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• The Trocks' humour targets the strangeness of ballet itself - The Globe and Mail

  13-02-2017 22:16 via theglobeandmail.com
  
  The Trocks' humour targets the strangeness of ballet itself
  The Globe and Mail
  Despite four decades of critical recognition – including excellent reviews from The New Yorker and The New York Times – I can't say I was expecting Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo to be my kind of humour. An all-male ballet troupe who perform the ...
  
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• Symphony and ballet help young Russian with wolf problem - Star Local Media

  13-02-2017 20:36 via starlocalmedia.com
  
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  Symphony and ballet help young Russian with wolf problem
  Star Local Media
  Lewisville Lake Symphony's Family Concert on March 5 features Chip Waggoner from Fox 4 as the narrator in Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf." Waggoner tells a tale so curious that it takes members of the symphony and dancers from the LakeCities Ballet to ...
  
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• Gender Progress in Ballet - Huffington Post

  13-02-2017 20:34 via huffingtonpost.com
  
  Gender Progress in Ballet
  Huffington Post
  Dana Genshaft's, Chromatic Fantasy set to the music of Dave Brubeck's Chaconne from Chromatic Fantasy premiered Friday night at the NYU Skirball Center. Ms. Genshaft was looking - actually squinting - at the sun one day and saw all the colors of the ...
  
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• February 2017 | A New Look at Nia

  13-02-2017 19:36
  by Bonner OdellA fusion of dance, martial arts, and healing arts, Nia is a cardio fitness technique performed barefoot to music from around the world. Through a mix of simple choreography and guided improvisation, Nia instructors emphasize sensation and internal experience over outward aesthetics in an effort to cultivate awareness of one’s body, mind, emotions, and life as a whole.
  
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• Dutch National Ballet puts creativity to the fore at Nationale Opera Ballet, Amsterdam - Financial Times

  13-02-2017 18:26 via ft.com
  Financial Times
  Dutch National Ballet puts creativity to the fore at Nationale Opera Ballet, Amsterdam
  Financial Times
  What defines the Dutch school of ballet is not centuries of history or a distinctive training style, but an enviable choreographic lineage. Born in the 20th century with the likes of Hans van Manen, it has been thoughtfully sustained in recent years by ...
  
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• Ballet Austin among Austin's best - austin360 (blog)

  13-02-2017 17:12 via arts.blog.austin360.com
  
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  Ballet Austin among Austin's best
  austin360 (blog)
  Don't take the arts in Austin for granted. Because it wasn't always this way. During the past few weeks, I've rediscovered Austin's arts. Not that I ignored them during the past 10 years. But with everything else going on in this city, it's not easy to ...
  
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• Dance Studio To Become Museum - TMZ.com

  13-02-2017 09:40
  
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  Dance Studio To Become Museum
  TMZ.com
  Debbie Reynolds' memorabilia and costume collection has found a home ... her North Hollywood dance studio, which is being turned into a museum. Todd Fisher, Debbie's son, tells us the studio has 6 rooms for dancing, and now 2 of them will house her ...
  
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• African Students Association's annual culture show celebrates dance, fashion - Daily Northwestern

  13-02-2017 09:13
  
  Daily Northwestern
  African Students Association's annual culture show celebrates dance, fashion
  Daily Northwestern
  Dancers celebrate African culture on stage at Norris University Center. Jabulani's Culture Show, presented by the African Student's Association, showcased traditional African fashion and dance. Jake Holland, Assistant Campus Editor February 13, 2017.
  
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• Father-Daughter Dance set for Saturday at Blazer | News ... - The Independent

  13-02-2017 06:31
  
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  Father-Daughter Dance set for Saturday at Blazer | News ...
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  ASHLAND — Fathers and daughters will have the chance to make some special memories on Saturday night in the lobby area of the Anderson gym on the Paul ...
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• Several Injured At 100 Days Dance, Students Say - The Heights

  13-02-2017 06:18
  
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  Several Injured At 100 Days Dance, Students Say
  The Heights
  Seniors flocked to the Royale nightclub on Friday night for the annual 100 Days Dance, but many were not expecting what was to come: freezing weather, long lines, and slippery floors. Several students say they were seriously injured as a result of such ...
  
