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• Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer cracks the big time - TVNZ

  26-08-2016 23:36 via tvnz.co.nz
  
  Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer cracks the big time
  TVNZ
  Joseph Skelton will be the first ever Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer to join The Australian Ballet as a guest principal artist when he takes to the stage in Giselle. Joseph Skelton. Source: Facebook/ Royal New Zealand Ballet. The Gisborne born ...and more »
  
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• Spiritual dance event set for Tuesday night - Silver City Sun-News

  26-08-2016 23:27 via scsun-news.com
  
  Silver City Sun-News
  Spiritual dance event set for Tuesday night
  Silver City Sun-News
  SILVER CITY — An Evening of Spiritual Dances will be held Tuesday, August 30 at the Church of Harmony at 609 N. Arizona Street in Silver City. The event is scheduled from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and the public is invited to attend. Loading… Post to Facebook.
  
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• It Was Justin Peck’s First ‘Rodeo,’ and He Turned It on Its Head

  26-08-2016 23:00 via nytimes.com
  This New York City Ballet choreographer discussed how he challenged conventions with his ballet “Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes.”
  
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• Ballet West To Perform In Havana, Cuba - RadioWest

  26-08-2016 23:00 via kuer.org
  
  Ballet West To Perform In Havana, Cuba
  RadioWest
  Ballet West will be traveling to Cuba this fall to perform at Havana's International Ballet Festival. The Salt Lake City company will be one of the first American ballet groups to perform in Cuba since the United States lifted travel and trade ...
  
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• Bound will help you dance away your childhood trauma - Geek

  26-08-2016 21:26 via geek.com
  
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  Bound will help you dance away your childhood trauma
  Geek
  The new PS4 game Bound is about a pretty princess ballerina, but there is more to it than prancing around in tutus. It has does have prancing (and twirling and fluttering and capering), but the game uses ballet to tell a story about a crumbling family ...and more »
  
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• National Ballet's apprentice program takes the best from around the world - The Globe and Mail

  26-08-2016 21:07 via theglobeandmail.com
  
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  National Ballet's apprentice program takes the best from around the world
  The Globe and Mail
  When Minkyung Lee was 13 years old, she travelled from her home in Seoul to compete in the Youth America Grand Prix in New York. The annual student ballet competition is a monster-sized event, with 8,000-odd dancers descending on Manhattan to vie for ...
  
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• North Korea threw a massive dance party to celebrate a successful missile launch - Quartz

  26-08-2016 21:03 via qz.com
  
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  North Korea threw a massive dance party to celebrate a successful missile launch
  Quartz
  In order to prepare for the use of an anti-missile defense system announced in July this year, the US and South Korea started joint drills on Aug. 22. But the exercises appeared to have heightened tensions between North and South Korea: Soon after ...
  Kim Jong-un throws dance party after missile launchWND.comall 360 news articles »
  
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• Atlanta Ballet announces staff, promotions under new artistic director - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  26-08-2016 20:11 via ajc.com
  
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Atlanta Ballet announces staff, promotions under new artistic director
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Change is afoot at Atlanta Ballet under artistic director Gennadi Nedvigin, with a new ballet master and company members, plus a major upswing in one dancer's career. The entrance of Roman Rykine as ballet master aligns with Nedvigin's plan to ...
  
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• Theater District Open House: Raising The Barre With Houston Ballet - Houston Public Media

  26-08-2016 20:05 via houstonpublicmedia.org
  
  Houston Public Media
  Theater District Open House: Raising The Barre With Houston Ballet
  Houston Public Media
  Houston Ballet's 2016-2017 season will keep you on your toes! Artistic Director Stanton Welch gives us an exclusive look at what's coming up. Anya Wilkening. | Posted on August 26, 2016, 1:00 PM (Last Updated: August 26, 2016, 5:26 PM ) ...and more »
  
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• Ballet Mag spreads Christian dance program to Brazil - Jackson Clarion Ledger

  26-08-2016 19:04 via clarionledger.com
  
  Jackson Clarion Ledger
  Ballet Mag spreads Christian dance program to Brazil
  Jackson Clarion Ledger
  Spring 2015, on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach, Ballet Magnificat! co-founders Keith and Kathy Thibodeaux and dancers soaked up the sunset and waves in the wake of their first Brazilian tour. Talk turned to what God had in store. With a "You know ...
  
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• Meet the Newcastle dancers chosen to support the English Youth Ballet in haunting show Giselle - ChronicleLive

  26-08-2016 18:58 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
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  Meet the Newcastle dancers chosen to support the English Youth Ballet in haunting show Giselle
  ChronicleLive
  A hundred of the North East's most talented young dancers are set to appear in a professional production with an award-winning dance company. The English Youth Ballet company (EYB) will present the romantic ballet Giselle at Newcastle's Tyne Theatre ...
  
