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• New Dance Related Exhibit Comes to Crystal Bridges - KNWA

  20-10-2016 23:37 via nwahomepage.com
  
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  New Dance Related Exhibit Comes to Crystal Bridges
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  Copyright 2016 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. BENTONVILLE, AR.--. A new exhibition is heading to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The Art of American ...and more »
  
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• Dance|Adrenaline and Ease: Inside a Dancer's Ballet Theater Debut - New York Times

  20-10-2016 23:21 via nytimes.com
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  Dance|Adrenaline and Ease: Inside a Dancer's Ballet Theater Debut
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  Alban Lendorf, performing in Frederick Ashton's “Symphonic Variations” during his debut as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theater. Credit Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times. Alban Lendorf has finally arrived. Already a star at the Royal ...
  
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• Adrenaline and Ease: Inside a Dancer's Ballet Theater Debut - New York Times

  20-10-2016 23:21 via nytimes.com
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  Adrenaline and Ease: Inside a Dancer's Ballet Theater Debut
  New York Times
  Alban Lendorf, performing in Frederick Ashton's “Symphonic Variations” during his debut as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theater. Credit Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times. Alban Lendorf has finally arrived. Already a star at the Royal ...
  
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• Lehrer Dance teaches Oakcrest students - Shore News Today

  20-10-2016 23:08 via shorenewstoday.com
  
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  Lehrer Dance teaches Oakcrest students
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  Jon Lehrer, director of Lehrer Dance, center, with Oakcrest High School dance composition students, and kneeling in front, musician Chris Paprota, company members Rachael Humphrey and Ryan Moguel. prev. next. Students in Oakcrest High School's ...
  
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• Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Pet Shop Boys, Party Favor & Seven Lions - Billboard

  20-10-2016 22:50 via billboard.com
  
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  Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Pet Shop Boys, Party Favor & Seven Lions
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  Pet Shop Boys, "Say It to Me". The latest single from Super, Pet Shop Boys' "Say It to Me" saunters onto the Dance Club Songs chart (dated Oct. 29) as the Hot Shot Debut (No. 31). Remixes from TomDeMac, Real Lies and Moodyboy, among others, help ...
  
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• SF Dance Film fest kicks off seventh edition - San Francisco Examiner

  20-10-2016 21:16 via sfexaminer.com
  
  SF Dance Film fest kicks off seventh edition
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  Ashley Murphy is among the dancers featured in director Frances McElroy's “Black Ballerina.” (Courtesy Frances McElroy, Shirley Road Productions). By Leslie Katz on October 19, 2016 3:00 pm. Facebook · twitter · google_plus · mail · Facebook · twitter ...
  
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• Texas woman does the #JuJuOnThatChemo dance, goes viral - WESH Orlando

  20-10-2016 20:12 via wesh.com
  
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  Texas woman does the #JuJuOnThatChemo dance, goes viral
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  Meet Ana-Alecia Ayala of Dallas. According to her GoFundMe page, she has been in chemo since January and diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in December 2015. Advertisement. But she's not letting that get her down. Instead, she's keeping her spirits up ...
  North Texas woman battling cancer spreads joy with viral dance videoFOX 4 News
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• Texas woman does the #JuJuOnThatChemo dance, goes viral - KSBW The Central Coast

  20-10-2016 20:12 via ksbw.com
  
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  Texas woman does the #JuJuOnThatChemo dance, goes viral
  KSBW The Central Coast
  Meet Ana-Alecia Ayala of Dallas. According to her GoFundMe page, she has been in chemo since January and diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in December 2015. Advertisement. But she's not letting that get her down. Instead, she's keeping her spirits up ...
  North Texas woman battling cancer spreads joy with viral dance videoFOX 4 News
  Texas woman puts the 'juju on that chemo' in viral hospital
  
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• Inside The Boys' Club of New York's Fall Dance - Vogue.com

  20-10-2016 20:02 via vogue.com
  
  Inside The Boys' Club of New York's Fall Dance
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  On Wednesday night, as Hillary Clinton advocated for women's rights in the third presidential debate, the Boys' Club of New York made an equally compelling case for creating opportunities for young men. The 68th Annual Fall Dance, hosted in partnership ...and more »
  
