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• 'Madagascar' cast learn ballet techniques - Hi-Desert Star

  28-07-2017 22:37 via hidesertstar.com
  Hi-Desert Star
  'Madagascar' cast learn ballet techniques
  Hi-Desert Star
  The “move it, move it” fun continues after practice for the “Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr.” cast at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center in Joshua Tree. Twice a week, participants are given the opportunity to go the extra mile and take a dance technique ...
  
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• See Jupiter and the Moon Dance Together Tonight - Space.com

  28-07-2017 22:08
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  See Jupiter and the Moon Dance Together Tonight
  Space.com
  On July 28, 2017, the waxing crescent moon will sit just a few degrees above Jupiter, passing the planet for the second time this month. Credit: Starry Night. If the weather is clear in your area tonight (July 28), check out the west-southwest sky ...
  
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• Canadian farm offers alpaca dance classes - UPI.com

  28-07-2017 21:40
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  Canadian farm offers alpaca dance classes
  UPI.com
  An alpaca farm in Canada is offering hip-hop, barre, cardio, pilates, mommy and me and boot camp alongside the company of its friendly alpacas. Screeshot: AlpacaZone Dance. July 27 (UPI) -- A farm in Canada is offering "alpaca dance classes" for anyone ...and more »
  
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• It's more than just dance - The Daily Californian - Daily Californian

  28-07-2017 19:13
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  It's more than just dance - The Daily Californian
  Daily Californian
  Dance is a sport, it's supposed to make you tired and sore, but it's also supposed to make you happy – otherwise you're not doing something right.and more »
  
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• It's more than just dance - Daily Californian

  28-07-2017 19:13
  Daily Californian
  It's more than just dance
  Daily Californian
  It was a cloudy afternoon in November 2006 when my mom took me to my very first North Indian classical dance class. Dreading the coming hour, I would've traded anything in the world to be practicing my lay-up on the basketball court, running on a field ...and more »
  
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• So, you know you can't dance. Here's an event just for you - Sacramento Bee

  28-07-2017 18:33
  Sacramento Bee
  So, you know you can't dance. Here's an event just for you
  Sacramento Bee
  If you consider yourself a bad dancer, this weekend is your chance to change that. Saturday is National Dance Day, created to encourage Americans to embrace dance as a fun way to maintain good health. Given national recognition in 2010 by U.S. Rep.
  
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• What To Look For in a College Ballet Program - http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)

  28-07-2017 16:59 via dancemagazine.com
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  What To Look For in a College Ballet Program
  http://www.dancemagazine.com/ (blog)
  Can't choose between college and a professional ballet career? It's possible to have both! (Four artistic directors told us so.) But this path comes with extra challenges. The university you choose can make all the difference. So how do you find the ...
  
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• Women Choreographers Shine at the Joyce's Ballet Festival - Village Voice

  28-07-2017 16:10 via villagevoice.com
  Village Voice
  Women Choreographers Shine at the Joyce's Ballet Festival
  Village Voice
  The Joyce Theater, a 472-seat house that was once a porn cinema, has for the past 35 years provided a unique environment for looking at ballet. Rather than sitting a block from the stage, as one does in our big uptown halls, audiences in Chelsea form ...
  
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• Top 10 for Friday: 10 great things about classical ballet in Delco - The Delaware County Daily Times

  28-07-2017 12:34 via delcotimes.com
  Top 10 for Friday: 10 great things about classical ballet in Delco
  The Delaware County Daily Times
  Classical ballerinas from the Academy of International Ballet add style and grace to the Philadelphia Museum of Inside/Out Artwork in downtown Media, PA. I graciously received these photographs and information to share from William Conville. Read how ...
  
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• Touch and Mariinsky Ballet: this week's best UK theatre and dance - The Guardian

  28-07-2017 11:30 via theguardian.com
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  Touch and Mariinsky Ballet: this week's best UK theatre and dance
  The Guardian
  Dee is living in chaos in a bedsit in London. But she doesn't mind the squalor because she is having the time of her life working out who she is and what she wants. Her method? Sex. Vicky Jones directed Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag and her own play ...
  
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• Touch and Mariinsky Ballet: this week’s best UK theatre and dance

  28-07-2017 11:30
  Fleabag director Vicky Jones returns with a candid, honest play about sex, while Russia’s finest enjoy a second week at the Royal Opera House1 Touch
  Dee is living in chaos in a bedsit in London. But she doesn’t mind the squalor because she is having the time of her life working out who she is and what she wants. Her method? Sex. Vicky Jones directed Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag and her own play has a similar sexual candour, offering an honest look into the mind of a woman in
  
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• Swan Lake / Mariinsky Ballet, dance review: From Russia with a stately swan - Evening Standard

  28-07-2017 10:04 via standard.co.uk
  Evening Standard
  Swan Lake / Mariinsky Ballet, dance review: From Russia with a stately swan
  Evening Standard
  ​There are some gemlike moments in the Mariinsky's Swan Lake. This is a ballet that was made for the St Petersburg company, after all, in 1895 (by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov), and has remained an important part of their rep ever since. There's great ...
  Swan Lake, Mariinsky Ballet review - Xander Parish lacks the spark of wildfireThe Arts Deskall 4 news articles »
  
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• Concert featuring nearly 20 dance troupes to be performed at Orpheum this fall - Omaha World-Herald

  28-07-2017 07:04
  Omaha World-Herald
  Concert featuring nearly 20 dance troupes to be performed at Orpheum this fall
  Omaha World-Herald
  Nebraska in Motion, a large concert featuring nearly 20 dance troupes, will celebrate the state's 150th anniversary this fall. The Omaha Performing Arts event, on Sept. 23 at the Orpheum Theater, will feature original, Nebraska-inspired pieces.
  
