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• Connecticut Ballet maintains 'legacy' - The Advocate

  04-05-2017 23:37
  
  The Advocate
  Connecticut Ballet maintains 'legacy'
  The Advocate
  Artistic director Brett Raphael of the Connecticut Ballet works with dancers Abby Marchesseault and Ryo Munakata during a rehearsal at the ballet studio in Stamford, Conn. on May 3, 2017. The Connecticut Ballet ... more. Photo: Matthew Brown / Hearst ...
  
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• Orlando Ballet opens a jazzy, 1950s take on 'Cinderella' - Orlando Sentinel

  04-05-2017 23:33
  
  Orlando Sentinel
  Orlando Ballet opens a jazzy, 1950s take on 'Cinderella'
  Orlando Sentinel
  Arcadian Broad and Kate-Lynn Robichaux will dance in Orlando Ballet's production of "A Cinderella Story." (Michael Cairns). Matthew J. PalmContact ReporterOrlando Sentinel Arts Writer. Inspired by the 1957 TV presentation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ...
  
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• Let's Dance: VHS steps into dance show - Valdosta Daily Times

  04-05-2017 22:08
  
  Valdosta Daily Times
  Let's Dance: VHS steps into dance show
  Valdosta Daily Times
  Submitted PhotoTaylor Ward is a Valdosta High School senior performing in the school dance show Saturday. Let's Dance: VHS steps into dance show. Dean Poling | The Valdosta Daily TimesValdosta High School students present a dance show Saturday.
  
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• May-June 2017 | Page Turners

  04-05-2017 21:49
  
  Books of note (new and not)1. Tappin’ at the Apollo: The African American Female Tap Dance Duo Salt and Pepper2. Saving Radio City Music Hall: A Dancer’s True Story3. How They Became Famous Dancers: A Dancing History4. Merce Cunningham: Beyond the Perfect Stage
  
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• Dollhouse Dance Factory wins world competition - The Sheboygan Press

  04-05-2017 21:27
  
  The Sheboygan Press
  Dollhouse Dance Factory wins world competition
  The Sheboygan Press
  SHEBOYGAN - The best dancers in the world are from Sheboygan. Last weekend, dancers from the Dollhouse Dance Factory took top honors in a dance world competition in Orlando, Florida. “I truly still can't believe it. The trophy is sitting in my hotel ...
  
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• Spandau Ballet 'Tonight Show' Spoof: Gary Kemp Approves | Billboard - Billboard

  04-05-2017 21:17
  
  Billboard
  Spandau Ballet 'Tonight Show' Spoof: Gary Kemp Approves | Billboard
  Billboard
  The writers of the Spandau Ballet spoof sketch from Wednesday night's (May 3) "Tonight Show" tell Billboard that they did no research on the poufy-haired 1980s ...and more »
  
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• May-June 2017 | Bulletin Board

  04-05-2017 20:32
  
  Dance in Time: May/JuneQuotable: About Dance
  
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• Get Fit RVA: Whitney learns ballet - WRIC

  04-05-2017 19:01
  
  WRIC
  Get Fit RVA: Whitney learns ballet
  WRIC
  RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Whitney Harris' Get Fit RVA segment continues today with the Richmond Ballet. Whitney says it was quite a challenge for her, as she found out the dancers are not only graceful but also very strong. “Well, ballet is pretty hard, ...
  
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• May-June 2017 | FYI

  04-05-2017 18:57
  
  What’s up in the dance community-Celebrating Blacks in Ballet-Training Tomorrow’s Accompanists-Study Focuses on the Art of Attracting Audiences-Postmodern Groundbreaker Trisha Brown Dies
  
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• 'The Tonight Show' Spandau Ballet Spoof Made No Sense, But We Want More - Billboard

  04-05-2017 18:06
  
  Billboard
  'The Tonight Show' Spandau Ballet Spoof Made No Sense, But We Want More
  Billboard
  Some Tonight Show skits are hilarious for no reason. That was the case on Wednesday night (May 3) when host Jimmy Fallon reached into the audience suggestion box and received a request from a fan to tell more knock-knock jokes. So, ever the affable ...and more »
  
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• Lights out but 'show must go on' for Staten Island Ballet - SILive.com

  04-05-2017 17:32
  
  SILive.com
  Lights out but 'show must go on' for Staten Island Ballet
  SILive.com
  STATEN ISLAND , N.Y. -- Members of the Staten Island Ballet have given new meaning to the phrase, "The Show must go on." Last weekend's powerful lighting storm sadly knocked out power for two days at the Center for the Arts on the College of Staten ...and more »
  
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• Moms find special role with Pacific Northwest Ballet - KING5.com

  04-05-2017 17:05
  
  KING5.com
  Moms find special role with Pacific Northwest Ballet
  KING5.com
  Pacific Northwest Ballet has a reputation for cultivating beautiful talent onstage but they are gaining attention for a special accomplishment that is allowing their dancers to achieve dreams away from the stage.. KING 2:41 PM. PDT May 04, 2017 ...
  
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• Dance student's piece 'Fugit Tempus' frames space in a cardboard world - Daily Bruin

  04-05-2017 06:38
  
  Dance student's piece 'Fugit Tempus' frames space in a cardboard world
  Daily Bruin
  Sarah Jacobs' latest dance piece features a cardboard set and a skeleton model named Skelly. Jacobs' movement-based performance “Fugit Tempus” is part of the world arts and cultures/dance department's Upstarts Series. The piece, whose name was ...
  