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• ORRIN MORRIS: Dog fennel epitomizes the dance of nature - newtoncitizen

  20-10-2016 19:40 via newtoncitizen.com
  
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  ORRIN MORRIS: Dog fennel epitomizes the dance of nature
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  Psalm 149 begins with an encouragement to sing a new song of praise to the Lord. The enthusiasm for praise is increased in verse 3 as the congregation is instructed, “Let them praise his name in dance.” DOG FENNEL. Eupatorium compositifolia.and more »
  
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• GTA Debuts on Top Dance/Electronic Albums - Billboard

  20-10-2016 19:21 via billboard.com
  
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  GTA Debuts on Top Dance/Electronic Albums
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  GTA, the Miami-based duo of Matt Toth and Julio Mejia, debuts at No. 7 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart (dated Oct. 29) with its first full-length, Good Times Ahead. With 1,000 sold in the week ending Oct. 13, according to Nielsen Music ...and more »
  
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• India's Song and Dance Against Terrorism - Wall Street Journal

  20-10-2016 19:15 via wsj.com
  
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  India's Song and Dance Against Terrorism
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  Should Pakistani actors in Bollywood be held responsible for the jihadists their government sends across the border to attack India? As relations between the South Asian neighbors continue to sour, this appears to be the new and foolish consensus in ...and more »
  
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• Sitkans Can Dance this Saturday! - KCAW

  20-10-2016 19:02 via kcaw.org
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  Sitkans Can Dance this Saturday!
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  The upcoming event Sitkans Can Dance is intended to expose the community to a wide variety of dance styles through both solo and couples dancing. Sitkans Can Dance is sponsored by the Greater Sitka Arts Council and the Sitka Studio of Dance and will ...
  
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• Minneapolis artist challenges American Indian stereotypes with modern dance show - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  20-10-2016 18:58 via startribune.com
  
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  Minneapolis artist challenges American Indian stereotypes with modern dance show
  Minneapolis Star Tribune
  The stereotype of what an American Indian person looks like is deeply etched into our cultural imagination. We see the familiar image on sports logos, on Land O'Lakes butter containers, in cartoons and on TV. But that contorted idea of a feather ...
  
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• 'Dance Moms' 2016 News & Update: Maddie Ziegler Proves She's More Than Just A Dancer, Check It Out Here! - Gamenguide

  20-10-2016 18:10 via gamenguide.com
  
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  'Dance Moms' 2016 News & Update: Maddie Ziegler Proves She's More Than Just A Dancer, Check It Out Here!
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  While some of her critics called her a one hit wonder, Maddie Ziegler's blossoming career and success proved otherwise. The former "Dance Moms" star already added actress, model, and TV dance competition judge to her already impressive resume, but ...
  'Dance Moms' Season 7 Cast News & Update: JoJo Siwa Says She And Maddie Ziegler Would Be BFFsiTech Postall
  
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• Israeli dance company to stage “Goldfish” as part of No Boundaries Performance Series - Yale News

  20-10-2016 17:52 via news.yale.edu
  
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  Israeli dance company to stage “Goldfish” as part of No Boundaries Performance Series
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  The Inbal Pinto & Avshalom Pollak Dance Company will perform its show “Goldfish” Oct. 28 and Oct. 29 as part of the Yale Repertory Theatre's No Boundaries Performance Series. An intimate journey into the imaginary, “Goldfish” transforms the tiny ...
  
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• A Guide To The South Asian Music And Dance At The Dakshina Festival - DCist.com

  20-10-2016 17:49 via dcist.com
  
  A Guide To The South Asian Music And Dance At The Dakshina Festival
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  Singh started the festival because there were few examples of classical Indian dance in town. Unless you're already a part of the Indian-American community, he explains, traditional South Asian dance isn't easy to come by. “I wanted to present Indian ...
  
