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• The Stellar Dance: US, Russia Satellites Make Potentially Risky Close Approaches - Breaking Defense

  10-04-2019 22:45
  The Stellar Dance: US, Russia Satellites Make Potentially Risky Close Approaches  Breaking DefenseSPACE SYMPOSIUM: As space grows more contested, the US, Russia and China have been conducting close-approach missions using self-declared ...
  
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• I Chose College Instead of Jumping into a Dance Career. Here's Why. - Dance Spirit

  10-04-2019 22:07
  I Chose College Instead of Jumping into a Dance Career. Here's Why.  Dance SpiritWhere do I go next? It's a simple question so many dancers face as they approach high school graduation. Yet it's also a decision that takes a whole lot of time, ...
  
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• An 18-year-old new ballet star salvages an outmoded tale of pirates, slaves and stereotypes - The Washington Post

  10-04-2019 21:48
  An 18-year-old new ballet star salvages an outmoded tale of pirates, slaves and stereotypes  The Washington Post“Le Corsaire” fairly bursts with virtuosic showpieces and spirited good times, but it's also the most inane work in the classical canon. If the glitzy depiction of ...
  
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• Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg Gives North American Premiere to THE PYGMALION EFFECT - Broadway World

  10-04-2019 21:36
  Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg Gives North American Premiere to THE PYGMALION EFFECT  Broadway WorldRussia's most innovative ballet company, Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, returns to the Auditorium Theatre May 17-19 to give the North American premiere to ...
  
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• Vienna State Opera ballet academy launches bullying probe - Daily Mail

  10-04-2019 21:35
  Vienna State Opera ballet academy launches bullying probe  Daily MailThe director of the Vienna State Opera on Wednesday called for allegations of abuse at its renowned youth ballet academy to be cleared up in full, expressing ...
  
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• Spring weekend of shows explores dance, collaboration - University of Rochester

  10-04-2019 21:34
  Spring weekend of shows explores dance, collaboration  University of RochesterSeeking to push the limits of contemporary dance and the art of collaboration, the University of Rochester's Program of Dance and Movement presents a ...
  
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• Dwyane Wade’s last dance in Miami reminded me why I fell in love with sports - The Washington Post

  10-04-2019 21:21
  Dwyane Wade’s last dance in Miami reminded me why I fell in love with sports  The Washington PostIn 2003, finding a Dwyane Wade jersey in Miami should have been straightforward. It was nearly impossible. It's not that stores were selling out of their inventory; ...
  
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• New 'Scooby-Doo' Live Stage Show To Incorporate Puppets, Actors, Dance, Aerial Arts, And Video Mapping - Cartoon Brew

  10-04-2019 21:03
  New 'Scooby-Doo' Live Stage Show To Incorporate Puppets, Actors, Dance, Aerial Arts, And Video Mapping  Cartoon BrewWarner Bros and Montreal, Canada-based Monlove have partnered to produce the original live-entertainment show Scooby-Doo and the Lost City of Gold, ...
  
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• Global Dance Festival Announces 2019 Lineup, Including Diplo, Excision, Illenium - Westword

  10-04-2019 20:53
  Global Dance Festival Announces 2019 Lineup, Including Diplo, Excision, Illenium  WestwordGlobal Dance Festival, one of Denver's landmark summer EDM events, will take place Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20.
  
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• Global Dance Festival Releases Lineup for 2019 Edition - EDM.com

  10-04-2019 20:10
  Global Dance Festival Releases Lineup for 2019 Edition  EDM.comEvery summer, dance music fans of the greater Denver Metro Area look forward to one event. Global Dance Festival has just rekindled excitement for its 2019 ...
  
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• Smuin Contemporary Ballet's "Dance Series 02" - San Francisco Chronicle

  10-04-2019 20:09
  Smuin Contemporary Ballet's "Dance Series 02"  San Francisco ChronicleSmuin Contemporary Ballet's 25th anniversary season concludes with a stunning "Best of Smuin" celebration featuring dances set to the timeless tunes of ...
  
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• OLS Ballet Folklorico blends dancing, culture, tradition at annual show - Victoria Advocate

  10-04-2019 20:00
  OLS Ballet Folklorico blends dancing, culture, tradition at annual show  Victoria AdvocateBallet folklorico is storytelling. The dances and costumes reflect the cultures and traditions of the Mexican states where they originated.
  
