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• Dog with short spine dances into hearts with 'Mutt-Cracker' ballet role - UPI.com

  14-12-2016 22:58
  
  Dog with short spine dances into hearts with 'Mutt-Cracker' ballet role
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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- An Alabama ballet company's star dancer overcame a short spine and two left feet to grab a key role in the dog-centric "Mutt-Cracker." The Birmingham Ballet announced "The Mutt-Cracker," a dog-themed twist on "the ...and more »
  
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• Youth ballet Christmas performance is Sunday - Urbanna Southside Sentinel

  14-12-2016 22:30
  Youth ballet Christmas performance is Sunday
  Urbanna Southside Sentinel
  Bayside Youth Ballet will present its annual Christmas performance on Sunday, December 18, at 2 p.m. in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High School. The ballet company will perform “The Enchanted Doll Shoppe” with marionettes, a ragdoll and a ...
  
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• Mount Dora School of Ballet students to perform classic 'The Nutcracker' - Orlando Sentinel

  14-12-2016 22:05
  
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  Mount Dora School of Ballet students to perform classic 'The Nutcracker'
  Orlando Sentinel
  Cast members of the Mount Dora School of Ballet performance of "The Nutcracker," from left, Anna White, Amanda Lily Kountanis, Madison Yates, Sophia Kainz, Georgia Mosteller, Anna Scott Clendinen, Ella Iseminger, Meredith Obispo, Sasha Bishop, ...and more »
  
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• 'The Skaters Ballet' - Grand Forks Herald

  14-12-2016 21:52
  
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  'The Skaters Ballet'
  Grand Forks Herald
  You wouldn't expect to see hockey in a ballet performance, but that's exactly what the North Dakota Ballet Company is bringing to the Empire Arts Center stage at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Recommended for you. Aug 13, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; A Star ...
  
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• Dance|Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Unveils 2017 Season - New York Times

  14-12-2016 21:46 via nytimes.com
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  Dance|Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Unveils 2017 Season
  New York Times
  Irene Rodríguez, center, and fellow members of the Compañia Irene Rodríguez performing in “Aldabal” at the Joyce in May. Credit Andrea Mohin/The New York Times. A tap program organized by Michelle Dorrance, a site-specific work by the troupe Pilobolus ...and more »
  
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• Ballet and the Bible: 'Emmanuel, God With Us' opens Saturday - Ocala

  14-12-2016 21:24
  
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  Ballet and the Bible: 'Emmanuel, God With Us' opens Saturday
  Ocala
  Light of Joy is based at the Dance Divine School of Ballet in Ocala. Ana Jacobs, owner of the school and director of the company, said "Emmanuel, God With Us" has long been Light of Joy's gift to the community. By Dave Schlenker ...
  
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• Carolina Ballet Partners with Raleigh Rescue Mission to save on tickets - WTVD-TV

  14-12-2016 20:16
  
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  Carolina Ballet Partners with Raleigh Rescue Mission to save on tickets
  WTVD-TV
  The holidays are nearly here and that means the Carolina Ballet is putting on a classic performance of The Nutcracker in Raleigh. "This is our 15th anniversary production of the Nutcracker," explained Carolina Ballet Executive Director Nate McGaha.
  
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• Striking Photos Of The Ballet Program Bringing Strength To One Of ... - Huffington Post

  14-12-2016 19:50
  
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  Striking Photos Of The Ballet Program Bringing Strength To One Of ...
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  Fredrik Lerneryd spent the last year and a half photographing ballet dancers in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi.and more »
  
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• Striking Photos Of The Ballet Program Bringing Strength To One Of Africa's Biggest Slums - Huffington Post

  14-12-2016 19:50
  
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  Striking Photos Of The Ballet Program Bringing Strength To One Of Africa's Biggest Slums
  Huffington Post
  Fredrik Lerneryd spent the last year and a half photographing ballet dancers in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi. 12/14/2016 01:47 pm ET | Updated 1 day ago. 7.1k. Katherine Brooks Senior Arts & Culture Editor, The Huffington Post. Chris McGonigal ...and more »
  
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• After three decades, Winthrop Corey leaves Mobile Ballet - Lagniappe

  14-12-2016 19:17
  
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  After three decades, Winthrop Corey leaves Mobile Ballet
  Lagniappe
  As the curtain fell on the Dec. 11 matinee of Mobile Ballet's annual “Nutcracker” performance, it signaled the end of a monumental era in Mobile arts. After 30 years precisely, Mobile Ballet Artistic Director Winthrop Corey has stepped down. According ...
  
