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• Theater and dance academy owner glad to be part of downtown redevelopment - Wicked Local Taunton

  24-11-2017 23:58 via taunton.wickedlocal.com
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  Theater and dance academy owner glad to be part of downtown redevelopment
  Wicked Local Taunton
  Heidi Stipetic has been running her Applause Academy since 2009 in a Union Block building owned by businessman Jay Dorsey. Taunton Gazette photo by Charles Winokoor. Hide caption. Voice instructor Jon Andre is seen here teaching a class inside ...and more »
  
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• Draper: 'Stop the Dance' - Chron.com

  24-11-2017 22:15 via chron.com
  Draper: 'Stop the Dance'
  Chron.com
  I listened to a teaching this past week at the Get Wrapped Church titled "Stop the Dance." The guest speaker was Pastor Nick Panzera. John the Baptist was sent to tell God's people to "repent, the kingdom of God is at hand." When Mary, Jesus' mother ...
  
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• Theater and dance academy owner glad to be part of downtown redevelopment - Taunton Daily Gazette

  24-11-2017 22:11 via tauntongazette.com
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  Theater and dance academy owner glad to be part of downtown redevelopment
  Taunton Daily Gazette
  TAUNTON — Jay Dorsey doesn't have a problem renting space to someone who is mainly focused on the arts. As a matter of fact he's delighted about it. “I'm so happy she's in the building. It brings joy to me, and it's the kind of life that downtown ...
  
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• Review: The Kansas City Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' at The Kennedy Center - DC Metro Theater Arts (press release) (blog)

  24-11-2017 22:09 via dcmetrotheaterarts.com
  DC Metro Theater Arts (press release) (blog)
  Review: The Kansas City Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' at The Kennedy Center
  DC Metro Theater Arts (press release) (blog)
  The Kansas City Ballet's The Nutcracker, with its classic composition by Tchaikovsky and choreographed by Artistic Director Devon Carney, is a stunning and opulent spin on a classic ballet. This timeless story about a nutcracker come to life is sure to ...
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• Tony Romo's dance moves may be coming to NFL broadcasts - For The Win

  24-11-2017 22:06 via ftw.usatoday.com
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  Tony Romo's dance moves may be coming to NFL broadcasts
  For The Win
  Tony Romo spent the day after Thanksgiving posting some great content on his Instagram Story. It includes him dancing to Magnolia by Playboi Carti and saying hello to artist and actress Teyana Taylor. Let's start with Romo's dancing. He declares ...
  
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• The Humboldt Trail 'Dance Party' is November 30 - Redheaded Blackbelt

  24-11-2017 22:03 via kymkemp.com
  Redheaded Blackbelt
  The Humboldt Trail 'Dance Party' is November 30
  Redheaded Blackbelt
  Please come, youngin's and all, to the Humboldt Bay Trail Dance Party! Thursday, November 30th, 6:30pm-10:30pm, at the Bayside Community Hall (old Bayside Grange). Dance to the sounds of fabulous funk from Claire Bent and Citizen Funk! Celebrate the ...and more »
  
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• COCA Connection: Check out the 'Suzanne Farrell Ballet' at FSU - WTXL ABC 27

  24-11-2017 21:54 via wtxl.com
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  COCA Connection: Check out the 'Suzanne Farrell Ballet' at FSU
  WTXL ABC 27
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - Another COCA Connection segment, where we are highlighting arts and culture in the community. This week's segment spotlighted the School of Dance at Florida State University's farewell and benefit concert called the ...
  
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• California Contemporary Ballet Celebrates 20 Years - Pasadena Now

  24-11-2017 20:45 via pasadenanow.com
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  California Contemporary Ballet Celebrates 20 Years
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  Fatal error: Theme at http://pasadenanow.com/main/wp-content/themes/default/js/galleria/themes/twelve/galleria.twelve.min.js could not load, check theme path. From STAFF REPORTS. 11:45 am | November 24, 2017. California Contemporary Ballet ...
  
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• Sarasota Ballet program features works by Ashton, Balanchine and Gomes - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

  24-11-2017 20:26 via heraldtribune.com
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  Sarasota Ballet program features works by Ashton, Balanchine and Gomes
  Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  Ricardo Rhodes and Danielle Brown of The Sarasota Ballet in George Balanchine's “Theme & Variations.” [Photo by Frank Atura]. Hide caption. The Sarasota Ballet's Ricardo Graziano and Ellen Overstreet in Sir Frederick Ashton's “Illuminations,” based on ...
  