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• 'Dance Moms' Season 6 Spoilers: Abby Lee Miller, Moms Fed Up With JoJo, Jessalyn Siwa's Drama, Kicks Them Out ... - The Inquisitr

  20-10-2016 16:40 via inquisitr.com
  
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  'Dance Moms' Season 6 Spoilers: Abby Lee Miller, Moms Fed Up With JoJo, Jessalyn Siwa's Drama, Kicks Them Out ...
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  'Dance Moms' Season 6 Spoilers: Abby Lee Miller, Moms Fed Up With JoJo, Jessalyn Siwa's Drama, Kicks Them Out Of ALDC? Precious Del Valle. JoJo Siwa is no longer a member of ALDC as far as Abby Lee Miller is concerned. After leaving the team high ...
  'Dance Moms' Kid Star Says Maddie and I Are Gonna Be BFFs Like Selena and Demi!TMZ.com
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• New Elburn studio invites students to 'tell their dance story' - Kane County Chronicle

  20-10-2016 16:31 via kcchronicle.com
  
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  New Elburn studio invites students to 'tell their dance story'
  Kane County Chronicle
  Elevation Dance Arts opened in Elburn at 747 Herra Street in September. There are classes for all ages. By SUSAN ONEILL - [email protected]. ELBURN – Catie Deitz-Griffith's dream has always been to have her own studio where she could share ...and more »
  
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• Blues Dance Nashville: "This dance almost died" - WMOT

  20-10-2016 16:21 via wmot.org
  
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  Blues Dance Nashville: "This dance almost died"
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  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (GILBERT) -- It's midnight in Nashville. The traffic lights on Charlotte Avenue flash a lazy yellow. In the quiet, the back door of the Global Education Center opens and the unmistakable thump of blues music comes rolling out like smoke.
  
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• A Weekend of Dance - Moultrie News

  20-10-2016 16:02 via moultrienews.com
  
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  A Weekend of Dance
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  Company members from The Dance Arts Studio performed under blue skies on Sunday, Oct. 16, at the annual Mount Pleasant Children's Day Festival at Park West. Provided. Company members from The Dance Arts Studio performed under blue skies on ...
  The biggest obstacle I faced in learning to dance? My brainThe Globe and Mailall 3 news articles »
  
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• SB Dance pushes audience interaction to new extreme in Halloween-themed show - Salt Lake Tribune

  20-10-2016 15:13 via sltrib.com
  
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  SB Dance pushes audience interaction to new extreme in Halloween-themed show
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  John Allen is one of the performers in SB Dance's "All Saints Salon," an interactive Halloween-themed show described as an “immersive audience adventure” for adults, which opens for four shows on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22, at Rose Wagner ...
  
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• Yvette Chauviré obituary

  20-10-2016 14:18
  
  Star ballerina with a brilliant classical technique renowned for her performances of GiselleTwo quite remarkable ballerinas emerged from France in the 20th century. The latter years were dominated by Sylvie Guillem; Yvette Chauviré, who has died aged 99, was important in the years following the second world war. Fine-boned and dark-haired, she had a brilliant classical technique which she used not for showy effect but as a language for interpreting character and expressing poetry. She was
  
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• Local Choreographer Depicts Two Iconic Houston Landmarks Through Dance - Houston Public Media

  20-10-2016 14:07 via houstonpublicmedia.org
  
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  Local Choreographer Depicts Two Iconic Houston Landmarks Through Dance
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  “I was talking to an astronaut by the name of Steve Bowen,” says Houston-based choreographer Karen Stokes. “I thought, 'Wow, these are incredible stories. How can I share this with the public?'” That led to Stokes' idea to tell the story of Houston's ...and more »
  
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• 'La La Land' opens Philly film fest with joyous song-and-dance love story - Philly.com

  20-10-2016 13:16 via philly.com
  
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  'La La Land' opens Philly film fest with joyous song-and-dance love story
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  Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in "La La Land," a throwback to MGM song-and-dance classics. by Steven Rea, CONTRIBUTING MOVIE CRITIC. Steven Rea. CONTRIBUTING MOVIE CRITIC. What would the world be like if everyone, every now and then, just ...
  
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• Chesterfield dance studio scores $10000 at pitch contest - RichmondBizSense

  20-10-2016 12:18 via richmondbizsense.com
  
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  Chesterfield dance studio scores $10000 at pitch contest
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  Bill White and Veronica Nugent (left) are presented a $10,000 check by UnitedHealthcare's Marianne Randazzo Wednesday afternoon during its first ever community awards pitch competition at Chesterfield's BizWorks. (J. Elias O'Neal). A Southside dance ...
  
