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• January 2017 | Language of the Heart

  01-01-2017 21:45
  I am not the kind of person who talks to dead people. I don’t testify. I leave spirits alone. And I tend to be skeptical of those who speak in tongues.Yet every Wednesday evening I throw on a T-shirt and a gathered cotton skirt, rush to an elementary school cafeteria in San Francisco, and proceed to whirl my arms, stamp my feet, and call out to figures like Pele (the goddess of the volcano), ke akua i ka nāhelehele (the god hidden in the mists of the low-hanging blood-red rainbow), an
  
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• January 2017 | Performance Corner

  01-01-2017 18:34
  Our sneak peek at dance shows we’d love to see Continue reading
  
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• January 2017 | FYI

  01-01-2017 18:32
  What’s up in the dance community❱ New Orleans Youth Dance for Social Change❱ Chicago Program Supports Dancemakers❱ An Inspired Arrangement❱ State of Dance in NYC Worrisome Continue reading
  
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• January 2017 | Page Turners

  01-01-2017 18:31
  Books of note (new and not)1.Eight Female Classical Ballet Variations2.Little Sap and Monsieur Rodin3.José! Born to Dance4.,em>Swing Time Continue reading
  
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• January 2017 | Moving Images

  01-01-2017 18:29
  Videos of note (new and not)1.Argentina2.La Danse3.Jirí Kylián: Forgotten Memories4.You Don’t Need Feet to Dance Continue reading
  
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• January 2017 | 2 Tips for Tap Teachers | Making Tap Dances

  01-01-2017 18:25
  Tip 1
  Once your students can combine new ideas and move around the room, it’s time to make a tap dance that will demonstrate improved technique, confidence, joy, and musicality. Here are some ideas for preparing students to step out and dance.Have students use their whole bodies throughout class. Don’t wait until you start teaching the routine to include hands and heads. In weekly drills, even basic, small footwork exercises can incorporate the upper body. Consider adding hand claps
  
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• January 2017 | 2 Tips for Ballet Teachers | Height and Control in Grand Jeté

  01-01-2017 18:24
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  The grand jeté is one of ballet’s most rewarding steps, for both the audience and the dancer. The ability to propel oneself from one foot into the air, reach a perfect split, then land on the other foot, all while showing grace and ease in the upper body, is a hallmark of excellent ballet technique. However, I often see students sacrificing jump height to achieve perfect splits. To address this tendency, tell students to throw the leading leg first, as if hurdling over a barre
  
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• January 2017 | On My Mind

  01-01-2017 18:21
  A new year is upon us, the time when we traditionally make resolutions about things we want to change about ourselves—lose a few pounds, read more, budget better, and so on. It’s a great opportunity for studio owners and dance teachers to resolve to change their professional lives for the better too. Here are my suggestions for you to adopt and share. Continue reading
  
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• January 2017 | EditorSpeak

  01-01-2017 18:18
  "Studios as Safe Spaces": I received this month’s hip-hop tips from columnist Samara Atkins just a few days after the U.S. election. Her wise words about using movement to process strong emotions struck a chord. A couple of days earlier, I’d run into my childhood ballet teacher, whom I hadn’t seen for 25 years. In the midst of a two-day retreat, she was wondering how she’d get through the teambuilding exercises she’d planned with her teenage students, who in
  
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• EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Nori Goes To Ballet Dressed As A Princess On New Year's Eve - X17 Online

  01-01-2017 16:15 via x17online.com
  
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  EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Nori Goes To Ballet Dressed As A Princess On New Year's Eve
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  A little rain didn't stop Nori from hitting up her dance class on New Year's Eve! The toddler wore her curly hair natural -- the sides slicked back -- with an ostrich feather jacket over her princess costume and silver glitter heels. Kim Kardashian and ...
  
