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• NAU Dance wins national championship - NAU News

  28-03-2017 23:57 via news.nau.edu
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  NAU Dance wins national championship
  NAU News
  “One team, one heartbeat” was the motto for the Northern Arizona University dance team this year. That singular heartbeat led the team to a level never before reached by the Lumberjack dance program: a Division I national championship. Earlier this ...
  
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• Group Creates Dance Exercise Program to Get Healthy - KRGV

  28-03-2017 23:48 via krgv.com
  
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  Group Creates Dance Exercise Program to Get Healthy
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  WESLACO – A group of women from Indian Hills decided to take control of their health by creating a dance exercise program. They hold a workout class every Monday through Friday at the Weslaco City Park. They said the program was created out of ...and more »
  
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• Ballet Ensemble of Texas holding performances this weekend - Star Local Media

  28-03-2017 23:40 via starlocalmedia.com
  
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  Ballet Ensemble of Texas holding performances this weekend
  Star Local Media
  This weekend, the Ballet Ensemble of Texas directed by Allan Kinzie will be featuring “Aurora's Wedding” and other ballets at the Irving Arts Center. The night will open with “Tarantella” which is an action packed bravura ballet choreographed by Lisa ...
  
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• Brentwood Academy dance teams place high at national competition - The Tennessean

  28-03-2017 23:26 via tennessean.com
  
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  Brentwood Academy dance teams place high at national competition
  The Tennessean
  Brentwood Academy's competitive dance teams placed high at a national competition. The middle school dance team placed first in the junior jazz division at the National Dance Association competition in Orlando. The middle school team also received the ...
  
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• Silver Steppers dance group bring joy to residents of area nursing homes, assisted living facilities - Tyler Morning Telegraph

  28-03-2017 23:21 via tylerpaper.com
  
  Silver Steppers dance group bring joy to residents of area nursing homes, assisted living facilities
  Tyler Morning Telegraph
  The Silver Steppers dress in dazzling attire to dance for the residents of area nursing, assisted living and memory care facilities, bringing smiles to their faces and causing them to tap their bedroom slippers or fingers in time to the music. With ...
  
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• SiriusXM Celebrates Two Days of Dance at Miami Music Week 2017 With Above & Beyond, Hardwell, Marshmello ... - Billboard

  28-03-2017 23:16 via billboard.com
  
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  SiriusXM Celebrates Two Days of Dance at Miami Music Week 2017 With Above & Beyond, Hardwell, Marshmello ...
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  It's a wrap on another Miami Music Week, and SirirusXM and its dedicated listeners came out big winners. The satellite radio provider gave fans a close encounter of the dance music kind with two days of intimate performances from some of the scene's ...and more »
  
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• A Dance Troupe Adds Fresh Faces. The Youngest Is 66. - New York Times

  28-03-2017 23:09 via nytimes.com
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  A Dance Troupe Adds Fresh Faces. The Youngest Is 66.
  New York Times
  Larissa Velez-Jackson, center with microphone, with other cast members. Credit Sasha Arutyunova for The New York Times. “Keep the arms heavy, feel the weight of the step,” the choreographer Larissa Velez-Jackson called to her performers, a group of ...
  
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• Miami Music Week 2017: SiriusXM Celebrates Two Days of Dance ... - Billboard

  28-03-2017 23:05 via billboard.com
  
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  Miami Music Week 2017: SiriusXM Celebrates Two Days of Dance ...
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  It's a wrap on another Miami Music Week, and SirirusXM and its dedicated listeners came out big winners. The satellite radio provider gave fans a close ...and more »
  
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• You can join an epic early-morning dance party at Fenway Park - Boston.com

  28-03-2017 22:57 via boston.com
  
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  You can join an epic early-morning dance party at Fenway Park
  Boston.com
  Would you drag yourself out of bed for a fitness class and dance party before the sun rises? What if said 6 a.m. sweat session was held at Fenway Park? New Balance and Daybreaker are kicking off Boston Marathon weekend with an exercise-dance fest at ...and more »
  
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• Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers continue funk-inspired dance beats in new album - Michigan Radio

  28-03-2017 22:46 via michiganradio.org
  
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  Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers continue funk-inspired dance beats in new album
  Michigan Radio
  The six-member band is rooted in Lansing, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. They're known for their eccentric style of mixing elements of funk, dance, pop and R&B. Frontman Joe Hertler stopped by Stateside to preview the new album and the inspiration that ...and more »
  
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• Ballet signs Webb for a second decade - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

  28-03-2017 22:18 via heraldtribune.com
  
  Ballet signs Webb for a second decade
  Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  SARASOTA — Three years ago, the Sarasota Ballet signed Iain Webb to a 10-year contract, an unusually long agreement for the artistic head of a performing arts organization and a clear sign of the board's confidence in the British director brought in a ...
  