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• 3 TO SEE: Scarecrow fest; 'Los Valientes'; Ballet Palm Beach - Palm Beach Post

  20-10-2016 12:04 via palmbeachpost.com
  
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  3 TO SEE: Scarecrow fest; 'Los Valientes'; Ballet Palm Beach
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  It's almost the weekend – time for the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County to share with you the best of what our community has to offer. Each week, you get three ideas – one that's free, one that's affordable and one that's a splurge. Your “3 to See ...and more »
  
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• Sleeping part of dance project in Troy - Albany Times Union

  20-10-2016 11:47 via timesunion.com
  
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  Sleeping part of dance project in Troy
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  From Sigmund Freud to South American shamanism to "Inception," the power and meaning of dreams hold endless fascination. Perhaps that's because there's so much about them that we don't understand, says Andrea Williams, co-creator of "SleepWalks: ...
  
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• Ballet Quad-Cities kicks off 20th season with Halloween favorite 'Dracula' - Quad City Times

  20-10-2016 11:05 via qctimes.com
  
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  Ballet Quad-Cities kicks off 20th season with Halloween favorite 'Dracula'
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  Ballet Quad-Cities' 20th season opens with "Dracula" 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Moline. prev. next. There are no creepy costumes, fog, wild makeup or splatters of fake blood during the rehearsals for the Ballet Quad ...and more »
  
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• Barrhead ballerina, 14, receives Direct Entry Award to famous London ballet school - Barrhead News

  20-10-2016 10:57 via barrheadnews.com
  
  Barrhead ballerina, 14, receives Direct Entry Award to famous London ballet school
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  A BUDDING ballerina from Barrhead has been asked to return to a renowned ballet school. Gifted Robyn McKie, 14, was given a Direct Entry Award for The Royal Ballet International Summer School's extended programme next year. Instructors were so ...
  
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• Yvette Chauviré, French prima ballerina, dies aged 99 at home in Paris

  20-10-2016 10:56
  
  Child prodigy who danced with legends including Rudolf Nureyev regarded as one of France’s greatest ever classical dancers Yvette Chauviré, a grande dame of French ballet, has died at the age of 99 at her home in Paris.A child prodigy who became one of the 20th century’s most dazzling prima ballerinas, Chauviré was acclaimed as the quintessence of classical French dance from the 1940s to 1960s. Continue reading...
  
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• “Jazzy” Bolshoi Ballet - Journal of the San Juan Islands

  20-10-2016 10:43 via sanjuanjournal.com
  
  “Jazzy” Bolshoi Ballet
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  A satire of Europe during the "Roaring'20s" is the next feature in San Juan Community Theatre's HD live program. The Bolshoi Ballet Only in Cinemas production of The Golden Age will be broadcast in the Whittier Theatre on Monday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m..
  
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• State Street Ballet's 'An American Tango' - Santa Barbara Independent

  20-10-2016 09:20 via independent.com
  
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  State Street Ballet's 'An American Tango'
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  Our seemingly endless public fascination with celebrity couples can be traced historically in any number of directions — to the star-making machinery of the Hollywood studio system to the rise of newspaper gossip columns, which were the predecessors ...
  
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• Invertigo Dance Theatre Brings Hope - Santa Barbara Independent

  20-10-2016 09:20 via independent.com
  
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  Invertigo Dance Theatre Brings Hope
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  In light of multiple natural-disaster events — Hurricane Matthew ripping through the Atlantic Ocean, for example — Los Angeles–based Invertigo Dance Theatre's (IDT) revival of its multidisciplinary dance show After It Happened could not be timed better.
  
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• Student leads beginning of new dance RSO - Daily Nebraskan

  20-10-2016 08:27 via dailynebraskan.com
  
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  Student leads beginning of new dance RSO
  Daily Nebraskan
  Takaaki “Taka” Ishikawa found his passion for hip-hop dance after discovering videos of R&B dancers on YouTube. He joined a dance team at his high school in Tokyo, Japan to learn to dance like the people he watched online. Now a junior communications ...
  
