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• Is Ballet "Brown Bagging" It? - http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)

  03-04-2017 23:39 via dancemagazine.com
  
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  Is Ballet "Brown Bagging" It?
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  Janet Collins, Raven Wilkinson, Debra Austin, Nora Kimball, Misty Copeland, Francesca Hayward. All of these successful black ballet dancers have something in common: they skew toward the fairer end of the sepia spectrum. Onstage, the duskiness of their ...and more »
  
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• The Alabama Ballet presents Ovation – April 6th through 9th at the Dorothy Jemison Day Theater - WIAT 42

  03-04-2017 23:30 via wiat.com
  
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  The Alabama Ballet presents Ovation – April 6th through 9th at the Dorothy Jemison Day Theater
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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (CBS42 Community) – The Alabama Ballet company is working hard during these last few days of practice before opening night of Ovation. The show features “The Purple Ones” and Twyla Tharp's “In The Upper Room.” Richard Colton ...
  
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• Sedona Film Festival hosts Ballet in Cinema: 'A Hero of Our Time' - Verde Independent

  03-04-2017 23:28 via verdenews.com
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  Sedona Film Festival hosts Ballet in Cinema: 'A Hero of Our Time'
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  “A Hero of Our Time” — captured live from the historic Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow — will come to Sedona on Sunday, April 9 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. This brand new production by choreographer ...
  
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• Hundreds Of LGBTQ People Held A Dance Party Protest Outside Ivanka Trump's Home - Huffington Post

  03-04-2017 23:07
  
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  Hundreds Of LGBTQ People Held A Dance Party Protest Outside Ivanka Trump's Home
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  “Protesting at Ivanka Trump's house was a way for the LGBTQ and Climate Justice communities to demand more than just words of support,” WERK for Peace organizer Firas Nasr told HuffPost. “While Ivanka Trump has painted herself as a 'friend of the gays' ...
  Anti-Ivanka Queer Dance Party Organizer: 'F**k The Motherf**king Police!'MRCTV (blog)
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• Dance with ON THE TOWN's Chip Abbott to Benefit Actors' Equity's 2017 Falat Basket Project - Broadway World

  03-04-2017 22:50
  
  Dance with ON THE TOWN's Chip Abbott to Benefit Actors' Equity's 2017 Falat Basket Project
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  The Actors' Equity Foundation will host a series of donation dance classes to benefit its annual Falat Basket Project. On April 6, 2017, you are invited to come and dance with Chip Abbott at Actors' Equity Association's Audition Center. Abbott garnered ...and more »
  
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• NWDT to present 'A Festival of Dance' - Pamplin Media Group

  03-04-2017 22:47
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  NWDT to present 'A Festival of Dance'
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  Northwest Dance Theatre will present 'A Festival of Dance,' April 8 and 9 at PCC Sylvania's Performing Arts Center. SUBMITTED PHOTO - Helia Megowan rehearsing Nikiya solo from La Bayadere for Northwest Dance Theatres A. Northwest Dance Theatre ...
  
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• Take Your Dance Videos from Instagram-Ready to Festival-Ready - http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)

  03-04-2017 21:45
  
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  Take Your Dance Videos from Instagram-Ready to Festival-Ready
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  As Instagram has become one of the most popular apps in the world, dancers have—unsurprisingly—taken full advantage. Major companies like American Ballet Theatre and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater use the app to share videos of shows and ...and more »
  
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• The Pennsylvania Ballet will perform "Romance," beginning April 6. - PhillyVoice.com

  03-04-2017 21:44 via phillyvoice.com
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  The Pennsylvania Ballet will perform "Romance," beginning April 6.
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  The Pennsylvania Ballet is getting ready to close out its 2016-2017 season. One of the final ballets will be "Romance," which will be performed at the Merriam Theater beginning April 6. "'Romance' will demonstrate different perspectives on ballet from ...
  
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• 5 things to love about State Street's 'Cinderella' - Fresno Bee (blog)

  03-04-2017 21:43 via fresnobee.com
  
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  5 things to love about State Street's 'Cinderella'
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  I hadn't been out to see the State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara in a few years, so Saturday's performance of “Cinderella” sounded like a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. I usually get quite a kick out of collaborations between professional ballet ...
  
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• Lanier Dance offers classes and time to help residents master dance moves - Gainesville Times

  03-04-2017 21:36
  
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  Lanier Dance offers classes and time to help residents master dance moves
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  The then-48-year-old Gainesville woman had never taken a dance class before, but a friend talked her into trying a line dancing class. “I said, 'This is going to be ugly,'” Mitchell said. “I'm real uncoordinated. She said 'It doesn't matter. We're just ...
  
