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• Wilmington middle schooler to honor former teammate Jaylon McKenzie at school dance - WECT

  16-05-2019 23:45
  Wilmington middle schooler to honor former teammate Jaylon McKenzie at school dance  WECTAliam Appler wants to make one final completion to Jaylon McKenzie, a former teammate who was fatally shot after leaving a party the day of his middle school ...
  
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• Hong Kong Ballet's 40th Anniversary Season Trailer Takes It to the Next Level - pointemagazine.com

  16-05-2019 23:32 via pointemagazine.com
  Hong Kong Ballet's 40th Anniversary Season Trailer Takes It to the Next Level  pointemagazine.comHong Kong Ballet is celebrating its 40th anniversary in style. Today, the company released the new phase of its yearlong ad campaign, which includes the below ...
  
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• Buster Keaton Ballet Meets Bloody Sam Peckinpah in "John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum" - INDY Week

  16-05-2019 22:06 via indyweek.com
  Buster Keaton Ballet Meets Bloody Sam Peckinpah in "John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum"  INDY WeekJohn Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum.. Opening Friday, May 17. The John Wick franchise has a neo-noir patina, but its real roots lie in revenge films and ...
  
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• “I Thought I Was Going to Die!” Dance Mom Abby Lee Miller Tells How She Mustered All Her Strength to Beat Cancer After Prison Term - SurvivorNet

  16-05-2019 22:01
  “I Thought I Was Going to Die!” Dance Mom Abby Lee Miller Tells How She Mustered All Her Strength to Beat Cancer After Prison Term  SurvivorNet"Dance Moms" star Abby Lee Miller is speaking with remarkable openness about her loneliness and need to summon her core inner strength during her recent ...
  
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• Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: BONNIE X CLYDE, Kedr Livanskiy & Helynt - Billboard

  16-05-2019 21:20
  Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: BONNIE X CLYDE, Kedr Livanskiy & Helynt  BillboardEach week, Billboard Dance looks at songs & albums rising on Billboard's dance charts.
  
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• Houston Ballet Soloist Tyler Donatelli on the Power of Teamwork in Swan Lake’s Famous Cygnets Dance - pointemagazine.com

  16-05-2019 20:07
  Houston Ballet Soloist Tyler Donatelli on the Power of Teamwork in Swan Lake’s Famous Cygnets Dance  pointemagazine.comLike so many little girls, I grew up watching the "four little swans" dance. It always pops up on your YouTube feed if you're a dancer, so I saw lots of different ...
  
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• Happy Birthday Janet Jackson, From Every Black Kid Who Performed Homemade Dance Recitals - The Root

  16-05-2019 18:30
  Happy Birthday Janet Jackson, From Every Black Kid Who Performed Homemade Dance Recitals  The RootOn May 16, 1966 a tiny baby who would be named Janet Damita Jo Jackson performed an eight-count out of her mother's womb and into the world.
  
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• Ticket Alert: Jeremy Piven, Disney on Ice, Phantogram, Babymetal, Russian Ballet Theatre and more - Minneapolis Star Tribune

  16-05-2019 18:23 via startribune.com
  Ticket Alert: Jeremy Piven, Disney on Ice, Phantogram, Babymetal, Russian Ballet Theatre and more  Minneapolis Star TribuneTuesdays with Lazerbeak, June 11 at Parkway in Mpls. $10-$14. theparkwaytheater.com. … The Jolly Pops, June 23 at Parkway. $10-$29. … Jeremy Piven ...
  
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• The Kennedy Center's 2019-2020 Season of Ballet and Dance: An Embarrassment of Riches for Washington Dance Lovers - DC Theatre Scene

  16-05-2019 17:31 via dctheatrescene.com
  The Kennedy Center's 2019-2020 Season of Ballet and Dance: An Embarrassment of Riches for Washington Dance Lovers  DC Theatre SceneThe Kennedy Center's 2019/2020 Ballet and Dance Season is an embarrassment of riches with seven of the world's top ballet companies, and nine stellar ...
  
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• Ballet teachers hoping to raise awareness of teen suicide through 'Swan Lake' - Standard-Examiner

  16-05-2019 17:00 via standard.net
  Ballet teachers hoping to raise awareness of teen suicide through 'Swan Lake'  Standard-ExaminerKristin Barlow has seen the transformative power of dance.
  
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• A-Rod Shows Off Some Questionable Dance Moves at J. Lo's Rehearsal - The Blast

  16-05-2019 16:59
  A-Rod Shows Off Some Questionable Dance Moves at J. Lo's Rehearsal  The BlastAlex Rodriguez may be good on the baseball field, but the dance floor? Not so much.The former MLB stud displayed some questionable dance moves during J.
  
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• The Royal Ballet commissions Cathy Marston to celebrate the life of Jacqueline du Pré - Gramophone

  16-05-2019 16:40 via gramophone.co.uk
  The Royal Ballet commissions Cathy Marston to celebrate the life of Jacqueline du Pré  GramophoneThe British choreographer will portray the renowned cellist in a new work for Covent Garden's main stage – with Barenboim's blessing, writes Sarah Kirkup.
  
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• Rochester City Ballet receives its first NEA grant - WXXI News

  16-05-2019 15:30 via wxxinews.org
  Rochester City Ballet receives its first NEA grant  WXXI NewsThe Rochester City Ballet says that it has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for the first time in its history. The $10000 grant.
  
