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• Sarasota Ballet performs a program with live music - Bradenton Herald

  16-11-2016 23:52 via bradenton.com
  
  Sarasota Ballet performs a program with live music
  Bradenton Herald
  It's rare to see a dance performance set to live music. Audiences would prefer it, and dance companies would love to offer it, but logistics and economics make it largely impractical. So there's reason to get excited about the second program of the ...
  
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• Dance lessons - Miami Herald

  16-11-2016 23:44 via miamiherald.com
  
  Dance lessons
  Miami Herald
  We should all be proud of the accomplishments of 14-year-old Janasia Johnson of Miami. who was recently was honored at the White House for all she has achieved through involvement in the amazing Ailey Dance Camp. This annual summer program in ...
  
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• San Diego Ballet's 'Joplin and Firebird' a mix of classical and contemporary - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  16-11-2016 23:41 via sandiegouniontribune.com
  
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  San Diego Ballet's 'Joplin and Firebird' a mix of classical and contemporary
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  'Folklore meets funk” is how San Diego Ballet describes its production of “Joplin and Firebird,” with choreography by Javier Velasco. This Russian folk story — with its heroes, villains and a magical bird — is made modern by melding classical ...
  
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• ASU choreographers to showcase work in Emerging Artists dance series - Arizona State University

  16-11-2016 23:01 via asunow.asu.edu
  
  Arizona State University
  ASU choreographers to showcase work in Emerging Artists dance series
  Arizona State University
  Cooking. Car maintenance. Dance techniques. There's a video tutorial on YouTube for almost anything, giving us one more reason to depend on the internet. And for third-year MFA in Dance student Katherine Dorn, this easily accessible knowledge ...
  
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• BBC Planet's Earth II's hilarious 'flamingo ballet' shows birds getting ready for SEX - Daily Mail

  16-11-2016 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail
  BBC Planet's Earth II's hilarious 'flamingo ballet' shows birds getting ready for SEX
  Daily Mail
  The 1980 animated feature film Animalympics featured an ice-skating flamingo who competed for gold against a whole range of other sporting animals. In the second edition of BBC nature programme Planet Earth II, this cartoon seemed to have turned into ...and more »
  
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• State Dance Festival Will Once Again Draw Hundreds Of Teenage Dancers - Caledonian Record

  16-11-2016 22:19 via caledonianrecord.com
  
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  State Dance Festival Will Once Again Draw Hundreds Of Teenage Dancers
  Caledonian Record
  The upcoming state dance festival at Lyndon Institute will draw over 200 teenage dancers. (Courtesy Photo). prev. next. LYNDON CENTER — Once again, on the Saturday before Thanksgiving Lyndon Institute will host the annual Vermont State Dance ...
  
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• SfN: Ballet Improves Ataxia in MS - MedPage Today

  16-11-2016 22:02 via medpagetoday.com
  
  SfN: Ballet Improves Ataxia in MS
  MedPage Today
  SAN DIEGO -- A rehabilitative dance program based on classical ballet improved ataxia among multiple sclerosis (MS) patients in a pilot study, researchers reported here. Among the six patients enrolled in the program, all had significant improvements ...
  
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• Bride and dad go viral with 'epic' wedding dance - KARE

  16-11-2016 22:02 via kare11.com
  
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  Bride and dad go viral with 'epic' wedding dance
  KARE
  A father-daughter duo wanted to shake up the traditional wedding dance. (PHOTO: BP Film & Photo ) (Photo: BP Film & Photo, Custom). CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN GOOGLE+ PINTEREST. One father-daughter duo wanted to shake up the traditional ...
  
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• Despite Body-Type Controversy, National Ballet of Canada Brings Ballet to Union Station - http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)

  16-11-2016 21:51 via dancemagazine.com
  
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  Despite Body-Type Controversy, National Ballet of Canada Brings Ballet to Union Station
  http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)
  National Ballet of Canada dancers took barre in a very unusual location earlier this week: Toronto's Union Station. Principal Heather Ogden led a group of company members through typical combinations to the delight of several surprised commuters.
  
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• Ten years since its founding, dance studies has growing momentum - Yale News

  16-11-2016 21:21 via news.yale.edu
  
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  Ten years since its founding, dance studies has growing momentum
  Yale News
  When he was an undergraduate at Yale 20 years ago, there were extracurricular dance groups on campus “but no hint of dance being an intellectual pursuit or a fit subject for academic study,” recalls Brian Siebert '97. Siebert, who since 2011 has been a ...
  
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• Dance and media arts explored in MemoryHouse: DREAMS - UH System Current News

  16-11-2016 20:18 via hawaii.edu
  
  UH System Current News
  Dance and media arts explored in MemoryHouse: DREAMS
  UH System Current News
  The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Department of Theatre and Dance presents MemoryHouse: DREAMS, this year's mainstage dance concert which is co-directed by dance faculty Kara Miller and Amy Lynn Schiffner. Performances will take place Friday, ...
  