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• Ballet treasures from the Treasure State - Washington Post

  26-08-2016 18:58 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Ballet treasures from the Treasure State
  Washington Post
  BOZEMAN, Mont. — One by one, wearing plaid shirts and straw cowboy hats, they climbed onto the flatbed of a rusting orange Chevy truck parked near the Yellowstone River to launch exuberant Instagrammable jumps and turns. In time, a woman who'd ...
  
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• 'Dance Moms' Star Compares Herself To Young Kardashian In ... - International Business Times

  26-08-2016 18:46 via ibtimes.com
  
  International Business Times
  'Dance Moms' Star Compares Herself To Young Kardashian In ...
  International Business Times
  Kalani Hilliker talks about why she may have captured the attention of a few young athletes in this “Dance Moms” clip.and more »
  
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• Maksim Chmerkovskiy back on 'DWTS' – but does the cast help ... - Christian Science Monitor

  26-08-2016 17:41 via csmonitor.com
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  Maksim Chmerkovskiy back on 'DWTS' – but does the cast help ...
  Christian Science Monitor
  Professional dancer Chmerkovskiy will return to the ABC reality competition for the upcoming fall season. The show seems to have encouraged viewers all over ...and more »
  
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• Battery Dance to Honor Adel Euro by Helping Refugee Dancers - http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)

  26-08-2016 16:57 via dancemagazine.com
  
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  Battery Dance to Honor Adel Euro by Helping Refugee Dancers
  http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)
  Last month, we heard the heartbreaking news that a young Iraqi dancer, Adel Euro, was killed in a bombing in Baghdad. Euro had been training with New York-based Battery Dance Company online through Skype, and was planning to move to the United ...and more »
  
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• Ballet's Bad Boy Becomes Subject for New Documentary - Yahoo - Yahoo Finance

  26-08-2016 16:15 via yahoo.com
  
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  Ballet's Bad Boy Becomes Subject for New Documentary - Yahoo
  Yahoo Finance
  Ballet's “bad boy” Sergei Polunin is the subject of a new documentary called "Dancer," which debuts in theaters Sept. 16. Polunin, who served as a principal ...and more »
  
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• Ballet's Bad Boy Becomes Subject for New Documentary - Yahoo Finance

  26-08-2016 16:15 via yahoo.com
  
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  Ballet's Bad Boy Becomes Subject for New Documentary
  Yahoo Finance
  Ballet's “bad boy” Sergei Polunin is the subject of a new documentary from IFC Films/Sundance Selects called Dancer, which debuts in theaters Sept. 16. Polunin, who served as a principal dancer at the British Royal Ballet when he was only 19 years old ...and more »
  
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• Role model as crucial as roles for Evie's ballet dream - The Australian

  26-08-2016 16:07 via theaustralian.com.au
  
  The Australian
  Role model as crucial as roles for Evie's ballet dream
  The Australian
  With one of the nation's highest profile and most talented indigenous ballerinas by her side, Evie Ferris has quietly drawn on her heritage to break fresh ground. Ferris, 19, joined the Australian Ballet Company this year as its second indigenous ...
  
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• Review: Pacific Northwest Ballet perfect ending to Jacob's Pillow season - MassLive.com

  26-08-2016 16:01 via masslive.com
  
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  Review: Pacific Northwest Ballet perfect ending to Jacob's Pillow season
  MassLive.com
  Pacific Northwest Ballet in Jessica Lang's "Her Door to the Sky" at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Mass. (Photo by Hayim Heron, courtesy of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival). Print Email · Ken Ross | [email protected] By Ken Ross | [email protected] ...
  
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• The Toad Knew review – James Thierrée's seductive wonder-world

  26-08-2016 15:42
  
  King’s theatre, Edinburgh
  Thierrée’s new show is a spellbinding mix of ravishing visuals, breathtaking acrobatics and Heath Robinson-style contraptions Related: James Thierrée: 'Baryshnikov told me to get used to pain. It's part of a dancer's life' Not so much a show as a mass hallucination, the latest piece from James Thierrée puts a spell on the audience with its mixture of ravishing visuals, seductive music and breathtaking acrobatics. Thierrée was rais
  
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• Ballet Hispanico premieres on big screen | The Daily Courier ... - The Daily Courier

  26-08-2016 15:16 via dcourier.com
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  Ballet Hispanico premieres on big screen | The Daily Courier ...
  The Daily Courier
  Ballet Hispanico will premiere on the big screen Aug. 28 as the “Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance” series debuts at Sedona's Mary D. Fisher ...and more »
  
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• Ballet Hispanico premieres on big screen - The Daily Courier