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• Pinocchio The Ballet - The Suburban Times

  03-04-2017 20:35 via thesubtimes.com
  
  Pinocchio The Ballet
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  Tacoma City Ballet presents Pinocchio The Ballet, a new original ballet. Performances will be held on Fridays, April 28th and May 5th at 7:00 PM, Saturdays, April 29th and May 6th at 2:00 PM, and Sundays, April 30th and May 7th at 2:00 PM. Tickets are ...
  
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• Lewiston High Spanish Club enjoys Hispanic Flamenco Ballet - Canton Daily Ledger

  03-04-2017 20:32 via cantondailyledger.com
  
  Lewiston High Spanish Club enjoys Hispanic Flamenco Ballet
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  Forty-one members of Lewistown Community High School's Spanish Club made the 100 mile trip to Davenport, Iowa, recently to enjoy the Art Dance Company's Hispanic Flamenco Ballet at the Nighswander Theater on the Annie Wittenmeyer Complex.
  
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• Choreographing the ACM Awards' Best Dance Number - CMT.com

  03-04-2017 20:23
  
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  Choreographing the ACM Awards' Best Dance Number
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  It's hard to say what was better: Florida Georgia Line's flawless execution of the “Everybody (Backstreet's Back)” dance — or Tim McGraw's response to it? Or even the quick tweet that FGL sent out about McGraw's Fear of Missing Out? When @TheTimMcGraw ...
  Watch Tim McGraw Lose It Over Florida Georgia Line's 'Everybody' Dance MovesThe Bootall 8 news articles »
  
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• Ballet Biarritz concludes DanceCleveland season with charming adaptation of Cinderella (review) - cleveland.com (blog)

  03-04-2017 20:22 via cleveland.com
  
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  Ballet Biarritz concludes DanceCleveland season with charming adaptation of Cinderella (review)
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  Miyuki Kanei and Raphael Canet, members of France's Ballet Biarritz, perform a scene from the company's "Cendrillon." (Olivier Houeix). Print Email · Special to The Plain Dealer By Special to The Plain Dealer The Plain Dealer on April 03, 2017 at 1:59 ...
  
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• Are These New Pics Proof Chloe Lukasiak is Officially Returning to "Dance Moms"? - Seventeen.com

  03-04-2017 19:47
  
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  Are These New Pics Proof Chloe Lukasiak is Officially Returning to "Dance Moms"?
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  Dance Moms fans will never forget the shocking episode in 2014 when Chloe Lukasiak quit the show after years of conflict with coach Abby Lee Miller. But now that Miller herself has quit — and has been replaced by pro dancer and Dancing With the Stars ...
  Cheryl Burke on Joining 'Dance Moms': 'I Know How to Motivate These Girls'Us Weekly
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• Rutgers Dance Marathon hits seven-figure record - NJ.com

  03-04-2017 18:55
  
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  Rutgers Dance Marathon hits seven-figure record
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  NEW BRUNSWICK -- Rutgers University's Dance Marathon raised more than $1 million this year, a new record for the event. The grand total, $1,038,986.13, was unveiled Saturday night, and the money will be donated to Embrace Kids Foundation, ...
  
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• Dance Place studio in Hattiesburg heads to the Big Apple for cultural experience - WDAM-TV

  03-04-2017 18:33
  
  Dance Place studio in Hattiesburg heads to the Big Apple for cultural experience
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  HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) -. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City is the mecca for passionate artists, particularly dancers with the beat of music in their hearts. Now, the owner of the Dance Place dancing studio is seeing to it that ...
  
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• Meet Cambodia's First LGBTQ Dance Company - NBCNews.com

  03-04-2017 17:54
  
  Meet Cambodia's First LGBTQ Dance Company
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  "Even when I was a 4-year-old child, there was something about the dance that grabbed me," he told NBC Out. Born in Long Beach, Calif., to Khmer refugee parents who fled Cambodia in 1979, Ok's father would often go to the local temple in Long Beach, ...
  
