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• Matt Edmondson channelled his inner Nicki Minaj for Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief – and viewers loved it - Digital Spy

  04-03-2017 21:10 via digitalspy.com
  
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  Matt Edmondson channelled his inner Nicki Minaj for Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief – and viewers loved it
  Digital Spy
  Matt Edmundson put his all into performing on tonight's Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief (March 4) – and his Nicki Minaj skit was good. Seriously good. The Radio One DJ was first up on tonight's show, and revealed he would be having a go at the ...
  Matt Edmondson's Nicki Minaj tribute misses out on Let's Sing And Dance final – and viewer
  
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• Review: Just Dance 2017 - Nintendo Life

  04-03-2017 21:06 via nintendolife.com
  
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  Review: Just Dance 2017
  Nintendo Life
  People all over the world have finally got their hands on the Nintendo Switch, and with a relatively generous supply of games supplied at launch when including Nintendo eShop offerings, choices on which software to buy must be made. One of these launch ...and more »
  
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• 8-year-old Canadian goalie's dance moves go viral - WJLA

  04-03-2017 19:33 via wjla.com
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  8-year-old Canadian goalie's dance moves go viral
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  (AP) — An 8-year-old Canadian hockey goalie whose dance moves on the ice have made him an online sensation is being called up to the big leagues for a dance-off. Noah Young, who plays on a team from Brampton near Toronto, has been pumping up ...and more »
  
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• Park City Institute Presents Award-Winning Dance Company Ballet West - Broadway World

  04-03-2017 19:26 via broadwayworld.com
  
  Park City Institute Presents Award-Winning Dance Company Ballet West
  Broadway World
  Park City Institute is proud to present Ballet West, on Saturday, March 18, at 7:30 PM. The award-winning troupe will launch a striking, all-new program, Works from Within, on the Eccles Center Stage. "Ballet West, and its Artistic Director, Adam ...
  
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• Sex, Gene Editing, And Electronic Dance Music: How To Teach Entrepreneurship In Biotechnology Part 1 - Forbes

  04-03-2017 18:37 via forbes.com
  
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  Sex, Gene Editing, And Electronic Dance Music: How To Teach Entrepreneurship In Biotechnology Part 1
  Forbes
  I assigned the readings for session 7 via class emails after sessions 4 and 5, disguised as the reading for sessions 5 and 6. First up: “Trials,” Amy Dockser Marcus' series on how a group of parents of children with Niemann-Pick type C disease tried to ...
  
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• Will the US and Russia dance or duel? - Christian Science Monitor

  04-03-2017 18:07 via csmonitor.com
  
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  Will the US and Russia dance or duel?
  Christian Science Monitor
  Why Russia is playing a more muscular role in the world and how that may prevent closer ties between Trump and Putin. Monitor's Best: Top 5. What does Tillerson's low profile mean for US leadership on human rights? Focus Why Evangelicals are Trump's ...and more »
  
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• Sarasota Ballet Dancers Vote to Join a Union - U.S. News & World Report

  04-03-2017 17:54 via usnews.com
  Sarasota Ballet Dancers Vote to Join a Union
  U.S. News & World Report
  Dancers of the Sarasota Ballet have voted to unionize and join the American Guild of Musical Artists. March 4, 2017, at 1:31 p.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Sarasota Ballet Dancers Vote to Join a Union. MORE.and more »
  
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• Houston Ballet Ball: Enchantment - Houstonia Magazine

  04-03-2017 17:11 via houstoniamag.com
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  Houston Ballet Ball: Enchantment
  Houstonia Magazine
  On Saturday, February 25th over 400 guests were in attendance as they found themselves in an enchanted castle at the Wortham Theater Center. The annual gala was chaired by Anne and Albert Chao, and honored Ann Trammell, one of Houston's most ...
  
