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• August 2016 | That’s the I.D.E.A.

  01-08-2016 23:12
  Anyone can have a good idea, but it takes determination, guts, and know-how to turn that raw idea into reality. From Rhee Gold’s many good ideas in the past 20-plus years have sprung a successful dance competition, a series of practical and motivational seminars for dance educators, a dance education–focused magazine, and more. Continue reading
  
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• August 2016 | Mindful Marketing | Beyond the Open House

  01-08-2016 23:06
  As summer draws to a close, it’s time to drum up new clients. For most studios, that means holding an open house—but after a while, the tried-and-true can feel stale. Read on for some fresh ideas. Continue reading
  
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• August 2016 | Tell It Like It Is

  01-08-2016 22:49
  When it comes to teacher evaluations, dance studio owners could benefit from adopting some common practices in the business world. Teacher evaluations benefit employees and studios alike, providing a system for reflection, assessment, goal setting, and decisions about compensation.In the business world, where many people work full time for one employer, typically there is a formal process for evaluations, reviews, and pay increases, usually on a yearly basis. But in dance studios, many owners hi
  
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• August 2016 | 2 Tips for Hip-Hop Teachers | Introducing Freestyle

  01-08-2016 22:46
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  Freestyling (improvising) has been around since long before hip-hop began, making dance come alive on street corners and at parties. In recent years freestyling has become increasingly important in the hip-hop world—it’s a major component of the urban street dance movement—mostly because it encourages so much spontaneous creativity. New freestyle moves come out of experimenting or trial and error; trending moves, like the Dougie or the dab, are often born from someone&rsq
  
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• August 2016 | Moving Images

  01-08-2016 22:28
  Videos of note (new and not)1. A Ballerina’s Tale2. The Winter’s Tale3. Focused: Creative Youth in the Empire State4. Jardi Tancat Continue reading
  
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• August 2016 | Page Turners

  01-08-2016 22:22
  Books of note (new and not)1. The Art of Grace: On Moving Well Through Life2. Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker3. Safe Dance Practice: An Applied Dance Science Perspective4. Body, Mind & Spirit in Action: A Teacher’s Guide to Creative Dance (2nd ed.) Continue reading
  
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• August 2016 | Ask Rhee Gold

  01-08-2016 22:18
  Advice for dance teachers. Continue reading
  
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• August 2016 | EditorSpeak

  01-08-2016 22:13
  "The Teachers in My Village": It takes a village to raise a child, the proverb says. As I type these words, it’s the last week of school—recitals over, summer stretching ahead—but when they appear in print, it will be August and time to gear up for the fall. At both times in the year, my mind dwells on my village, and especially on the teachers."New Season’s Greetings": This is the time of year when we welcome students back into the dance studio. The new school season is
  
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• August 2016 | On My Mind

  01-08-2016 22:11
  Not too long ago, marketing at most dance schools meant investing big bucks in printing, postage, and newspaper ads. Many school owners couldn’t pay for that kind of marketing, but nowadays, social media puts all schools on a level playing field. My motto is “Give it the time, and it will give you the return.” Where many school owners make mistakes, however—and squelch their social media success—is in moving beyond dance into hot-topic issues in their posts. Continu
  
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• August 2016 | FYI

  01-08-2016 22:08
  What’s up in the dance communityThe Smithsonian Embraces DanceChildren Connect Through DanceLend an Ear to New Ballet PodcastsUDMA: Showtime in New England Continue reading
  
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• Summer Ballet Program Keeps Faculty, Students On Their Toes - Butler Newsroom (blog)

  01-08-2016 22:04 via news.butler.edu
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  Summer Ballet Program Keeps Faculty, Students On Their Toes
  Butler Newsroom (blog)
  While most of Lilly Hall was silent in July, the dance studio Room 310 crackled with the kind of energy and determination that 45 aspiring ballet dancers can bring. The students had come from 15 states to participate in the first Butler Ballet Summer ...
  
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• Artistic director steps down from The Wooden Floor dance company - OCRegister

  01-08-2016 21:54 via ocregister.com
  
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  Artistic director steps down from The Wooden Floor dance company
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  Melanie Rios Glaser is the artistic director and co-CEO of The Wooden Floor, a Santa Ana-based dance nonprofit. DREW A. KELLEY , CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER. By KAITLIN WRIGHT / STAFF WRITER. Facebook; Twitter; Email; Comments; PRINT ...
  