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• BOYS BITE BACK: Sean Dorsey Dance - San Francisco Bay Times

  04-05-2017 06:00
  
  San Francisco Bay Times
  BOYS BITE BACK: Sean Dorsey Dance
  San Francisco Bay Times
  As the shadow of the Trump Administration's rule falls over LGBTQ communities across the U.S., award-winning LGBT dance company Sean Dorsey Dance bites back with new full-throttle dance, luscious queer partnering, and highly-physical theater. In turns ...and more »
  
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• Dance student to teach the next generation - The Daily Titan

  04-05-2017 05:44
  
  The Daily Titan
  Dance student to teach the next generation
  The Daily Titan
  Seventeen dancers sit on chairs in the studio until Abigail DiGrazia flips music on and breaks their stillness. DiGrazia and Victor Sanchez hang on the sidelines, keeping time and observing each movement closely as their dancers bring life into the room.
  
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• Young ladies dance the night away at PAL's Father-Daughter Dance - 6abc.com

  04-05-2017 05:42
  
  6abc.com
  Young ladies dance the night away at PAL's Father-Daughter Dance
  6abc.com
  Dozens of young ladies came from nine PAL centers Wednesday night to dance the night away with their fathers, or father figures. It was the Police Athletic League's 5th annual Father-Daughter Dance, and it gave the young women a chance to feel really ...
  
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• Intelligence, nuance and white-hot energy: Royal Ballet's Mayerling ... - Spectator.co.uk

  04-05-2017 05:16
  
  Spectator.co.uk
  Intelligence, nuance and white-hot energy: Royal Ballet's Mayerling ...
  Spectator.co.uk
  A tragic flaw is one thing — every hero should have one — but Mayerling's Rudolf, a syphilitic drug addict with a mother fixation and a death wish, is a…
  Mayerling, ballet review: Dark, dangerous pas de deux | London ...Evening Standardall 2 news articles »
  
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• Is it a rock show or a ballet? At Friends show, you decide - Wichita Eagle (blog)

  04-05-2017 03:46
  
  Wichita Eagle (blog)
  Is it a rock show or a ballet? At Friends show, you decide
  Wichita Eagle (blog)
  What do you get when you mix instrumental rock, a string quartet, breathing noises and ballet? You get a smorgasbord of sensations that Stan Rogers, director of the Friends University Ballet Department, is calling “21st Century Projects.” The ...
  
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• Tucson Dance Lessons May 11-19 - Arizona Daily Star

  04-05-2017 01:45
  
  Arizona Daily Star
  Tucson Dance Lessons May 11-19
  Arizona Daily Star
  Tucson Swing Dance Club — Shall We Dance, 4101 E. Grant Road. Lessons. 7 p.m. beginner; 8 p.m. intermediate; 8:30-10:30 p.m. open dance. 7-10:30 p.m. May 11 and 18. $7. 256-5948. Rockin' Me Baby Dance Party — The Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N.
  
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• San Clemente High dance team shows off its award-winning performances - OCRegister

  04-05-2017 01:05
  
  OCRegister
  San Clemente High dance team shows off its award-winning performances
  OCRegister
  The Salvation Dance Concert featured “I Miss You” which was choreographed by Danielle Luna Braithwaite and Devon Rys. San Clemente High School's dance team won United Spirit Association titles at the USA Championships. The team presented its ...
  Plainfield High School Dance Ensemble Spring ConcertTAPinto.netall 2 news articles »
  
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• New instructor Kayla Rose Eikenberry adds to Summer lineup at Alpine Dance Academy - Summit Daily News

  04-05-2017 01:00
  
  Summit Daily News
  New instructor Kayla Rose Eikenberry adds to Summer lineup at Alpine Dance Academy
  Summit Daily News
  So committed to dance that she sought out a job at Alpine Dance Academy before she had secured the keys to her Colorado apartment, Kayla Rose Eikenberry is the newest addition to the school in Frisco, according to ADA director Kelly Monahon. Monahon ...
  
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• Maui Dance Studio Finds Temporary Space After Kula Building is Condemned - Maui Now

  04-05-2017 00:31
  
  Maui Now
  Maui Dance Studio Finds Temporary Space After Kula Building is Condemned
  Maui Now
  With just one month to go before their Annual Spring production, some 150 dancers with Alexander Academy of Performing Arts are practicing at temporary sites after being forced from their studio at the Old Kula Community Center on Monday. The County of ...
  
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• New York dance troupe brings 'engaging, unique' moves to New Bedford - SouthCoastToday.com

  04-05-2017 00:26
  
  SouthCoastToday.com
  New York dance troupe brings 'engaging, unique' moves to New Bedford
  SouthCoastToday.com
  Larry Keigwin's performing career began when he executed a self-taught back flip at a junior high school dance. Building on his energy, skill and individuality, he would go on to gain increased recognition from the dance world and in 2003 he founded ...
  
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• El Dorado High School student teaches special-needs kids to dance - OCRegister

  04-05-2017 00:22
  
  OCRegister
  El Dorado High School student teaches special-needs kids to dance
  OCRegister
  Sophia Lagenwalter dances with Kimmie Oei. In the background are Eri Kawata and Amanda Schulz. Lagenwalter is a senior at El Dorado High School. She teaches a hip hop dance class for teenagers with special needs. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange ...
  
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