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• Selah Dance Collective Presents Endgame - Santa Barbara Independent

  28-03-2017 22:12 via independent.com
  
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  Selah Dance Collective Presents Endgame
  Santa Barbara Independent
  “I have this huge dream of buying a warehouse and living in it and having dancers rehearse in it all day long,” said choreographer Meredith Cabaniss as she gazed into her coffee cup for a brief moment before breaking into a youthful grin and continuing ...
  
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• Long Island hires and promotions: Eglevsky Ballet - Newsday

  28-03-2017 22:11 via newsday.com
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  Long Island hires and promotions: Eglevsky Ballet
  Newsday
  Dan Kellachan of Bellmore has been hired as a marketing consultant at the Eglevsky Ballet in Bethpage. Photo Credit: Mark Schoen. advertisement | advertise on newsday. ARTS. Dan Kellachan of Bellmore has been hired as a marketing consultant for the ...
  
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• UP dance studio gives locals the chance to learn a style of folk dancing - ABC 10 News NOW

  28-03-2017 22:00 via abc10up.com
  
  ABC 10 News NOW
  UP dance studio gives locals the chance to learn a style of folk dancing
  ABC 10 News NOW
  MARQUETTE — The Northern Center for Lifelong Learning held a special dance class today, allowing members to explore a unique dancing style while having fun at the same time. Contra dancing was taught at Dance Zone in Marquette. This style of ...and more »
  
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• Gay in Ballet: Two Men Defying Traditions in the Dance World - Out Magazine

  28-03-2017 21:39 via out.com
  
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  Gay in Ballet: Two Men Defying Traditions in the Dance World
  Out Magazine
  “In ballet, I'm a male, but I'm not the correct male,” Hill says. By R. Kurt Osenlund. Tue, 2017-03-28 15:21. Share on Twitter · Share on Facebook. James Whiteside, 32, has achieved his lifelong dream. In 2013, within a year of moving to New York to ...
  
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• Celebrate Holi with Bollywood dance, music, colors April 9 - Statesman Journal

  28-03-2017 20:51 via statesmanjournal.com
  
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  Celebrate Holi with Bollywood dance, music, colors April 9
  Statesman Journal
  India US Friendship Organization will host a Holi celebration April, 9 at Columbia Hall at the Oregon State Fairgrounds.and more »
  
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• Area dancer Ali Dietz performs with Dorrance Dance at UBCFA ... - Buffalo News

  28-03-2017 20:01 via buffalonews.com
  
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  Area dancer Ali Dietz performs with Dorrance Dance at UBCFA ...
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  Like many seeming overnight sensations who have a substantial body of work behind them, tap dance darling Michelle Dorrance earned her way to the many ...and more »
  
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• March-April 2017 | Tap Festivals

  28-03-2017 19:34
  
  If you can’t hear a beat without tapping your feet, there are no better places to hone technique, learn about history, meet master teachers, and immerse yourself in rhythmic bliss this year than at these national and international tap festivals.
  
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• 'Dancing With the Stars' Week 2 Dance Recap: Best Lifts, Kicks, Tricks and Flips! - Entertainment Tonight

  28-03-2017 19:30 via etonline.com
  
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  'Dancing With the Stars' Week 2 Dance Recap: Best Lifts, Kicks, Tricks and Flips!
  Entertainment Tonight
  It's only week two of Dancing With the Stars, but the choreography we've seen in the ballroom is already next level! From Simone Biles' insane headstand to Heather Morris' hip-hop dance break, ET's back with another recap breaking down all the best ...
  Cubs' David Ross 'slices like a ninja' with dance partner on TwitterWGN-TV
  'DWTS' 2017 Week 2 - Full Song & Dance Li
  
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• Lenexa residents dance to dodge diabetes - fox4kc.com

  28-03-2017 19:25 via fox4kc.com
  
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  Lenexa residents dance to dodge diabetes
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  LENEXA, Kan. -- To support American Diabetes Alert Day one local company offered variety of events for the community to take part in. Quest Diagnostics in Lenexa hosted the event and even offered Zumba and yoga classes to show that healthier lifestyles ...and more »
  
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• Machine-Learning Algorithm Watches Dance Dance Revolution ... - MIT Technology Review

  28-03-2017 18:53 via technologyreview.com
  
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  Machine-Learning Algorithm Watches Dance Dance Revolution ...
  MIT Technology Review
  Dance Dance Revolution is one of the classic video games of the late 20th century. A testament to its success, novelty, and longevity is that it is still popular ...and more »
  
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• Virtue, Moir team to beat in ice dance at Helsinki worlds | FOX Sports - FOXSports.com

  28-03-2017 18:46 via foxsports.com
  
  Virtue, Moir team to beat in ice dance at Helsinki worlds | FOX Sports
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  Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir returned from a two-year hiatus following their silver medal at the Sochi Olympics to post the two highest ice dance scores of all time, ...and more »
  
