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• Timeless Torches defy age as WNBA dance team - WABC-TV

  19-05-2017 23:27 via abc7ny.com
  
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  Timeless Torches defy age as WNBA dance team
  WABC-TV
  The New York Liberty's season is underway, and cheering them on while entertaining the crowd is a unique dance squad called the Timeless Torches. They may not look like your typical professional dance team, but they can bust a move. The first "senior ...
  
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• NBC's 'World of Dance' to hold master class event in Cleveland May 20 - cleveland.com

  19-05-2017 22:49 via cleveland.com
  
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  NBC's 'World of Dance' to hold master class event in Cleveland May 20
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  In anticipation of the upcoming summer series "World of Dance," a reality dance competition show starring, and produced by, Jennifer Lopez, will hold a master class May 20 in Brunswick, Ohio. (NBC). Print Email · Nathan Paige, cleveland.com By Nathan ...and more »
  
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• Review: Solange Turns the Guggenheim Into a Sanctuary for Dance - New York Times

  19-05-2017 22:43 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Review: Solange Turns the Guggenheim Into a Sanctuary for Dance
  New York Times
  Solange's “An Ode To” transformed the Guggenheim atrium into a dance-theater space. Credit Carys Huws/Red Bull Content Pool. When the choreographer Trisha Brown died in March, Solange Knowles posted a tribute on Twitter: “Rest in movement, Trisha ...and more »
  
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• NE-YO Dishes on Jennifer Lopez's Big Appetite: She Can Eat 'Half a Pizza By Herself' - PEOPLE.com

  19-05-2017 22:34 via people.com
  
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  NE-YO Dishes on Jennifer Lopez's Big Appetite: She Can Eat 'Half a Pizza By Herself'
  PEOPLE.com
  We all know that Jennifer Lopez loves pizza more than your average superstar, but could anyone have guessed how much? Acclaimed R&B singer NE-YO stopped by the PEOPLE Now studios to talk about the forthcoming premiere of NBC's high-stakes ...and more »
  
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• Watch: Man busts dad-dance moves for news helicopter - UPI.com - UPI.com

  19-05-2017 22:33 via upi.com
  
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  Watch: Man busts dad-dance moves for news helicopter - UPI.com
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  An Arizona man who ended up in a news helicopter's shot made the footage go viral with some dad-tastic dance moves.and more »
  
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• 'Celebrities' dance way to tune of $190000 for GroundWorks - Cleveland Jewish News

  19-05-2017 21:10 via clevelandjewishnews.com
  
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  'Celebrities' dance way to tune of $190000 for GroundWorks
  Cleveland Jewish News
  Harlan Diamond and GroundWorks dancer Lauren Garson perform a ballroom style dance during the ninth annual “It Takes Two” fundraiser gala. Larry Zukerman. Submitted Photo. Larry Zukerman and GroundWorks' dancer Annika Sheaff dance to the ...
  
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• For a Washington Ballet premiere: Dancers, spacesuits and Velcro. Lots of Velcro. ​ - Washington Post

  19-05-2017 20:00 via washingtonpost.com
  
  Washington Post
  For a Washington Ballet premiere: Dancers, spacesuits and Velcro. Lots of Velcro. ​
  Washington Post
  Ethan Stiefel's new work for the Washington Ballet, “Frontier,” is about astronauts and space travel. The dancers wear spacesuits. They're sleek, tailored, zip-up affairs, vaguely authentic looking, as though NASA and New York's Seventh Avenue met and ...
  
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• Exchange Student Will Export Hip Hop Dance - WVTF

  19-05-2017 19:30 via wvtf.org
  
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  Exchange Student Will Export Hip Hop Dance
  WVTF
  Many foreign students come to American universities to study engineering, science or business – hoping to jump start careers when they graduate and return home, but one visiting scholar is literally jumping, having discovered American hip hop music and ...
  
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• Lisa Starry Unleashes Scorpius Dance Theatre's Comedic Side with ANIMAL - Phoenix New Times

  19-05-2017 19:07 via phoenixnewtimes.com
  
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  Lisa Starry Unleashes Scorpius Dance Theatre's Comedic Side with ANIMAL
  Phoenix New Times
  Leave it to Lisa Starry, artistic director for Scorpius Dance Theatre, to find the humor in insect sex. When four dancers clad in iridescent green for her newest work conjure images of an odd praying mantis mating ritual, cannibalism becomes downright ...
  