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• Betty Grumble: 'I want to tell stories ferociously, from my guts'

  10-04-2019 20:00
  With her stereotype-smashing strip, Emma Maye Gibson toys with sexual objectification tropes – then yanks the rug outIn the back row of Sydney’s Griffin theatre, Betty Grumble’s mother covers her eyes with a fan. Her father faces the wall. Their daughter is performing her “womanifesto” Love and Anger, which means she’s as likely to be doing a “showgirl poo” as she is to be bent over, rear to crowd, lip-syncing with her vagina to Minnie Riperton&rsq
  
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• Celebrate American dance artist Merce Cunningham with Florida State - Tallahassee.com

  10-04-2019 19:47
  Celebrate American dance artist Merce Cunningham with Florida State  Tallahassee.comThis month, the Florida State University School of Dance in conjunction with the Merce Cunningham Trust, the FSU College of Music, the Museum of Fine Arts, ...
  
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• San Francisco Ballet presents 'The Little Mermaid' April 19–28 - Napa Valley Register

  10-04-2019 19:18
  San Francisco Ballet presents 'The Little Mermaid' April 19–28  Napa Valley RegisterJohn Neumeier's provocative adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" returns to San Francisco Ballet April 19–28 at San Francisco War ...
  
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• How Ariana DeBose Became Her Generation's Greatest Triple Threat - Dance Spirit

  10-04-2019 19:16
  How Ariana DeBose Became Her Generation's Greatest Triple Threat  Dance SpiritIt's been a crazy few years for dancer, singer, and actress Ariana DeBose. After performing in Hamilton's original cast (where she earned viral fame as The ...
  
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• Gioconda Barbuto Premiers New Work with Ballet Edmonton - Broadway World

  10-04-2019 19:14
  Gioconda Barbuto Premiers New Work with Ballet Edmonton  Broadway WorldJoin Ballet Edmonton for the third and final series of the season - a mixed program of two new contemporary balletic works by celebrated Canadian ...
  
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• Ballet West's 'Onegin' Soars - Salt Lake Magazine

  10-04-2019 19:08
  Ballet West's 'Onegin' Soars  Salt Lake MagazineApril 5, 2019, was opening night for the Utah Premiere of Ballet West's Onegin choreographed by John Cranko, based on the verse-novel by Alexander Pushkin.
  
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• Contempo Physical Dance to stage two works on Brazil's history of slavery - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  10-04-2019 19:02
  Contempo Physical Dance to stage two works on Brazil's history of slavery  Minneapolis Star TribuneDance artist probes Brazil's history of slavery. Brazilian-American choreographer Marciano Silva dos Santos brings an effervescent voice to the Minnesota scene ...
  
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• Billboard Dance's Ones to Watch: April 2019 - Billboard

  10-04-2019 18:39
  Billboard Dance's Ones to Watch: April 2019  BillboardIt's that time of the month again, so grab your headphones and set aside some time for music discovery. Ones to Watch April 2019 is no joke. First off, Australia ...
  
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• Vienna State Opera's ballet academy hit by abuse scandal

  10-04-2019 18:23
  Austrian magazine alleges pupils were subjected to physical, mental and sexual abuseThe Vienna State Opera has launched an investigation and promised far-reaching reforms after allegations that students at its prestigious ballet academy were subjected to physical, mental and sexual abuse by two teachers.“Things have happened that are unacceptable,” the State Opera’s director, Dominique Meyer, said on Wednesday after the Austrian magazine Falter published a detailed exposé
  
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• Boston Ballet Presents RHAPSODY - Broadway World

  10-04-2019 18:23
  Boston Ballet Presents RHAPSODY  Broadway WorldBoston Ballet's season concludes with Rhapsody, a mixed-repertory program featuring rarely-seen works by George Balanchine and Leonid Yakobson, followed ...
  
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• Abby Lee Miller shares her advice for stars facing prison time: 'Be respectful' - USA TODAY

  10-04-2019 18:16
  Abby Lee Miller shares her advice for stars facing prison time: 'Be respectful'  USA TODAY"Keep a very low profile. Be kind to people. Tell your story but listen," advised the "Dance Moms" star, who served time in federal prison for bankruptcy fraud.
  
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• We Are LIVING for the “Hamilton” Casts' Epic Fosse Dance Battle - Dance Spirit

  10-04-2019 18:10
  We Are LIVING for the “Hamilton” Casts' Epic Fosse Dance Battle  Dance SpiritWell, ladies and gents, it's finally happening: The long-awaited show "Fosse/Verdon" premiered on FX last night, in all its jazz-handed, pigeon-toed glory!
  
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• Hands! Hips! Hats! The Why and How of Fosse/Verdon Dance Moves - The New York Times

  10-04-2019 18:00
  Hands! Hips! Hats! The Why and How of Fosse/Verdon Dance Moves  The New York TimesTo get at the Fosse style, a dance critic breaks down “Who's Got the Pain?,” the only film number Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon performed in together.
  
