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June 25, 2008

The Metropolitan Opera Fills House with Sanskrit Lovers

The Metropolitan Opera sold out performances of Philip Glass' Satyagraha this spring despite the fact that the libretto is in Sanskrit and season ticket subscribers opted-out of this obscure opera ... The Kinetic Interface

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Aydin Teker (Video)

Hello from the American Dance Festival, a great place to dancehunt I might add. After seeing Aydin Teker's work feet, shoes, and what feet can do in a pair of shoes, has been blown out of the water ... Dancehunter

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Art Dance/Dance Art

When I heard that Wii Fit had a weight limit on it (and if you are too fat, you should take it back to the shop ... Nintendo representative), my thought was that they wouldn't want me and my chair on it ... Wheelchair Dancer

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June 24, 2008

A new website, a great convention and the start of the summer program

I haven't written in a while... I got a little preoccupied with building the new website ... Garrett Ammon/BNC Blog

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Umwelt? Um...what?

The audience at the Joyce was scattered with people as diverse as Gia Kourlas and Baryshnikov, demonstrating a clear interest in the company, yet I still maintained a twinge of doubt ... Ranting Details

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greater than (Video)

Sometimes when i say "that's not dance" it is a celebration of something more significant than 'bodies moving and being moved' ... Quodlibet

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Celebrating Jerome Robbins at the JCC

On Monday evening, thanks to the generosity of my friend Sarah, I attended a special seminar at The JCC in Manhattan on the life and work of choreographer Jerome Robbins, with a particular focus on his contribution to New York City Ballet ... Dancing Perfectly Free

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Alter

Where we do things is important, as much as anything else ... Clare Byrne's Weekly Rites

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Finding Multiple Truths in Challenging Times

A trans-domain process may be described as activity that includes research, partners, translation, multiple perspectives, multiple truths, multiple voices and more than one outcome ... Jane Hirshberg (Liz Lerman Dance Exchange)/Community Arts Network

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TenduTV Q&A

As some of you are aware, TenduTV is a broadband dance channel that will begin broadcasting this summer ... Marc Kirschner/Dance-Tech.Net

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June 22, 2008

Close Encounters Series: Yasmeen Godder

I have always been attracted to choreographers who examine social issues, but while many choreographers try to touch such subject matter, it is all too easy for their investigations to remain superficial and cursory. Not so with Yasmeen ... Deborah Friedes/The Winger

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The Cloud

The Cloud, by the MIT Mobile Experience Lab, is an organic sculptural landmark that responds to human interaction and expresses context awareness using hundreds of sensors ... Networked Performance

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Live, Learn, and Reflect

My last few weeks at PNB were exciting and emotional, as expected. What's so incredible about the past season is the rep that the dancers acquired, and the people that came along with it ... Noelani Pantastico/The Winger

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Mains d'Oeuvres: le cousin de Chez Bushwick?

Mains d'Oeuvres is a fantastic venue and resource for fledgling artists. Located just north of Paris in the suburb of Saint Ouen ... Dance on Paper

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Regurgitating a Legend in 3 Weeks

Yes, it has only been a day since the Martha Graham workshop ended, and my body's going through contraction withdrawal ... The Clytemnestra Project

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I went to the theater, and all I got was this lousy bobblehead doll...

The audience culture is one of my favorite things about baseball. The raucous, festive, participatory nature of it is in such sharp contrast (gross generalization alert) to the often joyless audience culture for the fine arts...Culturist

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ABT Improves Their SLEEPING BEAUTY

ABT wisely took several of the complaints to heart and they have brought the production back - greatly improved though still needing work ... Oberon's Grove

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Jerome Robbins Exhibit at the NY Public Library for the Performing Arts

Today I stopped by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center to check out New York Story: Jerome Robbins and His World ... Dancing Perfectly Free

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Michel Waiswisz 1949 - 2008

Michel was gentle and always curious about my work when I was an artist in residence at STEIM ... Marlon Barrios Solano/Dance-tech.net

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If you would stop every time you feel a pain...

