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• Cerqua Rivera Dance's 'Alone/Together' leans on the music, and the fun - Chicago Tribune

  06-10-2017 21:01 via chicagotribune.com
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  Cerqua Rivera Dance's 'Alone/Together' leans on the music, and the fun
  Chicago Tribune
  Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre presents "Alone/Together" for its 2017 fall series, including the premiere of "American Catracho" by Wilfredo Rivera and Joe Cerqua. (Dan Kasberger photo). Lauren WarneckeChicago Tribune. The marriage of music and dance ...
  
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• With powerful rhythms, Repertory Dance Theatre takes a stand for Utah's Bears Ears National Monument - Salt Lake Tribune

  06-10-2017 20:57 via sltrib.com
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  With powerful rhythms, Repertory Dance Theatre takes a stand for Utah's Bears Ears National Monument
  Salt Lake Tribune
  (Courtesy RDT) Repertory Dance Theatre and Zvi Gotheiner traveled to Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah in May before creating the work "Dancing The Bears Ears," making its world premiere as part of RDT's Sanctuary program Oct. 5-7 at ...
  
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• Dance Arts Center of St. Charles auditions for 'World of Dance' - Kane County Chronicle

  06-10-2017 20:31 via kcchronicle.com
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  Dance Arts Center of St. Charles auditions for 'World of Dance'
  Kane County Chronicle
  She's been dancing since she was 2 years old and has studied all major styles of dance, including ballet, contemporary, hip hop, jazz, lyrical, modern, pointe and tap. She began her training at The Academy of Dance Arts; was a member of Illinois Ballet ...
  
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• Imagine a rock-ballet fusion -- it's real, and it's at the Koger Center - WIS

  06-10-2017 20:12
  Imagine a rock-ballet fusion -- it's real, and it's at the Koger Center
  WIS
  Imagine rock music and ballet on the stage at the Koger Center. It's happening! Radenko Pavlovich is the artistic director for the Columbia Classical Ballet Company and his dancers are performing Imagine: Ballet Rocks. It is ballet set to rock music so ...
  
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• John Neumeier's labour-of-love ballet about Nijinsky comes to Paris - Financial Times

  06-10-2017 19:24
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  John Neumeier's labour-of-love ballet about Nijinsky comes to Paris
  Financial Times
  Ballets about legendary dancers are a tricky proposition. They offer ready opportunities for dance, but require performers somehow to duplicate the kind of charisma that only comes along once in a generation. The Bolshoi Ballet's recent attempt at ...
  
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• Vista monthly dance inspires adults with special needs - Coast News

  06-10-2017 19:19 via thecoastnews.com
  Vista monthly dance inspires adults with special needs
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  Caroline Bossmeyer, from left, Devin Band, Nicholas Bolling, Ivette Perez, Tony Kwasnieki and Jerome Arnold. Bossmeyer is a former professional dancer who started InnerDancer Performing Arts in 2009. Courtesy photo. VISTA — On the second Saturday of ...
  
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• Michigan's Chase Winovich: Ballet, Conor McGregor and scrapping ... - MLive.com

  06-10-2017 19:05
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  Michigan's Chase Winovich: Ballet, Conor McGregor and scrapping ...
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  Through four games, Winovich ranks first or second in the Big Ten in sacks and tackles for a loss.and more »
  
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• REVIEW: Starr Foster Dance Project celebrates 16 years of performing arts in RVA - Richmond.com

  06-10-2017 19:02 via richmond.com
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  REVIEW: Starr Foster Dance Project celebrates 16 years of performing arts in RVA
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  Brittany Judge and Heather Rhea's beautiful entanglement in the premiere of Starr Foster Dance Project's “Sleep of the Guilty.” Photo by Doug Hayes. REVIEW: Starr Foster Dance Project celebratetes 16 years of performing arts in RVA. Dancers Erick ...and more »
  
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• Boston Ballet showcases dancers' choreography in captivating evening - The Boston Globe

  06-10-2017 18:54
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  Boston Ballet showcases dancers' choreography in captivating evening
  The Boston Globe
  As a rule, professional ballet dancers are at the beck and call of any number of choreographers contributing repertoire to a company's season. But with its “BB@home” series, Boston Ballet lets some of the aspiring choreographers within its ranks take ...and more »
  
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• Dance world comes out in droves to see Kate Weare's captivating 'Marksman' - SFGate

  06-10-2017 18:43 via sfgate.com
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  Dance world comes out in droves to see Kate Weare's captivating 'Marksman'
  SFGate
  An informal head count at ODC Theater Thursday evening, Oct. 5, suggested that the contingent of local dance professionals in attendance rivaled the common folk in numbers, and that's understandable. Everyone was there to see the Kate Weare Company ...
  