  26-08-2016 15:16 via dcourier.com
  
  The Daily Courier
  Ballet Hispanico premieres on big screen
  The Daily Courier
  Ballet Hispanico will premiere on the big screen Aug. 28 as the “Lincoln Center at the Movies: Great American Dance” series debuts at Sedona's Mary D. Fisher Theatre. A dazzling double bill from Ballet Hispanico, America's leading Latino dance company, ...and more »
  
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• Bound makes a case for ballet in videogames - Kill Screen (blog)

  26-08-2016 12:00 via killscreen.com
  
  Kill Screen (blog)
  Bound makes a case for ballet in videogames
  Kill Screen (blog)
  I was eight years old when I watched my first ballet performance, the Nutcracker, at an old, musty local theater. When the show ended, my mom asked if I wanted to be a ballerina, and to her surprise, I cringed. There was no way I could be a ballerina ...
  
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• Her Name Was Carmen, dance review: This ballet responding to the refugee crisis can't evoke the human suffering that ... - Evening Standard

  26-08-2016 09:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Evening Standard
  Her Name Was Carmen, dance review: This ballet responding to the refugee crisis can't evoke the human suffering that ...
  Evening Standard
  Is making a ballet the right response to Europe's refugee crisis? After visiting refugees in the Balkans with Oxfam, Russian ballerina Irina Kolesnikova thought so. She and choreographer Olga Kostel have set their retelling of Carmen in a refugee camp ...and more »
  
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• Swing Dance Club preparing to welcome newcomers at first dance of the semester - The Daily Collegian Online

  26-08-2016 09:05 via collegian.psu.edu
  
  Swing Dance Club preparing to welcome newcomers at first dance of the semester
  The Daily Collegian Online
  The Swing Dance Club is encouraging veteran and amateur dancers alike to hit the floor the night of Aug. 26, when they will hold their first social dance of the year. The evening will be held at Heritage Hall, and will begin at 10:00 p.m. with an hour ...
  
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• Ballet school defies conservative traditions in Egypt - gulfnews.com

  26-08-2016 09:04 via gulfnews.com
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  Ballet school defies conservative traditions in Egypt
  gulfnews.com
  Children perform at the first ballet school in Upper Egypt. The school started with 30 children. Published: 10:00 August 26, 2016 Gulf News · Ramadan Al Sherbini, Correspondent. SMALL; MEDIUM; LARGE. Cairo: In recent years, Upper Egypt has often ...and more »
  
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• MCC Dance Company 2nd at national contest - Waco Tribune-Herald

  26-08-2016 07:08 via wacotrib.com
  
  Waco Tribune-Herald
  MCC Dance Company 2nd at national contest
  Waco Tribune-Herald
  The MCC Dance Company placed second in team dance at the NDA Collegiate Camp in Dallas on the campus of SMU. NDAphoto. Named as NDA All-Americans were captain Kyondra Harris (left) and Denzel Barton, who also was the “Top Gun” hip-hop ...
  
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• New ballet space, new classes and new artistic director - San Angelo Standard Times

  26-08-2016 04:16 via gosanangelo.com
  
  New ballet space, new classes and new artistic director
  San Angelo Standard Times
  New things are happening at the San Angelo Civic Ballet this season. We have moved into our new facility in the San Angelo Performing Arts Center, 82 Gillis St. This facility includes five large ballet/fitness studios, a Pilates studio, a creative ...
  
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• Dance's 'Tour de Force III,' at the Segerstrom on Saturday, certainly is that - Los Angeles Times

  26-08-2016 01:46 via latimes.com
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Dance's 'Tour de Force III,' at the Segerstrom on Saturday, certainly is that
  Los Angeles Times
  To mark its 30th year, the Segerstrom Center for the Arts will welcome the world's top dancers and choreographers. The dance show known as "Tour de Force III" will be presented at Segerstrom Hall on Saturday night — in honor of the center's dance ...
  
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• Dance Listings for Aug. 26-Sept. 1 - The New York Times - New York Times

  26-08-2016 00:59 via nytimes.com
  Dance Listings for Aug. 26-Sept. 1 - The New York Times
  New York Times
  A selected guide to dance performances in New York City.and more »
  
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• Dance Listings for Aug. 26-Sept. 1 - New York Times

  26-08-2016 00:59 via nytimes.com
  Dance Listings for Aug. 26-Sept. 1
  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. BEACH SESSIONS (Saturday) In August, it is no longer necessary to choose between stage and sea. With the ...and more »
  
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• How a local dance studio has grown stronger over 70 years - Shelton Herald

  26-08-2016 00:03 via sheltonherald.com
  
  Shelton Herald
  How a local dance studio has grown stronger over 70 years
  Shelton Herald
  In the heart of Shelton, behind the city's famous Wiffle Ball factory, Kicks Dance Center shares the top floor of the American Legion Post 16, where the unlikely combination of military veterans and teenage ballerinas peacefully coexist. Currently ...
  
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