"According to a recent study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Sports Physical Therapy, the annual injury rate at classical ballet companies ranges from 67 percent to 95 percent" ... Da...nce

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SND Show Footage!

Footage from the recent performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Anaheim Ballet: More Than Dance

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This is your brain on dance

My friend Malevito at Virtualapiz found this article in Scientific Americanon the neuroscience of dance ... Alex.Tango.Fuego

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Pilobolus Poll 1: Darkness and LightYeah, but is it dance?

There were differences in opinion in the talkback after Thursday's world premiere of Pilobolus' Darkness and Light ... American Dance Festival

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June 20, 2008

More Pics for Shuzenji

We have really had some wonderful reviews and awesome turn-out for each performance ... Ballet Pixelle

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breath

The day started working in and with the breath. Expanding on the in breath, softening on the out ... Skellis

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Maguy Marin Umwelt

I just watched my life flash before my eyes. Well, many lives. In Maguy Marin's Umwelt (at the Joyce Theater this week) dancers appear and disappear through a slatted set ... Reflections on Dance

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GO: Neil Greenberg at Dance Theater Workshop (only through Saturday)

I should have mentioned Neil Greenberg's show at DTW already, as I've never seen anything by him I haven't liked ... Foot in Mouth

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New York City Ballet: Damian Woetzel's Farewell

Watching one of my favorite ballet dancers - who I've watched for about fifteen years - dance his final performance and take his final bow at the New York State Theater last night was not easy ... Dancing Perfectly Free

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Thorn in Toe

Some of the best art going on these days is in people's shuffle-song function on their iPods, and in their computer screensaver that sifts through photo collections ... Clare Byrne's Weekly Rites

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DANCE MACHINE: New Dance Show on ABC!

On Friday, June 27th a new dance show premieres on ABC! It's called Dance Machine ... Addicted2Salsa

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June 19, 2008

HOUSE PARTY, Let's Get Tangled

The countdown has begun and the Emerging Choreographers are at the less-than-one-month-to-the-show mark ... Jessy Smith/First Drop

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Gesture, Movement and the Body Control New Interfaces

Below, you'll find eight videos that demonstrate how gesture, movement and the body are being coupled with new technologies and interfaces for manipulating, viewing and controlling art and objects ... The Kinetic Interface

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The Power of Words Versus Pictures Versus Video

Do you think if a writer is really good and can convey the beauty of a dancer or of a dance, that pictures are unnecessary? ... Swan Lake Samba Girl

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Classes vs. Privates - Part 3

I'm often asked if private lessons are worth the cost or if staying focused on group classes is more beneficial ... The Unlikely Salsero - Don Baarns

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The Gay Science

The rest of this week, Dance Theater Workshop continues its two week showing of Dance by Neil Greenberg ... Tony Schultz/The Winger

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What is Modern Dance?

This is not an easy question to answer, even for dancers and choreographers ... Dance Advantage

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Songwriters Re-Write History

Closing its 2008 season with a bang, CityDance Ensemble performed an eclectic mix of repertoire spanning the past 70 years ... Dancing on the Edge

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June 18, 2008

When I think of dance

When I think of dance my pulse creates a rhythm of its own beat. Light surrounds me and creates a mystical aura ... You think you know dance?

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Kenneth Anger and Amy Greenfield Heat Up Anthology Film Archives this Weekend

Two renown experimental filmmakers, Kenneth Anger and Amy Greenfield, are being featured at Anthology Film Archives in New York this weekend ... Move The Frame

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Steps Forward: Dance Training, Israeli-Style

I started my examination of dance training in Israel by taking both Gaga classes and a variety of contemporary dance classes at studios throughout Tel Aviv-Yafo ... Deborah Friedes/The Winger

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10 Habits of Highly Effective Dancers Series (#1)

When I speak of preparation I am referring to more than just having the appropriate attire and shoes for class . But I am also referring to students coming to class with the appropriate attitude ... Tap Dance Blog

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New Sleeping Beauty is a Success!