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• Whole Shebang tears apart song and dance - to teach sound and movement - Philly.com

  16-11-2016 20:16 via philly.com
  
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  Whole Shebang tears apart song and dance - to teach sound and movement
  Philly.com
  Action Is Primary, an approach to movement created by Meg Foley of The Whole Shebang, is performed by Marysia Stokłosa. by A.D. Amorosi, FOR THE INQUIRER. A.D. Amorosi. FOR THE INQUIRER. Right next door to SS. John Neumann and Maria Goretti ...
  
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• Lil Buck comes home for New Ballet Ensemble's 'Nut ReMix' - The Commercial Appeal

  16-11-2016 20:07 via commercialappeal.com
  
  The Commercial Appeal
  Lil Buck comes home for New Ballet Ensemble's 'Nut ReMix'
  The Commercial Appeal
  Charles "Lil Buck" Riley has toured the world with Madonna and danced alongside Yo-Yo Ma, but he comes home this weekend to perform with his old company, the New Ballet Ensemble & School, in "Nut ReMix." (Photo: Kyle Cordova).
  
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• Popular contra dance band from Massachusetts performing at Friday dance in Yakima - Yakima Herald-Republic

  16-11-2016 19:48 via yakimaherald.com
  
  Yakima Herald-Republic
  Popular contra dance band from Massachusetts performing at Friday dance in Yakima
  Yakima Herald-Republic
  Participants enjoy this month's Second Saturday Contra Dance at the Broadway Grange in Yakima, which took place last Saturday. (submitted photo). prev. next. A renowned musical group from Massachusetts will perform at a special contra dance Friday in ...and more »
  
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• Laguna Ballet will host tea with the Sugar Plum Fairy - OCRegister

  16-11-2016 18:59 via ocregister.com
  
  OCRegister
  Laguna Ballet will host tea with the Sugar Plum Fairy
  OCRegister
  Guests of the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party will get to take photos with the fairy and Clara from “The Nutcracker.” (File photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) ,. By NATHAN PERCY / STAFF WRITER. Facebook; Twitter; Email; Comments; PRINT ...
  The Nutcracker : Roxey Ballet's 22nd Annual Holiday TraditionNew Jersey Stageall 3 news articles »
  
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• Teens share traditional Ojibwe dance in Park Rapids - Bemidji Pioneer

  16-11-2016 18:31 via bemidjipioneer.com
  
  Bemidji Pioneer
  Teens share traditional Ojibwe dance in Park Rapids
  Bemidji Pioneer
  Star Norcross and Teresita Bruner shared their Ojibwe culture through dance Saturday at the Park Rapids Area Library. They designed and constructed their own regalia with the help of Star's mother, Nicole. Together, they performed for a crowd of 45 people.and more »
  
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• Facing Ageism with Dance, Photography, Fashion at ODC - Mission Local

  16-11-2016 18:03 via missionlocal.org
  
  Mission Local
  Facing Ageism with Dance, Photography, Fashion at ODC
  Mission Local
  Choreographer Kate Mitchell was, despite herself, horrified when she discovered wrinkles and sagging start to take hold on her skin. But then she pushed back, artistically. Mitchell had photographer Alessandra Mello take close-up photos of her skin and ...
  
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• Greater Milford Ballet Company to perform 'The Nutcracker' - Wicked Local Upton

  16-11-2016 17:39 via upton.wickedlocal.com
  
  Greater Milford Ballet Company to perform 'The Nutcracker'
  Wicked Local Upton
  The 36th annual “The Nutcracker” will be presented by the Greater Milford Ballet Company at 3 p.m. Dec. 17, and 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at King Philip High School auditorium, 201 Franklin St., Wrentham. Local student cast members include Julia Graves, a senior ...and more »
  
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• Tradition of handmade costumes in Roxey Ballet's 'Nutcracker' - NJ.com

  16-11-2016 17:21 via nj.com
  
  NJ.com
  Tradition of handmade costumes in Roxey Ballet's 'Nutcracker'
  NJ.com
  Roxey Ballet's 22nd Annual Holiday Classic Nutcracker runs from November 26 to December 5 at The College of New Jersey's Kendall Theatre. During the months leading up to the Nutcracker, Roxey Ballet's costume designers Alicia Worden and Nilda ...and more »
  
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• 'The Nutcracker' ballet performances begin Saturday - nwitimes.com

  16-11-2016 16:48 via nwitimes.com
  
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  'The Nutcracker' ballet performances begin Saturday
  nwitimes.com
  LOWELL — Indiana Youth Ballet's production of “The Nutcracker” will be performed Saturday and Sunday at Lowell Senior High School auditorium, 2051 E. Commercial Ave. Saturday shows are at 2 and 6 p.m. and Sunday's show is at 2 p.m.. Tickets may be ...
  'The Nutcracker' ballet coming to Corbin SaturdayThe News Journal
  VIDEO: The Nutcracker returns to the Melrose Youth BalletWicked Local Melrose
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• Star couple leaves Miami's top ballet troupe - and starts their own. - Miami Herald

  16-11-2016 16:18 via miamiherald.com
  
  Miami Herald
  Star couple leaves Miami's top ballet troupe - and starts their own.
  Miami Herald
  Former Miami City Ballet stars Jennifer Kronenberg and Carlos Guerra have spent their lives in ballet studios, where teachers, directors and choreographers have always told them what to do. On this recent October afternoon, they are still in a studio, ...
  