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• January 2017 | Teaching Traditions

  01-01-2017 15:13
  Native Hawaiians often express their way of learning in a neat trio of verbs: ho‘onana, ho‘olohe, ho‘opili (“watch,” “listen,” “imitate”). Whatever the craft, the idea is the same: find a master, open your eyes and ears, and if you don’t get it quite right, trust your teacher to correct you.This method is evident in every class at the San Francisco–based dance school of Patrick Makuakāne. Don’t come loaded with question
  
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• January 2017 | Going Global

  01-01-2017 15:12
  The bell rings at Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts (SOTA), signaling the end of lunch and the start of afternoon arts classes. I am standing in the high school’s large, quiet dance studio when the door bursts open and a group of teens files in, talking and laughing. This is the inaugural class of SOTA’s World Dance program, and the students are here for their West African dance class, which meets three times a week. High-energy recorded music suddenly fills the space, and
  
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• Dance review: The Nutcracker by The Peter Schaufuss Ballet - Express.co.uk

  01-01-2017 14:53 via express.co.uk
  
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  Dance review: The Nutcracker by The Peter Schaufuss Ballet
  Express.co.uk
  TUCKED away in an outlying Danish ferry port, the latest take on Marius Petipa's seasonal classic, created in 1892 for the Russian Imperial Court, was received with enthusiasm. By Jeffery Taylor. PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sun, Jan 1, 2017 | UPDATED: 13:51, Sun ...
  
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• Eye on the Arts: Ballet, 'The Voice' act share Saturday - Burlington Hawk Eye

  01-01-2017 11:36 via thehawkeye.com
  
  Eye on the Arts: Ballet, 'The Voice' act share Saturday
  Burlington Hawk Eye
  Two weeks after falling into a pair of tickets to an evening's entertainment, it looks like I may have a pair of tickets that will go begging — unless my wife finds someone to take with her in my place and our son's to this week's performance in ...
  
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• Dance | Classics, new work prove BalletMet highlights - Columbus Dispatch

  01-01-2017 11:03 via dispatch.com
  
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  Dance | Classics, new work prove BalletMet highlights
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  Sign up for home delivery of The Columbus Dispatch and find out What's In It for You. Subscribe. Already a subscriber? Enroll in EZPay and get a free gift! Enroll now. By Peter Tonguette For The Columbus Dispatch • Sunday January 1, 2017 4:24 AM. In ...
  
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• Reset review – dynamic portrait of a ballet master - The Guardian

  01-01-2017 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Reset review – dynamic portrait of a ballet master
  The Guardian
  In 2009 veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman released La Danse, an exhaustive, austere film, which explored the Paris Opera Ballet. It's tempting to think that Wiseman's fascinating, nearly three-hour documentary is the only film you need to watch ...and more »
  
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• Reset review – dynamic portrait of a ballet master | Film | The Guardian - The Guardian

  01-01-2017 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Reset review – dynamic portrait of a ballet master | Film | The Guardian
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  This gorgeously photographed documentary charts the takeover of Paris Opera Ballet by the charismatic Benjamin Millepied.and more »
  
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• Reset review – dynamic portrait of a ballet master

  01-01-2017 09:00
  
  This gorgeously photographed documentary charts the takeover of Paris Opera Ballet by the charismatic Benjamin MillepiedIn 2009 veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman released La Danse, an exhaustive, austere film, which explored the Paris Opera Ballet. It’s tempting to think that Wiseman’s fascinating, nearly three-hour documentary is the only film you need to watch about this somewhat stuffy institution. But then Benjamin Millepied took over as artistic director of the world&rsquo
  
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• Occupational therapist creates dance class for special-needs kids - The Augusta Chronicle

  01-01-2017 07:32 via chronicle.augusta.com
  
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  Occupational therapist creates dance class for special-needs kids
  The Augusta Chronicle
  Occupational therapist and dance enthusiast Mallory Lanier, middle top, teaches ballet and dance to special needs children in her Steps of Grace ministry at the Pulse Dance Center in Martinez Tuesday afternoon December 6, 2016. MICHAEL HOLAHAN/ ...
  
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• New Year's revelers dance the night away at GR 'Ballroom Bashes' - MLive.com

  01-01-2017 06:11 via mlive.com
  
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  New Year's revelers dance the night away at GR 'Ballroom Bashes'
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  GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- From steel drum music to glow sticks, New Year's Eve revelers in Grand Rapids had their choice of how they wanted to begin 2017. The "Ballroom Bashes" event put on by a trio of downtown hotels offered attendees the opportunity to ...
  