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• Abby Lee Miller Insists L.A. Dance Studio Still Open Until Building Is Sold - Radar Online

  19-05-2017 19:05 via radaronline.com
  
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  Abby Lee Miller Insists L.A. Dance Studio Still Open Until Building Is Sold
  Radar Online
  Her Los Angeles dance studio space may be up for rent, but Abby Lee Miller insists she's still open for business! As RadarOnline.com exclusively reported, the west coast facility currently features a “for rent” sign above the backdoor. A realtor ...
  Abby Lee Miller Suggests 'Dance Moms' Mothers Brought Australian Money Into USNBC 10 Philadelphia
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• Placer Theatre Ballet performs 'Cinderella' - Auburn Journal

  19-05-2017 18:38 via auburnjournal.com
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  Placer Theatre Ballet performs 'Cinderella'
  Auburn Journal
  Unique choreography, costumes, music and enthusiastic performers make this an event you will not want to miss, according to parent volunteer Amy Oddo. There will be local students from multiple dance studios in Placer County. “Placer Theatre Ballet is ...
  
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• Girl who lost her legs in accident becomes ballet dancer - Daily Mail

  19-05-2017 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Girl who lost her legs in accident becomes ballet dancer
  Daily Mail
  Despite the dramatic changes in life, the little girl has managed to fight against the odds and become the ballet dancer she has always wanted to be. Scroll down for video. Jiang Zhang Ziyi, 12, has learnt to dance since 2013 and wishes to become. +6.
  
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• Library to showcase different cultures with Story, Song and Dance Festival - Morganton News Herald

  19-05-2017 17:47 via morganton.com
  
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  Library to showcase different cultures with Story, Song and Dance Festival
  Morganton News Herald
  Mexican traditional dance group Ballet Folklorico will perform at the Morganton Public Library at 2 p.m. as part of the library's Story, Song and Dance Festival. prev. next. Staff members at the Morganton Public Library are getting ready to offer a day ...
  
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• Last dance recital - Lee Dell Mustain retiring from teaching - Miami News Record

  19-05-2017 17:46 via miamiok.com
  
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  Last dance recital - Lee Dell Mustain retiring from teaching
  Miami News Record
  Beloved Miami dance instructor, Lee Dell Mustain, will choreograph and direct her very last student dance recital May 19 and 20. By Melinda Stotts | [email protected]. MIAMI – Twirling, leaping, pirouettes, music, costumes, leotards, ballet ...
  
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• Washington Ballet unrolls a season of world premieres and masterworks - Washington Post

  19-05-2017 17:27 via washingtonpost.com
  
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  Washington Ballet unrolls a season of world premieres and masterworks
  Washington Post
  The creative buzz of brand-new work returns in force for the Washington Ballet's 2017-2018 season, which will feature three world premieres in a single evening, as well as enduring gems and company premieres by such luminaries as Alexei Ratmansky, ...
  
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• On the Frivolities of Ballet, the Contradictory Art - New York Times

  19-05-2017 17:19 via nytimes.com
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  On the Frivolities of Ballet, the Contradictory Art
  New York Times
  Is ballet a serious art or a frivolous one? Very often, it's both at the same time. Since frivolous means “lacking in seriousness” — also lightweight, flippant, of little weight or importance — that would seem a contradiction in terms. But ballet ...
  
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• He's the Saddest Dancer: In Praise of Sad Dance Jams - L.A. Weekly

  19-05-2017 17:15 via laweekly.com
  
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  He's the Saddest Dancer: In Praise of Sad Dance Jams
  L.A. Weekly
  My friend and I are chatting on a smoking patio when I hear the faint strains of a familiar song through the heavy front door. The conversation shifts to that song, "Once in a Lifetime" by Wolfsheim, a synth-pop number that came out at the tail end of ...
  
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• One couple left standing at Houston honky tonk dance contest at Stampede Houston - Chron.com

  19-05-2017 17:12 via chron.com
  
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  One couple left standing at Houston honky tonk dance contest at Stampede Houston
  Chron.com
  On Thursday morning 37 couples began slow dancing at Stampede Houston on the city's north side in the hopes of breaking a world record and scoring George Strait tickets in Las Vegas. Only one couple is still dancing, over 32 hours later. The contest ...
  
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• Livestream Alert: Watch Ballet West, The Sarasota Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet Take Class Together - http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)

  19-05-2017 17:06 via dancemagazine.com
  
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  Livestream Alert: Watch Ballet West, The Sarasota Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet Take Class Together
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  This weekend, Ballet West is launching the first-ever National Choreographic Festival, bringing together companies from across the country to perform world premieres and recently acquired rep.
  
