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• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland reviewed: Magical evening at The Royal Ballet - Express.co.uk

  01-10-2017 19:56
  Express.co.uk
  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland reviewed: Magical evening at The Royal Ballet
  Express.co.uk
  The excited buzz in the auditorium was entirely appropriate. We last saw Christopher Wheeldon's Alice in 2014 so we expected the best. The company is bursting at the seams with top class dancers, a lot of them on show at Wednesday's opening night.
  
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• Ballet, Bach and Beer highlights community collaboration - Rocky Mountain Collegian

  01-10-2017 19:37
  Rocky Mountain Collegian
  Ballet, Bach and Beer highlights community collaboration
  Rocky Mountain Collegian
  Canyon Concert Ballet and NoCo Artists collaborated to bring together hand-selected German draft beers by High Country Beverage, ballet and the music of famed German composer Johann Sebastian Bach Saturday night. The Community Creative Center ...
  
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• New Executive Director of Texas Ballet Theater Resigns - Playbill.com

  01-10-2017 19:36
  New Executive Director of Texas Ballet Theater Resigns
  Playbill.com
  Gary Wortley, executive director of Texas Ballet Theater since June, has resigned, a spokesperson for the company confirmed. In a statement, Wortley said, "It is with sincere best wishes that I have tendered my resignation from Texas Ballet Theater. I ...
  
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• Washington Ballet Settles Union Grievance Over Fired Dancers - Playbill.com

  01-10-2017 19:00
  Washington Ballet Settles Union Grievance Over Fired Dancers
  Playbill.com
  Washington Ballet has resolved a grievance filed by the dancers' union over two dancers who were not rehired for the upcoming season. The two dancers, Brian Corman and Nikkia Parish, claimed that the company had fired them because they supported ...
  
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• MN Ballet casting for local dancers - Fergus Falls Daily Journal

  01-10-2017 17:04
  MN Ballet casting for local dancers
  Fergus Falls Daily Journal
  The Minnesota Ballet is coming to Fergus Falls to perform Tchaikovsky's “The Nutcracker.” Community members will get the chance to see this amazing performance, but most importantly, local dancers will be given the opportunity to dance with the ...
  
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• The week ahead in LA dance, Oct. 1-8: Los Angeles Ballet, Bodytraffic and more - Los Angeles Times

  01-10-2017 15:01
  Los Angeles Times
  The week ahead in LA dance, Oct. 1-8: Los Angeles Ballet, Bodytraffic and more
  Los Angeles Times
  Tzu Chi “Thousands of Helping Hands” Concert China Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe presents the Buddhism-themed dance piece “My Dream”; musician Daniel Ho and the All-American Boys Chorus also perform. Microsoft Theater, 777 Chick ...
  
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• The Pennsylvania Ballet presents 'The Sleeping Beauty' - 6abc.com

  01-10-2017 14:24
  6abc.com
  The Pennsylvania Ballet presents 'The Sleeping Beauty'
  6abc.com
  6abc Loves the Arts: The Pennsylvania Ballet presents 'The Sleeping Beauty.' Karen Rogers reports during Action News at 7:30 a.m. on October 1, 2017. (WPVI). WPVI. Sunday, October 01, 2017 08:24AM. The Pennsylvania Ballet is opening its 54th season ...
  
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• Grande dame of ballet in Falls starts dancers on right foot - Buffalo News

  01-10-2017 12:00
  Buffalo News
  Grande dame of ballet in Falls starts dancers on right foot
  Buffalo News
  NIAGARA FALLS – Elegant and poised in a casual summer dress, Beverley Feder recently gave a tour of her ballet school, the Feder School of Classical Ballet. It's tucked behind a purple door on the Portage Road side of the Niagara Arts and Cultural ...
  
