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• NG83: When We Were B Boys review – sweet but baggy breakdancing doc

  27-10-2016 21:40
  
  Ageing B-boys reminisce in this wry but tender look at how hip-hop culture turned 1980s East Midlands suburbia into beat streetGalvanic subculture gives new lease of life to humdrum / impoverished / politically oppressed locale: a trusty documentary template from Dogtown and Z-Boys to This Ain’t California. Nottingham in the 1980s gets the rad-lift in this sweet but baggy retrospective about how breakdancing briefly turned East Midlands suburbia into beat street. Contextually hazy, it touc
  
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• Don't walk, ballet: Adult classes offer benefits beyond health - Reno Gazette Journal

  27-10-2016 21:03
  
  Reno Gazette Journal
  Don't walk, ballet: Adult classes offer benefits beyond health
  Reno Gazette Journal
  People often ask me, “How old is too old to start taking ballet class?” My answer to that is a quote from my late mother and recognized Master Ballet Teacher, Anne Bena: “If you can walk, you can dance ballet.” I was a professional ballerina with a 28 ...
  
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• Teyana Taylor's Dance Workout Program Is Here—This Is Not A Drill - SELF

  27-10-2016 18:28
  
  SELF
  Teyana Taylor's Dance Workout Program Is Here—This Is Not A Drill
  SELF
  Singer and dancer Teyana Taylor, 25, had people asking one big question this fall: How the hell did she get so snatched? Taylor went viral after starring in Kanye West's "Fade" music video. In the clip, she dances around an old gym in nothing but a ...
  Teyana Taylor Launches Dance Fitness Program "Fade 2 Fit" - VibeVibe
  Teyana Taylor Announces Hot New Dance Fitness Program [WATCH]The BoomBoxall 43 news articles&nb
  
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• Judith Cruickshank obituary

  27-10-2016 17:32
  
  My friend Judith Cruickshank, who has died aged 78 from a brain tumour, had a great passion for dance and writing on it. Cruickshank was her maiden name, under which she contributed to the Times, Dance and Dancers magazine, to the Guardian as an obituarist, and to the danceviewtimes website. To other sites she contributed under her middle name, Aylmer.In everyday life, however, she was Judith Percival, having in 1972 married John Percival, dance critic of the Times and later of the Independent,
  
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• Anastasia, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, review - Telegraph.co.uk

  27-10-2016 14:33
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Anastasia, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, review
  Telegraph.co.uk
  In 1967, while he was running the Deutsche Oper ballet in Berlin, the great British choreographer Kenneth MacMillan found himself so fascinated by Anna Anderson – a woman who claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia, of the Romanov dynasty – that he ...and more »
  
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• Anastasia review – Natalia Osipova offers sensitive glimpses of a soul in hell

  27-10-2016 13:28
  
  Royal Opera House, London
  It’s hard to know why the Royal Ballet have revived Kenneth MacMillan’s flawed study of madness, but Osipova’s magnificent performance makes it worthwhileThe ballets of Kenneth MacMillan have famously taken their time to win acceptance. Manon and Mayerling are popular now but it took several years for their virtues to be fully recognised and their flaws overlooked. Anastasia, too, was much criticised at its premiere in 1971, but in this case time hasn&
  
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• 'Dance mom' opens new studio on Staten Island - SILive.com

  27-10-2016 12:17
  
  SILive.com
  'Dance mom' opens new studio on Staten Island
  SILive.com
  STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The mother of two grown daughters, Gina Cinisomo, 53, calls herself the original "dance mom." For anyone who isn't familiar with the hit Lifetime reality show staring Abby Lee Miller, a "dance mom" is a term people use to ...
  
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• 'Raise the Red Lantern': The national ballet of China - Jakarta Post

  27-10-2016 11:50
  Jakarta Post
  'Raise the Red Lantern': The national ballet of China
  Jakarta Post
  Founded in 1959, the National Ballet of China, as the only national ballet group and one of the top arts companies in China, serves as that country's envoy for promoting cultural exchange. Combining western ballet with Chinese culture, the company has ...
  