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• Balanchine's Jewels: the product-placement ballet that became a ... - The Guardian

  03-04-2017 16:36 via theguardian.com
  
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  Balanchine's Jewels: the product-placement ballet that became a ...
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  With its shameless courting of wealthy New York, George Balanchine's plot-free ballet Jewels was initially seen as tacky. But its magical synthesis of ballet ...
  Jewels, Royal Opera House, London, review: Marianela Nuñez ...The Independent
  Balanchine's Jewels review – 'catnip to ballet lovers' - The Arts DeskThe Arts Desk
  The Royal Ballet's Glittering Production Of Jewels Is Broadc
  
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• Balanchine's Jewels: the product-placement ballet that became a masterpiece - The Guardian

  03-04-2017 16:36 via theguardian.com
  
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  Balanchine's Jewels: the product-placement ballet that became a masterpiece
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  With its shameless courting of wealthy New York, George Balanchine's plot-free ballet Jewels was initially seen as tacky. But its magical synthesis of ballet history means it has endured for 50 years. A scene from Rubies from Jewels by The Royal Ballet ...
  Jewels, Royal Opera House, London, review: Marianela Nuñez leads the ballet with radiant authorityThe Independent
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• Balanchine's Jewels: the product-placement ballet that became a masterpiece

  03-04-2017 16:36
  
  With its shameless courting of wealthy New York, George Balanchine’s plot-free ballet Jewels was initially seen as tacky. But its magical synthesis of ballet history means it has endured for 50 yearsAs George Balanchine’s Jewels turns 50, the Royal Ballet are one of several companies worldwide to honour the ballet with a celebratory revival. The 1967 triptych may not have any characters or plot, yet it’s one of the most enduringly popular pieces in the repertory, offering what
  
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• Yung Gleesh and MoeRoy Star in Amazing “Gleesh Walk” Dance Video - XXLMAG.COM

  03-04-2017 15:58
  
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  Yung Gleesh and MoeRoy Star in Amazing “Gleesh Walk” Dance Video
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  Yung Gleesh has started something. Over the weekend, well-known social media comedian Retro Spectro dropped a video with MoeRoy doing Gleesh's dance moves, and now the clip is going viral. Watch it below. The video begins with Retro walking up to ...
  
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• Richmond Ballet Presents "Studio Three" - Community Idea Stations

  03-04-2017 15:52 via ideastations.org
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  Richmond Ballet Presents "Studio Three"
  Community Idea Stations
  The Richmond Ballet will present its “Studio Three” performances Tuesday, April 4th through Sunday, April 9th at the Richmond Ballet Studio Theatre. This show will feature a broad range of dance styles from classical to contemporary, beginning with ...
  
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• Emanuel: A ballet for hope, love, and forgiveness - Abccolumbia.com

  03-04-2017 15:40 via abccolumbia.com
  
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  Emanuel: A ballet for hope, love, and forgiveness
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  COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)–Columbia City Ballet's William Starrett says that his ballet Emanuel was inspired by the need to do “something” to help bring people together, after the Charleston church shooting. His original ballet was two years in the making, and ...
  
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• Russian National Ballet Performing 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Carmen' at River Campus - Southeast Missouri State University News

  03-04-2017 15:25 via news.semo.edu
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  Russian National Ballet Performing 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Carmen' at River Campus
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  romeo-juliet cropped The Russian National Ballet Theatre returns to the River Campus as part of the 2016-2017 Bank of Missouri Touring Series at Southeast Missouri State University at 7:30 p.m. April 21. The evening will feature a two performances ...
  
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• Daily Express horrified that Prince George, aged 3, might be taught ballet - PinkNews

  03-04-2017 14:15 via pinknews.co.uk
  
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  Daily Express horrified that Prince George, aged 3, might be taught ballet
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  The Daily Express does not sound happy that three-year-old Prince George might be taught ballet at his new preschool. The young British royal, who is third-in-line to the throne, is set to start preschool in September at a private London school, Thomas ...and more »
  
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• Torbay and South West of England Festival Latest: Baby Ballet leads the way - Devon Live

  03-04-2017 12:08 via devonlive.com
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  Torbay and South West of England Festival Latest: Baby Ballet leads the way
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  Dancers from baby ballet right up to adults opened the 77th year of the Torbay and South West of England Festival at the Palace Theatre in Paignton. Adjudicator Jill Redford commented on the musical approach of the dancers with well balanced, exciting ...
  
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• A Grand introduction to ballet which is 'just right' - Blackpool Gazette

  03-04-2017 11:58 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
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  A Grand introduction to ballet which is 'just right'
  Blackpool Gazette
  It's one of the most well known fairy tales and has appeared as various re-tellings. And now the Northern Ballet Theatre has brought another adaptation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears to the stage at the Grand Theatre. Designed to give children their ...
  