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• BWW Review: BALLET PRELJOCAJ at Power Center For The Performing Arts - Broadway World

  10-04-2019 17:56
  BWW Review: BALLET PRELJOCAJ at Power Center For The Performing Arts  Broadway WorldFrom the moment the dancers in the contemporary dance group, Ballet Preljocaj walked onto the stage, they managed to hold the audience in their grasp.
  
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• 15+ Best Kids' Dance Songs That Will Get Your Whole Family Dancing - GoodHousekeeping.com

  10-04-2019 17:52
  15+ Best Kids' Dance Songs That Will Get Your Whole Family Dancing  GoodHousekeeping.comHere are the best kids dance songs of 2019 to download that will have you and your family dancing, laughing, thinking, and having a blast. Load these up to ...
  
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• Vienna State Opera's ballet academy hit by abuse scandal - The Guardian

  10-04-2019 17:40
  Vienna State Opera's ballet academy hit by abuse scandal  The GuardianThe Vienna State Opera has launched an investigation and promised far-reaching reforms after allegations that students at its prestigious ballet academy were ...
  
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• Review: Mariinsky Ballet's Le Corsaire, a high-flying springtime treat - DC Theatre Scene

  10-04-2019 16:53
  Review: Mariinsky Ballet's Le Corsaire, a high-flying springtime treat  DC Theatre SceneOut of all the ballets in the classical cannon, Le Corsaire possesses one of the thinnest and most nonsensical plot lines around, but who cares. Lovers of ...
  
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• Meghan Markle's sell-out designer ballet pumps are back in stock - Daily Mail

  10-04-2019 16:31
  Meghan Markle's sell-out designer ballet pumps are back in stock  Daily MailThe brown Sarah Flint ballet pumps Meghan wore to the Invictus games in 2017 (left) and gained a waiting list of over 25000 people, are now back in stock.
  
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• Kansas City Ballet Gets $100000 From Hearst Foundations To Train Grade-School Dancers - KCUR

  10-04-2019 16:30
  Kansas City Ballet Gets $100000 From Hearst Foundations To Train Grade-School Dancers  KCURThe Kansas City Ballet recently earned national recognition — backed up with significant financial support — when the Hearst Foundations awarded $100000.
  
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• A superbly danced programme from Boston Ballet at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris - Financial Times

  10-04-2019 16:08
  A superbly danced programme from Boston Ballet at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris  Financial TimesAt the ballet, clapping along is generally reserved for ballerinas' fouettés and other tours de force; even then, some frown upon it as a distraction unworthy of the ...
  
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• Snyder honored at Peconic Ballet Foundation gala - RiverheadLOCAL

  10-04-2019 15:53
  Snyder honored at Peconic Ballet Foundation gala  RiverheadLOCALPat Snyder was honored April 7 at Peconic Ballet Theatre's annual Black & White gala. The event took place at the Sea Star Ballroom at the Hyatt Place Long ...
  
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• Backstage at Brexit summit: Huddles, deals, delicate dance - Fox News

  10-04-2019 15:47
  Backstage at Brexit summit: Huddles, deals, delicate dance  Fox NewsA daylong diplomatic ballet is playing out in the European Quarter of Brussels for another high-stakes Brexit summit.
  
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• Bay Area Dance-Maker Called Up as New York Looks for Next Hot Thing in Ballet - KQED

  10-04-2019 15:00
  Bay Area Dance-Maker Called Up as New York Looks for Next Hot Thing in Ballet  KQEDDiana Byer of New York Theatre Ballet chooses Milissa Payne Bradley as part of a New York dance party.
  
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• A weekend of technology, tamales, dance and chalk, all close to home - Los Angeles Times

  10-04-2019 15:00
  A weekend of technology, tamales, dance and chalk, all close to home  Los Angeles TimesPlay with robotics, watch graceful dancers, turn the cement into artwork and more.
  
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• The Weekly Memphian: Lucero Family Block Party, Record Store Day, Ballet Memphis/New Ballet Ensemble and more - The Daily Memphian

  10-04-2019 14:38
  The Weekly Memphian: Lucero Family Block Party, Record Store Day, Ballet Memphis/New Ballet Ensemble and more  The Daily MemphianThe Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers April 10-16.
  
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• Dozens of ballet dancers to perform 'Alice in Wonderland' - WWAY NewsChannel 3

  10-04-2019 14:20
  Dozens of ballet dancers to perform 'Alice in Wonderland'  WWAY NewsChannel 3WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — More than 70 ballet dancers and performers will perform “Alice in Wonderland” at Wilson Center in downtown Wilmington this ...
  
