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• 'Soundbreaking' Recap, Episode 5:' Dance Music Creates One Nation Under A Groove - Decider

  06-01-2017 23:10 via decider.com
  
  'Soundbreaking' Recap, Episode 5:' Dance Music Creates One Nation Under A Groove
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  We're now more than halfway done with the show Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music, which breaks down the art and history of music production and the recording process. The PBS documentary series was executive produced ...
  
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• Rockport Ramblings: Restaurant introduces Latin Dance Night - Gloucester Daily Times

  06-01-2017 23:05 via gloucestertimes.com
  
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  Rockport Ramblings: Restaurant introduces Latin Dance Night
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  Courtesy photo. Boy Scout Troop 20 members, from left, Daniel Merz, Damian Sorrenti and Sawyer Savlen are seen here during the Boy Scouts Christmas tree pickup fundraiser. The event continues this Saturday and next, Jan. 7 and 14, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...
  
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• Another Day, Another Weird Ballet Stunt - Dance Spirit

  06-01-2017 22:54 via dancespirit.com
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  Another Day, Another Weird Ballet Stunt
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  Le sigh. Vanity Fair released a short video to accompany a story on dance-student-turned-photographer Petra Collins. There are several things at play here, and before we totally freak out, I think it's important to weigh them all: The story is about ...
  
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• Wilmington dance team JADE to perform across North Carolina - StarNewsOnline.com

  06-01-2017 21:52 via starnewsonline.com
  
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  Wilmington dance team JADE to perform across North Carolina
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  WILMINGTON -- From football fields to basketball courts, a group of young Port City dancers wow crowds during halftime. Larnetta Williams started the dance team JADE more than a year ago. It's based on an idea she came up with when she was a child.and more »
  
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• Dance film uses letters to inspire stories from the Holocaust - Morris Sun Tribune

  06-01-2017 20:57 via morrissuntribune.com
  
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  Dance film uses letters to inspire stories from the Holocaust
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  For Hancock resident and former University of Minnesota, Morris dance instructor Ferolyn Angell, the Holocaust has always been a dark cloud, a sense of “ominous knowledge” that she's carried with her since she was a child. The daughter of a German ...
  
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• Vivica A. Fox Said Her Male Strippers Don't Dance For Gay Guys - Very Real (blog)

  06-01-2017 20:18 via oxygen.com
  
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  Vivica A. Fox Said Her Male Strippers Don't Dance For Gay Guys
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  Vivica A. Fox's new reality show, Vivica's Black Magic, sets out to find the next "all-male urban exotic dance group." The show sounds like a major win for male stripper diversity except for the fact that Vivica doesn't seem all that inclusive about ...
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  Vivica A. Fox Says Her Male Strippers Won't Dance for Gay Men (Video)TheWra
  
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• Twin Cities 'b-girls' hang tough in a 'b-boys' dance world - Minnesota Public Radio News

  06-01-2017 20:10 via mprnews.org
  
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  Twin Cities 'b-girls' hang tough in a 'b-boys' dance world
  Minnesota Public Radio News
  Breaking hit the streets of New York City in the 1970s, and five decades later, the hip hop dance form is continuing to thrive and evolve around the country. In Minnesota, many dancers — known as b-boys and b-girls — say the local breaking community ...and more »
  
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• 'Dance Moms' Season 7 Spoilers: Nia Frazier Leads 'Controversial' Group Dance Inspired By 'The Help' In Episode 7 ... - The Inquisitr

  06-01-2017 19:19 via inquisitr.com
  
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  'Dance Moms' Season 7 Spoilers: Nia Frazier Leads 'Controversial' Group Dance Inspired By 'The Help' In Episode 7 ...
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  Dance Moms Season 7 returns with an all-new episode this Tuesday, January 10, with “The Fresno Curse.” According to the official synopsis and latest spoilers, Episode 7 will see ALDC try to break their long-standing losing streak in Fresno, California, ...
  
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• Naples Ballet to hold auditions for 'Sleeping Beauty' - The News-Press

  06-01-2017 18:51 via news-press.com
  
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  Naples Ballet to hold auditions for 'Sleeping Beauty'
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  The Naples Ballet announced it will hold open auditions January 14 for this spring's production of "Sleeping Beauty." Auditions are 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. for ages 5 to 7, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. for ages 8 and older not on pointe, 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. for ages 10 ...
  