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• With more than 150 roles, Texas Ballet Theater's epic 'Pinocchio' is a morality tale suited to our times - Dallas News

  16-05-2019 15:26 via dallasnews.com
  With more than 150 roles, Texas Ballet Theater's epic 'Pinocchio' is a morality tale suited to our times  Dallas NewsFORT WORTH -- The main studio at Texas Ballet Theater is as big as the stage at Bass Performance Hall. Amid towering set pieces like a pair of...
  
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• Ex-Royal Ballet star who danced with Freddie Mercury charged with sexual assault - Daily Mail

  16-05-2019 14:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  Ex-Royal Ballet star who danced with Freddie Mercury charged with sexual assault  Daily MailStephen Beagley was one of Britain's leading classical dancers in the 1970s and 1980s - and also took the lead in the West End musical Cats.
  
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• What to do in Park City this weekend: Peter Noone, Ballet West, Inside Out - The Park Record

  16-05-2019 14:04 via parkrecord.com
  What to do in Park City this weekend: Peter Noone, Ballet West, Inside Out  The Park RecordThe shoulder season rolls on in Park City, and this weekend's slate of events can be enough to keep families entertained if the weather turns sour. Original ...
  
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• ‘Sleeping Beauty’ ballet presented in Paradise - Chico Enterprise-Record

  16-05-2019 13:04 via chicoer.com
  ‘Sleeping Beauty’ ballet presented in Paradise  Chico Enterprise-RecordNorthern California Ballet will return to the Paradise Performing Arts Center with the classic ballet “Sleeping Beauty” beginning Friday. Directing and ...
  
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• Sara Bauknecht 5 must-see dance shows this summer - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  16-05-2019 12:30
  Sara Bauknecht 5 must-see dance shows this summer  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteFrom classical ballet to cutting-edge contemporary dance, there's lots to see from early June through the dog days of August.
  
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• West Hawaii Dance Theatre presents the comedic ballet 'Coppelia' at the Kahilu Theatre - West Hawaii Today

  16-05-2019 12:05 via westhawaiitoday.com
  West Hawaii Dance Theatre presents the comedic ballet 'Coppelia' at the Kahilu Theatre  West Hawaii TodayKAILUA-KONA — West Hawaii Dance Theatre's Mako Yamamoto and Enna Hendrickson have one final spring production before they can jet off to the next ...
  
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• Stockholm hosts second annual BigRiverGive Street Dance - Pierce County Herald

  16-05-2019 12:00
  Stockholm hosts second annual BigRiverGive Street Dance  Pierce County HeraldIt's a street fair, it's a dance party, and it's how the tiny river village of Stockholm supports the arts and culture organizations in its neighborhood. Local merchants ...
  
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• Sports Shops of the Future Compete "Against Ballet or Opera" - ISPO

  16-05-2019 10:32 via ispo.com
  Sports Shops of the Future Compete "Against Ballet or Opera"  ISPOThe sports shops of the future must adapt. A salesroom specialist has concrete suggestions and exciting examples from the retail sector and from a major brand.
  
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• The Must List: Galveston Island Beach Revue, Houston Ballet - Houston Chronicle

  16-05-2019 07:00 via houstonchronicle.com
  The Must List: Galveston Island Beach Revue, Houston Ballet  Houston ChronicleThe Galveston Island Beach Revue was designed to be a throwback to events from yesteryear, like the Pageant of Pulchritude and Splash Day. The two-day ...
  
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• How Hong Kong Ballet Created Glorious Dance Ads as Charming as They Are Impressive - Adweek

  16-05-2019 05:52 via adweek.com
  How Hong Kong Ballet Created Glorious Dance Ads as Charming as They Are Impressive  AdweekSwan Lake, this is not. And that's the point (or, pointe?) of the new campaign for the Hong Kong Ballet from Design Army, about a year after the Washington ...
  
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• Shaq makes local teen's dance dream come true - WHP Harrisburg

  16-05-2019 05:41
  Shaq makes local teen's dance dream come true  WHP Harrisburg"When she dances, and I hear a lot, when she comes off the stage too, That people just can't take their eyes off of her when she is dancing. It just makes me a ...
  
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• Rave on: Gary Clarke's Wasteland turns rave moves into contemporary dance - BBC News

  16-05-2019 04:11
  Rave on: Gary Clarke's Wasteland turns rave moves into contemporary dance  BBC NewsChoreographer Gary Clarke has copied moves from clubbers at the Hacienda.
  
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• Queen Emma Ballet Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Wizard of Oz & Spring Dances May 18 & 19 - KHON2

  16-05-2019 02:56 via khon2.com
  Queen Emma Ballet Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Wizard of Oz & Spring Dances May 18 & 19  KHON2Queen Emma Ballet will celebrate its 30th anniversary with an original production called "Spring Dances" and "The Wizard of Oz" on May 18 and 19 at Paliku ...
  
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• Watch dozens of little Selenas dance to her music in viral video - Corpus Christi Caller-Times

  16-05-2019 01:37
  Watch dozens of little Selenas dance to her music in viral video  Corpus Christi Caller-TimesThe viral video video shows dozens of little girls dressed as Selena Quintanilla dancing during a festival\u00a0at an elementary school in Los Angeles.
  
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• Fifth-graders wow in ballroom dance competition, learn 'valuable life lessons' - Winston-Salem Journal

  16-05-2019 01:00
  Fifth-graders wow in ballroom dance competition, learn 'valuable life lessons'  Winston-Salem JournalThe fifth-graders from Whitaker Elementary School were dancing on air Wednesday as they excitedly accepted the gold trophy in ballroom dancing.
  
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