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• Playfulness and passion from Ballet Hispánico - The Boston Globe

  28-07-2017 04:08 via bostonglobe.com
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  Playfulness and passion from Ballet Hispánico
  The Boston Globe
  Brooke Trisolini. Dancers of Ballet Hispanico in “Linea Recta.” BECKET — Ballet Hispánico's artistic director Eduardo Vilaro has said that the troupe's title notwithstanding, the company is “a new envisioning of American modern dance.” It's an ...
  
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• Dance to take his Chance at Hawke's Bay - Racing.com

  28-07-2017 03:48
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  Dance to take his Chance at Hawke's Bay
  Racing.com
  Well-travelled stayer Chance To Dance is likely to follow a tried-and-true path in his quest for Group 1 spring glory. The Irish-bred son of Teofilo is making good early progress toward his New Zealand debut for trainers Stephen Autridge and Jamie ...
  
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• Arkansas female prisoners experience healing power of dance - THV 11

  28-07-2017 03:19
  THV 11
  Arkansas female prisoners experience healing power of dance
  THV 11
  WRIGHTSVILLE, Ark. (KTHV) -- Behind bars isn't a place you expect to see many smiles. It's a sedentary life style with a clock on your back, counting down the hours until time served. To pass the time and work through some of their pain and anger, the ...
  
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• LeAnn Rimes Leads Dance Club Songs Chart With 'LovE Is LovE Is LovE' - Billboard

  28-07-2017 02:58
  Billboard
  LeAnn Rimes Leads Dance Club Songs Chart With 'LovE Is LovE Is LovE'
  Billboard
  LeAnn Rimes rises 3-1 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart (dated Aug. 5) with the socially conscious "LovE Is LovE Is LovE." The song is her second topper this year, following "Long Live Love" in March, with both songs from her latest album, Remnants.
  
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• Weekend: National Dance Day - NBC Southern California

  28-07-2017 02:05
  NBC Southern California
  Weekend: National Dance Day
  NBC Southern California
  The free shimmy-it-up at Grand Park'll include warm-ups, performances, and a dance on the fountain's splash pad. By Alysia Gray Painter. processing... Fetching questions... NEWSLETTERS. Receive the latest local updates in your inbox. Email. Privacy ...and more »
  
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• Hull star Xander Parish takes giant step up at Russian ballet - The Times

  28-07-2017 01:59 via thetimes.co.uk
  The Times
  Hull star Xander Parish takes giant step up at Russian ballet
  The Times
  A ballet dancer from Hull is about to experience rock-star status in Russia after he became the first Briton to be named as a principal dancer for the Mariinsky Ballet. Xander Parish, 31, was confirmed last night as only the second foreigner to be ...
  
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• Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Jonas Blue, RAC & R5 - Billboard

  28-07-2017 01:42
  Billboard
  Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Jonas Blue, RAC & R5
  Billboard
  Jonas Blue featuring William Singe, "Mama". U.K.-based DJ/producer Jonas Blue scores the leading debut on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart (dated Aug. 5) with "Mama," featuring William Singe (No. 33). Blue broke out early last year with his ...
  
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• Davis returns to roots to teach ballet - LaGrange Daily News

  28-07-2017 01:39 via lagrangenews.com
  LaGrange Daily News
  Davis returns to roots to teach ballet
  LaGrange Daily News
  American Ballet Theatre dancer Gray Davis has leapt back to some of his dancing roots in LaGrange this week at the Lafayette Center for Dance. Born in Greenwood, South Carolina, he moved to Peachtree City when he was young. His first dance ...
  
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• New owner of dance studio excited to work with Waseca dancers and newcomers alike - Southernminn.com

  28-07-2017 01:20
  Southernminn.com
  New owner of dance studio excited to work with Waseca dancers and newcomers alike
  Southernminn.com
  Courtney Benavidez is the new owner of Sharri's School of Dance. (Jacob Stark/Waseca County News). ×. 9 remaining of 10. Welcome! We hope that you enjoy our free content. Sharri's School of Dance is under new ownership, and Courtney Benavidez looks ...
  
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• Dance Lessons: Bollywood by the Sea - San Diego Entertainer Magazine

  28-07-2017 00:16
  San Diego Entertainer Magazine
  Dance Lessons: Bollywood by the Sea
  San Diego Entertainer Magazine
  The Headquarters at Seaport is famous for its eclectic blend of classically inspired architectural styles and its rich history. The iconic former headquarters to the San Diego Police Department is now Seaport District's most enticing retail destination ...
  
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