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• Sequoyah student's project wins dance party for combating bullying - Mcalester News Capital

  06-01-2017 18:42 via mcalesternews.com
  
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  Sequoyah student's project wins dance party for combating bullying
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  Senior Emma Robinson and students works on the new gymnasium mural at Sequoyah High School, Thursday. prev. next. SEQUOYAH, Okla. — The Sequoyah High School students are busy preparing for a DJ dance party, thanks to senior Maddie Lamb.and more »
  
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• Fans Support Pennsylvania Ballet Dancer Who Was Fired Due to Height - Broadway World

  06-01-2017 18:37 via broadwayworld.com
  
  Fans Support Pennsylvania Ballet Dancer Who Was Fired Due to Height
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  Pennsylvania Ballet dancer, Sara Murawski, was was told her contract would not be renewed next year after her performance in George Balanchine's THE NUTCRACKER due to her height not being a proper fit with next season's shows. In a Facebook post, ...and more »
  
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• All male drag crew reinvents classic ballet - MetroNews Canada

  06-01-2017 18:33 via metronews.ca
  
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  All male drag crew reinvents classic ballet
  MetroNews Canada
  Les Ballet de Trockadero is made up of a well trained, all male crew, who focus on having fun and getting laughs. By: Aaron Chatha Metro Published on Fri Jan 06 2017 09:19:57. The true mastery of classic ballet collides with the sidesplitting splits ...
  
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• Dance Extravaganza benefit for Brigitte Coles' cancer fight - Mansfield News Journal

  06-01-2017 18:31 via mansfieldnewsjournal.com
  
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  Dance Extravaganza benefit for Brigitte Coles' cancer fight
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  MANSFIELD - Local WMFD TV news anchor Brigitte Coles' mission has always been to help others expecting nothing in return. And it still is her mission, but friends at Richland Newhope Industries Inc. want to repay her kindness with a benefit to assist ...
  
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• Meek Mill Parties to Drake's “One Dance” in the Club - XXLMAG.COM

  06-01-2017 18:12 via xxlmag.com
  
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  Meek Mill Parties to Drake's “One Dance” in the Club
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  In 2016, the overwhelming success of “One Dance” proved that almost no one could resist the urge to vibe out to Drake's music. In 2017, it's proving that the song's appeal even stretches out to Drizzy's enemies–specifically, Meek Mill. In a recently ...and more »
  
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• A Viral Photo Is Paving The Way For Ballet In 2017 - Huffington Post

  06-01-2017 17:50 via huffingtonpost.com
  
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  A Viral Photo Is Paving The Way For Ballet In 2017
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  On Jan. 2, 2017, Memphis' Collage Dance Collective wished its fans and followers a happy New Year on Instagram, posting a stunning photograph of five of the company's ballerinas on Instagram. The image was re-shared by Taji Magazine two days later ...
  
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• Indigenous Choreographers: Passing on Knowledge Through Dance - KCET

  06-01-2017 17:08 via kcet.org
  
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  Indigenous Choreographers: Passing on Knowledge Through Dance
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  Tyler Stallings is the artistic director at Culver Center of the Arts and director of Sweeney Art Gallery at University of California, Riverside. He was chief curator at Laguna Art Museum from 1999 to 2006. His curatorial projects focus on contemporary ...and more »
  
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• RHS dance enjoys Sugar Bowl performance - Russellville Courier

  06-01-2017 17:05 via couriernews.com
  
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  RHS dance enjoys Sugar Bowl performance
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  The Russellville High School dance team brought home a little extra hardware after its performance in the halftime show of the Sugar Bowl on Monday in New Orleans. Team captain Aubrey Reed was chosen by the WorldStrides on Stage staff as the Most ...
  
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• DeShonte' Cobin teaching young students more than dance - Kansas City Star

  06-01-2017 16:51 via kansascity.com
  
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  DeShonte' Cobin teaching young students more than dance
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  DeShonte' Cobin's dance studio goes well beyond instructing kids in dance. Cobin teaches to the whole child: social skills, ethics, appropriate dress and behavior — even their spiritual sides. Her Shawnee studio, Creative Movements, has been located ...
  
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• Engadget's annual CES dance break is a 'Frozen' duet - Engadget

  06-01-2017 16:32 via engadget.com
  
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  Engadget's annual CES dance break is a 'Frozen' duet
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  Sometimes, the madness of CES builds to a fever pitch and only one thing can save Engadget editors from a complete mental breakdown: Just Dance 2017. Specifically, dancing a duet to the most popular song from Frozen, "Let it Go." This year's Video Game ...
  