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• School Shows Out Of Reach For Reaching Heart's 'Nutcracker' Ballet - Cape Cod Chronicle

  14-12-2016 18:04
  
  Cape Cod Chronicle
  School Shows Out Of Reach For Reaching Heart's 'Nutcracker' Ballet
  Cape Cod Chronicle
  The Reaching Heart School of Ballet will present its annual performances of “The Nutcracker” this weekend (Dec. 16 and 17 at 6:30 p.m., and Dec. 17 and 18 at 1 p.m.) at Monomoy Regional High School, but in contrast to 2015 and years past, there will be ...
  
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• Weekend Events: Ballet, Holiday Concerts and More - CaryCitizen

  14-12-2016 16:45
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  Weekend Events: Ballet, Holiday Concerts and More
  CaryCitizen
  Cary, NC – Now's the time in the year when free time gets taken up with holiday shopping. But if you manage to eke out some time for yourself, here are some fun weekend events for you to enjoy. For a full list of events, check out our calendar. And for ...
  
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• CLASSIC BALLET - Folio Weekly

  14-12-2016 16:23
  
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  CLASSIC BALLET
  Folio Weekly
  Since its debut in 1892, The Nutcracker ballet has become a holiday season staple that is as ubiquitous as candy canes, gingerbread houses and Folio Weekly staffers spiking their egg nog with Ibogaine in the hopes of making Santa Claus their “spirit guide.
  
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• Reporters' Notebook: Toy sorting; Big deal ballet; Wheelchair basketball - Massillon Independent

  14-12-2016 14:53
  
  Massillon Independent
  Reporters' Notebook: Toy sorting; Big deal ballet; Wheelchair basketball
  Massillon Independent
  As journalists, we see and hear a lot, often jotting information in our notebooks. Sometimes those notes turn into a story. Other times, the information stays in our notebooks. This weekly feature shares news and notes that otherwise wouldn't make the ...
  
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• Peninsula Ballet celebrates 50 years: 'Nutcracker' just one component of dance company - San Mateo Daily Journal

  14-12-2016 13:02
  
  San Mateo Daily Journal
  Peninsula Ballet celebrates 50 years: 'Nutcracker' just one component of dance company
  San Mateo Daily Journal
  While winter brings some chilliness to the Peninsula and creates a need to stay warm and cozy at home, it means something different for dancers. The holiday season has long been synonymous with Nutcracker season in the ballet world and, for dancers, ...
  Bartlesville Civic Ballet dances in the holiday with 'Nutcracker'Examiner Enterprise
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• 'Army of moms' behind Nutcracker costumes at Parkdale ballet school - insideTORONTO.com

  14-12-2016 11:00
  
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  'Army of moms' behind Nutcracker costumes at Parkdale ballet school
  insideTORONTO.com
  Performers take to the stage at Pia Bouman School of Ballet's dress rehearsal of The Nutcracker at Humberside Collegiate Monday, Dec. 12. next play/pause pre 1/1. Parkdale Villager. By Hilary Caton. It's Nutcracker season at Pia Bouman School for ...and more »
  
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• Dance fills councilman's shoes in Weston - The Preston Citizen

  14-12-2016 09:07 via prestoncitizen.com
  
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  Dance fills councilman's shoes in Weston
  The Preston Citizen
  Weston City Mayor Greg Garner nominated Billy Dance to fill the vacant city council seat at their Dec. 7 meeting. Council members voted unanimously in favor of the appointment, which Dance will hold until the 2017 election. Dance, a long time resident ...
  
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• Ballet great Baryshnikov steps into Nijinsky's shoes - Inquirer.net

  14-12-2016 08:43
  
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  Ballet great Baryshnikov steps into Nijinsky's shoes
  Inquirer.net
  This file photo taken on December 8, 2016 shows Latvia-born, Russian and US dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov posing for portraits in Paris. Dream castings don't come much better than Mikhail Baryshnikov playing Vaslav Nijinsky — one great ballet dancer ...
  
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• Judith Mackrell's top 10 dance shows of 2016 - The Guardian

  14-12-2016 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Judith Mackrell's top 10 dance shows of 2016
  The Guardian
  Jane Eyre duetted with Rochester, Akram Khan imagined a refugee Giselle and Jonathon Young battled his demons in a nightmare cabaret. Our critic picks this year's best dance. Betroffenheit by Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young (prone). Cathartic intensity …
  
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• Judith Mackrell's top 10 dance shows of 2016

  14-12-2016 08:00
  
  Jane Eyre duetted with Rochester, Akram Khan imagined a refugee Giselle and Jonathon Young battled his demons in a nightmare cabaret. Our critic picks this year’s best danceIt was a tribute to Crystal Pite’s choreographic imagination and craft that a work so harrowing in its subject matter should have been so compelling, and even beautiful, to watch. Betroffenheit (the German word expresses a state of traumatised emotion) was created in collaboration with the actor and writer Jonatho
  
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• Dog named 'Pig' dances ballet in 'Mutt-cracker' in Alabama - Chattanooga Times Free Press