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• Local zombies wanted for worldwide 'Thriller' dance - Petaluma Argus Courier

  06-10-2017 18:39 via petaluma360.com
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  Local zombies wanted for worldwide 'Thriller' dance
  Petaluma Argus Courier
  (1 of ) A flash mob danced to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller" in the town square in Healdsburg on Halloween night, Friday, Ocober 31, 2014. prev. next. CHRIS SMITH. THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | October 6, 2017, 9:37AM. | Updated 3 minutes ago. Coming up in ...
  
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• PREMIERE: Dance Like No One's Watching to Felix Jaehn's "Just Like a Riddle" - Papermag

  06-10-2017 18:16 via papermag.com
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  PREMIERE: Dance Like No One's Watching to Felix Jaehn's "Just Like a Riddle"
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  Felix Jaehn, the German DJ/wunderkind behind Omi's "Cheerleader" remix (or the song that's been in your head since summer '16'), has always inspired listeners to release their inhibitions and fully embrace the music — something he obviously sought to ...and more »
  
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• Even Ravel's 'Bolero' felt fresh: Washington Ballet season opener ... - Washington Post

  06-10-2017 17:53
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  Even Ravel's 'Bolero' felt fresh: Washington Ballet season opener ...
  Washington Post
  The Washington Ballet's season-opening series is titled “Russian Masters,” but the emphasis is wrong. The company's dancers are the masters, a stellar ...
  This Choreographer Just Said "There Is No Such Thing As Equality in Ballet" And He's "Very Comfortable With That"Dance Magazine
  The Washington Ballet's Russian Masters reviewDC Theatre Sceneall 3 news articles »
  
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• Even Ravel's 'Bolero' felt fresh: Washington Ballet season opener was that good - Washington Post

  06-10-2017 17:53
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  Even Ravel's 'Bolero' felt fresh: Washington Ballet season opener was that good
  Washington Post
  The Washington Ballet's season-opening series is titled “Russian Masters,” but the emphasis is wrong. The company's dancers are the masters, a stellar achievement considering the stylistic challenges of the program's four works. Under the leadership ...
  Ratmansky Just Said There's "No Such Thing As Equality in Ballet"Dance Magazine
  The Washington Ballet's Russian Masters r
  
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• An Old Danish Dance In The Key Of Melancholy - KRVS

  06-10-2017 17:32 via krvs.org
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  An Old Danish Dance In The Key Of Melancholy
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  Members of the Danish String Quartet turn to folk music from their Nordic homeland for their new album, Last Leaf. Caroline Bittencourt / ECM. View Slideshow 2 of 2. ECM. Classical and folk music continue to intermingle in fascinating ways. The ...and more »
  
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• Best Things to Do This Weekend: “Chaos Theory,” Arizona Dance Festival, Monster Market - Phoenix New Times

  06-10-2017 17:03 via phoenixnewtimes.com
  Best Things to Do This Weekend: “Chaos Theory,” Arizona Dance Festival, Monster Market
  Phoenix New Times
  Don't let your weekend go to waste. Check out the annual art exhibition “Chaos Theory," get cultured at the Otsukimi Moonviewing Festival, or jumpstart your Halloween at the Monster Market. For more things to do, visit Phoenix New Times' curated calendar.
  
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• REVIEW: Starr Foster Dance Project celebratetes 16 years of performing arts in RVA - Richmond.com

  06-10-2017 16:53 via richmond.com
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  REVIEW: Starr Foster Dance Project celebratetes 16 years of performing arts in RVA
  Richmond.com
  Brittany Judge and Heather Rhea's beautiful entanglement in the premiere of Starr Foster Dance Project's “Sleep of the Guilty.” Photo by Doug Hayes. REVIEW: Starr Foster Dance Project celebratetes 16 years of performing arts in RVA. Dancers Erick ...
  