Fuller review coming soon so I won't say a whole lot here, but I saw ABT's new version of Sleeping Beauty tonight and loved it ... Swan Lake Samba Girl

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Generosity

The last dance of the day evolved from a tuning score, resting on one another, sensing, and paying attention to the relationship. I was working with Celine ... Skellis

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DCA Panel: Presenting Ballet Across America

The first session I attended was on Saturday afternoon. Entitled Presenting Ballet Across America, it was a panel of artistic directors of ballet companies and critics ... A Time to Dance

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June 17, 2008

One Year Anniversary

It's officially the one year anniversary of this blog! What a crazy ride it's been, with lots of fun and unexpected surprises thrown in ... Saturday Matinee

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Exploded Views - Remapping Firenze

Marnix de Nijs' latest installation, Exploded Views - Remapping Firenze, spectacularly recreates a visual and dynamic body experience of the city ... We Make Money Not Art

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DCA in DC: Narrative Overview

Being the overambitious person that I am, I decided to join and attend the Dance Critics Association (DCA) annual conference in Washington, DC this weekend ... Off Center

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Neil Greenberg

THE FIRST PIECE I created that I really owned, in 1987, wasn't the first thing I made after leaving Cunningham ... Neil Greenberg/Artforum

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June 16, 2008

Bach, Berg & Glass at NYC Ballet

Saturday June 14, 2008 matinee - Deborah and I really enjoyed both the music and the dancing in this afternoon's all-Robbins programme at the New York City Ballet ... Oberon's Grove

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Failure

I am realizing that I am about to start a lot of work for the summer that I am dreading ... kk's world, duly noted

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Julie Taymor on theater

n concert dance so much of what we talk about stays in our heads and because we know the audience won't understand our movement vocabulary literally we don't investigate what we are really saying/communicating ... Boris Willis Moves

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Trisha Brown Dance Company: Accumulations, Spanish Dance, and PRESENT TENSE

We look at exclusive footage from Accumulations, Spanish Dance, and PRESENT TENSE in this video preview of Trisha Brown Dance Company's ADF performance ... American Dance Festival

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Working Together in Ballet Across America

I just saw Program C of Ballet Across America at the Kennedy Center, and I'm feeling like this whole idea is way better than I ever thought it would be ... Wendy Perron/Dance Magazine

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College versus Conservatory: A Dancer's Dilemma

...a seventeen-year-old dancer living in Barcelona who was about to make a critical decision that many young dancers face: whether to pursue a bachelor's degree at a liberal arts college or attend a dance conservatory with the hopes of eventually dancing professionally ... Dancing Perfectly Free

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June 12, 2008

Local History: Jan Tievsky on Glen Echo Dance

When I arrived in Washington in 1975, the dance landscape looked radically different from today ... Bourgeon

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The Hypermedia System for "The What's Left Over After"

So, I made my claims for why Hypermedia was not only valid, but necessary for those who wish to adopt it as a format, and I designed the theoretical components of what a hypermedia system might entail ... The Urgent Artist

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Applying Laban Movement Analysis to Interaction Design

How can movement analysis and documentation systems contribute to the creation of new and better interfaces? ... The Kinetic Interface

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Cedar Lake Season Photos

Evan and I both saw Cedar Lake twice, and my feelings about their spring season have been similar to hers ... Dancing Perfectly Freee

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Houston Ballet at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

Houston Ballet launched The Kennedy Center's prestigious weeklong festival Ballet Across America yesterday ... En Pointe with Houston Ballet

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June 11, 2008

Workshop Interactive Dance Film [Amsterdam]

Together with the Cinedans Festival, Mediamatic presents a hands-on workshop on interactive dance film with a focus on interactive film installations ... Networked Performance