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• These Business Lessons From Ballet's Leaders Are Totally On Point - Fast Company

  16-11-2016 16:10 via fastcompany.com
  
  Fast Company
  These Business Lessons From Ballet's Leaders Are Totally On Point
  Fast Company
  Ballet has a lot to teach business about balancing high expectations with precision, discipline, and continuous learning. These Business Lessons From Ballet's Leaders Are Totally On Point. [Photo: Flickr user zaimoku_woodpile]. Lisa Rabasca Roepe ...and more »
  
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• BAFTA To Honor Peter Western; Alesha Dixon Hosting ITV's 'Dance, Dance, Dance' – Gobal Briefs - Deadline

  16-11-2016 15:10 via deadline.com
  
  Deadline
  BAFTA To Honor Peter Western; Alesha Dixon Hosting ITV's 'Dance, Dance, Dance' – Gobal Briefs
  Deadline
  The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is honoring Brit animator and storyboard artist Peter Western with its Special Award at this year's BAFTA Children's Awards. Spanning more than 40 years, Western's designs have brought life to animated ...
  Alesha Dixon to host new ITV celebrity dance showBBC News
  Alesha Dixon CONFIRMED to host ITV's big new show Dance Dance Da
  
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• Russian ballerina brings dance to Verona students - NorthJersey.com

  16-11-2016 13:39 via northjersey.com
  
  NorthJersey.com
  Russian ballerina brings dance to Verona students
  NorthJersey.com
  A professional ballerina is giving local dancers the chance to learn the art of dance and to express themselves. Loading… Post to Facebook. Russian ballerina brings dance to Verona students A professional ballerina is giving local dancers the chance ...
  
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• Watch as Howard University's Ooh La La! Dance Line Takes Us Through Their Everyday Routine - Allure Magazine

  16-11-2016 13:00 via allure.com
  
  Allure Magazine
  Watch as Howard University's Ooh La La! Dance Line Takes Us Through Their Everyday Routine
  Allure Magazine
  Style, dedication, grace, and long hours: These are all things that make up Howard University's Ooh La La! Dance Line. As spectators, we only see dancers slaying the field with their fierce moves, but there's a lot more that goes into building this squad.
  
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• Dance helps Calallen student find self-esteem - Corpus Christi Caller-Times

  16-11-2016 12:10 via caller.com
  
  Corpus Christi Caller-Times
  Dance helps Calallen student find self-esteem
  Corpus Christi Caller-Times
  Tran was named a winner of the 2016 Caller-Times/Citgo Distinguished Scholars in the performing & fine arts category. Loading… Post to Facebook. Dance helps Calallen student find self-esteem Tran was named a winner of the 2016 Caller-Times/Citgo ...
  
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• Review: A Decade On, Wayne McGregor Continues to Energize the Royal Ballet - New York Times

  16-11-2016 11:20 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Review: A Decade On, Wayne McGregor Continues to Energize the Royal Ballet
  New York Times
  A scene from “Multiverse,” a new work by the Royal Ballet's resident choreographer Wayne McGregor. Credit Andrej Uspenski/ROH. LONDON — It has been 10 years since the cool white minimalism and electric-current physicality of Wayne McGregor's ...
  
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• Clear mind, dancing shoes, can't lose: Modernextension Dance Company serves as second family - The Daily Tar Heel

  16-11-2016 07:07 via dailytarheel.com
  
  The Daily Tar Heel
  Clear mind, dancing shoes, can't lose: Modernextension Dance Company serves as second family
  The Daily Tar Heel
  Modern Extensions dancer, Lauren Zitney, who is a sophomore and Public Policy major with a minor in Education, posing in a dance position called "attitude". Photo by Gabrielle Thompson / The Daily Tar Heel. Sophomore Lauren Zitney has been dancing ...
  
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• Joffrey Ballet discloses more details about new 'Nutcracker' - Chicago Sun-Times

  16-11-2016 07:02 via chicago.suntimes.com
  
  Chicago Sun-Times
  Joffrey Ballet discloses more details about new 'Nutcracker'
  Chicago Sun-Times
  The logo for the Joffrey Ballet's new production of "The Nutcracker," choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon. (Photo: Courtesy of the Joffrey Ballet). Hedy Weiss · @HedyWeissCritic | email. Sign-Up for our Entertainment Newsletter Sign-Up. The Joffrey ...
  
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• 'A Christmas Carol Ballet' - Statesboro Herald - Statesboro Herald

  16-11-2016 04:17 via statesboroherald.com
  
  Statesboro Herald
  'A Christmas Carol Ballet' - Statesboro Herald
  Statesboro Herald
  The Statesboro Youth Ballet is trying something a little different this year in hopes of establishing a new holiday tradition. The group won't perform "The ...and more »
  
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