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• Lindsay ballet students head to summer school - Kawartha Media Group

  28-03-2017 18:25 via mykawartha.com
  
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  Lindsay ballet students head to summer school
  Kawartha Media Group
  Katelyn Algire and Kyla Hannon have been accepted to the National Ballet School Summer Dance Intensive program taking place this July in Toronto. The girls will join other talented young dancers from across Canada participating in ballet, pointe, jazz, ...
  Ballet school needs your help to fund trip to Dance World CupBarry and District Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• Louisville Ballet Promises A 'Season Of Enchantment' For 2017-2018 - 89.3 WFPL

  28-03-2017 18:04 via wfpl.org
  
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  Louisville Ballet Promises A 'Season Of Enchantment' For 2017-2018
  89.3 WFPL
  This week, The Louisville Ballet announced their 2017-2018 season, which they are calling their “Season of Enchantment.” “After a spectacular 65th Anniversary ...and more »
  
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• Maury High School senior to star in ballet at Sandler Center in Virginia Beach - Virginian-Pilot

  28-03-2017 17:37 via pilotonline.com
  
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  Maury High School senior to star in ballet at Sandler Center in Virginia Beach
  Virginian-Pilot
  Ballet Virginia International student Athena England rehearses for her role in "Coppélia" with her instructor, Suzanne Lownsbury. Ballet. Buy Now. Arleen Spenceley | For The Virginian-Pilot. Athena England has worked with her instructor Suzanne ...
  
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• Single mother told she can't attend father-daughter dance - WQAD.com

  28-03-2017 17:09 via wqad.com
  
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  Single mother told she can't attend father-daughter dance
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  HENRY COUNTY, Georgia — A single mother in Georgia was told she couldn't attend her daughter's father-daughter dance. Amy Peterson and her 6-year-old daughter, Gracie, had been looking forward to the dance for months, according to WSB-TV.
  Single mother told she couldn't attend father-daughter danceKTRK-TV
  Mom dressed as a dad to take daughter to dance, but school said stay homeKIRO Seattle
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• Derek Hough debuts new music video, talks World of Dance - EW.com (blog)

  28-03-2017 17:03 via ew.com
  
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  Derek Hough debuts new music video, talks World of Dance
  EW.com (blog)
  EW debuts the 'DWTS' alum's music video, which he directed, for his new song, his first since a grueling vocal surgery in 2016.
  Derek Hough Sings in New Dance Music Video, Opens Up About ...Entertainment Tonightall 3 news articles »
  
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• Abby Lee Miller quits 'Dance Moms,' blames producers for feeling 'used' - Fox News

  28-03-2017 16:18 via foxnews.com
  
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  Abby Lee Miller quits 'Dance Moms,' blames producers for feeling 'used'
  Fox News
  “I will no longer take part in 'Dance Moms,'” Abby Lee Miller says of the long-running Lifetime series in what could be an exit or another ploy in a consistently brinkmanship relationship with the show's producers. However, the apparently ex-host might ...
  Abby Lee Miller quits "Dance Moms"CBS News
  Pittsburgh's Abby Lee Miller quits 'Dance Moms'Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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• New home for 'too colonial' Cape Town City Ballet - Times LIVE

  28-03-2017 16:01 via timeslive.co.za
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  New home for 'too colonial' Cape Town City Ballet
  Times LIVE
  SUNDAY TIMES - New home for 'too colonial' Cape Town City Ballet ...
  
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• Principal dancer Amy Aldridge to retire from Pennsylvania Ballet - Philly.com

  28-03-2017 15:01 via philly.com
  
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  Principal dancer Amy Aldridge to retire from Pennsylvania Ballet
  Philly.com
  Pennsylvania Ballet principal dancer Amy Aldridge's favorite ballet is "Rubies." Off stage, she prefers to work with diamonds -- she's enrolled in a gemology ...
  Pennsylvania Ballet losing principal dancer Amy Aldridge in May ...Metro.usall 2 news articles »
  
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• Transition ahead for Oberlin dance scene - Chronicle Telegram

  28-03-2017 13:37 via chroniclet.com
  
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  Transition ahead for Oberlin dance scene
  Chronicle Telegram
  OBERLIN — A grant decision from the Nord Family Foundation rippled through the Oberlin dance scene this weekend with one dance theater announcing an expansion and the other announcing its curtain call. Ohio Dance Theatre on Saturday issued a ...
  