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• Longmont Senior Center hosts big band Sweetheart Dance - Longmont Times-Call

  13-02-2017 04:55
  
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  Longmont Senior Center hosts big band Sweetheart Dance
  Longmont Times-Call
  Rob and Tana Ewers dance during the Sweetheart Dance at the Longmont Senior Center, 910 Longs Peak Ave., Sunday afternoon. The Ewers, who are high school sweethearts, have been married for 52 years. To view a slideshow visit www.timescall.com.and more »
  
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• Sexual Chocolate's 'Big Show' Serves Up Skits And Sweet Dance Moves - The Heights

  13-02-2017 04:48
  
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  Sexual Chocolate's 'Big Show' Serves Up Skits And Sweet Dance Moves
  The Heights
  No one in the audience could sit still. Organized chaos took hold of Robsham Theater just before 7:00 p.m. for Boston College's all-male step team, Sexual Chocolate. The squeals from men and women alike echoed off the walls. Audience members ran to ...
  
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• Tenth-annual Indonesian Night promoted cultural understanding with food and dance - The Post

  13-02-2017 04:41
  
  The Post
  Tenth-annual Indonesian Night promoted cultural understanding with food and dance
  The Post
  The Indonesian Student Association's 10th annual celebration of Indonesian Night was a sharing of cultural understanding and friendship, full of both food and dance. The event also included short lessons about the Indonesian island of Java in ...
  
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• Marietta fathers dance with their girls - MDJOnline.com

  13-02-2017 04:24
  
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  Marietta fathers dance with their girls
  MDJOnline.com
  Chris Canady and his daughter, Bryann Latimer get ready to have some fun at the Marietta Daddy-Daughter Dance. daddaughter2.JPG. Buy Now · Ross Williams. A Marietta dad gives his daughter some bean bag toss pointers in the Custer Park gym.
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• Thomas Adès and the LA Phil find life in the Dance of Death - Los Angeles Times

  13-02-2017 02:38
  
  Los Angeles Times
  Thomas Adès and the LA Phil find life in the Dance of Death
  Los Angeles Times
  Thomas Adès was a dazzling composer in his 20s (and even earlier). By his 30s, he had become one of Britain's most important musicians. At age 45 and with such recent works as his opera “The Exterminating Angel” (which premiered last summer at the ...
  
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• Dance marathon raises money for children's hospital - Tuscaloosa News

  13-02-2017 01:31
  
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  Dance marathon raises money for children's hospital
  Tuscaloosa News
  The University of Alabama Dance Marathon on Saturday raised $340,001.17 for Children's of Alabama hospital in Birmingham. More than 200 UA students worked all year raising money and awareness for the children and families being treated at Children's.and more »
  
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• 'Valentine's Sweetheart Dance' promotes inclusion - WKBT - News8000.com - WKBT

  13-02-2017 01:14
  
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  'Valentine's Sweetheart Dance' promotes inclusion - WKBT
  News8000.com - WKBT
  Valentine's Day is just two days away and one local organization is making sure everyone gets a chance to celebrate. For over 20 years, non-profit organization ...and more »
  
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• 'Valentine's Sweetheart Dance' promotes inclusion - News8000.com - WKBT

  13-02-2017 01:14
  
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  'Valentine's Sweetheart Dance' promotes inclusion
  News8000.com - WKBT
  LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) - Valentine's Day is just two days away and one local organization is making sure everyone gets a chance to celebrate. For over 20 years, non-profit organization Riverfront has been hosting the Valentine's Sweetheart Dance.and more »
  
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• Rugby lads learn ballet to tackle bad posture - The Times (subscription)

  13-02-2017 01:01 via thetimes.co.uk
  
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  Rugby lads learn ballet to tackle bad posture
  The Times (subscription)
  The players competing in the Six Nations might want to brush up on their arabesques. As the lads at Wigan Warriors are discovering, there is more in common between ballet and rugby than would meet the eye. Wigan Warriors' youth team, aged 16 to 19, are ...and more »
  
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• Black Choreographers Festvial best when dance did the talking ... - San Francisco Chronicle

  13-02-2017 00:43
  
  San Francisco Chronicle
  Black Choreographers Festvial best when dance did the talking ...
  San Francisco Chronicle
  The Black Choreographers Festival Here and Now kicked off its 13th annual celebration Saturday, Feb. 11, at Oakland's Malonga Casquelord Center for the Arts ...and more »
  
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