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• Saturday's event pick: National Dance Day at Ballet Austin | Austin ... - austin360 (blog)

  29-07-2016 23:11 via events.blog.austin360.com
  
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  Saturday's event pick: National Dance Day at Ballet Austin | Austin ...
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  Ballet Austin's annual celebration, in connection with the Dizzy Feet Foundation and the Fox TV show “So You Think You Can Dance,” kicks off with a series of ...
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• Legendary NYC Ballet pianist transitions into new role - The Saratogian

  29-07-2016 22:31 via saratogian.com
  
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  Legendary NYC Ballet pianist transitions into new role
  The Saratogian
  Cameron Grant with NYCB Associate Music Director Andrews Sill in rehearsal. Photo by Paul Kolnik. By Travis Clark, [email protected]. Posted: 07/29/16, 4:08 PM EDT | Updated: 51 secs ago. # Comments. Cameron Grant takes a bow as the solo ...
  
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• National Dance Day: Grand Park Grooves - NBC Southern California

  29-07-2016 22:04 via nbclosangeles.com
  
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  National Dance Day: Grand Park Grooves
  NBC Southern California
  A person can only rack up so many gentle toe taps, or hip sways, or head nods, or thigh pats, before they finally admit that, in their heart of hearts, they want to full-on, hands-in-the-air, let-go-be-free dance. It's hard to do that if you're not a ...
  
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• Dance the night away at the Autry Museum - 89.3 KPCC

  29-07-2016 21:21 via scpr.org
  
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  Dance the night away at the Autry Museum
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  Just another way the event known as Sizzling Summer Nights has been living up to its name.... Every Thursday night through August you can dance the night away to bands like Conjunto Oye. They're part of a line up including some of L.A.'s best salsa and ...
  
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• Watch CNN's Wolf Blitzer Drink Wine and Dance in Total Not-Celebration of Hillary Clinton - Mediaite

  29-07-2016 21:04 via mediaite.com
  
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  Watch CNN's Wolf Blitzer Drink Wine and Dance in Total Not-Celebration of Hillary Clinton
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  Screen-Shot-2016-07-29-at-2.27.20- Look, it's true that journalists have to be impartial and live up to their professional standards, but we're people too, and we need to cut loose sometimes. Wolf Blitzer was anchoring during CNN's coverage of the ...and more »
  
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• Countdown to Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec's Wedding! The DWTS Couple Will Wow the Crowd with TWO Dance ... - People Magazine

  29-07-2016 20:58 via people.com
  
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  Countdown to Kym Johnson and Robert Herjavec's Wedding! The DWTS Couple Will Wow the Crowd with TWO Dance ...
  People Magazine
  As the couple gears up to exchange vows, Johnson and Herjavec plan to relive their Dancing with the Stars days with a choreographed dance routine to LunchMoney Lewis' "Bills," which backed up their first-ever routine as partners on DWTS. "We're kind of ...
  
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• Pros, Sure. But Reborn as Party Animals on the Dance Floor. - The ... - New York Times

  29-07-2016 20:57 via nytimes.com
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  Pros, Sure. But Reborn as Party Animals on the Dance Floor. - The ...
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  James Whiteside, center, principal dancer for American Ballet Theater, with his friend Jack Ferver on the dance floor at Le Bain in Manhattan's meatpacking ...
  Q&A: Love of dance keeps Johnson's feet moving - Florida TodayFlorida Todayall 3 news articles »
  
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• Pros, Sure. But Reborn as Party Animals on the Dance Floor. - New York Times

  29-07-2016 20:53 via nytimes.com
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  Pros, Sure. But Reborn as Party Animals on the Dance Floor.
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  James Whiteside, center, principal dancer for American Ballet Theater, with his friend Jack Ferver on the dance floor at Le Bain in Manhattan's meatpacking district. Credit Nina Westervelt for The New York Times. On a recent Saturday night in rural ...
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• WEEKEND Events: Art on Wheels, National Dance day - wtvr.com

  29-07-2016 20:27 via wtvr.com
  
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  WEEKEND Events: Art on Wheels, National Dance day
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  SPARC – K.C. @ Bat – Based on Ernest Thayer's beloved 1888 poem, Casey at the Bat, the fictional baseball legend of Casey and the town of Mudville springs vividly to life in the present day. Family-friendly and perfect for all ages, the SummerStarz ...
  
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• Rapid City Police dance to Justin Bieber - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

  29-07-2016 20:27 via argusleader.com
  
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  Rapid City Police dance to Justin Bieber
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  Even police officers can't resist breaking out in dance when a Justin Bieber song is playing. The Rapid City Police Department posted a video to its Facebook page of officers having an impromptu dance party with some kids whose soccer practice was ...
  
