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• Sauk Rapids teen brings tap dance talent to Central Minnesota - St. Cloud Times

  27-05-2018 23:52 via sctimes.com
  St. Cloud Times
  Sauk Rapids teen brings tap dance talent to Central Minnesota
  St. Cloud Times
  SAUK RAPIDS — Tap dancing is timeless. Born from the soulful mingling of African rhythms and Irish step dancing in the age of their peoples' enslavement, its history is rich and nuanced. In the 1920s, tap stepped further onto the scene with the likes ...
  
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• FSU School of Dance pioneer wins award - Tallahassee.com

  27-05-2018 23:02 via tallahassee.com
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  FSU School of Dance pioneer wins award
  Tallahassee.com
  Cricket Mannheimer was honored for her lifetime leadership, excellence and dedication in supporting the School of Dance at Florida State. Loading… Post to Facebook. FSU School of Dance pioneer wins award Cricket Mannheimer was honored for her ...
  
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• VIDEO: Ryan Firth Prepares To Dance At 4th Annual 'Dancing for the Space Coast' On June 2 - SpaceCoastDaily.com

  27-05-2018 21:42 via spacecoastdaily.com
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  VIDEO: Ryan Firth Prepares To Dance At 4th Annual 'Dancing for the Space Coast' On June 2
  SpaceCoastDaily.com
  ABOVE VIDEO: Instructor Heidi Arnold and dance student Ryan Firth set to entertain a sold out Clemente Center on June 2 for 'Dancing for the Space Coast'. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – With less than a week remaining, dancers in the 2018 “Dancing for ...
  
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• For this family, dance brought them together and remains a 'source of life' - News & Observer

  27-05-2018 18:46 via newsobserver.com
  News & Observer
  For this family, dance brought them together and remains a 'source of life'
  News & Observer
  When Jodee Nimerichter landed a college internship in New York City 27 years ago with the American Dance Festival, one of the country's oldest modern-dance festivals, she set her life's course — job, marriage, children, home. She rose through the ...
  
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• Dance: Boston Ballet's 'La Sylphide' is a bewitching romantic classic - Wicked Local

  27-05-2018 18:34 via hudson.wickedlocal.com
  Wicked Local
  Dance: Boston Ballet's 'La Sylphide' is a bewitching romantic classic
  Wicked Local
  “La Sylphide,” the beloved 19th century ballet by Danish choreographer August Bournonville, is one of the signature works of Romantic ballet for its white clad sylphs - think fairies - dancing in the moonlit woods. Often revived, the ballet is an ...
  
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• BTS Release 'Fake Love' Dance Practice Video - Watch Now! - Just Jared

  27-05-2018 17:27 via justjared.com
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  BTS Release 'Fake Love' Dance Practice Video - Watch Now!
  Just Jared
  Want to learn the moves to BTS's latest smash hit, “Fake Love”? Now you can! The superstar South Korean pop group just dropped the dance practice rehearsal video on their YouTube on Sunday (May 27). PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of BTS. BTS are ...
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• Child's Dance Moves At Field Day Go Viral - CBS Sacramento

  27-05-2018 15:38 via sacramento.cbslocal.com
  CBS Sacramento
  Child's Dance Moves At Field Day Go Viral
  CBS Sacramento
  EVANSVILLE, Indiana (CBSDFW.COM) – Chances are you've never celebrated the end of school quite like this! Check out the video posted to Facebook Wednesday by Amber Renee Santana, a teacher at Glenwood Leadership Academy in Evansville, ...
  