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• WV Dance Company to perform new works at BCA Oct. 6 event - Beckley Register-Herald

  01-10-2017 09:06 via register-herald.com
  Beckley Register-Herald
  WV Dance Company to perform new works at BCA Oct. 6 event
  Beckley Register-Herald
  submitted photoWV Dance Company will perform in Beckley Concert Association's second show of the season at 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at Woodrow Wilson High School auditorium. CYNTHIA J STALEY Y. The renowned dance performers of WV Dance Company will ...
  
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• Charlotte Spencer: ‘We’ll be harnessing a more feral part of ourselves’

  01-10-2017 09:00
  The choreographer on her love of open-air experience, from the Alpine peaks of her childhood to the urban wastelands of her latest dance projectCharlotte Spencer, 35, is a choreographer whose work explores our relationship with landscape and the environment. In 2015, she made Walking Stories, which took place in four London parks, as part of that year’s Dance Umbrella. This year, Spencer is presenting Is This a Waste Land?, an immersive piece for up to 80 participants set on disused land i
  
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• Acosta Danza: Debut review – Carlos Acosta is still keeping good company

  01-10-2017 09:00
  Sadler’s Wells, London
  Team skills, not star turns, are to the fore on the first UK tour by the dancer’s new Cuban troupeAcosta Danza is the creation of Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born dancer who retired from the ballet stage last year. As a performer, he will be remembered for the lustre of his dancing and for the vivid humanity that he brought to roles such as Romeo, Count Albrecht (in Giselle) and Crown Prince Rudolf (in Mayerling). Now, Acosta says, he wants to pass on all that he
  
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• At the YMCA: Kick up your heels and dance - Montana Standard

  01-10-2017 08:08 via mtstandard.com
  Montana Standard
  At the YMCA: Kick up your heels and dance
  Montana Standard
  It is not too late to register for the most fun you have had in a long time! Put on your dancin' shoes and dance your way to fitness in the three-week class of 50's Jitterbug. The classes are Fridays, October 6, 13, and 20, 7 to 9:00 p.m. The cost is ...
  
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• Arts Scene: Tulsa Ballet on the Green - Tulsa World (blog)

  01-10-2017 07:09
  Tulsa World (blog)
  Arts Scene: Tulsa Ballet on the Green
  Tulsa World (blog)
  Arman Zazyan and Jaimi Cullen in “If,” by Young Soon Hue, part of Tulsa Ballet's “Creations in Studio K.” Tulsa Ballet will perform this work Friday as part of a free show at the Guthrie Green. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World. Matt Barnard. If you missed the ...and more »
  
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• Arts Scene: Tulsa Ballet on the Green | ARTS | tulsaworld.com - Tulsa World (blog)

  01-10-2017 07:09
  Tulsa World (blog)
  Arts Scene: Tulsa Ballet on the Green | ARTS | tulsaworld.com
  Tulsa World (blog)
  If you missed the first two performances by Tulsa Ballet this year, the Tulsa Arts District's First Friday Art Crawl will give you the opportunity to experience some ...and more »
  
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• The B-52s show off their quirky new wave dance pop at fun Lied performance - Lincoln Journal Star

  01-10-2017 07:02 via journalstar.com
  The B-52s show off their quirky new wave dance pop at fun Lied performance
  Lincoln Journal Star
  Fred Schneider tried to get the Lied Center for Performing Arts crowd on its feet and dancing after the first B-52s song Saturday. “We're a dance band,” he said. “Either dance or we will do our dinner theater, 'South Pacific' or 'Annie'. You choose ...
  
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• Dance Africa Fest 2017! - Austin Monthly (blog)

  01-10-2017 07:00 via austinmonthly.com
  Dance Africa Fest 2017!
  Austin Monthly (blog)
  Austin, Texas' Dance Africa Fest provides the opportunity for Central Texas communities to experience, explore and engage in music and movement of the African/black diaspora, without travel! Dance Africa Fest, a platform to delve into diasporic dance ...
  