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• Livestream Alert: Watch Ballet West, The Sarasota Ballet and ... - http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)

  19-05-2017 17:06 via dancemagazine.com
  
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  Livestream Alert: Watch Ballet West, The Sarasota Ballet and ...
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  This weekend, Ballet West is launching the first-ever National Choreographic Festival, bringing together companies from across the country to perform world ...and more »
  
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• Art Hounds: Ballet And A Play About A Burlington Treasure - Vermont Public Radio

  19-05-2017 16:33 via digital.vpr.net
  
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  Art Hounds: Ballet And A Play About A Burlington Treasure
  Vermont Public Radio
  This detail shows part of a mural painted 100 years ago by Ben Zion Black. The history of the mural is told in Joy Cohen's play, 'Of The Better Kind.' A staged reading of the play is this weekend in Burlington. Courtesy, Ohavi Zedek Synagogue ...
  
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• This week in Columbia's history: Merriweather stage saves dance celebration - Baltimore Sun

  19-05-2017 16:30 via baltimoresun.com
  
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  This week in Columbia's history: Merriweather stage saves dance celebration
  Baltimore Sun
  Dancers in the “Celebration of the Arts” benefit included, from left, Lisa Spear, Paula Storch, Michele Kelemen and Anne Von Meyer, all students from the Interfaith Housing Ballet group. (Courtesy photo). Carolyn KelemenColumbia Flier. Privacy Policy.
  
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• Atlanta Ballet 2, a new training ensemble, will debut this fall - Atlanta Journal Constitution

  19-05-2017 15:05 via ajc.com
  
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  Atlanta Ballet 2, a new training ensemble, will debut this fall
  Atlanta Journal Constitution
  Under Gennadi Nedvigin's artistic direction, Atlanta Ballet will form a second training company, AB2. CONTRIBUTED BY CHARLIE MCCULLERS / ATLANTA BALLET. The spirit of Atlanta Ballet's Wabi Sabi troupe — the former off-season company known for ...
  
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• Top weekend events: Old Globe, San Diego Ballet, Escondido Grand Avenue Festival - The San Diego Union-Tribune

  19-05-2017 15:01 via sandiegouniontribune.com
  
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  Top weekend events: Old Globe, San Diego Ballet, Escondido Grand Avenue Festival
  The San Diego Union-Tribune
  Currently in previews (opens Thursday). 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Wednesdays (plus 2 p.m. June 7); 8 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays (no matinee June 10); 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays (no matinee today). Through June 18. Old Globe's Sheryl and Harvey ...
  
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• A craftsmanlike but chilly exercise in diva worship - Symphonic ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  19-05-2017 14:06 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  A craftsmanlike but chilly exercise in diva worship - Symphonic ...
  Telegraph.co.uk
  After a string of narrative misfires, it's good to see that talented young choreographer Liam Scarlett is at least back on safer, abstract territory.
  Symphonic Dances, Royal Ballet review - a truly interesting creation ...The Arts Deskall 2 news articles »
  
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• Indian Dance deserves practice space, too - Drexel University The Triangle Online

  19-05-2017 13:58 via thetriangle.org
  
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  Indian Dance deserves practice space, too
  Drexel University The Triangle Online
  If Drexel University truly supports diversity, then why is it that they only offer specific dance troupes their own practice space? Despite the fact that five major South Asian dance teams have competed at significant competitions and have incredible ...
  
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• Listening Booth: HAIM Returns with a Summer-Ready Dance Track - The New Yorker

  19-05-2017 13:07 via newyorker.com
  
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  Listening Booth: HAIM Returns with a Summer-Ready Dance Track
  The New Yorker
  The first time I listened to HAIM, in 2013, I was almost embarrassed by how immediately the band's nostalgic sound won me over. HAIM's three sisters—Danielle, Este, and Alana Haim—channel the music of eighties sirens such as Pat Benatar, Madonna, and ...
  
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• Classic ballet receives modern update - Laramie Boomerang

  19-05-2017 13:00 via laramieboomerang.com
  
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  Classic ballet receives modern update
  Laramie Boomerang
  Bryan Wolfe, as Carabosse, left, and other dancers rehearse a scene from “Sleeping Beauty” on Wednesday afternoon at the Gryphon Theatre. 'Sleeping Beauty'. Buy Now. SHANNON BRODERICK. Evan Naughton, as Desiré, spins Abigail Wood, as the Lilac ...
  Boston Ballet's Misa Kuranaga performs breathtaking rendition of 'Sleeping Beauty'Sampanall 2 news articles »
  
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• HK dancers shine in Le French May ballet gala - EJ Insight

  19-05-2017 12:11 via ejinsight.com
  
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  HK dancers shine in Le French May ballet gala
  EJ Insight
  This year, Le French May Festival is celebrating its silver jubilee. The first dance program presented last weekend by this annual arts festival was a gala entitled Paris Ballet Legends: A Night With The Stars. The lineup consists of 13 stars ...
  
