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• PHOTOS: Boston Ballet is moving from Newtonville to Upper Falls in 2017 - Wicked Local Newton

  08-12-2016 23:51 via newton.wickedlocal.com
  
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  PHOTOS: Boston Ballet is moving from Newtonville to Upper Falls in 2017
  Wicked Local Newton
  Boston Ballet is moving its Newton studios from Washington Street in Newtonville to Needham Street in Upper Falls in summer 2017. The school, with locations in Boston and Salem, will occupy a building at the site of the Newton Nexus project at 153 ...
  
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• New York City Ballet Dancer Amar Ramasar on His Quest for Perfection - PEOPLE.com

  08-12-2016 23:29 via people.com
  
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  New York City Ballet Dancer Amar Ramasar on His Quest for Perfection
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  As a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, Amar Ramasar is always striving for perfection. “Hopefully each day, I get closer to it,” the 35-year-old dancer tells PEOPLE. Ramasar, who grew up in the Bronx, knows that raw talent only goes so ...and more »
  
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• Review: Juilliard Students Try Out a Searing New Dance - New York Times

  08-12-2016 23:01 via nytimes.com
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  Review: Juilliard Students Try Out a Searing New Dance
  New York Times
  From left, Mikaela Kelly, Peter Farrow and Taylor LaBruzzo with fellow Juilliard students performing in the premiere of Pam Tanowitz's “thunder rolling along afterward” as part of the program “New Dances: Edition 2016.” Credit Andrea Mohin/The New York ...
  
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• Ruby Dee gets a ballet lesson from The Nutcracker | 9news.com - 9NEWS.com

  08-12-2016 22:32 via 9news.com
  
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  Ruby Dee gets a ballet lesson from The Nutcracker | 9news.com
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  Who would've ever thought that a mini-ballerina-turned-TV-reporter would be so popular?and more »
  
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• Ruby Dee gets a ballet lesson from The Nutcracker - 9NEWS.com

  08-12-2016 22:32 via 9news.com
  
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  Ruby Dee gets a ballet lesson from The Nutcracker
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  KUSA - Who would've ever thought that a mini-ballerina-turned-TV-reporter would be so popular? After countless emails, calls and inquiries from 9NEWS viewers in various grocery store checkout lines, pint-sized Ruby Dee has returned for another ...and more »
  
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• Festive Siblings 'Sleigh' Their Choreographed Christmas Dance ... - ABC News

  08-12-2016 22:16 via abcnews.go.com
  Festive Siblings 'Sleigh' Their Choreographed Christmas Dance ...
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  These eight siblings are giving a whole new meaning to "'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.” For the past five years, the Orgill family of Highland, Utah, have ...and more »
  
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• Police officer mans Salvation Army kettle, shows off dance moves - MyStatesman.com

  08-12-2016 21:54 via mystatesman.com
  
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  Police officer mans Salvation Army kettle, shows off dance moves
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  This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Posted: 2:56 p.m. Thursday, December 08, 2016. CLEVELAND, Tenn. —. He's got the moves to serve and protect. But a police officer in Cleveland, ...
  Tennessee Police Officer Wows With Dance Moves at Salvation Army Red KettleABC Newsall 198 news articles »
  
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• IU African American Dance Company to travel to China for cultural exchange - IU Bloomington Newsroom

  08-12-2016 21:26 via news.indiana.edu
  
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  IU African American Dance Company to travel to China for cultural exchange
  IU Bloomington Newsroom
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Over the winter holiday, the Indiana University African American Dance Company will embark on a weeklong visit to Beijing, China, where it will conduct a cultural exchange with the School of Law and Humanities at China University ...
  
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• Millikin University's 'Solstice: A Concert of Dance' is this weekend - Herald & Review

  08-12-2016 21:17 via herald-review.com
  
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  Millikin University's 'Solstice: A Concert of Dance' is this weekend
  Herald & Review
  Members of Millikin University hip hop dance team, Physical Graffiti, including Bailey Hope, front left, and Jumanni Cumming, front right, run through a dance number they will perform at the upcoming 'Solstice: A Concert of Dance.' Czajkowski_Katie 12 ...
  
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• Dance named ACC Wrestler of the Week - VT hokiesports.com

  08-12-2016 20:15 via hokiesports.com
  
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  Dance named ACC Wrestler of the Week
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  GREENSBORO, N.C. – After going 5-0 and taking home the 125-pound title at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational last week, senior Joey Dance has been named ACC Wrestler of the Week, the conference office announced on Thursday. The Christiansburg ...
  