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• SALLY LITCHFIELD: Cobb County all-stars light up the dance floor for Loving Arms - MDJOnline.com

  01-10-2017 06:22 via mdjonline.com
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  SALLY LITCHFIELD: Cobb County all-stars light up the dance floor for Loving Arms
  MDJOnline.com
  Loving Arms Cancer Outreach held its annual fundraiser, “Dancing with the Stars of Cobb County” on Sept. 16 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The Grand Ballroom was beautifully decorated from tables to ceiling and lit in Loving Arms' signature ...
  
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• Ballet revives love for dancing, stretches limbs in senior home - MyAJC

  01-10-2017 06:06
  Ballet revives love for dancing, stretches limbs in senior home
  MyAJC
  Dolores Combs, 91, follows along with ballet instructor Vanessa Woods, of Vitality Ballet, during class at The Willows at Brooking Park in Chesterfield on ...and more »
  
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• Uruguay ballet thrives under Julio Bocca guidance - Aiken Standard

  01-10-2017 05:56
  Aiken Standard
  Uruguay ballet thrives under Julio Bocca guidance
  Aiken Standard
  In this Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 photo, ballet dancers Eunsil Kim, left, and Paula Penachio try on their dresses at the costume workshop at the Adela Reta Auditorium in Montevideo, Uruguay. The building also has a carpentry workshop where the set ...
  
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• Latin Dance Night brings cultural flare to Krannert Center - Daily Illini

  01-10-2017 05:46 via dailyillini.com
  Latin Dance Night brings cultural flare to Krannert Center
  Daily Illini
  Reggaeton, Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue and Bachata are just some of the many types of dance that make up a few of the cultural puzzle pieces of Latin heritage and identity. With this in mind, The Krannert Center for the Performing Arts has teamed up with ...
  
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• School officials: Loud sound but no shots fired at dance - Seattle Times

  01-10-2017 05:19 via seattletimes.com
  WDTN
  School officials: Loud sound but no shots fired at dance
  Seattle Times
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A high school homecoming dance ended early after the sound of a table being flipped over caused some students to fear shots had been fired. The Wayne High School Twitter page says when the table was flipped Saturday night, some ...
  Police: No shots fired during Wayne HS homecoming danceWDTNall 7 news articles »
  
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• Dance to benefit Operation Second Chance - The Dominion Post

  01-10-2017 05:17 via dominionpost.com
  Dance to benefit Operation Second Chance
  The Dominion Post
  Formed in 2005,Operation Second Chance began as a few people visiting and helping injured veterans and their families at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, according to its web site. Since then it has grown to offer a variety of services to veterans ...
  
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• Things to Do, Oct. 1: Koresh Dance at EJ Thomas; 'Cat in the Hat' at Civic; KSU Orchestra plays Brahms, Mozart ... - Akron Beacon Journal

  01-10-2017 04:56 via ohio.com
  Akron Beacon Journal
  Things to Do, Oct. 1: Koresh Dance at EJ Thomas; 'Cat in the Hat' at Civic; KSU Orchestra plays Brahms, Mozart ...
  Akron Beacon Journal
  Koresh Dance Company, performing at E.J. Thomas Hall Oct. 1 to kick off the mainstage DanceCleveland season.The modern dance company, founded by artistic director Ronen Koresh of Israel in 1991, is based in Philadelphia. (Photo courtesy Frank ...
  
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• Photos: St. Joe's homecoming dance - Huntington Herald Dispatch

  01-10-2017 04:54 via herald-dispatch.com
  Huntington Herald Dispatch
  Photos: St. Joe's homecoming dance
  Huntington Herald Dispatch
  St. Joseph Central Catholic High School's homecoming dance is held Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Black Sheep Harley-Davidson in Huntington. Close. 1 of 37. 2017 1001 sjhs homecoming17.jpg. Buy Now. Larry Butcher/For The Herald-Dispatch Students hit ...and more »
  
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• Strictly's Debbie McGee got cosy with her dance partner Giovanni Pernice for the second time in DAYS after sharing ... - The Sun