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• Hungarian National Ballet To Stage “Le Corsaire” Inspired By Lord Byron Poem - Hungary Today

  03-04-2017 11:48 via hungarytoday.hu
  
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  Hungarian National Ballet To Stage “Le Corsaire” Inspired By Lord Byron Poem
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  For the first time in the programme of the Hungarian State Opera, Le Corsaire hits the stage of the Budapest Opera House. Internationally acclaimed choreographer Anna-Marie Holmes Has joined forces with ballet director Tamás Solymosi to create a new ...
  
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• Hult Center's Blackberry Curtain will fall for last time during Eugene ... - The Register-Guard

  03-04-2017 08:46 via registerguard.com
  
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  Hult Center's Blackberry Curtain will fall for last time during Eugene ...
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  After nearly 35 years, it's time for the curtain to fall on the Blackberry Curtain. Later this month, workers will begin removing the intricate 40-foot-tall house curtain ...and more »
  
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• Hult Center's Blackberry Curtain will fall for last time during Eugene Ballet's 'Snow Queen' - The Register-Guard

  03-04-2017 08:46 via registerguard.com
  
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  Hult Center's Blackberry Curtain will fall for last time during Eugene Ballet's 'Snow Queen'
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  Later this month, workers will begin removing the intricate 40-foot-tall house curtain that has hung above the stage of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts' largest theater and has opened and closed countless performances since the venue opened in ...and more »
  
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• Dance Academy: it's time to rediscover this lovable, refreshing TV series for teens | Cassie Tongue

  03-04-2017 08:17
  
  As the spin-off movie hits cinemas, we celebrate the series about ballet dancers coming of age that was really about showing compassion for misfitsDance Academy was the show with biggest heart on Australian TV – and if you missed it, you missed out. This local drama about young dancers and dreamers is celebrating the release of a send-off film in cinemas this week, making it the perfect time to revisit one of Australia’s most earnest slices of entertainment.
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• Dance the night away - Daily Journal

  03-04-2017 08:10
  
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  Dance the night away
  Daily Journal
  A rea high school students organizing their annual fundraiser said they believe everyone knows a Riley kid. And each year, they give back to the hospital that treated and possibly saved their friends or family with fun but intense dance parties that ...
  
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• We can reduce the Indigenous suicide rate through connection to culture | IndigenousX

  03-04-2017 05:07
  
  Reconnecting to 60,000 years of Indigenous tradition through dance and culture clears my head, allows my spirit to be free – and saved me from ending my life, writes @IndigenousX host, Joe Williams As I sit and ponder the “what could have been” in my life, I am so very thankful for every single knock, put down, set back, break-up I’ve ever had. As silly as it sounds, I am even thankful for the day I had my suicide attempt – for they have all played part in exactly w
  
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• Ballet students to compete in Australasian competition - Waikato Times

  03-04-2017 04:35 via stuff.co.nz
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  Ballet students to compete in Australasian competition
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  Delilah Ballantyne, 11, left, Leela Woolf, 11, Aidan Tully, 13, and Kimberley Mear, 15, of the Thames Hauraki Ballet Theatre. Students from the Thames Hauraki Ballet Theatre excelled in recent competitions in Waihi. Leela Woolf was placed third, Aidan ...
  
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• Newcomers School offers dance program (Video) - Greensboro News & Record

  03-04-2017 02:07
  
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  Newcomers School offers dance program (Video)
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  Dance instructor Milanda McGinnis teaches teens at Guilford County Schools' Newcomers School during a recent physical education class. Immigrant students learn dance. Buy Now. H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record. Newcomers School students Brenda ...
  
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• Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra wins Juno for residential school ballet score - CBC.ca

  03-04-2017 01:39 via cbc.ca
  
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  Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra wins Juno for residential school ballet score
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  The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra has won its first Juno award with the score for a Royal Winnipeg Ballet production about the impacts of residential schools on survivors and their families. The two-CD album for Going Home Star — Truth and ...and more »
  
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• Joffrey Ballet, Lincoln Center, New York — technically strong - Financial Times

  03-04-2017 01:27 via ft.com
  Financial Times
  Joffrey Ballet, Lincoln Center, New York — technically strong
  Financial Times
  Krzysztof Pastor has some excellent ideas for Romeo and Juliet. To start, he stretches the Italian drama across time. The ballet begins in the Mussolini era (the Capulets are Blackshirts) and ends with Berlusconi. We first meet Juliet (on opening night ...
  
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