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• Extreme Wyoming cold frosts even Moscow Ballet - Casper Star-Tribune Online

  08-12-2016 20:01 via trib.com
  
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  Extreme Wyoming cold frosts even Moscow Ballet
  Casper Star-Tribune Online
  Frost covers grass near the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center during a frigid morning on Thursday in Casper. prev. next. It got so cold Thursday morning in Casper, even the Moscow Ballet couldn't move. The traveling ballet group famous for ...
  Tonight's Moscow Ballet performance is canceledGrand Junction Daily Sentinelall 13 news articles »
  
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• 'Clara and The Nutcracker' ballet this weekend at Miners Foundry - The Union of Grass Valley

  08-12-2016 19:43 via theunion.com
  
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  'Clara and The Nutcracker' ballet this weekend at Miners Foundry
  The Union of Grass Valley
  A scene from "Clara and The Nutcracker" which will be performed this weekend at Miners Foundry in Nevada City. Photo by Kevin Mitchell of Affinity Media |. A scene from "Clara and The Nutcracker" which will be performed this weekend at Miners Foundry ...and more »
  
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• Songs We Love: Guy Clark, 'Just To Watch Maria Dance' - NPR

  08-12-2016 19:09 via npr.org
  
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  Songs We Love: Guy Clark, 'Just To Watch Maria Dance'
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  This was the year that all discussion of Guy Clark, standard-bearer of narrative-unfurling Texas songwriting, slipped from present tense into past. After his death in May came innumerable published remembrances, a sold-out tribute show at Nashville's ...
  
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• Metropolitan Ballet presents 'Nutcracker' Dec. 10-11 - Jackson Clarion Ledger

  08-12-2016 18:41 via clarionledger.com
  
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  Metropolitan Ballet presents 'Nutcracker' Dec. 10-11
  Jackson Clarion Ledger
  The Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet, under the direction of Jennifer Beasley, will present their annual production of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" Dec. 10 and 11 at the Jackson Academy Performing Arts Center on Ridgewood Road in Jackson. Guest ...
  Orlando Ballet brings 'Nutcracker' magic to Arnold...WKMG Orlando
  Delaware Ballet enchants with 'The Nutcracker'Delaware State News
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• This Nutcraker has a splashy tradition with the Long Beach Ballet - Long Beach Press Telegram

  08-12-2016 17:57 via presstelegram.com
  
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  This Nutcraker has a splashy tradition with the Long Beach Ballet
  Long Beach Press Telegram
  The way David Wilcox sees it, if you're going to take on a ballet that's been around for more than 100 years and has become a Christmas tradition performed by ...
  Long Beach Ballet To Perform Classic "The Nutcracker" For 34th ...Gazette Newspapersall 2 news articles »
  
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• Dance: Swiss movement - Jerusalem Post Israel News

  08-12-2016 17:22 via jpost.com
  
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  Dance: Swiss movement
  Jerusalem Post Israel News
  The Swiss are known for their fineries – fine chocolate, fine watches, fine banks… The program for the Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève's upcoming performances in Israel falls perfectly in line with Switzerland's knack for luxury. Consisting of two ...
  
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• How Rufus Wainwright and Benjamin Millepied came to collaborate on LA Dance Project program - Los Angeles Times

  08-12-2016 17:20 via latimes.com
  
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  How Rufus Wainwright and Benjamin Millepied came to collaborate on LA Dance Project program
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  Dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, where his L.A. Dance Project will perform Friday and Saturday. Dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, where his L.A. Dance Project will perform ...
  
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• Watch Madonna dance her way through Carpool Karaoke with James Corden - Today.com

  08-12-2016 14:33 via today.com
  
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  Watch Madonna dance her way through Carpool Karaoke with James Corden
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  As the latest guest inside the car with "Late Late Show" host James Corden for Carpool Karaoke, the superstar musician tooled around New York City voguing, twerking and — yes, even did leg splits, all while the pair ran through some of her hits.
  Watch Madonna Twerk, Talk Kissing Michael Jackson on 'Carpool Karaoke'RollingStone.com
  Madonna Carpool Karaoke: Coming WednesdayYouTubeall 340 news articles&
  
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• After 'La La Land,' will Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone dance together again? - USA TODAY