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• August 2016 | Bright Biz Idea | Social Media Gurus and Sunshine Directors

  01-08-2016 21:26
  Many school owners, when they think of hiring non-teaching support staff, want someone to run the front desk. However, in the 21st century, operating a dance studio requires not only a website but also a social media presence, marketing skills, and, often, offerings beyond dance classes, such as birthday parties and competition teams. Studio owners who limit their employee roster to teachers and receptionists may be missing out on creative ways to boost revenue. Read on to explore how some studi
  
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• August 2016 | Higher-Ed Voice | Life as an Adjunct

  01-08-2016 21:11
  Thousands of dancers, choreographers, and dance intellectuals dream of teaching at the college level, and why not? A job in higher ed means working in their chosen field, often with inspiring young artists and creative colleagues. To sweeten the pot, a full-time position can translate into a month off during the school year, summers free, a workweek seemingly shaped by a handful of classes, grants for travel to conferences, additional funds for research and/or choreography, and a living wage wit
  
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• George Birkadze: This Russian ballet dancer is also a martial artist - Inquirer.net

  01-08-2016 21:01 via lifestyle.inquirer.net
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  George Birkadze: This Russian ballet dancer is also a martial artist
  Inquirer.net
  When Russian choreographer George Birkadze literally sweeps a girl off her feet, she floats overhead like a cloud. It's like making a shoulder press with a 110 lb-barbell seem like a light and airy dance. The strength comes from his martial arts ...
  
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• You Must Watch This Hot Italian Couple's Almost-Naked Dance-Off - Us Weekly

  01-08-2016 20:36 via usmagazine.com
  
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  You Must Watch This Hot Italian Couple's Almost-Naked Dance-Off
  Us Weekly
  Ballare! Italian businessman Gianluca Vacchi and model wife Giorgia Gabriele's epic, hilarious dance-off videos have gone viral — and we are loving it. The hot, tanned entrepreneur, 48, who has more than 2 million Instagram followers, and the much ...
  
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• August 2016 | College Close-Ups | University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

  01-08-2016 20:33
  The University of Minnesota–Twin Cities campus covers more than a thousand acres in Minneapolis and St. Paul; the campus’ East and West Banks, straddling the Mississippi River, are conveniently close to Minneapolis’s downtown, government, and cultural districts. The Twin Cities is home to a thriving and diverse dance community, and the location of the campus expressly facilitates collaboration with local arts organizations.The dance program focuses on contemporary dance in a gl
  
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• August 2016 | 2 Music Tips for Dance Teachers | Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty

  01-08-2016 20:29
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  Before The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky and Petipa first collaborated on The Sleeping Beauty (1889), with Petipa providing detailed descriptions of his musical requirements. Listen to the overture for the two leitmotifs that, throughout the ballet, represent the conflict between good and evil: strident, disjointed chords for the fairy Carabosse; and lush, lyrical music, like a barcarolle (a lilting piece that imitates gondolier songs) for the Lilac Fairy.Tip 2
  The story’s 100-year time sp
  
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• August 2016 | Dance History Quiz

  01-08-2016 20:26
  Fun facts for teachers and students Continue reading
  
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• August 2016 | Soccer, Superheroes, and Dance

  01-08-2016 19:53
  Attracting boys to dance has never been easy. It doesn’t matter that football players like Hall of Famer Lynn Swann or the New York Jets’ Steve McLendon took ballet and it improved their game, or that Lionel Messi looks like a ballet dancer when he shows how to control the soccer ball. With some exceptions—hip-hop is the most obvious—there are deep-rooted obstacles to getting boys into the studio.. . . As Nikolai Kabaniaev at City Ballet School in San Francisco notes, &ld
  
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• August 2016 | 2 Tips for Tap Teachers | Military Tap Dance