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• THESE Are The Best Dance Videos On The Internet Right Now - Refinery29

  29-07-2016 20:04 via refinery29.com
  
  THESE Are The Best Dance Videos On The Internet Right Now
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  Who says binge-watching is limited to Netflix? Who hasn't gotten lost in the rabbit hole of 1Million Dance's killer choreo, or spent several hours watching the dancers slay WildaBEAST Adams' moves? Luckily, there's now one place to watch all the best ...
  
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• Burlesque artist to open dance studio in St. Cloud - St. Cloud Times

  29-07-2016 19:33 via sctimes.com
  
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  Burlesque artist to open dance studio in St. Cloud
  St. Cloud Times
  Performing runs like blood through Tiana Otto's veins. "I've always been fascinated by circus art and vaudeville," said Otto, better known by her stage name Scarlette Revolver. "I've done sideshow, fire and hula hoop for about the last eight years. And ...
  
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• Choreographer leads ballet contest opener | Shanghai Daily - Shanghai Daily (subscription)

  29-07-2016 19:20 via shanghaidaily.com
  
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  Choreographer leads ballet contest opener | Shanghai Daily
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  Acclaimed German choreographer and dancer Patrick de Bana has returned to Shanghai to direct the opening gala of the 5th Shanghai International Ballet ...
  How the National Ballet's youngest principal dancer soared up its ...The Globe and Mailall 2 news articles »
  
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• To Do This Weekend: Tiwa Savage, SOPHIE, and National Dance Day - Washington City Paper

  29-07-2016 18:54 via washingtoncitypaper.com
  
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  To Do This Weekend: Tiwa Savage, SOPHIE, and National Dance Day
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  Learn to dance from pros at the Kennedy Center and hear local musicians cover classic songs for a good cause. Caroline Jones. July 29, 2016 12:52 p.m.. 0. Tweet. Share. Despite working as a professional vocalist for more than half her life, Tiwa Savage ...
  
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• Freebie Friday: cheesecakes, popcorn, healthcare & dance - WTNH Connecticut News (press release)

  29-07-2016 17:58 via wtnh.com
  
  Freebie Friday: cheesecakes, popcorn, healthcare & dance
  WTNH Connecticut News (press release)
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) If you like cheesecake this weekend is for you! National Cheesecake Day is this weekend so look out for some sweet deals on treats! The Cheesecake Factory is offering a special, half priced slices of cheesecake Friday and ...
  
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• Dance that tells of migrant workers' lives counters 'culture of fear' - Lansing State Journal

  29-07-2016 17:53 via lansingstatejournal.com
  
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  Dance that tells of migrant workers' lives counters 'culture of fear'
  Lansing State Journal
  Juanita Suarez started working in the fields picking crops when she was 3 years old. She and her family were part of America's migrant population in the late '50s and early '60s when Michigan's child labor laws were lax. “There were many kids working ...
  
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• New dance studio to open this fall - Post-Bulletin

  29-07-2016 17:27 via postbulletin.com
  
  New dance studio to open this fall
  Post-Bulletin
  The Dance Lab, owned and operated by Joanie Mix Lande, will offer dance instruction to children and adults alike in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, creative and adult fitness. Mix Lande is no stranger to the local dance scene.
  
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• Weekend Events: One-Minute Play Festival, 'Cinderella' Ballet, US Navy Band - Patch.com

  29-07-2016 17:11 via patch.com
  
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  Weekend Events: One-Minute Play Festival, 'Cinderella' Ballet, US Navy Band
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  Montgomery County weekend events: "Lion King Jr.," Chuck Brown Band, "Evita," Bethesda Outdoor Movies finale and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. By Deb Belt (Patch Staff) - July 29, 2016 11:04 am ET. Weekend Events: One-Minute Play Festival, ...
  
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• Three-day ballet camp announced next week - Houston Herald

  29-07-2016 16:36 via houstonherald.com
  
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  Three-day ballet camp announced next week
  Houston Herald
  The STARS Foundation has announced a three-day ballet camp next week with an experienced instructor. Debbie Claus, who has 40 years of experience in ballet, tap and jazz, is hosting the camp Aug. 2-4 for ages 4 and older. The camp schedules is 1-1:45 ...
  
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• Misty Copeland's grand leap to ballet megabrand - CNBC

  29-07-2016 15:52 via cnbc.com
  
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  Misty Copeland's grand leap to ballet megabrand
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  Prima ballerina Misty Copeland's rise to iconic status was never a given. She grew up poor in Los Angeles as one of six siblings. At what she calls her lowest point, the family lived in a single motel room. Dance became a respite from a difficult ...
  
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• Top 10 weekend events: Pokemon Go, fright fest, LGBTQ dance party - MyNewsLA.com

  29-07-2016 15:13 via mynewsla.com
  
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  Top 10 weekend events: Pokemon Go, fright fest, LGBTQ dance party
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  The weekend is finally here (yay!) and we have put together 10 top unique events in the Southland that you won't want to miss. From diverse food tastings to Pokemon chasing to a festival that will give you a blast from the past, they're hip, cool and ...
  