  14-12-2016 07:53
  
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  Dog named 'Pig' dances ballet in 'Mutt-cracker' in Alabama
  Chattanooga Times Free Press
  In a Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, photo, performing as the Sugar Plum Fairy, Katherine Free, left, dances with Pig, the dog, during the Birmingham's Ballet Mutt-cracker, a rendition of the famous ballet "The Nutcracker," in Birmingham, Ala. Pig was a ...
  Sequim Ballet stages 'The Nutcracker'Sequim Gazette
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• Legend Julie Kent stages her first Washington Ballet 'Nutcracker' - WTOP

  14-12-2016 07:03
  
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  Legend Julie Kent stages her first Washington Ballet 'Nutcracker'
  WTOP
  Kent, who took over for Septime Webre this summer along with her husband Victor Barbee as associate artistic director, humbly insists the marquee still read, “Septime Webre's The Nutcracker.” “It's the same and that's why it's Septime's. It's his ...
  
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• Samba, popular Brazilian dance, celebrates 100 years - CCTV-America

  14-12-2016 04:33 via cctv-america.com
  
  CCTV-America
  Samba, popular Brazilian dance, celebrates 100 years
  CCTV-America
  Samba, Brazil's most popular music and dance style, is celebrating its hundred year anniversary.It's known globally for its colorful, feathered outfits and upbeat rhythms during Carnival. CCTV America's Lucrecia Franco reports. Every Sunday, musicians ...and more »
  
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• 'Dance Moms' Star Abby Lee Miller Tries To Bite Another Mom's Finger In Season 7, Episode 3 [RECAP] - International Business Times

  14-12-2016 04:00 via ibtimes.com
  
  International Business Times
  'Dance Moms' Star Abby Lee Miller Tries To Bite Another Mom's Finger In Season 7, Episode 3 [RECAP]
  International Business Times
  Cathy Nesbitt Stein couldn't help herself but torture Abby Lee Miller for a second week in a row. Tuesday's “Dance Moms” Season 7 installment on Lifetime saw the Candy Apples go up against the ALDC again, this time with two solos going head-to-head.
  'Dance Moms' Recap: Is Kendall the Key to Helping Abby Beat Cathy Once and for
  
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• Dance mom says former coach betrayed team by pocketing money - KOAT Albuquerque

  14-12-2016 03:46 via koat.com
  
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  Dance mom says former coach betrayed team by pocketing money
  KOAT Albuquerque
  A high school dance coach is accused of pocketing thousands of dollars from the dance team he was in charge of. Parents said they gave Johnathon Crues-Mares cash and checks for new uniforms for their daughters on the West Mesa Fillies dance team.
  
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• Pop Shop Podcast: Kyla Talks Drake's 'One Dance' & Her 'Surreal' 2016, Plus Chart Chat on Zayn/Taylor Duet & More - Billboard

  14-12-2016 03:04 via billboard.com
  
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  Pop Shop Podcast: Kyla Talks Drake's 'One Dance' & Her 'Surreal' 2016, Plus Chart Chat on Zayn/Taylor Duet & More
  Billboard
  Welcome to the new episode of the Billboard.com Pop Shop Podcast, Billboard's weekly audio breakdown of the Billboard charts, hottest music news and year's biggest musical events. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard co-director of ...and more »
  
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• Houston's 'Urban Ballet' captivates audiences with fusion of classic, hip-hop dance - CW39

  14-12-2016 01:23 via cw39.com
  
  CW39
  Houston's 'Urban Ballet' captivates audiences with fusion of classic, hip-hop dance
  CW39
  HOUSTON — Houston City Dance and SonKiss'd Dance Theather amazed art enthusiast with a production of "Urban Ballet" at the City Dance Studio over the weekend. The performance was a fusion of music, art and dance that involved a diverse mix of ...
  
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• Will it be ballet or Broadway for talented Kirkland dancer - Montreal Gazette

  14-12-2016 00:57
  
  Montreal Gazette
  Will it be ballet or Broadway for talented Kirkland dancer
  Montreal Gazette
  Kirkland dancer Matthieu Handfield, pictured centre front, performs a tap solo in the Juste pour rire musical Mary Poppins. (Photo courtesy of Matthieu Handfield.) -. Share Adjust Comment Print. Decisions. Decisions. Kirkland dancer Matthieu Handfield ...
  
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• Scrooge in a tutu? A Dallas dance company spins up an original holiday event - Dallas News

  14-12-2016 00:42 via dallasnews.com
  
  Dallas News
  Scrooge in a tutu? A Dallas dance company spins up an original holiday event
  Dallas News
  With productions of The Nutcracker, including her own version, so prevalent over the holidays, Dallas choreographer Katie Cooper wondered whether she could come up with a fresh alternative for dance audiences looking to celebrate the season. Then she ...and more »
  
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