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• Ballet under the palms with Mark Morris and friends - San Francisco Chronicle

  22-06-2017 23:37 via sfchronicle.com
  
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  Ballet under the palms with Mark Morris and friends
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  Lesley Garrison and Domingo Estrada Jr. of the Mark Morris Dance Group perform for a private party in Suzy Kellems Dominik's garden, Jardin de Palmeras, on Friday, June 2, 2017 in San Francisco. Photo: Amy Osborne, Special To The Chronicle. Image 2 of ...
  
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• Year of practice readies ballet Don Quixote - Edmond Sun

  22-06-2017 22:08 via edmondsun.com
  
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  Year of practice readies ballet Don Quixote
  Edmond Sun
  OKLAHOMA CITY — Sixty ballet students from Edmond and surrounding cities will light up the Hudiburg Chevrolet Center at Rose State College Saturday, June 24 with two full performances of the light-hearted classical ballet Don Quixote. For almost a ...
  
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• Misty Copeland Is Joining the World of Dance Crew - dancemagazine - http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)

  22-06-2017 21:55
  
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  Misty Copeland Is Joining the World of Dance Crew - dancemagazine
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  With the first round of dancer duels complete, Jennifer Lopez and the World of Dance judges are bringing in some extra help as the competition thickens.and more »
  
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• Ballerina Extraordinaire Misty Copeland to Join NBC's 'World of Dance' - EBONY.com

  22-06-2017 21:30
  
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  Ballerina Extraordinaire Misty Copeland to Join NBC's 'World of Dance'
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  Misty Copeland, the first African-American principal ballerina in the history of the American Ballet Theatre, will join NBC's Jennifer Lopez-helmed series World of Dance as a guest judge. Copeland will sit alongside Lopez, Derek Hough, Ne-Yo and ...
  'World Of Dance' Ratings On Week Four Still On A High; Misty Copeland Guest StarsInternational Business Timesall 4 news articles »
  
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• Live ballet screened at Power House Theatre - Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

  22-06-2017 20:23 via union-bulletin.com
  
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  Live ballet screened at Power House Theatre
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  If you have an event you'd like to list on the site, send it to us now! Get started · Send Us Your News. We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. Let us know what's going on. Get started! Live ballet screened at Power House Theatre.
  
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• One of the One Direction Guys Finally Showed Off His Dance Moves on Jimmy Fallon - TIME

  22-06-2017 19:53
  
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  One of the One Direction Guys Finally Showed Off His Dance Moves on Jimmy Fallon
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  On Wednesday evening's Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, former One Direction heartthrob Liam Payne made his prime time television debut as a solo artist with a performance of his new single, "Strip That Down." The big news for Payne fans is that he ...and more »
  
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• Speakeasy 3 help rev up the dance floor at Big Sur's Fernwood. - Monterey County Weekly

  22-06-2017 19:34
  
  Speakeasy 3 help rev up the dance floor at Big Sur's Fernwood.
  Monterey County Weekly
  The Santa Cruz-based Speakeasy 3 was founded in 2014 by guitarist Scott Stobbe and singer Stella D'Oro. The band has quickly become a local cult favorite; fans wear swing and '20s attire to dance wildly to Prohibition-era covers. Clinton Blount. prev ...
  
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• Opening dance scene of "Ford Fireworks" features two local dancers - WDIV Detroit

  22-06-2017 19:09
  
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  Opening dance scene of "Ford Fireworks" features two local dancers
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  Catie Hauff, director, head choreographer and head dance instructor at Art in Motion Richmond Dance Academy, choreographed the opening number. She's been dancing for 25 years and helped the academy grow from just 35 students to more than 230.and more »
  
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• "Humpty Dance" rapper Shock G arrested in Wisconsin - ABC2 News

  22-06-2017 18:44
  
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  "Humpty Dance" rapper Shock G arrested in Wisconsin
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  RICE LAKE, Wis. -- The rapper who fronted the Humpty Dance — one of the most memorable hip hop songs of the 1990s — ran into a bit of trouble in Wisconsin earlier this month. According to NBC affiliate WEAU-TV, Gregory Jacobs, aka Shock G of the ...and more »
  
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• Be a part of the Guilfoil Ballet Theater's 'NUTCRACKER' - Weekly Challenger

  22-06-2017 18:44 via theweeklychallenger.com
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  Be a part of the Guilfoil Ballet Theater's 'NUTCRACKER'
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  ST. PETERSBURG – The Guilfoil Ballet Theater (GBT) is looking for dancers from St. Pete and the rest of the Tampa Bay area to build the 2017 “NUTCRACKER.” No dancer will be turned away! Auditions are open to dancers of all ages and abilities ...
  