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• Outstanding senior: I was born loving ballet - Royal Gazette

  28-03-2017 13:03 via royalgazette.com
  
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  Outstanding senior: I was born loving ballet
  Royal Gazette
  If you're coming for a visit you better be able to talk ballet; it's her passion. The 82-year-old has been teaching dance for 62 years. “I've taught thousands of students over the years,” she said. “I still have all my students' file cards and ...and more »
  
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• Rugby lads tackle ballet challenge - Wigan Today

  28-03-2017 09:46 via wigantoday.net
  
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  Rugby lads tackle ballet challenge
  Wigan Today
  Young rugby league players taking part in a pioneering dance programme will swap boots for ballet shoes when they visit a top London venue. Wigan Warriors academy players who are part of the Pianos, Pies and Pirouettes scheme will spend time at the ...
  
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• Sarasota Ballet celebrates 10 years with Iain Webb - YourObserver.com

  28-03-2017 08:06 via yourobserver.com
  
  Sarasota Ballet celebrates 10 years with Iain Webb
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  Simone Messmer and Rainer Krenstetter of Miami City Ballet take a bow after the performance at Sarasota Ballet Gala: Celebrating a Decade of Webb on March 27 at FSU Center for the Performing Arts. Jean Volpe with her husband, Sarasota Ballet Executive ...
  
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• Company supporters gathered for the annual Sarasota Ballet gala on March 27 at FSU Center for the Performing Arts. - YourObserver.com

  28-03-2017 08:06 via yourobserver.com
  
  Company supporters gathered for the annual Sarasota Ballet gala on March 27 at FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
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  The deep love and appreciation that Sarasota Ballet has for its director is indisputable — just pull up their website and you'll see “The Sarasota Ballet — Director Iain Webb," not just "Sarasota Ballet," on your web browser tab. This year marks Webb ...
  
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• Student composes ballet, to be performed in April - Times Daily

  28-03-2017 07:10 via timesdaily.com
  
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  Student composes ballet, to be performed in April
  Times Daily
  Jeremy Smith conducts an original ballet for his senior music composition at The Ubiversity of North Alabama. [JIM HANNON/TIMESDAILY]. ballet 4. Buy Now. Jeremy Smith conducts an original ballet for his senior music composition at The Ubiversity of ...
  
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• Gadsden dance instructor uses faith, positivity to teach - Gadsden Times

  28-03-2017 06:43 via gadsdentimes.com
  
  Gadsden dance instructor uses faith, positivity to teach
  Gadsden Times
  It's three in the afternoon at Glory and Grace Dance Studio, and about a dozen dancers, girls in their teens, have pulled out black ballet barres and taken up ready stances, with their feet turned inward beneath them, almost parallel to one another ...and more »
  
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• Dance on Trumpcare's grave with Seth Meyers. - Slate - Slate Magazine (blog)

  28-03-2017 05:49 via slate.com
  
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  Dance on Trumpcare's grave with Seth Meyers. - Slate
  Slate Magazine (blog)
  Watching the Republicans play chicken with everyone's health last week was extraordinarily stressful—so much so that, now that Paul Ryan's dreams of ca ...
  Trump and the GOP's Health Care Con Falls Apart: A Closer LookYouTubeall 28 news articles »
  
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• DWTS' Bonner Bolton Dedicates His Dance with Sharna Burgess to His Wheelchair-Bound Uncle - PEOPLE.com

  28-03-2017 03:35 via people.com
  
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  DWTS' Bonner Bolton Dedicates His Dance with Sharna Burgess to His Wheelchair-Bound Uncle
  PEOPLE.com
  Bonner Bolton danced in honor of his wheelchair-bound uncle on Monday's Dancing with the Stars. The professional bull rider and Texas native performed a Viennese Waltz with pro partner Sharna Burgess during week 2 of the reality dancing competition ...and more »
  
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• Owasso student to compete at international ballet competition - Tulsa World

  28-03-2017 03:30 via tulsaworld.com
  
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  Owasso student to compete at international ballet competition
  Tulsa World
  Theatre Arts Ballet Competitive Program Ballet Masters Daniil Gaifullin, left, and Stephanie Murrish, right, with dancer Piper Tingleaf. Courtesy photo. Buy this photo. Posted: Sunday, March 26, 2017 11:50 am. Owasso student to compete at international ...
  
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• Ballet Men - The Good Men Project (blog)

  28-03-2017 00:07 via goodmenproject.com
  
  The Good Men Project (blog)
  Ballet Men
  The Good Men Project (blog)
  Australian Ballet dancers Adam Bull, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson, Cameron Hunter and Cristiano Martino talk about the highs and lows of the profession and show off their beautiful technique. — ...
  
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• Tournament Trolls Competitors By Making Them Dance To Smash ... - Kotaku

  28-03-2017 00:06 via compete.kotaku.com
  
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  Tournament Trolls Competitors By Making Them Dance To Smash ...
  Kotaku
  Dance Dance Revolution and its many copycats (Pump It Up, In the Groove, etc) already feel like a blast from the past. So why not lean into that? Tournament ...and more »
  
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