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• Four Stars Share The First Time They Danced Their Dream Roles - Dance Spirit

  06-10-2017 16:39 via dancespirit.com
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  Four Stars Share The First Time They Danced Their Dream Roles
  Dance Spirit
  Is there a part you desperately want to do, something that makes your heart sing? What would it be like to get the chance to perform it? For some lucky people, dancing a coveted role is a dream that comes true. We asked four top dancers how it felt ...
  
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• Shakti: A Bollywood Dance Showcase at Shea's Smith Theater - Buffalo Rising

  06-10-2017 16:34 via buffalorising.com
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  Shakti: A Bollywood Dance Showcase at Shea's Smith Theater
  Buffalo Rising
  Devi Bollywood Dance is at it again, with a reboot of Shakti: A Bollywood Dance Showcase. Revisiting their sold out performance from April, director Gaitrie Subryan returns to the stage at Shea's Smith Theater with her cast of skilled, multi-cultural ...
  Zodiaque Dance prepares for another versatile seasonUniversity at Buffalo The Spectrumall 2 news articles »
  
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• For 'Downtown Dance,' a Changing of Many Guards - New York Times

  06-10-2017 16:00 via nytimes.com
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  For 'Downtown Dance,' a Changing of Many Guards
  New York Times
  Clockwise from top left: Jenny Schlenzka, Jay Wegman, Janet Wong (center), Craig Peterson and Ben Pryor. Credit George Etheredge for The New York Times. The term “downtown dance” may be outmoded, recalling an era closer to the 1970s when living ...
  
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• Segerstrom welcomes Mariinsky Ballet and the company's newest principal dancer Xander Parish - OCRegister

  06-10-2017 15:05
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  Segerstrom welcomes Mariinsky Ballet and the company's newest principal dancer Xander Parish
  OCRegister
  The Segerstrom Center for the Arts premiere of “Le Spectre de la Rose” by Michel Fokine will be performed by Mariinsky Ballet Oct. 12. (Photo by Natasha Razina). Expand. Spirits, dreams, swans and an Arabian tale. These subjects do not seem out of ...
  
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• Traditional dance roots go deep at Michigan camp - Traverse City Record Eagle

  06-10-2017 15:04 via record-eagle.com
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  Traditional dance roots go deep at Michigan camp
  Traverse City Record Eagle
  He slowly glides back and forth and tapping his feet to a fiddle accompaniment. He's light on his feet as he scuffs his toes and clicks his heels to the bright plucking. As the music speeds up, the dancer seems like he barely touches the floor and the ...
  
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• Dance in a trippy VR rave inspired by Tokimonsta's new album - Engadget

  06-10-2017 15:01 via engadget.com
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  Dance in a trippy VR rave inspired by Tokimonsta's new album
  Engadget
  Producer and DJ TOKiMONSTA has partnered with social VR music platform TheWaveVR to release a special edition of her next album, Lune Rouge. While the new record drops today, fans with an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift can watch the virtual reality portion ...and more »
  
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• Man United's Paul Pogba needs no excuse to show off dance moves - ESPN FC (blog)

  06-10-2017 14:21 via espnfc.com
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  Man United's Paul Pogba needs no excuse to show off dance moves
  ESPN FC (blog)
  It certainly looks like Paul Pogba is making the most of his convalescent trip to Miami to help speed up his return from a hamstring injury. Indeed, the Manchester United midfielder's latest Instagram dispatch shows him cruising through the streets ...
  Paul Pogba shows off his dance moves in Manchester United gear as France star continues recovery from hamstring ...Daily Mail
  WATCH: Man Utd midfielder
  
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• Can you handle, handle this? Beyonce dance classes take off in Australia - Lonely Planet Travel News

  06-10-2017 13:02 via lonelyplanet.com
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  Can you handle, handle this? Beyonce dance classes take off in Australia
  Lonely Planet Travel News
  It can be hard to maintain fitness while travelling but if you're in Australia and looking for a different way to keep up a regime while away from home, just ask yourself, What would Beyonce do? Beyonce dancing proving popular in Australia. Image by ...
  
