. prev. next. About 30 people gathered at James Madison Park on Saturday, decked out in their finest flowy ...and more »
  
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• July 19, 2016 in by International Observers // Unconventional and Inspiring, Rio das Pedras Dance Class Empowers ... - RioOnWatch

  19-07-2016 16:12 via rioonwatch.org
  
  July 19, 2016 in by International Observers // Unconventional and Inspiring, Rio das Pedras Dance Class Empowers ...
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  “The women here are warriors,” say countless residents of Rio das Pedras, a favela neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, and Flavio Moraes' dance class is one of the few spaces where women can be recognized as just that. Twice a week more ...
  
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• Esther Nasser to take the lead at Joburg Ballet - BDlive

  19-07-2016 15:54 via bdlive.co.za
  
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  Esther Nasser to take the lead at Joburg Ballet
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  CHOREOGRAPHER and veteran dance company manager Esther Nasser has been appointed CEO of Joburg Ballet, the company said on Monday. Joburg Ballet has had an acting CEO since Dirk Badenhorst was suspended from the position last August.
  
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• Toddler Playgroup Launches at Rose Academy of Ballet - NY Metro Parents

  19-07-2016 15:27 via nymetroparents.com
  
  Toddler Playgroup Launches at Rose Academy of Ballet
  NY Metro Parents
  Rose Academy of Ballet in Forest Hills, started a new program called Wiggle and Scribble, where children ages 15-32 months can socialize, dance, sing, and explore art in a nurturing and fun environment. The Rose Academy is a ballet school first ...
  
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• Denver police officers 'dance it out' in YouTube video | FOX31 Denver - FOX31 Denver

  19-07-2016 15:16 via kdvr.com
  
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  Denver police officers 'dance it out' in YouTube video | FOX31 Denver
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  DENVER — The Denver Police Department posted a video on its YouTube page that shows officers, cadets, dispatchers and others dancing in various locations ...
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• Denver police officers 'dance it out' in YouTube video - FOX31 Denver

  19-07-2016 15:16 via kdvr.com
  
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  Denver police officers 'dance it out' in YouTube video
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  DENVER — The Denver Police Department posted a video on its YouTube page that shows officers, cadets, dispatchers and others dancing in various locations around the city. Police Chief Robert White even makes an appearance in a lowrider. “Because ...
  Denver Police officers aren't 'too cool to dance'9NEWS.com
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• “SYTYCD: The Next Generation” Season 13 Recap: The Eliminations Begin - Dance Spirit

  19-07-2016 15:14 via dancespirit.com
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  “SYTYCD: The Next Generation” Season 13 Recap: The Eliminations Begin
  Dance Spirit
  We knew right from episode one when we started getting attached to these young dancers that soon we'd have to start saying goodbye to them one at a time. And now—after watching them all show their best moves for the first time on live television last ...
  "So You Think You Can Dance" Results: Top 9 Revealed After “Next Generation” EliminationGossip Cop
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• Watching Govinda Dance To “What Is Your Mobile Number” With Ragini Khanna Is SUPER Nostalgic! - Storypick

  19-07-2016 14:37 via storypick.com
  
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  Watching Govinda Dance To “What Is Your Mobile Number” With Ragini Khanna Is SUPER Nostalgic!
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  Govinda, with all his multi-colored trousers, dazzling shirts and moves like Jagger that cut through your heart like a dagger in the 80s and 90s is still the shizz! If you have been a fan of Govinda, you're going to love this gold we just dig out of ...and more »
  
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• The Best Portrayal Of Dance Is In A Static Print Magazine - Co.Design (blog)

  19-07-2016 14:22 via fastcodesign.com
  
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  The Best Portrayal Of Dance Is In A Static Print Magazine
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  Pentagram partner Abbott Miller has helped resurrect a cult dance and visual arts magazine for a modern audience. 01 /14; 02 /14; 03 /14; 04 /14; 05 /14; 06 /14; 07 /14; 08 /14; 09 /14; 10 /14; 11 /14; 12 /14; 13 /14; 14 /14. The Best Portrayal Of ...and more »
  
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• Dance profs 'light up' stage with 'alluring' - Huntsville Item

  19-07-2016 14:22 via itemonline.com
  
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  Dance profs 'light up' stage with 'alluring'
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  The NobleMotion Dance company will perform “Supernova” Aug. 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. on both evenings at the Hobby Center. Two Sam Houston State University professors and their NobleMotion Dance company will “light up” the stage, presenting two ...
  
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• 'Let Go' is an original dance, music and poetry production that uplifts and educates - TCPalm

  19-07-2016 14:19 via tcpalm.com
  
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  'Let Go' is an original dance, music and poetry production that uplifts and educates
  TCPalm
  The 30-minute creative experience "Let Go" offers a fresh outlook on life. Inspired by the overwhelming reactions of self-defeat, the Dance Theatre Production cracks the human condition wide open, offering the audience a chance to self-reflect. "Let Go ...
  