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• Rutherford Woman Inspires Others To Fall In Love With Dance - Rutherford Daily Voice

  06-01-2017 16:00 via rutherford.dailyvoice.com
  
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  Rutherford Woman Inspires Others To Fall In Love With Dance
  Rutherford Daily Voice
  Dance Director Erin Pride found her love of dance while growing up in Paterson and hopes to extend the same opportunity to other kids in the community through her conservatory. Photo Credit: Photo courtesy of Erin Pride Dance Director Erin Pride Photo ...and more »
  
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• Dancer finds ballet often transcends words, just like her faith - Catholic Courier

  06-01-2017 15:42 via catholiccourier.com
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  Dancer finds ballet often transcends words, just like her faith
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  PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- A burst of power from her legs carries Katherine Monogue across the dance floor while her arms become a blur of precise movements. Under a black leotard worn during a rehearsal for a recent performance, the ballerina's stomach ...
  
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• Ballet West, Longview Ballet Theatre partner for 'Little Mermaid' production - Longview News-Journal

  06-01-2017 14:46 via news-journal.com
  
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  Ballet West, Longview Ballet Theatre partner for 'Little Mermaid' production
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  "When the ballet starts, the Little Mermaid is 10 years old. As the ballet progresses, she eventually turns 15, and a Ballet West company member takes over the role of the Little Mermaid." Peggy Dolkas. Ballet West associate director. A reunion broke ...
  
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• David Hallberg grateful for Australian Ballet's medical help - The Australian

  06-01-2017 14:04 via theaustralian.com.au
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  David Hallberg grateful for Australian Ballet's medical help
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  David Hallberg's affection for the Australian Ballet can be reliably measured in long-haul plane time. The American superstar was understandably keen to get back to the US after completing a lengthy period of rehabilitation with the AB in Melbourne ...
  
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• La La Land and the xx: top things to do this week in the UK

  06-01-2017 10:00
  
  From the Oscars favourite to annual dance festival Resolution 2017: your at-a-glance guide to the best in culture across the UKLa La Land
  This year’s Oscars best picture frontrunner, La La Land might – on the face of it – sound like a classic piece of awards-courting. It’s a love story between aspiring performers in LA, and a musical to boot. Yet, that isn’t to reckon with the kinetic energy of Damien “Whiplash” Chazelle’s direction, as well as the
  
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• La La Land and the other top things to do this week in the UK

  06-01-2017 10:00
  
  From the Oscars favourite to annual dance festival Resolution 2017: your at-a-glance guide to the best in culture across the UKLa La Land
  This year’s Oscars best picture frontrunner, La La Land might – on the face of it – sound like a classic piece of awards-courting. It’s a love story between aspiring performers in LA, and a musical to boot. Yet, that isn’t to reckon with the kinetic energy of Damien “Whiplash” Chazelle’s direction, as well as the
  
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• Dreamgirls and the rest of this week’s best theatre and dance

  06-01-2017 10:00
  
  Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen’s girl band musical, plus The Witches, Wish List, The Snow Queen, The Little Match Girl And Other Happier Tales, Fall Out, Giselle and Resolution 2017It’s been a long time getting here. Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen’s musical about a 60s girl band, clearly inspired by the Supremes, was first seen on Broadway in 1981. It’s not subtle, but it has a gaudy gaiety and is full of panache as it follows the fortunes of the group, including their rise, fall
  
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• Dreamgirls and Smashed: this week’s best UK theatre and dance

  06-01-2017 10:00
  
  Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen’s girl band musical, plus The Witches, Wish List, The Snow Queen, The Little Match Girl And Other Happier Tales, Fall Out, Giselle and Resolution 2017It’s been a long time getting here. Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen’s musical about a 60s girl band, clearly inspired by the Supremes, was first seen on Broadway in 1981. It’s not subtle, but it has a gaudy gaiety and is full of panache as it follows the fortunes of the group, including their rise, fall
  
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• Fighting talk! Will Best suggests that Dance Dance Dance is "cooler" than Strictly Come Dancing - Digital Spy

  06-01-2017 08:00 via digitalspy.com
  
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  Fighting talk! Will Best suggests that Dance Dance Dance is "cooler" than Strictly Come Dancing
  Digital Spy
  Dance Dance Dance host Will Best has laid down the gauntlet - by suggesting that the show is "cooler" than Strictly Come Dancing. Dance Dance Dance - which Will hosts alongside Alesha Dixon - sees various celebrities including TOWIE's Jess Wright and ...and more »
  
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• Emmerdale's Fiona Wade recreates the watery paradise of Rihanna's 'Umbrella' on Dance Dance Dance - Digital Spy

  06-01-2017 03:16 via digitalspy.com
  
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  Emmerdale's Fiona Wade recreates the watery paradise of Rihanna's 'Umbrella' on Dance Dance Dance
  Digital Spy
  Does Fiona Wade moonlight as a hip-hop dancer when she's not causing drama as Emmerdale temptress Priya Sharma? A new clip from ITV's musical reality competition Dance Dance Dance is impressive enough to beg that very question, since Fiona ...
  
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