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• Facebook's dirty dance with Russians demands regulation - Baltimore Sun (blog)

  06-10-2017 12:49 via baltimoresun.com
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  Facebook's dirty dance with Russians demands regulation
  Baltimore Sun (blog)
  For decades I have argued against any form of increased government regulation of media. But Facebook's dirty dance with the Russians in the 2016 election proves it can't be trusted to police itself. (Ulysses Muñoz / Baltimore Sun). David ZurawikContact ...and more »
  
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• 'They're family:' Dance studio rallies to help Puerto Rican families from town devastated by Hurricane Maria - MassLive.com

  06-10-2017 12:36 via masslive.com
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  'They're family:' Dance studio rallies to help Puerto Rican families from town devastated by Hurricane Maria
  MassLive.com
  When Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, its impact was also felt by the millions of Puerto Ricans who live on the U.S. mainland. Among them were six families whose children attend the Dazzle Studio of Dance in Chicopee - three of whom are from ...
  
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• World of Dance competition returns to Atlanta - MyAJC (blog)

  06-10-2017 12:10 via talktown.blog.myajc.com
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  World of Dance competition returns to Atlanta
  MyAJC (blog)
  It has been almost a decade since World of Dance (WOD) began as a single event in Pomona, Calif. with the goal of promoting dance as a multimedia art form. The timing was perfect. It was 2008 and the creation of WOD coincided with the explosion of the ...
  
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• Lion's Jaw Is 'Not Just A Festival For Dancers To Come Dance' - WBUR

  06-10-2017 11:09 via wbur.org
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  Lion's Jaw Is 'Not Just A Festival For Dancers To Come Dance'
  WBUR
  Dancers have come from as far as Seattle and as close as Cambridge to be at Green Street Studios this week for the second annual Lion's Jaw dance festival. A creation of Boston's New Movement Collaborative, Lion's Jaw is a mash-up of a festival and a ...
  
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• The Dominican Dance Party That Refuses to Die - New York Times

  06-10-2017 11:00 via nytimes.com
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  The Dominican Dance Party That Refuses to Die
  New York Times
  Around midnight on a recent Saturday, behind a windowless facade on Amsterdam Avenue in Washington Heights, Radhamés López led his partner, Carmen Faña, onto the dance floor. Dozens of couples danced beside a large painting of a flowering ...
  
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• Coast-to-coast choreographers contribute to Hancock College's 'Dimensions in Dance' concert - Lompoc Record

  06-10-2017 09:05 via lompocrecord.com
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  Coast-to-coast choreographers contribute to Hancock College's 'Dimensions in Dance' concert
  Lompoc Record
  Jessica Clark is one of more than 60 performers in Hancock College's fall "Dimensions in Dance." Luis Escobar of Reflections. Dancers Joeniel Jovero and Brooke Nevitt. Buy Now. Dancers Joeniel Jovero and Brooke Nevitt will perform in Hancock College's ...and more »
  
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• Coast-to-coast choreographers contribute to Hancock College's 'Dimensions in Dance' concert - Santa Maria Times

  06-10-2017 09:02 via santamariatimes.com
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  Coast-to-coast choreographers contribute to Hancock College's 'Dimensions in Dance' concert
  Santa Maria Times
  Jessica Clark is one of more than 60 performers in Hancock College's fall "Dimensions in Dance." Luis Escobar of Reflections. Dancers Joeniel Jovero and Brooke Nevitt. Buy Now. Dancers Joeniel Jovero and Brooke Nevitt will perform in Hancock College's ...and more »
  
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• Colorado Ballet Cancels Nutcracker Performances - Playbill.com

  06-10-2017 08:05
  Colorado Ballet Cancels Nutcracker Performances
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  Colorado Ballet has canceled six performances of The Nutcracker in order to save money, the Rocky Mountain News reports. The performances on December 11, 15, 28, and 29 have been canceled, as have December 21 and 22 matinees.
  
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• Homecoming dance takes scary turn for Hillsboro freshman - KMOV.com

  06-10-2017 06:09 via kmov.com
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  Homecoming dance takes scary turn for Hillsboro freshman
  KMOV.com
  Homecoming 2017 turned out to be a memorable one for freshman Thomas Reed, but for the wrong reason. "I said is he going to shoot me or not?" he says. When Reed and his girlfriend were leaving the dance at Hillsboro High School, he says a student ...
  
