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• "Dance Moms"' Kalani Hilliker Celebrates Her 17th Birthday - TeenVogue.com

  23-09-2017 22:55 via teenvogue.com
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  "Dance Moms"' Kalani Hilliker Celebrates Her 17th Birthday
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  The Dance Moms stars are tight both on-screen and off-screen. So, for Kalani Hilliker's 17th birthday on Saturday, September 23, her co-stars shared sweet Instagram messages. "Happy 17th birthday to my best friend," Kendall Vertes captioned a slideshow ...
  
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• Watch: BTS Show Off Their Dance Skills On “Ask Us Anything” - soompi

  23-09-2017 22:36 via soompi.com
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  Watch: BTS Show Off Their Dance Skills On “Ask Us Anything”
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  BTS got to show off their dancing skills on the September 23 episode of JTBC's “Ask Us Anything.” First up was Jimin and J-Hope, who performed a dance cover of Seo Taiji's 1992 track “Through Tonight Growing Late.” The boys learned the dance directly ...
  
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• Fall performing arts preview: music, dance, comedy on the Peninsula - Daily Press

  23-09-2017 22:01 via dailypress.com
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  Fall performing arts preview: music, dance, comedy on the Peninsula
  Daily Press
  The crisper weather and earlier sunsets mean more indoor activities, including our picks in fall performing arts. Williamsburg Players. “Leading Ladies: A Cabaret,” arranged by Yorktown native and Broadway's “Wicked” actress Tiffany Haas, takes the ...
  
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• At the YMCA: Dance your way to fitness - Montana Standard

  23-09-2017 21:42 via mtstandard.com
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  At the YMCA: Dance your way to fitness
  Montana Standard
  Put on your dancin' shoes and dance your way to fitness in the three-week class of '50s Jitterbug. Fridays, October 6, 13, and 20, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. $30 for members, $40 for non-members, $75 for Couples. The instructor is traveling from Helena, so ...
  
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• Houston Ballet's "Mayerling" is a must-see - Chron.com

  23-09-2017 21:17
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  Houston Ballet's "Mayerling" is a must-see
  Chron.com
  So much rode on the long ovation after Houston Ballet finished its first performance of the season Friday at Hobby Center. Patrons seemed relieved to see the company on stage again, with its home theater a few blocks east still ravaged by Hurricane Harvey.
  Houston Ballet's Dark Mayerling Still DazzlesHouston Press
  Houston Ballet's triumphant Mayerling surges above the storm with night full of hope for the artsCultureMap Houstonall 3
  
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• Prince Dance Theatre Presents 'Carnival of Exotic Mayhem' - Big Island Now

  23-09-2017 21:11 via bigislandnow.com
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  Prince Dance Theatre Presents 'Carnival of Exotic Mayhem'
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  Prince Dance Theatre will present its annual fundraiser and dance party at the Honokaʻa People's Theatre on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 7 to 10 p.m.. “The Carnival of Exotic Mayhem” will feature costumes, video projections, magic, fire dancers, go-go ...
  
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• 'So You Think You Can Dance' finale preview: Who deserves to win season 14? [WATCH] - Goldderby

  23-09-2017 18:03 via goldderby.com
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  'So You Think You Can Dance' finale preview: Who deserves to win season 14? [WATCH]
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  “That is the beauty of dance. You can touch somebody with movement,” says “So You Think You Can Dance” judge Nigel Lythgoe in a preview for the show's two-hour season finale episode, which airs Monday night, September 25. Watch the preview above, ...
  
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• 'Bharatanatyam and ballet as dance forms are quite similar' - The Sunday Guardian

  23-09-2017 16:49 via sundayguardianlive.com
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  'Bharatanatyam and ballet as dance forms are quite similar'
  The Sunday Guardian
  Director of the Royal Russian Ballet, Anatoliy Kazatskiy speaks to Priya Singh about his latest directorial venture, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, which was performed over the weekend in Delhi. Tell us about Swan Lake, the ballet. What are the qualities ...and more »
  
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• VIDEO: Watch the traditional Saudi ardha dance orchestra style - Al-Arabiya

  23-09-2017 15:14 via english.alarabiya.net
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  VIDEO: Watch the traditional Saudi ardha dance orchestra style
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  On the occasion of Saudi Arabia marking 8th national day, the Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Foundation “MiSK” took on the production of a traditional ardha dance by giving it an orchestra flare. On its YouTube channel, Misk published a video ...and more »
  
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• Above The Ballet, Where The Tutus Are Made - NPR