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• Unicorns on the Dance Floor at Unicornucopia at the Mayan Theater - L.A. Weekly

  24-11-2017 20:15 via laweekly.com
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  Unicorns on the Dance Floor at Unicornucopia at the Mayan Theater
  L.A. Weekly
  Everyone was thankful for house music and unicorns at Unicornucopia presented by Camp Charlie and the Cruz Coalition the night before Thanksgiving, Wednesday, Nov. 22. Fantastical, single-horned beasts of the sparkliest variety took over the Mayan in ...
  
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• Review: Nijinsky a rich, powerful ballet that demands to be rewatched - The Globe and Mail

  24-11-2017 19:11 via theglobeandmail.com
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  Review: Nijinsky a rich, powerful ballet that demands to be rewatched
  The Globe and Mail
  As legend goes, Vaslav Nijinsky caused such a stir when he performed The Rite of Spring in Paris in 1913 that the audience rioted in the theatre. There's little consensus on what this rioting consisted of – fist fights, arrests, objects hurled onstage ...
  
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• Rasta Thomas, briefly artistic director for American National Ballet ... - Charleston Post Courier

  24-11-2017 18:41 via postandcourier.com
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  Rasta Thomas, briefly artistic director for American National Ballet ...
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  Rasta Thomas, a respected dancer, choreographer and entrepreneur, signed a contract on July 19 making him artistic director of the nascent American National ...and more »
  
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• Beyoncé's pregnant backup dancer slays 'Lemon Dance Challenge' - The Grio

  24-11-2017 18:41 via thegrio.com
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  Beyoncé's pregnant backup dancer slays 'Lemon Dance Challenge'
  The Grio
  After Mette Towley transfixed the world in N.E.R.D and Rihanna's Lemon video, the internet has gone wild with all kinds of people getting in on the Lemon Dance Challenge. Harlem-based dancer Denee “Dnay B” Baptiste, who is a backup dancer for Beyoncé ...
  
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• St. Vincent's new sound mixes subversion with a contagious dance groove - Richmond.com

  24-11-2017 18:39 via richmond.com
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  St. Vincent's new sound mixes subversion with a contagious dance groove
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  St. Vincent seen at the 2014 Pitchfork Music Festival, on Saturday, June 19, 2014 in Chicago. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP). Barry Brecheisen. Facebook · Twitter · Email; Print; Save. Facebook · Twitter · Email; Print; Save. The last song ...and more »
  
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• Vision Dance brings home awards throughout competition season - Pamplin Media Group

  24-11-2017 17:26 via pamplinmedia.com
  Vision Dance brings home awards throughout competition season
  Pamplin Media Group
  PHOTO COURTESY OF CHERIESSE COMER - The Scappoose Vision Dance Team performs their pom routine during The Scappoose High School Vision Dance Team has rallied to bring home numerous high-ranking awards this competition season, ...
  
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• Russian dancer challenges centuries of ballet tradition - Sentinel-Tribune

  24-11-2017 17:15 via sent-trib.com
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  Russian dancer challenges centuries of ballet tradition
  Sentinel-Tribune
  In this photo taken on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, Young dancers perform the ballet "What Am I" by choreographer Yulia Korobeinikova from Krasnoyarsk during an evening for young choreographers at the Context, Diana Vishneva festival in the Gogol Centre ...
  
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• Dance, theater, classical, arts picks for week: Jackie Evancho, Indiemade Craft Market, 'White Christmas' - Allentown Morning Call

  24-11-2017 17:05 via mcall.com
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  Dance, theater, classical, arts picks for week: Jackie Evancho, Indiemade Craft Market, 'White Christmas'
  Allentown Morning Call
  Dancers don't need an entire stage to tell a story with their bodies. A 4-by-4-foot platform is not only plenty of space but is also a laboratory for creativity, says to Lehigh Valley choreographer Sarah Carlson. Carlson is the creator of “Ten Tiny ...
  
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• Ballet West's beloved 'Nutcracker' unveils a $3 million design ... - Salt Lake Tribune

  24-11-2017 17:02 via sltrib.com
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  Ballet West's beloved 'Nutcracker' unveils a $3 million design ...
  Salt Lake Tribune
  Here's what fans need to know about Ballet West's redesigned “Nutcracker”: The namesake doll is just one of hundreds of props, sets and costumes that have ...
  Tickets on sale for 'Nutcracker' ballet in LafayetteDaily Comet
  'A Christmas tradition': Ballet Legere to present 'The Nutcracker' at Dominican UniversityChicago Tribune
  125 and Counting: 'The Nutcracker' ballet celebrat
  
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• Garth Fagan Dance brings it home in timely fashion - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  24-11-2017 17:00 via democratandchronicle.com
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Garth Fagan Dance brings it home in timely fashion
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Garth Fagan pulled into the driveway of his Rochester home last week and spotted his neighbor walking her dog. She waved, and told him she would be at opening night when Garth Fagan Dance kicks off its 2017 home season, which is Nov. 29 at Nazareth ...
  