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• This is how kids with talent but no money learn to dance - Miami Herald

  27-10-2016 11:20
  
  Miami Herald
  This is how kids with talent but no money learn to dance
  Miami Herald
  If you have a child whose artistic soul has just got to dance, but your family can't afford the necessary studios or schools, there is hope. You might not be forced to temper his or her dreams after all. South Florida studios offer plenty of help ...
  
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• Ballet auditions set for 'Little Red Riding Hood' - Jacksonville Journal Courier

  27-10-2016 07:13
  Ballet auditions set for 'Little Red Riding Hood'
  Jacksonville Journal Courier
  The Springfield Youth Performance Group will have dance auditions Sunday for its upcoming production of the classical ballet “Little Red Riding Hood,” according to the group. Auditions will be at Springfield Dance, 5531 International Parkway, in ...
  
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• Misty Copeland on ABT's fall season, diversity in ballet - Amsterdam News

  27-10-2016 06:10
  
  Amsterdam News
  Misty Copeland on ABT's fall season, diversity in ballet
  Amsterdam News
  Author, trailblazing dancer Misty Copeland has written a children's book to inspire young girls. Misty Copeland, soloist for the American Ballet Theatre. Photo courtesy Penguin Young Readers Group. Misty Copeland's performance at American Ballet ...
  
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• Look who's coming to town - Courier Mail

  27-10-2016 05:06
  Courier Mail
  Look who's coming to town
  Courier Mail
  IN A coup for Brisbane QPAC has secured an exclusive Australian season featuring The Royal Ballet in 2017. The Premier and Minister for the Arts, Annastacia Palaszczuk, made the announcement this morning. The Royal Ballet is Great Britain's flagship ...and more »
  
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• A.C. Ballet's 'Dracula' dances its way through Halloween season - Atlantic City Weekly

  27-10-2016 02:59
  
  Atlantic City Weekly
  A.C. Ballet's 'Dracula' dances its way through Halloween season
  Atlantic City Weekly
  For many of us, Halloween means carving pumpkins, telling ghost stories and taking haunted hay rides. But if you want to make your Halloween experience truly unforgettable, plan to see “Dracula,” the Atlantic City Ballet's rendition of the Bram Stoker ...
  Sink Your Teeth Into Atlantic City Ballet's "Dracula"New Jersey Stageall 2 news articles »
  
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• 'Dancer' review: Wallow in the talent of this ballet rock star - The Seattle Times

  27-10-2016 01:20
  
  The Seattle Times
  'Dancer' review: Wallow in the talent of this ballet rock star
  The Seattle Times
  Movie review of “Dancer”: Documentary captures career leaps of prodigy Sergei Polunin, who became a principal dancer in the Royal Ballet at age 19. Rating: 3 stars out of 4. Share story. By. Moira Macdonald. Seattle Times movie critic. Sergei Polunin ...
  
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• Tequila, dance parties and Adele: Hillary Clinton finally lets loose - CNN

  27-10-2016 00:33
  
  CNN
  Tequila, dance parties and Adele: Hillary Clinton finally lets loose
  CNN
  Tampa, Florida (CNN) Hillary Clinton was already in a pretty good mood by the time a gymnasium full of supporters started serenading her with a birthday song Wednesday afternoon. In the last 24 hours, Clinton has been offered beer-soaked donuts for ...
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• Stage Planner: 'Tartuffe,' Lindsey Stirling, 'Dracula' ballet, Carlos Mencia, Ray Charles tribute - Tampabay.com

  27-10-2016 00:32
  
  Stage Planner: 'Tartuffe,' Lindsey Stirling, 'Dracula' ballet, Carlos Mencia, Ray Charles tribute
  Tampabay.com
  Playwright Robert Caisley listened to the job offer with pen in hand, scribbling notes on a hotel notepad. It was a daunting task: adapt Moliere's Tartuffe, framing the pious con man in the center of a political campaign that mirrored the 2016 election ...
  
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