  01-10-2017 04:37 via thesun.co.uk
  The Sun
  Strictly's Debbie McGee got cosy with her dance partner Giovanni Pernice for the second time in DAYS after sharing ...
  The Sun
  DEBBIE McGee was spotted getting cosy with her dance partner for the second time in days. The ex-magician's assistant, 58, had a hug with Giovanni Pernice, 27, after rehearsals this week. It comes after their cheeky kiss while performing a paso doble ...and more »
  
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• The Australian Ballet and the Imperial Russian Ballet Company perform at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre - Illawarra Mercury

  01-10-2017 03:11
  Illawarra Mercury
  The Australian Ballet and the Imperial Russian Ballet Company perform at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre
  Illawarra Mercury
  The Illawarra Performing Arts Centre is on pointe this week with two major dance companies performing. Joseph Romancewicz, formerly of Oak Flats, returns home for the first time dancing with The Australian Ballet which will present the romantic classic ...and more »
  
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• New Jersey Business Uses Dance To Help Aid Relief Efforts In Puerto Rico - CBS Philly

  01-10-2017 03:01 via philadelphia.cbslocal.com
  CBS Philly
  New Jersey Business Uses Dance To Help Aid Relief Efforts In Puerto Rico
  CBS Philly
  PENNSAUKEN, NJ (CBS) — Some are dancing, some are packing and all helped Saturday at a special Puerto Rico relief effort at Algorhythm Dance Studio in Pennsauken. “We're dancers so I reached out to all our dance community and they've been really ...and more »
  
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• Strictly viewers torn over 'former ballet dancer' Debbie McGee - Belfast Telegraph

  01-10-2017 02:34
  Belfast Telegraph
  Strictly viewers torn over 'former ballet dancer' Debbie McGee
  Belfast Telegraph
  She's one of the frontrunners in the competition, but some viewers can't see past her previous dance experience. Strictly Come Dancing. 1 1 Strictly Come Dancing. October 1 2017. 0 Comments ...and more »
  
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• Police officer shows off dance moves at National Night Out Kick-off - KXAN.com

  01-10-2017 02:25 via kxan.com
  KXAN.com
  Police officer shows off dance moves at National Night Out Kick-off
  KXAN.com
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police were letting loose Saturday outside Reagan Early College High School for the National Night Out Kick-Off Party. An officer was all smiles while showing off her dance moves with those in attendance who were getting in the ...and more »
  
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• Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pink Martini team up for 'love and happiness' double bill - OregonLive.com

  01-10-2017 02:01
  OregonLive.com
  Oregon Ballet Theatre, Pink Martini team up for 'love and happiness' double bill
  OregonLive.com
  Pianists Hunter Noack (left) and Thomas Lauderdale will collaborate with the Oregon Ballet Theatre for its 2017-18 season opener, featuring George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." By Amy Wang | The Oregonian/OregonLive. Oregon Ballet Theatre's ...
  
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• Deborah MacMillan, widow of master choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, and Scottish Ballet designer Gary Harris on ... - HeraldScotland

  01-10-2017 01:09
  HeraldScotland
  Deborah MacMillan, widow of master choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, and Scottish Ballet designer Gary Harris on ...
  HeraldScotland
  IT is 25 years since Dunfermline-born master choreographer Kenneth MacMillan passed away, aged just 62. A quarter- century on, the dance world continues both to mourn his passing and to celebrate his influential oeuvre, and later this month, his legacy ...and more »
  
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• Mary Helen Bowers of Ballet Beautiful: the woman who gets the Victoria's Secret Angels on pointe - The Times

  01-10-2017 00:59
  Mary Helen Bowers of Ballet Beautiful: the woman who gets the Victoria's Secret Angels on pointe
  The Times
  The A-list's go-to trainer is launching a new book explaining how to get the ballet body. Allie Jones meets her in New York and is put through her paces. Former prima ballerina Mary Helen Bowers, left, with model Imaan Hammam. Former prima ballerina ...
  
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