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• "Dance Is My Time For Make-Believe" - Dance Magazine

  24-11-2017 14:35 via dancemagazine.com
  Dance Magazine
  "Dance Is My Time For Make-Believe"
  Dance Magazine
  "I don't wanna go to dance!" As a kid, these were my famous words. When packing into the car for the interminable ride to the studio, I would kick and scream so much that I earned the nickname "The Hornet." I am so glad my parents put up with my sting, ...
  
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• Old-fashioned entertainment of the most seductive kind - Sylvia ... - Telegraph.co.uk

  24-11-2017 13:36 via telegraph.co.uk
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  Old-fashioned entertainment of the most seductive kind - Sylvia ...
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Sylvia is a ballet that might never have made it into the modern age.
  A handsome revival: the Royal Ballet's Sylvia - Financial TimesFinancial Times
  Sylvia, Royal Ballet, dance review: this deliriously beautiful ...Evening Standard
  Sylvia, Royal Ballet review - Ashton rarity makes a delicious evening ...The Arts Deskall 5 news articles »
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing's Mollie King addresses dance partner AJ Pritchard romance rumours - DigitalSpy.com

  24-11-2017 13:19 via digitalspy.com
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  Strictly Come Dancing's Mollie King addresses dance partner AJ Pritchard romance rumours
  DigitalSpy.com
  And now she's said that she wouldn't necessarily say no if AJ asked her out on a date. When asked by Metro if she'd accept the offer, she said: "I can't tell you that! I have to see if he does! Who knows?" © Instagram @mollieking. Advertisement ...and more »
  
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• Tarred and feathered: the blackest visions of Swan Lake

  24-11-2017 12:00
  Tchaikovsky’s ballet of betrayal has inspired Darren Aronofsky’s psycho-horror, Matthew Bourne’s feral males and a shocking tale of Irish clerical abuse. Beneath the sparkle, why does the dark heart of Swan Lake still trouble us? The thrill of Swan Lake is a melancholy one. Tchaikovsky himself, on hearing his music in concert in 1888, confided in his diary: “Swan Lake. A moment of absolute happiness. But only a moment.”In this tale from Russian legend, a prince fall
  
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• 2 Copperettes dance in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - The Killeen Daily Herald

  24-11-2017 11:42 via kdhnews.com
  The Killeen Daily Herald
  2 Copperettes dance in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
  The Killeen Daily Herald
  Copperas Cove High School Copperettes Victoria Hanson and Lily Sallfors show off their Macy's Day Parade jackets. The two dancers were selected to perform in the annual parade in New York City, which was televised on NBC on Thanksgiving Day.and more »
  
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• With dance, Odissi artiste Meghna Das wants to break barriers - YourStory.com

  24-11-2017 10:25 via yourstory.com
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  With dance, Odissi artiste Meghna Das wants to break barriers
  YourStory.com
  With wide-eyed wonder, the Bengaluru-based artiste speaks of how receptive foreign audiences are to Indian dance forms. Odissi artiste Meghna Das. Meghna Das was in Cambodia for a performance on Independence Day a few years ago when she ended ...and more »
  
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• Ballet in India: Tutus and a conversation - The Hindu

  24-11-2017 09:42 via thehindu.com
  The Hindu
  Ballet in India: Tutus and a conversation
  The Hindu
  Ballet is much more than dazzling leaps, splits and pirouettes; it is hours and hours at the barre, sinking into squats, practising arm movements and drilling minor details until every move looks effortless. However, in India, it has often been written ...
  
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• Three Things to Watch: Bulls dance with Warriors - Yahoo Sports

  24-11-2017 01:49 via sports.yahoo.com
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  Three Things to Watch: Bulls dance with Warriors
  Yahoo Sports
  Is there any better way to break in your new Black Friday television than Bulls-Warriors tonight? We think not. Coverage starts at 9 p.m. with Bulls Pregame Live, and the game is also available to stream via the NBC Sports app. Here are three things to ...
  
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• Ballet ace encourages Hong Kong students of all ages, noting time is greatest challenge in city - South China Morning Post

  24-11-2017 01:03 via scmp.com
  South China Morning Post
  Ballet ace encourages Hong Kong students of all ages, noting time is greatest challenge in city
  South China Morning Post
  Young Hong Kong dancers have nearly everything going for them except time, an internationally renowned ballerina has observed. Venezuelan-born Victoria Vargas, a globetrotting ballerina and choreographer, expressed sympathy over the sight of local ...
  
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