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• Appalachian Ballet takes to the sea in ' Little Mermaid' - Knoxville News Sentinel

  04-03-2017 15:53 via knoxnews.com
  
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  Appalachian Ballet takes to the sea in ' Little Mermaid'
  Knoxville News Sentinel
  The Appalachian Ballet debuts its original full-length ballet “The Little Mermaid” March 10 and 11 with the illusion of the sea woven into the performance choreography, costumes, set and sound. The Maryville-based company presents the ballet created by ...
  
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• First annual mother son dance offers memory-making evening - Herald Review

  04-03-2017 13:11 via grandrapidsmn.com
  
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  First annual mother son dance offers memory-making evening
  Herald Review
  On April 22 at 6 p.m., mothers and sons throughout the community will have the opportunity to revel in the spotlight as they celebrate an evening created just for them. From disco balls to age-appropriate music, the first annual Mother Son Dance is ...
  
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• Photo of the Day: Taiwanese ballet dancer enters The National Ballet of Canada - Taiwan News

  04-03-2017 11:28 via taiwannews.com.tw
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  Photo of the Day: Taiwanese ballet dancer enters The National Ballet of Canada
  Taiwan News
  Taipei (Taiwan News) -- A photo of Taiwan's ballet dancer George Liang (梁秩傑) dancing in San Francisco. George Liang has been selected into The National Ballet of Canada this year, and will join the ballet group later in August 2017. Graduated from ...
  
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• Recommended viewing, from subway ballet to comedic criticism - A.V. Club

  04-03-2017 07:07 via avclub.com
  
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  Recommended viewing, from subway ballet to comedic criticism
  A.V. Club
  Lately, I've been finding about three minutes of joy in this short film from the New York City Ballet, which premiered on The New York Times. The video is a preview for and adapted from the new piece “The Times Are Racing,” which is choreographed by ...
  
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• From the beach to Balanchine: City Ballet's latest performance a milestone - San Diego Community Newspaper Group

  04-03-2017 07:06 via sdnews.com
  
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  From the beach to Balanchine: City Ballet's latest performance a milestone
  San Diego Community Newspaper Group
  The City Ballet of San Diego is one of a few companies to receive permission from The George Balanchine Trust to perform his ballets. slideshow. The City Ballet of San Diego, accompanied by the City Ballet Orchestra, will perform “Balanchine and Beyond ...
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• Block 1: Dance Hard PLAY Hard - Daily Northwestern

  04-03-2017 06:10 via dailynorthwestern.com
  
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  Block 1: Dance Hard PLAY Hard
  Daily Northwestern
  Northwestern students kick off the 43rd Dance Marathon. The first block's celebrity videos featured Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and political commentator James Carville. For the 43rd year, Dance Marathon kicked off its first block as more than a ...and more »
  
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• Utah gymnastics notes: MyKayla Skinner turns beam bobble into dance move - Salt Lake Tribune

  04-03-2017 06:03 via sltrib.com
  
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  Utah gymnastics notes: MyKayla Skinner turns beam bobble into dance move
  Salt Lake Tribune
  (Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah's MyKayla Skinner during her perfect floor routine scoring a 10.00. Utah outscored Stanford 197.500 to 196.275, Friday, March 3, 2017. Utah gymnastics notes » Freshman improvises after bobble on beam.and more »
  
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• Ballet in the park - Today's News-Herald

  04-03-2017 06:00 via havasunews.com
  
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  Ballet in the park
  Today's News-Herald
  Shelby Schneikart, of the Lake Havasu Ballet, participates in the studio's “Ballet in the Park” event on Feb. 26. prev. next. Dancers from the Lake Havasu Ballet appeared at Rotary Park last Sunday for the school's “Ballet in the Park” event. According ...
  
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• Aspen Santa Fe Ballet returns to Irvine with diverse repertoire - OCRegister

  04-03-2017 04:29 via ocregister.com
  
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  Aspen Santa Fe Ballet returns to Irvine with diverse repertoire
  OCRegister
  Alejandro Cerrudo's “Silent Ghost” is among the dances Aspen Santa Fe Ballet will perform at the Irvine Barclay Theatre on March 9. (Photo by Rosalie O'Connor). By Kaitlin Wright. Facebook; Twitter; Email; Comments; PRINT · SEND PDF ...
  