  23-09-2017 14:11
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  Above The Ballet, Where The Tutus Are Made
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  New York City Ballet Director of Costumes Marc Happel and Draper Kellie Sheehan conduct a costume fitting with soloist Indiana Woodward for Justin Peck's Pulcinella Variations, with costumes designed by Tsumori Chisato. Erin Baiano/Courtesy of New ...and more »
  
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• Teen organ recipients who met as babies to attend homecoming dance together - WSB Atlanta

  23-09-2017 12:57 via wsbtv.com
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  Teen organ recipients who met as babies to attend homecoming dance together
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  Two teenagers who met as they battled the same metabolic disorder and then underwent liver transplants weeks apart, are now going to a homecoming dance together. "It's heartwarming," said Oula Haddad, mother to 16-year-old Grace Haddad of Olney, ...and more »
  
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• Ballet, Irish dance school opens in Landrum - Spartanburg Herald Journal

  23-09-2017 12:29 via goupstate.com
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  Ballet, Irish dance school opens in Landrum
  Spartanburg Herald Journal
  Christi Stanton started sharing her love for dance with others more than 20 years ago, leading dance classes in her parents' garage in Inman when she was 19 years old. She has since grown that small garage studio into StarMakers Dance Co., ...
  
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• Fall classical music and dance preview 2017: An embarrassment of classical concert riches in Northeast Ohio - cleveland.com (blog)

  23-09-2017 12:09 via cleveland.com
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  Fall classical music and dance preview 2017: An embarrassment of classical concert riches in Northeast Ohio
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  CLEVELAND, Ohio - We'd be embarrassed if we weren't so proud. Embarrassed by our cultural riches. Here in Northeast Ohio, we're fortunate to have far more in the way of high-level vocal, chamber, and orchestral music than our modest profile would ...
  
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• Ballet company takes on Shakespeare classic - Manawatu Standard

  23-09-2017 06:18
  Ballet company takes on Shakespeare classic
  Manawatu Standard
  In this new production based on Shakespeare's popular play, the Royal New Zealand Ballet has again struck gold with its spectacular account of how love across the divide can go very wrong. The company's former artistic director Francesco Ventriglia has ...
  
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• International Ballet sets 2017-2018 schedule - GreerToday

  23-09-2017 04:25
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  International Ballet sets 2017-2018 schedule
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  The 2017-18 International Ballet has announced its signature fall concert, traditional holiday classic and a full-length ballet in the spring. The Greer-based internationally acclaimed dance company will show off its new branding during the beginning ...
  
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• Russian ballet of eternal love, Swan Lake is coming to Delhi soon - India Today

  23-09-2017 03:53
  India Today
  Russian ballet of eternal love, Swan Lake is coming to Delhi soon
  India Today
  Swan Lake might be an old ballet, but its message that love conquers all is as true today as it was 122 years ago when it premiered for the first time. Adila Matra | Posted by Ashna Kumar. [email protected]. September 23, 2017 | UPDATED 07:22 IST.
  A drizzle outside and ballet inside, Swan Lake brings capital to its toesThe Indian Expressall 2 news articles »
  
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• Stunning ballet transports audience to French countryside - Toowoomba Chronicle

  23-09-2017 02:14
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  Stunning ballet transports audience to French countryside
  Toowoomba Chronicle
  ... ( From left ) Kelly Hollis with her mother Judy O'Loughlin at the Queensland Ballet's La Fille mal garde at the Empire Theatre. Saturday, 16th Sep, 2017. Nev Madsen. EMPIRE Theatres marketing manager Emilee Nichols said the Queensland Ballet ...
  
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• What Can Virtual Reality Do For Dance? - TheStranger.com

  23-09-2017 00:53 via thestranger.com
  What Can Virtual Reality Do For Dance?
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  This Sunday around 4:00 p.m. at Local Sightings, Stranger Geniuses Zoe | Juniper are presenting a 14-minute virtual reality version of their weird, gorgeous, apocalyptic Clear & Sweet. As I described the show when it made its west coast premiere last ...
  
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• Emma Stone Used Dance to Prepare for Role as Billie Jean King - Voice of America

  23-09-2017 00:02 via learningenglish.voanews.com
  Emma Stone Used Dance to Prepare for Role as Billie Jean King
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  American actress Emma Stone admits she has never played tennis. So to play the role of tennis champion Billie Jean King in the new film Battle of the Sexes, she prepared her body using a different exercise: dance. Battle of the Sexes tells the story of ...and more »
  
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