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• Dance Moms' Chloe Lukasiak shares cover for Girl on Pointe - EW.com

  22-06-2017 18:03
  
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  Dance Moms' Chloe Lukasiak shares cover for Girl on Pointe
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  On the heels of the news that Chloe Lukasiak will be returning for the eighth season of Dance Moms, EW can exclusively reveal the cover of the 16-year-old dancer and actress' forthcoming book, Girl on Pointe: Chloe's Guide to Talking on the World (out Jan.
  Maddie Ziegler Isn't Being Shy – She Admits 'Dance Moms' Is "The Worst"J-14 Magazine
  Chloe Lukasiak Is Returning To 'Dance Moms' In Season 8: Why She's Coming Back
  
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• Why children should not wear heels, ballet pumps and even flip flops - Mirror.co.uk

  22-06-2017 17:17 via mirror.co.uk
  
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  Why children should not wear heels, ballet pumps and even flip flops
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  Girls as young as six are risking health problems by wearing heels, experts have warned. For research has revealed star-struck youngsters keen to copy pop idols like Taylor Swift and Little Mix are demanding fashionable shoes that are unsuitable for ...and more »
  
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• Britney Spears cartwheels in a bikini and does ballet on beautiful Thailand beaches - AOL

  22-06-2017 17:11 via aol.com
  
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  Britney Spears cartwheels in a bikini and does ballet on beautiful Thailand beaches
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  The pop star brought her family along to enjoy the gorgeous country, one of several Asian stops on her international tour. She shared some personal video highlights in an Instagram montage, writing, "Having such an incredible time in Thailand!!!!" The ...and more »
  
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• American Ballet Theatre superstar Misty Copeland set as guest judge on NBC's 'World of Dance' - Niagara Frontier Publications

  22-06-2017 16:06 via wnypapers.com
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  American Ballet Theatre superstar Misty Copeland set as guest judge on NBC's 'World of Dance'
  Niagara Frontier Publications
  "World of Dance": Pictured, from left, are NE-YO, Jennifer Lopez, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Misty Copeland and Derek Hough. (NBC photo by Trae Patton). Copeland joins high-rated new dance competition series July 18, 25 for round 3 of competition, 'The Cut,' ...
  
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• Miami Ballet's glorious return to Jacob Pillow - Albany Times Union

  22-06-2017 16:05 via timesunion.com
  
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  Miami Ballet's glorious return to Jacob Pillow
  Albany Times Union
  After 19 years away, Miami City Ballet made a triumphant return Wednesday to Jacob's Pillow to open the festival's 85th anniversary season. The program mapped the last century or so of ballet's evolution, generation by generation — from the shimmering ...
  
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• Mount Pleasant Pier's Dance Events Continue this Summer - Moultrie News

  22-06-2017 15:58
  
  Mount Pleasant Pier's Dance Events Continue this Summer
  Moultrie News
  Put on your dancing shoes for a summer of shagging at the Mount Pleasant Pier! The season's final installment of Friday Night Boogie is Friday, July 14. The next Shaggin' on the Cooper event is Saturday, July 15 with The Counts. Celebrate the arrival ...
  
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• Jennifer Lopez's World of Dance Is Heartbreaking, Staggering TV - W Magazine

  22-06-2017 14:07
  
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  Jennifer Lopez's World of Dance Is Heartbreaking, Staggering TV
  W Magazine
  Yes, we've all heard about Peak TV this and Peak TV that, but guess what? Suddenly, there sure seems to be nothing to watch these days. The Handmaid's Tale has come and gone and those of us without self-control have greedily binged the new seasons of ...
  
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• Tewksbury's Noa Barankin has lived in many countries, but dance is the language that speaks to her - Lowell Sun

  22-06-2017 13:37
  
  Tewksbury's Noa Barankin has lived in many countries, but dance is the language that speaks to her
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  Noa Barankin at a performance at Yuval Beck's tap studio in Tel Aviv, Israel. COURTESY PHOTO BY MAX MORRON. TEWKSBURY -- Dance for Noa Barankin wasn't love at first step. She began dance classes when she was only 7 years old, following in her ...
  
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• With feet often walkin' dance does her talkin' In a lifetime spent all around the world, tap gives her an ... - Lowell Sun

  22-06-2017 13:34
  
  With feet often walkin' dance does her talkin' In a lifetime spent all around the world, tap gives her an ...
  Lowell Sun
  Noa Barankin at a performance at Yuval Beck's tap studio in Tel Aviv, Israel. COURTESY PHOTO BY MAX MORRON. TEWKSBURY -- Dance for Noa Barankin wasn't love at first step. She began dance classes when she was only 7 years old, following in her ...
  
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• Library welcomes Indonesian dance group, community - Greensburg Daily News

  22-06-2017 13:13
  
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  Library welcomes Indonesian dance group, community
  Greensburg Daily News
  Contributed PhotoIndonesian Dance of Illinois will perform at the Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday. prev. next. GREENSBURG -- The Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library will host a unique cultural experience this ...
  
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• Breast cancer survivors tell their stories through ballet - NJ.com

  22-06-2017 13:09 via nj.com
  
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  Breast cancer survivors tell their stories through ballet
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  HAMILTON -- Twenty-two breast cancer survivors told their stories through expression recently at Grounds for Sculpture. It's called Project WE vs. C, and was organized by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton (RWJ), and led by led by ...
  