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• 2016: The best in music and dance - Reading Eagle

  01-01-2017 06:08 via readingeagle.com
  
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  2016: The best in music and dance
  Reading Eagle
  In the realm of music and dance in Berks County, 2016 was one of the best years yet. For the past few years, we have been undergoing a choral Renaissance here, with two up-and-coming groups - Vox Philia and Opus One - joining the venerable and ...
  
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• Tri-State welcomes 2017 with 'Dance Through the Decades' - Huntington Herald Dispatch

  01-01-2017 06:06 via herald-dispatch.com
  
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  Tri-State welcomes 2017 with 'Dance Through the Decades'
  Huntington Herald Dispatch
  Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Tim and Diana Millne bring in the new year during the "Dance Through the Decades" party Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at the Pullman Plaza Hotel in Huntington. 0101_downtowndance03_14214.jpg. Buy Now.
  
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• After the ballet - CT Post

  01-01-2017 06:04 via ctpost.com
  
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  After the ballet
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  James Whiteside as Uhu Betch, the sassy dragster and a member of the New York downtown divas known as the Dairy Queens. James Whiteside as Uhu Betch, the sassy dragster and a member of the New York downtown divas known as the Dairy Queens.and more »
  
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• After the ballet - Connecticut Post - CT Post

  01-01-2017 06:04 via ctpost.com
  
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  After the ballet - Connecticut Post
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  Meet James Whiteside, principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, whose tall physique, chiseled good looks and elegant moves make him a classical ...and more »
  
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• Darlene Ortiz, senior line dance and aerobics instructor - Fayetteville Observer

  01-01-2017 06:02 via fayobserver.com
  
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  Darlene Ortiz, senior line dance and aerobics instructor
  Fayetteville Observer
  How long have you been working in this job field? "I have been doing this job for 16 years. I started out though working as a volunteer. I volunteered for the first six months and that really started my journey toward this particular profession." How ...
  
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• January 2017 | A World of Dance | Igniting the Soul

  01-01-2017 06:01
  When flamenco artist Carlota Santana demonstrates her snaking arms, articulate fingers, fiery footwork, stalking strides, and laser-like gaze for observers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, she evokes the ancient echoes of Gypsies in Andalusia. The pride and passion of her flamenco moves ignite the soul. Santana has produced numerous flamenco symposiums at Duke University, but they represent only a fraction of her efforts to share the technique and cultural aspects of this art form t
  
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• January 2017 | A World of Dance

  01-01-2017 06:01
  Every January we wander the vast and varied world of dance, in which each culture puts its own spin on the art form. Travel along with us this month as we take a backstage tour of college bhangra competitions, uncover the spirit and wisdom of flamenco, visit a high school's world dance classes, and explore the intersection of traditional and contemporary hula.
  Plus, we take a look at studio vending machines and options for leasing vs buying, teaching classroom etiquette beginning with the younge
  
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• Ballet lovers perform dance on snowy ground in NE China - Global Times

  01-01-2017 04:20 via globaltimes.cn
  Global Times
  Ballet lovers perform dance on snowy ground in NE China
  Global Times
  Ballet lovers perform a ballet dance on snowy ground at Shenyang Expo Garden in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 29, 2016. (Xinhua/Tian Weitao). A ballet lover performs a ballet dance on snowy ground at Shenyang Expo ...
  
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• From the choir to the dance floor - NRToday.com

  01-01-2017 01:36 via nrtoday.com
  
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  From the choir to the dance floor
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  Diane Retallack, whose job is artistic director and conductor of Eugene Concert Choir, also performs in competitions. Here she dances with her teacher Michael Petr. prev. next. When Diane Retallack takes the stage, she usually turns her back to the ...
  
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• Bakersfield Matters: Dancers unite in the spirit of dance - The Bakersfield Californian

  01-01-2017 00:30 via bakersfield.com
  
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  Bakersfield Matters: Dancers unite in the spirit of dance
  The Bakersfield Californian
  It is no secret that some of the greatest health benefits come from our own fancy footwork through dancing – stronger bones, muscle strength and endurance to name a few. Locally, there are some 50 dance programs whose genres span the dance floor, like ...
  
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