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• Young dancers invited to dance with English Youth Ballet - Daily Echo

  20-10-2016 07:17 via dailyecho.co.uk
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  Young dancers invited to dance with English Youth Ballet
  Daily Echo
  THE search is on for 100 Young ballet dancers for a professional ballet at Salisbury Civic Hall. English Youth Ballet is auditioning for roles in an exciting Double Bill of Ballet on Tuesday November at the Salisbury Civic Hall. At the audition male ...and more »
  
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• Drake's 'One Dance' is Spotify's most streamed song ever - CNET

  20-10-2016 06:54 via cnet.com
  
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  Drake's 'One Dance' is Spotify's most streamed song ever
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  All hail Drake, the king of music streaming. The rapper and singer's "One Dance" is Spotify's most played song, the company said in a tweet. It's been streamed over 880 million times. James Blunt last year said, possibly in jest, that he gets paid ...
  Drake's 'One Dance' Is Now The Most-Streamed Song Of All Time On SpotifyForbes
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• Dance preview: Trilogy marks new direction for Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  20-10-2016 06:10 via post-gazette.com
  
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  Dance preview: Trilogy marks new direction for Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company
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  Memory is an inexhaustible part of dance. Not only are the steps committed to it, but also memory was the method, prior to videotaping, where historical works were carefully passed down through an established oral tradition. When Bill T. Jones/​Arnie ...
  
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• North Texas woman battling cancer spreads joy with viral dance video - FOX 4 News

  20-10-2016 05:51 via fox4news.com
  
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  North Texas woman battling cancer spreads joy with viral dance video
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  DALLAS, Texas - A North Texas woman with a rare form of sarcoma is proving even the deadly disease can't keep her spirits down. Ana-Alecia Ayala posted a 40-second video of her and her chemo buddy, Danielle Andrus, dancing at the Baylor Cancer ...
  Woman hosts dance party in hospital room during cancer treatment ...WSB Radioall 8 news articles »
  
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• With latest production, Madison Ballet highlights mechanics and athleticism - The Badger Herald

  20-10-2016 05:04 via badgerherald.com
  
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  With latest production, Madison Ballet highlights mechanics and athleticism
  The Badger Herald
  Ballet has a ton of ins and outs that aren't always apparent in the final product, and Madison Ballet's newest production, “Black/White,” which ran Oct. 14 and 15, is no exception. The cast consists of 14 professional dancers who have been rehearsing ...
  
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• Charleston Ballet performs 'Wizard of Oz' this weekend - Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)

  20-10-2016 03:34 via wvgazettemail.com
  
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  Charleston Ballet performs 'Wizard of Oz' this weekend
  Charleston Gazette-Mail (subscription)
  Sehyun Jin as Dorothy (left) and Rachel Aron as Auntie Em perform in the Charleston Ballet's production of “The Wizard of Oz.” The show opens Friday at the Charleston Civic Center Little Theater.
  
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• Nevada Ballet Theatre Discovers the Dancers and Audiences of the Future - Vegas Seven

  20-10-2016 03:14 via vegasseven.com
  
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  Nevada Ballet Theatre Discovers the Dancers and Audiences of the Future
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  Nearly 140 children fill the cafeteria at Dondero Elementary School in Spring Valley. Benches, backpacks and baby brothers line the walls, clearing space for Thursday's dance class. Rows of kids turn sneakered toes outward in first position, as a ...
  Ballet Check out these photos of dancers practising nakedPulse Nigeriaall 2 news articles »
  
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• Russian Grand Ballet set to enchant with 'Sleeping Beauty' - Stockton Record

  20-10-2016 01:34 via recordnet.com
  
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  Russian Grand Ballet set to enchant with 'Sleeping Beauty'
  Stockton Record
  In Russia and Ukraine, though, ballet is equal to football in the United States. Even the “fantasy” aspect. So it is that the Russian Grand Ballet returns to Stockton, dancing “The Sleeping Beauty” — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's timeless fairy-tale ...
  Auditions for Moscow Ballet Russian NutcrackerThe Courier-Journal
  Moscow Ballet Holding Auditions for Local Student Dancers
  
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• 10 Best Pop Hooks in Dance Music: Critic's Picks - Billboard

  20-10-2016 01:04 via billboard.com
  
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  10 Best Pop Hooks in Dance Music: Critic's Picks
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  These days, dance music and pop are practically inseparable. Unless you're making noise trance or subterraneous house, one producer's ability to cross over to terrestrial radio has never been stronger. More often than not, superstar DJs team with A ...and more »
  
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