  01-08-2016 19:51
  Tip 1There’s nothing like a flag-waving, rhythmically precise tap dance to lift spirits and boost interest in tap. In 1904, George M. Cohan danced the buck and wing to his song “Yankee Doodle Boy” to embody his proud American heritage. During World War I, Broadway chorus girls danced “soldier” numbers that integrated tap and stepping sounds. Later, movie musicals like Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936), featuring Busby Berkeley’s amazing formations, and Yankee Doodle
  
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• August 2016 | 2 Tips for Ballet Teachers | Facing the Barre and Lifted Balances

  01-08-2016 19:49
  Tip 1Beginning a class with students facing the barre in first position is a common practice; I often do this after a long weekend or extended time off. Doing simple, slow tendus, stretches, and even a balance in first or second position with both hands on the barre allows students to internalize their focus and to find their center and “ballet muscles” before starting pliés.Tip 2I find one constant among students balancing at the barre: those who lift the supporting side and
  
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• August 2016 | Thinking Out Loud | Dance Class Matters

  01-08-2016 19:46
  As a teacher at University at Buffalo [NY], I often rant about how the act of taking class needs to be practiced and developed like any other skill. Recently, a senior taped a piece of poster board that said “Class Matters” to the studio door, to remind her younger classmates that much of their growth occurs in class and that they should take it seriously. Continue reading
  
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• August 2016 | Performance Corner

  01-08-2016 19:40
  Our sneak peek at dance shows we’d love to see Continue reading
  
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• August 2016 | Bulletin Board: Pin, Post, Share

  01-08-2016 19:37
  Dance in Time: AugustDancers on Dance Continue reading
  
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• August 2016 | Ballet Scene | Innovation Meets Tradition

  01-08-2016 19:27
  Ballet has always dwelled within the parameters of formality and rules, from its 16th-century Renaissance beginnings, through the court of Louis XIV, into its Russian legacy, and on to Balanchine’s American neoclassicism. A tendu is a tendu is a tendu, yet ballet has evolved into a dynamic, eclectic art form that reflects new attitudes and styles. Along with these adaptations, ballet training has slowly changed to provide a more anatomically streamlined approach, to allow for new concepts
  
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• Our Fave Dance Moments at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards - Dance Spirit

  01-08-2016 18:59 via dancespirit.com
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  Our Fave Dance Moments at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards
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  Last night's 2016 Teen Choice Awards were super fun, per usual. And the best part? Dancers were highlighted in huge ways! Read on for our favorite moments. Serayah McNeill's Performance. You may not know who this fierce actress/singer/performer is yet, ...
  13-Year-Old Dance Star Maddie Ziegler is Releasing a Memoir and Young Adult Novel TrilogyPeople Magazine
  Chloe Lukasiak News & Update: 'Dance Moms' Star
  
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• August 2016 | 2 Tips for Modern & Contemporary Teachers | “Relinquish Your Ribs” and Rhythmic Turns

  01-08-2016 18:59
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  When students’ ribs are splayed, it probably means they are not engaging the abdominal muscles correctly. Throughout my early training, instructors would often tell me to engage the abdominals by puffing out my chest and sucking in my stomach, using words like “hold,” “grip,” “tighten,” and “squeeze.” Unfortunately, this created tension in my torso and was a terrible waste of energy. I was well into my 20s and taking class with the grea
  
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• Misty Copeland marries longtime love Olu Evans in Laguna Beach - Daily Mail

  01-08-2016 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Misty Copeland marries longtime love Olu Evans in Laguna Beach
  Daily Mail
  Ballet star Misty Copeland had another reason to dance Sunday - this time, with her new husband. The 33-year-old San Pedro, California native and her boyfriend of 10 years, lawyer Olu Evans, tied the knot at Laguna Beach, California's Montage Hotel ...
  Misty Copeland Is Married! Ballet Dancer Weds Olu Evans | E! NewsE! Online
  Ballet Dancer Misty Copeland & Partner Olu Evans Get Married ...Just Jared
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• Saint Augustine Ballet holding auditions for 'The Nutcracker' - Beaches Leader

  01-08-2016 18:40 via beachesleader.com
  Saint Augustine Ballet holding auditions for 'The Nutcracker'
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  PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires visitors to log in to view the best local news. Not yet a subscriber? Subscribe today! Read more about Saint Augustine Ballet holding auditions for 'The Nutcracker' ...
  