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• Art Hounds: Tap dance, plein air painters and cross-cultural improv ... - Minnesota Public Radio News

  22-06-2017 11:02
  
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  Art Hounds: Tap dance, plein air painters and cross-cultural improv ...
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  Plein air painters descend on Red Wing June 21-24. Their work is then judged and put on display in the Depot Gallery through July 30. Courtesy of Chap Achen ...and more »
  
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• New Brighton dance studio adheres to 'old-school' discipline of dance - Timesonline.com

  22-06-2017 10:04
  
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  New Brighton dance studio adheres to 'old-school' discipline of dance
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  Maria Torrence, owner of Maria's School of Dance in New Brighton, is reflected in the mirror of her studio. Maria's has been voted Best of the Valley by Times' readers. Lucy Schaly/The Times. prev. next. NEW BRIGHTON -- Maria Torrence said that despite ...
  
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• Spirit on the dance floor: Cal State Fullerton Titans Dance Team tryouts - OCRegister

  22-06-2017 05:03
  
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  Spirit on the dance floor: Cal State Fullerton Titans Dance Team tryouts
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  CSUF student Monica MacDonald dances for the judges during the school's dance team tryouts. (Photo by Foster Snell, Contributing Photographer). By Staff report |. June 21, 2017 at 8:01 pm. The Titans Dance Team and the cheerleaders make up the Cal ...
  
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• Stepping up: Dance builds confidence in youth (w/ PHOTOS) - Richmond Register

  22-06-2017 04:17
  
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  Stepping up: Dance builds confidence in youth (w/ PHOTOS)
  Richmond Register
  Brandi Lindsey teaches Elijah Carter and class how to perform a simple step dance routine at the Richmond Teen Center. Kaitlyn Skovran/ The Register. 06-22 Step 2.JPG. Dewanyia Torain shows how to stomp at the Richmond Teen Center Tuesday, where ...
  
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• Local dancer gets a standing ovation for her illustrious ballet career - Fredericksburg.com

  22-06-2017 03:00 via fredericksburg.com
  
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  Local dancer gets a standing ovation for her illustrious ballet career
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  Amy Aldridge takes her final bow as principal dancer for the Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia. Aldridge, who grew up in Stafford, retired last month after 23 seasons with the company. She first started taking dance lessons when she was only 5 years old.
  
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• Chloe Lukasiak Is Returning to "Dance Moms" Season 8 - TeenVogue.com

  22-06-2017 02:07
  
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  Chloe Lukasiak Is Returning to "Dance Moms" Season 8
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  Earlier this year, Chloe Lukasiak announced to the world that not only would she be taking her career to the next level with a tell-all book and upcoming roles in various TV movies, but that she'd also be returning to the show that made her famous ...
  Chloe Lukasiak Is Returning To "Dance Moms" For Season 8Seventeen.com
  Chloe Lukasiak Officially Returning to 'Dance Moms' For Season 8 ...Just Jared Jr.all 7 news art
  
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• A Festival Explodes Expectations of Queer Dance at JACK - Hyperallergic

  22-06-2017 01:57
  
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  A Festival Explodes Expectations of Queer Dance at JACK
  Hyperallergic
  The EXPLODE! queer dance festival runs June 22 to 24 and gathers a range of styles and sensibilities, from Irish step dancing to drag. Benjamin Sutton7 hours ago · Share · Tweet · Email · Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads ...
  
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• American Ballet Theater's ties to 'Black Swan' - Page Six

  22-06-2017 01:46 via pagesix.com
  
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  American Ballet Theater's ties to 'Black Swan'
  Page Six
  Natalie Portman in "Black Swan" and Sarah Lane of the American Ballet Theater. Fox Searchlight Pictures/Getty Images. The ballerinas of American Ballet Theatre certainly have their interesting connections. Isabella Boylston, who danced the lead in ...
  
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• From R&B to dance? LaTavia Roberson releases surprise new track - WJBD Online

  22-06-2017 01:29
  
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  From R&B to dance? LaTavia Roberson releases surprise new track
  WJBD Online
  Since this April, former Destiny's Child member LaTavia Roberson teased fans with forthcoming arrival of her first-ever single as a solo artist. But who would have thought she would release an EDM track? LaTavia announced her new song on Instagram, ...
  
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• Putting the fun back into dance classes - BBC News - BBC News

  22-06-2017 01:04
  
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  Putting the fun back into dance classes - BBC News
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  The new generation of dance workouts aiming to be less formal and more enjoyable.and more »
  
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• Putting the fun back into dance classes - BBC News

  22-06-2017 01:04
  
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  Putting the fun back into dance classes
  BBC News
  Annie Blatchford has just finished dancing with 50 strangers in the darkness of a hired church hall. With the windows covered over to keep out the daylight, she could barely see her fellow dancers as they all got lost in the music at the alcohol-free ...and more »
  
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