  08-12-2016 14:06 via usatoday.com
  
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  After 'La La Land,' will Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone dance together again?
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  LOS ANGELES — For two months, they danced apart. In dance camp-like rehearsals, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling waltzed, tap danced and soft-shoed. But it wasn't until the third month of pre-production, as director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) prepared ...
  Yes, Ryan Gosling can act … and sing and dance and play pianoPocono Record
  Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone Do Their Happy Dance at 'La La L
  
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• St Petersburg Ballet swans in to SA Art Gallery - The Advertiser

  08-12-2016 11:50 via adelaidenow.com.au
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  St Petersburg Ballet swans in to SA Art Gallery
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  IT'S a long way from The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg but one of Russia's great artistic treasures had a surprise unveilingon Thursday at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Four dancers from the St Petersburg Ballet visited the gallery's Elder ...and more »
  
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• Watch Ryan Gosling Demonstrate That He's an Excellent Dance Instructor - GQ Magazine

  08-12-2016 08:30 via gq.com
  
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  Watch Ryan Gosling Demonstrate That He's an Excellent Dance Instructor
  GQ Magazine
  Unfortunately for profoundly awkward wedding dance floors everywhere, there are more guys who can't dance than guys who actually know what they're doing out there. This is because learning to dance requires time and effort, diligent practice, and the ...
  Ryan Gosling Taught Jimmy Kimmel How To Dance And He's So Graceful It's ScaryElite Dailyall 33 news articles »
  
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• Strictly Ballroom: The Musical review – utterly ridiculous, totally joyous

  08-12-2016 08:00
  
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  The stage version of Baz Luhrmann’s movie gives the audience a good time and there are moments when Drew McOnie’s choreography burns up the floorBaz Luhrmann’s 1992 movie about the world of Australian competitive ballroom dance began life as a short play. It returned to the stage as a fully fledged musical, created by Luhrmann, in Australia in 2014 and is now receiving its UK premiere. The show follows the fortunes of Scott Hastings, a talented y
  
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• Annual Nutcracker Storytime Ballet coming to Bryan library - The Eagle - Bryan-College Station Eagle

  08-12-2016 07:11 via theeagle.com
  
  Annual Nutcracker Storytime Ballet coming to Bryan library - The Eagle
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  The Clara B. Mounce Public Library in Downtown Bryan will host two short ballet performances for children today.and more »
  
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• Lubbock ballet founder Suzanne Aker shares secret to happiness at age 90 - NewsWest9.com

  08-12-2016 06:41 via newswest9.com
  
  Lubbock ballet founder Suzanne Aker shares secret to happiness at age 90
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  We've all heard that exercise is the fountain of youth, and that goes for the mind, too. But what about the heart? How do we keep happy as we age? Healthwise, I want you to meet someone who I think knows the answer. Even on cold windy days at the Maxey ...and more »
  
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• Richmond Ballet - Richmond.com

  08-12-2016 04:37 via richmond.com
  
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  Students from Richmond Ballet rehearse the party scene for the holiday production of “The Nutcracker.” Richmond Ballet. Sarah Ferguson. Richmond Ballet. Students of the School of Richmond Ballet rehearse Clara and mice roles in the “Unexpected Battle” ...
  Metropolitan Ballet presents 'Nutcracker' Dec. 10-11Jackson Clarion Ledger
  Orlando Ballet brings 'Nutcracker' magic to Arnold...WKMG Orlando
  Delaware Ballet enchants with '
  
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• Dance in NYC This Week - New York Times

  08-12-2016 04:21 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Dance in NYC This Week
  New York Times
  The Reggie Wilson / Fist and Heel Performance Group will begin performances at the Harvey Theater on Dec. 14. See listing below. Credit Paula Cort. Our guide to dance performances. LES BALLETS TROCKADEROS DE MONTE CARLO at the Joyce ...
  
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• Next Generation Ballet helps Sullivan Elementary celebrate the holidays - Tampabay.com

  08-12-2016 01:09 via tampabay.com
  
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  Next Generation Ballet helps Sullivan Elementary celebrate the holidays
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  TAMPA — The children gasped, oohed, and giggled as Nutcracker dancers pranced and leaped and floated across the stage. Related News/Archive. Tarpon Springs holiday events need a little help next month. 3 Weeks Ago. HCSO celebrates holidays with ...
  
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