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• The Seafarers review – a lyrical ode to the ocean

  27-05-2018 15:31
  Norfolk and Norwich festival
  Jigs, folk music and melancholic messages marked this seafront revival of Stopgap Dance Company’s poetic open-air showSandwiched between the beachfront Sea Life centre and a giant funfair ride, Stopgap Dance Company’s The Seafarers managed to hold its own ground. Originally made in 2015 for the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, the open-air piece was revived by the Norfolk and Norwich festival for the marine parade at Great Yarmouth, again connecting to a loc
  
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• The Seafarers review – a gloriously mournful ode to the ocean

  27-05-2018 15:31
  Norfolk and Norwich festival
  Jigs, folk music and melancholic messages marked this seafront revival of Stopgap Dance Company’s poetic open-air showSandwiched between the beachfront Sea Life centre and a giant funfair ride, Stopgap Dance Company’s The Seafarers managed to hold its own ground. Originally made in 2015 for the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, the open-air piece was revived by the Norfolk and Norwich festival for the marine parade at Great Yarmouth, again connecting to a loc
  
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• The week ahead in LA dance, May 27-June 3: BodyTraffic, 'Coppelia' and more - Los Angeles Times

  27-05-2018 15:00 via latimes.com
  Los Angeles Times
  The week ahead in LA dance, May 27-June 3: BodyTraffic, 'Coppelia' and more
  Los Angeles Times
  Coppelia Long Beach Ballet stages the classic fable about a young man who falls in love with a life-sized dancing doll. Terrace Theater, Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach. Sun., 2 p.m. $38 and up. (562) 426-4622.
  
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• Get out there on the dance floor - Yakima Herald-Republic

  27-05-2018 13:40 via yakimaherald.com
  Yakima Herald-Republic
  Get out there on the dance floor
  Yakima Herald-Republic
  You really can dance like nobody's watching in the Yakima Valley with a couple of great options for everyone, from beginners to experts. Every Wednesday and Thursday night at Wenas Creek Saloon in Selah, there's line dancing with Nick and Rene and DJ ...
  
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• Secrets of Christopher Gattelli's "My Fair Lady" Choreo - Dance Spirit

  27-05-2018 13:12 via dancespirit.com
  Dance Spirit
  Secrets of Christopher Gattelli's "My Fair Lady" Choreo
  Dance Spirit
  In case you haven't heard, the classic musical My Fair Lady is back on Broadway in a 10-time Tony-nominated production—including a nod for Christopher Gattelli's critically-lauded choreography. (Fun fact: Also among the nominations is Gattelli's own ...
  
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• Ballots, bullets and bloodshed: 'We had a dance that night' - Pagosa Springs Sun

  27-05-2018 13:06 via pagosasun.com
  Pagosa Springs Sun
  Ballots, bullets and bloodshed: 'We had a dance that night'
  Pagosa Springs Sun
  We're in the middle of telling the true story of the battle between Gringos and Hispanics for control of the Archuleta County government. The county was created by the state governor in May of 1885 and three Hispanic county commissioners — Martinez, ...
  
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• Meet the twerking-class deejay who jump-started the NO dance trend - NOLA.com

  27-05-2018 12:06 via nola.com
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  Meet the twerking-class deejay who jump-started the NO dance trend
  NOLA.com
  A portrait of DJ Jubilee by artist Jeremy Paten of Where Y'Art, as commissioned by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune for its "300 for 300" celebration of New Orleans' tricentennial. ( NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune ). Comment. By Contributing writer.
  
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• Dancing to their own tune: Duluth Dance Church melds movement and mindfulness - Duluth News Tribune

  27-05-2018 12:05 via duluthnewstribune.com
  Duluth News Tribune
  Dancing to their own tune: Duluth Dance Church melds movement and mindfulness
  Duluth News Tribune
  Dean Talbott felt awkward and self-conscious. That's what he recalled from his first soiree at Duluth Dance Church. By the end of Sunday's session, Talbott's arms were outstretched as he moved seamlessly around the room to pulsing instrumental music.
  
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• Dance club installs officers - Indiana Gazette

  27-05-2018 11:43 via indianagazette.com
  Indiana Gazette
  Dance club installs officers
  Indiana Gazette
  The Indiana Ballroom Dance Club installed its club officers for the 2018-19 dance year on May 10 at the Indiana Country Club. Pictured, from left, are current club presidents, James and Elaine Palmer, with incoming officers Nancy and David Laird ...
  