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• There's a dance-party going on at Charlotte Hall Jazzercise - So Md News

  06-10-2017 06:04 via somdnews.com
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  There's a dance-party going on at Charlotte Hall Jazzercise
  So Md News
  Teresa Ward and Cathy Farmer celebrated their first year in business on Sept. 1 as the new owners of Charlotte Hall Jazzercise on Potomac Way. STAFF PHOTO BY CAROL SMITH. Cathy Farmer and Teresa Ward celebrated one year of dancin' and sweatin' ...
  
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• Interlochen Dance Company brings The Nutcracker to Cheboygan Opera House - Cheboygan Daily Tribune

  06-10-2017 06:01 via cheboygannews.com
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  Interlochen Dance Company brings The Nutcracker to Cheboygan Opera House
  Cheboygan Daily Tribune
  CHEBOYGAN – The Cheboygan Area Arts Council has announced that it will be presenting the Interlochen Dance Company in a new performance of the timeless ballet, The Nutcracker, at the historic Cheboygan Opera House on Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m..
  
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• AMERICAN DANCE SPECTACULAR Comes to Ridgefield Playhouse 10/22 - Broadway World

  06-10-2017 04:16 via broadwayworld.com
  AMERICAN DANCE SPECTACULAR Comes to Ridgefield Playhouse 10/22
  Broadway World
  AMERICAN DANCE SPECTACULAR Comes to Ridgefield Playhouse 10/22 Iconic dances, magical choreography and incredible music come together as American Dance Spectacular at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, October 22 at 7pm as part of the ...and more »
  
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• The Chainsmokers & Coldplay Crown Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for 20th Week - Billboard

  06-10-2017 03:40 via billboard.com
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  The Chainsmokers & Coldplay Crown Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for 20th Week
  Billboard
  The Chainsmokers and Coldplay continue at No. 1 for a 20th cumulative week on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated Oct. 14) with "Something Just Like This." The collaboration has ruled nonconsecutively dating to its first week at No. 1 ...
  
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• Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Krewella & Yellow Claw, CamelPhat & Elderbrook and Avicii - Billboard

  06-10-2017 03:04 via billboard.com
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  Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Krewella & Yellow Claw, CamelPhat & Elderbrook and Avicii
  Billboard
  Krewella & Yellow Claw feat. Taylor Bennett, "New World". Chicago-based Krewella (sisters Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf), teaming with Yellow Claw (the Dutch DJ duo of Jim Aasgier and Nils), debut on Billboard's Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated Oct.
  
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• Rihanna First to Five No. 1s in One Year on Dance Club Songs Chart - Billboard

  06-10-2017 01:09 via billboard.com
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  Rihanna First to Five No. 1s in One Year on Dance Club Songs Chart
  Billboard
  Rihanna rocks the summit of Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart (dated Oct. 14) for the fifth time in 2017, a new high in a calendar year among all acts, as "Desperado" rises 2-1. Rihanna rolls ahead of Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Katy Perry, each with four No.
  
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• Russia's renowned Mariinsky Ballet company will open Segerstrom dance season - Los Angeles Times

  06-10-2017 01:03 via latimes.com
  Los Angeles Times
  Russia's renowned Mariinsky Ballet company will open Segerstrom dance season
  Los Angeles Times
  Segerstrom Center for the Arts will open its 2017-18 dance season Oct. 12 to 15 with the Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra. The Russian ballet company, which was founded in the 18th century, will return for its ninth center visit and perform a special ...
  
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• Roy Kaiser, former chief of Pennsylvania Ballet, lands in Las Vegas - Philly.com

  06-10-2017 00:44
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  Roy Kaiser, former chief of Pennsylvania Ballet, lands in Las Vegas
  Philly.com
  Roy Kaiser, center, with Marianne Dean and Melissa Kaiser at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 116th annual student exhibition preview party held May ...and more »
  
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• Two on Tap sing and dance their way to Munster - Chicago Tribune

  06-10-2017 00:42 via chicagotribune.com
  Chicago Tribune
  Two on Tap sing and dance their way to Munster
  Chicago Tribune
  Lakeshore Community Concerts and Live On Stage Inc. present Two on Tap on Oct. 14 at Munster High School Auditorium. Melissa Giattino and Ron DeStefano comprise the song-and-dance duo. (EPIC Arts Management, LLC/HANDOUT). Jessi VirtusioPost- ...
  
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