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• After a 20-Year Hiatus, a Redesigned Cult Magazine for Dance Lovers Returns - Slate Magazine (blog)

  29-07-2016 14:50 via slate.com
  
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  After a 20-Year Hiatus, a Redesigned Cult Magazine for Dance Lovers Returns
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  Dance is an ephemeral art, but painters, photographers, and videographers have long sought to harness the elusive beauty of performance in two-dimensional form. From 1989–96, Pentagram partner Abbott Miller was the art director of Dance Ink, ...
  
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• Three of the best... dance performances this week - The Guardian

  29-07-2016 14:00 via theguardian.com
  
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  Three of the best... dance performances this week
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  All in motion... Ballet National de Marseille present Body.Dance.Nation.City. Photograph: A. Poiana. Judith Mackrell · @judithmackrell. Friday 29 July 2016 08.00 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on LinkedIn · Share on ...
  
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• Five of the best... theatre shows this week

  29-07-2016 14:00
  
  The Destroyed Room | Faith Healer | Unreachable | Into The Woods | The Deep Blue SeaTaking its name from Jeff Wall’s famed photograph of a trashed bedroom, which appeared on the cover of a Sonic Youth album, this latest piece from Vanishing Point continues director Matthew Lenton’s obsession with how we watch. The show takes the form of a conversation between three comfortable white people and highlights the gulf between the realities of humanitarian disaster and our view of them fro
  
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• Vamos Cuba! review – tedious, cliched and not remotely sexy

  29-07-2016 13:21
  
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  Nilda Guerra’s feeble attempt to portray the spirit of her country reduces the vibrant history of Cuban dance to a parade of tourist stereotypesCuba raises more home-grown dance talent than almost anywhere on the planet, so it takes a peculiar level of ineptitude to produce a show as tedious as Nilda Guerra’s latest production. Vamos Cuba! is a follow up to Guerra’s popular hit Havana Rakatan. Yet while that show had verve and conviction to compensa
  
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• Recommended Dose: Our Favorite Dance Tracks Of July - NPR

  29-07-2016 09:01 via npr.org
  
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  Recommended Dose: Our Favorite Dance Tracks Of July
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  This month's Recommended Dose dance mix features the premiere of a new Hieroglyphic Being track, new music from renowned record labels like Lobster Theremin and PAN, and a remix of one of the 1990s' greatest house tracks. For dance music ...
  
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• This 82-year-old man has been teaching free dance classes in Denver since 1971 - The Denver Post

  29-07-2016 08:02 via denverpost.com
  
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  This 82-year-old man has been teaching free dance classes in Denver since 1971
  The Denver Post
  It's a dry, hot Thursday evening, and the man his dance students alternately call “Sugar” and “the guru” pauses to call to a curious passerby, “come dance!” Students who have attended the weekly free classes in Washington Park are accustomed to this ...
  
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• Student dance showcase - Duluth News Tribune

  29-07-2016 07:05 via duluthnewstribune.com
  
  Student dance showcase
  Duluth News Tribune
  Upper-level students from the School of the Minnesota Ballet will demonstrate a mix of dance styles — from ballet to jazz to tap — during its annual Student Summer Showcase at noon today at the Duluth Public Library Plaza. It's free and open to the ...
  
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• Big Country Journal: Snyder dance keeps the men on their toes - ReporterNews.com

  29-07-2016 05:15 via reporternews.com
  
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  Big Country Journal: Snyder dance keeps the men on their toes
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  Photos by Ronald W. Erdrich/Reporter-News Vernon Young points to his next partner, Linda Jenkins, during the waterfall dance July 26 in Snyder's Towle Park armory. The Scurry County Senior Center holds a country dance there the fourth Tuesday of the ...
  
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• Minority-owned dance studio opens in downtown Akron - Akron Beacon Journal

  29-07-2016 03:56 via ohio.com
  
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  Minority-owned dance studio opens in downtown Akron
  Akron Beacon Journal
  Grand opening of the Royal Dance Studios, a minority & woman-owned business in downtown Akron at 117 East Market Street. (Marilyn Miller/Akron Beacon Journal). dance29_03. Facebook. Twitter. Pinterest. Instagram. Buy Photo. Grand opening of Royal ...
  
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• Dance Listings for July 29-Aug. 4 - New York Times

  29-07-2016 02:50 via nytimes.com
  Dance Listings for July 29-Aug. 4
  New York Times
  Full reviews of recent dance performances: nytimes.com/dance. A searchable guide to these and other performances is at nytimes.com/events. Stefanie Batten Bland (Saturday) Edward Bland was a radical contemporary jazz composer and filmmaker who ...
  
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