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• Free dance show coming to Musical Arts Center - The Herald-Times

  27-05-2018 09:22 via heraldtimesonline.com
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  Free dance show coming to Musical Arts Center
  The Herald-Times
  A bonus has just popped up for local dance enthusiasts. The copy of a poster arrived first, via email. “Twilight Turnout, Exploring Ballet,” it announced. “Saturday, June 2, 6:30 p.m., Musical Arts Center. FREE Admission.” Two young dancers are shown ...
  
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• Rambert: Life Is a Dream; Swan Lake – review

  27-05-2018 09:00
  Sadler’s Wells; Royal Opera House, London
  Kim Brandstrup conjures dreamlike precision for Rambert, while Royal Ballet’s brand new Swan Lake deserves to be a cherished work in progressLife Is a Dream, which had its premiere on Wednesday, is the first full-length narrative work created for Rambert in almost 40 years, and well worth the wait. It was conceived and choreographed by Kim Brandstrup, and is based on a 17th-century play by Pedro Calderón de la Barca. This concerns
  
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• Google lab brings tech to Martha Graham's dance floor - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

  27-05-2018 07:54 via staradvertiser.com
  Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  Google lab brings tech to Martha Graham's dance floor
  Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  NEW YORK >> At Google's New York offices, a tiny room with bright green walls and a maze of wires had been transformed into something resembling a science lab, by way of a Danny Kaye movie. But instead of microscopes and white coats, there were ...
  
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• 2018 Bon Dance Calendar - Honolulu Star-Advertiser

  27-05-2018 07:54 via staradvertiser.com
  Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  2018 Bon Dance Calendar
  Honolulu Star-Advertiser
  The summer Obon season perpetuates the Buddhist tradition of commemorating ancestors during the Festival of Lanterns. In Hawaii, bon dances have become a cultural event with food, activities, vendors and traditional Japanese dancing open to the entire ...
  
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• Arts Scene: SummerStage promises song, dance, theater - Tulsa World

  27-05-2018 07:07 via tulsaworld.com
  Tulsa World
  Arts Scene: SummerStage promises song, dance, theater
  Tulsa World
  Eleven diverse productions — from original dance creations and plays to classic magic and cabaret shows — make up the 2018 SummerStage Tulsa, presented by the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust. Originally created to give local theater companies a ...
  
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• Performa/Dance presents "Artist and Muse" - Austin Monthly (blog)

  27-05-2018 07:06 via austinmonthly.com
  Austin Monthly (blog)
  Performa/Dance presents "Artist and Muse"
  Austin Monthly (blog)
  Since its debut concert in 2015, Performa/Dance has become the hottest dance ticket in Austin, garnering six nominations and three critics awards, and appearing on countless “best of” lists. But, what sets Performa/Dance apart in Austin is its mission ...
  
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• Steph Curry is doing the 'BBQ and foot massage' dance again - USA TODAY

  27-05-2018 03:26 via usatoday.com
  Steph Curry is doing the 'BBQ and foot massage' dance again
  USA TODAY
  The goofy "Jones, BBQ and foot massage" dance that Steph Curry did a lot during the 2016 NBA playoffs is back. NBA on TNT caught Curry dancing away before Game 6 and Game 4 of the Western Conference finals at Oracle Arena. .@StephenCurry30 back ...
  
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• The Cubs' bullpen did a hilarious happy dance after Javier Baez's 12th homer of the year - FOXSports.com

  27-05-2018 03:11 via foxsports.com
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  The Cubs' bullpen did a hilarious happy dance after Javier Baez's 12th homer of the year
  FOXSports.com
  MIAMI (AP) — When Bryce Harper struck out in the first inning, he stomped back to the dugout and took three swings at the bat rack , shattering his bat and producing a trio of angry thuds that reverberated in the stands. The Washington Nationals' mood ...and more »
  
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• 2018 Just Dance Revue - Alexandria Town Talk

  27-05-2018 01:14 via thetowntalk.com
  Alexandria Town Talk
  2018 Just Dance Revue
  Alexandria Town Talk
  Just Dance dance studio in Alexandria held their 2018 Just Dance Revue Thursday through Saturday at the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center in downtown Alexandria. A show was held Thursday and Friday evenings and four shows were performed ...
  
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