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• Royal Ballet Live satellite broadcast at the Regent Christchurch - Somerset Live

  19-05-2017 11:39 via somersetlive.co.uk
  Royal Ballet Live satellite broadcast at the Regent Christchurch
  Somerset Live
  The Royal Ballet brings its celebration of 70 years of being based at the Royal Opera House in London, to a close with a mixed programme of works by its Founder Choreographer, Frederick Ashton. The Dream, Symphonic Variations and Marguerite ...
  
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• Royal Ballet mixed bill review at Royal Opera House, London - The Stage

  19-05-2017 10:23 via thestage.co.uk
  
  The Stage
  Royal Ballet mixed bill review at Royal Opera House, London
  The Stage
  This rousing mixed bill from the Royal Ballet opens with William Forsythe's notoriously demanding work The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude. From the opening bars onwards it continues at a rapid, unforgiving pace until the final triumphant beat of ...
  
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• Courtesy photos Fort Wayne Ballet's “Progressions” closes the 60th season. - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

  19-05-2017 07:02 via journalgazette.net
  
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  Courtesy photos Fort Wayne Ballet's “Progressions” closes the 60th season.
  Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
  Get up close and personal as Fort Wayne Ballet closes its 60th season with a series of dances in its three studios. “Progressions” includes pieces such as “Tangled Webs,” a contemporary ballet choreographed by Tracy Tritz that includes tango ...
  
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• Dancer makes her way to New York's Joffrey Ballet School - Stuff.co.nz

  19-05-2017 06:27 via stuff.co.nz
  
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  Dancer makes her way to New York's Joffrey Ballet School
  Stuff.co.nz
  She refused to walk in the door of her first exam, but now she can't stop. Beth Edwards, 16, has been set on making dance her career ever since she can remember - and now her dreams are coming true. The ballet dancer from the north Auckland seaside ...and more »
  
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• BEST BETS: Ballet Theatre of Dover explores 'Seven Deadly Sins' - Delaware State News

  19-05-2017 05:12 via delawarestatenews.net
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  BEST BETS: Ballet Theatre of Dover explores 'Seven Deadly Sins'
  Delaware State News
  Ana Pavon is featured in the Ballet Theatre of Dover's performance of “Classics and More”. She is in “Midsummer Nights Dream” and “Seven Deadly Sins” (Submitted photo). The Ballet Theatre of Dover's annual Classics & More performance will be held on ...
  
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• Dance master Chuck Davis remembered for unifying, bridging ... - WRAL.com

  19-05-2017 05:02 via wral.com
  
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  Dance master Chuck Davis remembered for unifying, bridging ...
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  Chuck Davis, a master choreographer and teacher of traditional African dance styles who founded dance companies in North Carolina and New York, died ...and more »
  
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• Win a Royal Ballet Winter's Tale staycay - ABC Local

  19-05-2017 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Win a Royal Ballet Winter's Tale staycay
  ABC Local
  The Royal Ballet is one of the world's greatest performing companies and they'll be here in Brisbane for an exclusive season of dance. The flagship company will be performing the Australian premiere of two works, The Winter's Tale and Woolf Works, for ...
  
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• Mohawk Valley Ballet to feature two alums in spring show - Madison County Courier

  19-05-2017 03:32 via madisoncountycourier.com
  
  Mohawk Valley Ballet to feature two alums in spring show
  Madison County Courier
  Two Mohawk Valley Ballet alums will return to their roots to perform at this year's Classics and Creations at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 27 at Mohawk Valley Community College's Shafer Theater. Julia Shove returns to choreograph a number titled “The Walk,” ...
  
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• Festival Ballet's Vilia Putrius retires after 11 years with R.I. troupe - The Providence Journal

  19-05-2017 03:05 via providencejournal.com
  
  The Providence Journal
  Festival Ballet's Vilia Putrius retires after 11 years with R.I. troupe
  The Providence Journal
  Vilia Putrius rehearses the lead role in Festival Ballet Providence's "Cinderella" at Veteran Memorial Auditorium, in Providence. The fairy tale, the first ballet of her career, was also the last, as she announced her retirement from Festival Ballet ...
  
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• Dance in NYC This Week - The New York Times - New York Times

  19-05-2017 00:19 via nytimes.com
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  Dance in NYC This Week - The New York Times
  New York Times
  Stella Abrera and David Hallberg in Alexei Ratmansky's “Whipped Cream,” which will have its New York premiere at the American Ballet Theater spring gala on ...and more »
  
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