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• Watch This Mama-To-Be Pole Dance While In Labor - Huffington Post - Huffington Post

  01-08-2016 18:35 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  Watch This Mama-To-Be Pole Dance While In Labor - Huffington Post
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  This pregnant pole dancing instructor won't let labor contractions stop her from performing a signature move. On Sunday, mom-to-be Kat Bailey posted a video ...and more »
  
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• PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: Bond created between Hi-Hope Services, Gwinnett Ballet Theatre - Gwinnettdailypost.com

  01-08-2016 18:08 via gwinnettdailypost.com
  
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  PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE: Bond created between Hi-Hope Services, Gwinnett Ballet Theatre
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  Gwinnett Ballet Theatre (GBT) invited Hi-Hope to visit its main location for a very special occasion: the official dedication ceremony of a painting done by some folks from Hi-Hope that was presented to GBT back in March. Here is the full story: Hi ...
  
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• Maine State Ballet to Present CAN-CAN PARISIEN and RAYMONDA This Summer - Broadway World

  01-08-2016 17:46 via broadwayworld.com
  
  Maine State Ballet to Present CAN-CAN PARISIEN and RAYMONDA This Summer
  Broadway World
  Maine State Ballet to Present CAN-CAN PARISIEN and RAYMONDA This Summer Maine State Ballet brings a little bit of Paris to Maine this summer with its high-kicking comedy, Can-Can Parisien. The most raucous and rowdy piece in Maine State Ballet's ...
  
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• Indonesian Ballet Students to Perform With Australian Professionals - Jakarta Globe

  01-08-2016 16:51 via jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com
  
  Indonesian Ballet Students to Perform With Australian Professionals
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  Ballet dancers perform at the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia, in this Nov. 20, 2015 file photo. The West Australian Ballet will be in Jakarta this weekend for the first time in 20 years to perform in a collaboration between Australian ...and more »
  
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• Laura Alonso Ballet to Perform Classical Pieces in Havana - Prensa Latina

  01-08-2016 15:30 via plenglish.com
  Laura Alonso Ballet to Perform Classical Pieces in Havana
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  01 de agosto de 2016, 09:26 Laura Alonso Ballet to Perform Classical Pieces in Havana Havana, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Prodanza Center and the Laura Alonso ballet companies are today arranging the final details of a program of classical pieces in Havana ...and more »
  
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• Auto theft arrest close to ex-USM dance captain homicide - Jackson Clarion Ledger

  01-08-2016 15:17 via clarionledger.com
  
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  Auto theft arrest close to ex-USM dance captain homicide
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  BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — A 26-year-old Bay St. Louis man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a car that belonged to the mother of a double homicide victim. Bay St. Louis Police Chief Michael Denardo tells The Sun Herald Myrick Laneaux was arrested ...
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• World-renowned ballet scouts descend on Christchurch - Newshub

  01-08-2016 08:47 via newshub.co.nz
  
  World-renowned ballet scouts descend on Christchurch
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  Recruiters from one of the world's top dance schools have stopped in Christchurch to audition the local talent. New York's Joffrey's Ballet travels the world looking for dancers to join an elite four-year programme. For many dancers, after years of ...
  
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• Pista Sa Nayon festival brings Filipino folk dance to life - The Seattle Times

  01-08-2016 05:22 via seattletimes.com
  
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  Pista Sa Nayon festival brings Filipino folk dance to life
  The Seattle Times
  With a variety of dances ranging from solos to pairings, Sayaw brought to life the art of Filipino folk dance during the Pista Sa Nayon, a Filipino-American community festival held at the Seward Park Amphitheater in Seattle on Sunday. Sayaw, the ...
  
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• Us Two: Royal New Zealand Ballet's dancing couple - Stuff.co.nz

  01-08-2016 01:57 via stuff.co.nz
  
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  Us Two: Royal New Zealand Ballet's dancing couple
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  Giselle opens in Wellington on August 11, and tours six other centres until September 9. See Rnzb.org.nz for details. Fabio Lo Giudice, 25, and Katherine Minor, 24, are dancers in the Royal New Zealand Ballet - and are also husband and wife. Fabio is ...and more »
  
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