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• Julie Kent heralds an elegant new era for the Washington Ballet ... - Washington Post

  02-10-2016 22:03 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Julie Kent heralds an elegant new era for the Washington Ballet ...
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  Her gowns almost upstaged the dancing, as Washington Ballet Artistic Director Julie Kent emceed the company's 40th Anniversary Celebration Friday.and more »
  
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• Indian and Indonesian dance don't mix, except in 'Incomplete Gesture' - Chicago Tribune

  02-10-2016 18:41 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Indian and Indonesian dance don't mix, except in 'Incomplete Gesture'
  Chicago Tribune
  Rekha Iyer, of Natya Dance Theatre, and Rio Wahyudi, of Nan Jombang, perform in "The Incomplete Gesture" at the North Shore Center for Performing Arts in Skokie. Rekha Iyer, of Natya Dance Theatre, and Rio Wahyudi, of Nan Jombang, perform in "The ...
  
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• Russian Grand Ballet brings 'Swan Lake' to Saenger - Pensacola News Journal

  02-10-2016 15:05 via pnj.com
  
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  Russian Grand Ballet brings 'Swan Lake' to Saenger
  Pensacola News Journal
  The acclaimed Russian Grand Ballet brings Tchaikovsky's immortal work, "Swan Lake," to the Saenger Theatre on Tuesday.
  Hot Pick: Russian Grand Ballet – 'Sleeping Beauty' - cat5Beaumont Enterprise (blog)all 4 news articles »
  
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• Michael Clark: ‘I still make the dance work on my own body first’

  02-10-2016 11:00
  
  From his 80s ballet-punk aesthetic to the heroin and despair of the 90s, Michael Clark always danced to his own tune. Now 54, here he talks about the effects of ageing, his mum and the inspiration of BowieWe are sitting beneath a huge window in the corner of Michael Clark’s east London rehearsal space, amid exercise balls, yoga mats and discarded trainers, and as the late-summer light fades, our conversation turns to David Bowie, whose music has been a constant throughout the dancer’
  
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• Akram Khan’s Giselle review – a modern classic in the making

  02-10-2016 09:00
  
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  English National Ballet’s dancers delight in Khan’s 21st-century Giselle. All it needs now is a plot…Akram Khan’s new production of Giselle for English National Ballet is one of the most eagerly awaited dance works of recent years, and for the most part the excitement and anticipation are justified. Tim Yip’s designs are dramatic, Vincenzo Lamagna’s score is compelling, and Khan’s choreography is very fine indeed. But the work
  
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• David Bintley: ‘The Tempest is about a man who’s lived off the idea of revenge’

  02-10-2016 08:45
  
  The Birmingham Royal Ballet choreographer on adapting Shakespeare, the challenge of forgiveness and the importance of stories in danceDavid Bintley is a choreographer, and since 1995 has been artistic director of Birmingham Royal Ballet. Born in a Pennine village, he trained at the Royal Ballet school, where he created his first dance pieces. These were seen and admired by Sir Frederick Ashton, the Royal Ballet’s founder choreographer. “He’s the only one,” Ashton said, in
  
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• October 2016 | Recital Roundup | Table of Contents

  02-10-2016 05:59
  What's more exciting than planning a show? Getting new ideas! This month you'll read about the importance of the recital speech (think marketing), a smart way to earn raves for ballet numbers, how to make repetition fun, and exciting options in skin-tone dancewear. And enjoy some armchair shopping with our collection of fabulous recital costumes.Plus, the difference between various tap styles; George Balanchine's work for Broadway, film, and even a circus; dance scholarship at Middlebury College
  
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• October 2016 | 2 Tips for Ballet Teachers | Pointe Shoe Drill and Fondu Footwork

  02-10-2016 01:20
  Tip 1It’s awe-inspiring how quickly professional dancers can get into and out of pointe shoes. When I started teaching, I noticed that my students took a long time to put on their shoes—minutes that cut into valuable class or rehearsal time. So I created the “Two-Minute Drill.”Tip 2In fondu combinations at the barre that begin in fifth position—for example, en croix, battement fondu développé to 45 degrees, place toe on the floor in tendu, close in fif
  
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