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• Abuse accusations stir up Vienna State Opera ballet academy - Washington Post

  10-04-2019 14:07
  Abuse accusations stir up Vienna State Opera ballet academy  Washington PostThe director of the Vienna State Opera on Wednesday called for allegations of abuse at its renowned youth ballet academy to be cleared up in full, expressing ...
  
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• Abuse accusations stir up Vienna State Opera ballet academy - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  10-04-2019 14:07
  Abuse accusations stir up Vienna State Opera ballet academy  Minneapolis Star TribuneThe director of the Vienna State Opera on Wednesday called for allegations of abuse at its renowned youth ballet academy to be cleared up in full, expressing ...
  
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• Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo shows that 'Drag Ballet' isn't a drag at all - Pittsburgh Current

  10-04-2019 13:52
  Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo shows that 'Drag Ballet' isn't a drag at all  Pittsburgh CurrentNew York's all-male comic ballet company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo has taken drag ballet to a whole other level.
  
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• Police: 2 more arrests after brawl at teen dance operating without permit - WXIX

  10-04-2019 13:17
  Police: 2 more arrests after brawl at teen dance operating without permit  WXIXPolice are still investigating and say 355 juveniles were sold tickets to the event for $20 each.
  
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• The Soweto Gospel Choir to star in INALA, a Zulu Ballet, in London - The South African

  10-04-2019 12:14
  The Soweto Gospel Choir to star in INALA, a Zulu Ballet, in London  The South AfricanFollowing a sell-out run at London's Sadler's Wells, a Royal Variety Performance appearance and a phenomenal 2015 tour, INALA will return to the UK in 2019.
  
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• The Australian Ballet’s Alice Topp on how to make it in ballet - Vogue Australia

  10-04-2019 10:09
  The Australian Ballet’s Alice Topp on how to make it in ballet  Vogue AustraliaThe enchanting, mystical world of ballet is as revered as it is mysterious. The often gruelling work that goes on behind the scenes to create such mesmerising, ...
  
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• South on 101: Soaring Kite Festival, romping 'Fun Home' and ballet 'Ballroom' highlight the weekend - Santa Maria Times

  10-04-2019 09:00
  South on 101: Soaring Kite Festival, romping 'Fun Home' and ballet 'Ballroom' highlight the weekend  Santa Maria TimesThis should be a fine weekend to visit Santa Barbara, especially if the winds hold for the annual Kite Festival. Indoor entertainments also abound, including the ...
  
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• Back of the Yards Ballet Folklorico competes in San Antonio after debuting new dance floor - The Gate News

  10-04-2019 09:00
  Back of the Yards Ballet Folklorico competes in San Antonio after debuting new dance floor  The Gate NewsThe award-winning Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council's (BYNC) Ballet Folklorico dance group practiced on their new professional dance floor before ...
  
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• Men in Tutus cast talks about upcoming ballet - Sandton Chronicle

  10-04-2019 08:33
  Men in Tutus cast talks about upcoming ballet  Sandton ChronicleMixing ballet and comedy is what Men In Tutus is all about and the cast revealed what to expect from the upcoming ballet at a sit-down media session at Genesis ...
  
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• No mean feat: how West Side Story's dance rumbles got reinvented - The Guardian

  10-04-2019 08:00
  No mean feat: how West Side Story's dance rumbles got reinvented  The GuardianThe Sharks-v-Jets classic is told with Jerome Robbins' 'perfect' moves, admits Aletta Collins. How did she create new ones? Lyndsey Winship. Wed 10 Apr 2019 ...
  
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• No mean feat: how West Side Story's dance rumbles got reinvented

  10-04-2019 08:00
  The Sharks-v-Jets classic is told with Jerome Robbins’ ‘perfect’ moves, admits Aletta Collins. How did she create new ones?Aletta Collins is telling me about what arrived in the post when she started her latest project. “A big parcel came and it was my vocal score for West Side Story,” she says. “But then there was this other score,” she mimes holding a weighty tome. “And I opened it and it was the choreography, this most beautiful book with absolu
  
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• Chattanooga Dance Theatre presents the comedic ballet 'Coppelia' - Chattanooga Times Free Press

  10-04-2019 06:05
  Chattanooga Dance Theatre presents the comedic ballet 'Coppelia'  Chattanooga Times Free PressChattanooga Dance Theatre will present the comedic ballet "Coppelia" as part of its Spring Gala during four performances Friday-Sunday, April 12-14, at its ...
  
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