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• Decades of Dancing: 40th annual South High Marathon Dance kicks off - Glens Falls Post-Star

  04-03-2017 03:53 via poststar.com
  
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  Decades of Dancing: 40th annual South High Marathon Dance kicks off
  Glens Falls Post-Star
  Students of South Glens Falls High School dance during the 40th annual South High Marathon Dance Friday at South Glens Falls High School. The dance has raised $5.5 million over four decades for people in need in the community. SHMD 2. Buy Now.
  South High Marathon Dance tradition going strong in 40th yearNEWS10 ABC
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• Around Town: Ballet support - Journal Record (subscription)

  04-03-2017 03:09 via journalrecord.com
  
  Around Town: Ballet support
  Journal Record (subscription)
  Supporters of the Oklahoma City Ballet celebrated the company's new home as the setting sun reflected beautifully in the grand, curved windows of the former American Energy Partners Fitness Center at NW 68th Street and N. Classen Boulevard.
  
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• MORRIS: Students dance with a purpose - Evening News and Tribune

  04-03-2017 02:41 via newsandtribune.com
  
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  MORRIS: Students dance with a purpose
  Evening News and Tribune
  Sydney LaDuke knows what it is like to sit with a loved one, for days and weeks, in a hospital. She watched her mom battle leukemia every day from a hospital room, a room that became her second home. “It became part of my after-school routine,” she said.
  
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• Meet Vegyn, The 23-Year-Old Dance Producer Who Worked On Endless And Blonde - The FADER

  04-03-2017 01:56 via thefader.com
  
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  Meet Vegyn, The 23-Year-Old Dance Producer Who Worked On Endless And Blonde
  The FADER
  Joe Thornalley opens up about hosting Frank Ocean's Beats 1 show, and his innovative approach to dance music. By Aimee Cliff · Fdr socialsharing facebook · Fdr socialsharing twitter · Fdr socialsharing email. Meet Vegyn, The 23-Year-Old Dance Producer ...
  
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• Moon and star dance close together Saturday night - The Boston Globe

  04-03-2017 01:29 via bostonglobe.com
  Moon and star dance close together Saturday night
  The Boston Globe
  Saturday evening as the stars come out, look to the first-quarter moon high in the southwest. You'll notice an orange-tinted star shining to its upper left. You're looking at Aldebaran, an aging orange giant 44 times larger than the sun and 500 times ...and more »
  
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• Celebrating the arts through dance - Santa Clarita Valley Signal

  04-03-2017 01:22 via signalscv.com
  
  Santa Clarita Valley Signal
  Celebrating the arts through dance
  Santa Clarita Valley Signal
  (Center L-R) Blue Ribbon President Jill Baldauf, Nigel Lythgoe (OBE), and The Music Center President & CEO Rachel Moore are surrounded by some of the more than 18,000 fifth graders from throughout Los Angeles County who immersed ...
  
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• This Pregnant Woman Dancing Gives "Belly Dance" a Whole New Meaning - Cosmopolitan.com

  04-03-2017 00:43 via cosmopolitan.com
  
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  This Pregnant Woman Dancing Gives "Belly Dance" a Whole New Meaning
  Cosmopolitan.com
  Gemma Marin, 30, is a Spanish actress and dancer based in Los Angeles. Having danced since she could walk, she didn't even consider taking to the sidelines when she got pregnant with her first child, who's due April 13. At 33-weeks pregnant, Gemma's ...
  
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• Ballet for young kids - Woodbury Bulletin

  04-03-2017 00:05 via woodburybulletin.com
  
  Ballet for young kids
  Woodbury Bulletin
  The Woodbury Park and Recreation Department is offering ballet classes for kids ages 18 months to 6 years, Mondays, March 6 through April 17 (no class April 10), in Valley Creek Room A at Central Park. Kids ages 3-6 will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p ...
  
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