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• Is Mackenzie Ziegler Back On Dance Moms? - Reality Tea

  19-07-2016 14:12 via realitytea.com
  
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  Is Mackenzie Ziegler Back On Dance Moms?
  Reality Tea
  As sad as I was to see Maddie Ziegler leave Dance Moms, I totally understood why she had to do it. She can't be on reality TV forever and she is in high demand for her dancing talents. The show has done all it could for her and vice versa. I just didn ...
  
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• Dance troupe reimagines a Southeast Portland Pilates studio - OregonLive.com

  19-07-2016 14:05 via oregonlive.com
  
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  Dance troupe reimagines a Southeast Portland Pilates studio
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  Portland choreographer Mandy Cregan and her architecturally based dance company, POV Dance, take ordinary everyday spaces, such as the Ford Building in Southeast Portland and The Leftbank Project on North Broadway, and reimagine them into ...
  
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• Ballet Kelowna coming soon - Castanet.net

  19-07-2016 14:00 via castanet.net
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  Ballet Kelowna coming soon
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  Simone Orlando, Ballet Kelowna's Artistic Director & CEO, today announced the Company's 2016/17 Season, which celebrates Canada's 150th anniversary. The anniversary celebrations begin with 150 Moves, February 3 + 4, 2017, featuring Ballet Kelowna ...and more »
  
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• Renewable energy's new dance partners: Banks, pension funds - GreenBiz

  19-07-2016 12:04 via greenbiz.com
  
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  Renewable energy's new dance partners: Banks, pension funds
  GreenBiz
  A funny thing happened on the way to the bank for the solar and wind industries. The erstwhile "alternative" energy that turned off traditional investors as too risky is now attracting traditional financing — piles of it. As commercial customers and ...and more »
  
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• Philadelphia Dance Day prompts free dance workshops citywide - PhillyVoice.com

  19-07-2016 11:59 via phillyvoice.com
  
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  Philadelphia Dance Day prompts free dance workshops citywide
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  On Philadelphia Dance Day, July 30, there will be free dance workshops and live performances citywide. At the end of the day, a giant dance party will take place, where everyone can show off the new moves they've picked up. No registration is necessary ...
  
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• Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet Summer Syncopations 10th Anniversary Gala at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre - Lichfield Live

  19-07-2016 09:10 via lichfieldlive.co.uk
  
  Review: Birmingham Royal Ballet Summer Syncopations 10th Anniversary Gala at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre
  Lichfield Live
  The Royal Ballet School's Gala opened with a bang proving that thanks to Royal Ballet School Elmhurst the Midlands is home to a powerhouse of dance training young people to the highest level of excellence in this exacting medium. Almost like offering ...and more »
  
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• Drake's 'One Dance' Edges Closer to U.K. Chart History | Billboard - Billboard

  19-07-2016 08:46 via billboard.com
  
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  Drake's 'One Dance' Edges Closer to U.K. Chart History | Billboard
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  Drake's “One Dance” (Cash Money/Republic Records) is shuffling towards a 15th consecutive U.K. No. 1 and is now in sight of a place in the history books.and more »
  
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• Drake's 'One Dance' Edges Closer to UK Chart History - Billboard

  19-07-2016 08:46 via billboard.com
  
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  Drake's 'One Dance' Edges Closer to UK Chart History
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  Drake's “One Dance” (Cash Money/Republic Records) is shuffling towards a 15th consecutive U.K. No. 1 and is now in sight of a place in the history books. The Canadian rapper's hit holds a slender lead in the race to the chart summit. “One Dance” is No.and more »
  
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• So You Think You Can Dance recap: 'The Next Generation: Top 10 Perform + Elimination' - Entertainment Weekly

  19-07-2016 06:54 via ew.com
  
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  So You Think You Can Dance recap: 'The Next Generation: Top 10 Perform + Elimination'
  Entertainment Weekly
  Welcome back to So You Think You Can Dance! Huge thanks to Keertana for covering the top 10's stage debut last week; I tripped down a flight of stairs and broke my laptop, and that's why my childhood dance career never went anywhere. We learned a lot ...
  
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• Kids dance 'Just for Kix' at library program event - Grand Island Independent

  19-07-2016 05:37 via theindependent.com
  
  Kids dance 'Just for Kix' at library program event
  Grand Island Independent
  Aaliyah Perry, 6, of Grand Island stretches with other participants during a Just for Kix presentation for the summer reading program Monday morning at the Grand Island Public Library. (Independent/Barrett Stinson). Just for Kix. Barrett Stinson ...
  
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• TV Dance Contestants Find Their Footing on Broadway - WSJ - Wall Street Journal

  19-07-2016 02:36 via wsj.com
  
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  TV Dance Contestants Find Their Footing on Broadway - WSJ
  Wall Street Journal
  More than a dozen contestants—including three winners—of Fox's competitive show “So You Think You Can Dance” have landed on Broadway; several are ...and more »
  
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• TV Dance Contestants Find Their Footing on Broadway - Wall Street Journal

  19-07-2016 02:36 via wsj.com
  
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  TV Dance Contestants Find Their Footing on Broadway
  Wall Street Journal
  Actors bounce regularly between New York theater and Hollywood studios, but for dancers, the two industries were traditionally different enough to spark an East Coast, West Coast dance-off. What is currently bridging the gap: dance on TV. More than a ...and more »
  
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