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Day Two - uses and needs, uses and needs

What do you include to make the perfect dance showing machine? ... The Urgent Artist

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Son of "Clytemnestra": Return to the House of Martha

Which version of a dance do we reference when coaching style, interpretation, phrasing? The words, images and movements in the memories of its last surviving members of its original cast? ... The Clytemnestra Project

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Dance in the Desert

From Friday through Sunday, I joined a few hundred wonderful people for Machol Bamidbar (Dance in the Desert) at Adama's incredible space in Mizpe Ramon ... Deborah Friedes/The Winger

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A Tap Dance Lesson From An Unlikely Teacher

I have been thinking a lot about tap education lately and, as a result, it seems like I see advice and tips everywhere I look ... The Tap Dance Blog

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Untranslatable: Chris Yon at DTW

A blank, TV-sized screen on the DTW stage flickers static onto the faces of a forward gazing audience ... Reflections on Dance

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Garry Stewart's "Magnification" (Videos)

Garry Stewart, artistic director of Australian Dance Theatre, recently collaborated with Birmingham, England-based Bare Bones ... The Kinetic Interface

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Three Yvonne Rainer Films Screening at Chez Bushwick

Chez Bushwick in Brooklyn is screening three films by Yvonne Rainer over three weeks this month ... Move The Frame

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Tom Pearson and Zach Morris: Body and Soul (Audio)

It's immediately clear that Tom Pearson and Zach Morris of Third Rail Projects take great pleasure ... InfiniteBody

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Ballet Miscellany

've seen many exciting ballets in the last few weeks ... Foot in Mouth

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June 10, 2008

Cedar Lake's Spring Season - Final Thoughts

After thoroughly enjoying the opening night program last Monday, I headed back to Chelsea last night to see another performance of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet's spring season ... Dancing Perfectly Free

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Jennifer Monson in Clean Slate

Jennifer dancing in that room was an object lesson in the encounter of a singular, uncategorizable being ... Karinne Keithley/Critical Correspondence

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Site-Specific Performance Rampage

On Friday night I took part in the mad fun Performance Rampage, a
site-specific performance tour of downtown Manhattan ... Tonya Plank/Critical Correspondence

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June 9, 2008

Dancing Sexily For the Disabled

17 of you sent me a link to yet another piece of bad dance and disability journalism ... Wheelchair Dancer

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Day 1 - Identify the Probem(s)

People don't know where to place postmodern dance ... The Urgent Artist

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Taking It to the Streets

These encounters, more like brief guerrilla actions than performances, were magical, but the best part, for me, was seeing how passers-by reacted to these impromptu events ... Culturist

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Shall Wii Dance?

The release of Wii Fit got me thinking - Will dance be the next evolution in Wii technology? ... Dance Advantage

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Pas for Jenny (Pictures)

Last Saturday night marked ABT's memorial tribute to Jennifer Alexander ... Ranting Details

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How can arts thrive in increasingly digital world?

Selling a trip to the symphony or a modern-dance recital has never been easy in this country, especially when that pitch is upset by violent tectonic shifts in the larger consumer landscape ... The Denver Post

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Good Times - Thanks

Today is my last performance with Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, Washington ... My Blog

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There and Then at NYC Ballet

The big draw for me this afternoon at New York City Ballet was the revival of Balanchine's BRAHMS-SCHOENBERG QUARTET ... Oberon's Grove

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A New Tharp and A Revived (And Brilliant) Etudes

Yesterday I finally had the chance to check out the new Twyla Tharp ballet at ABT. Overall, I thought there were exciting parts... but the sum of the parts didn't really add up to a compelling whole ... Swan Lake Samba Girl

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Folksay Video Entry 07 (Video)

CityDance Ensemble video about staging of Sophie Maslow's Folksay ... Power. Passion. Purpose

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This Week in Dance History: June 8-14

June 8, 1912-The ballet Daphnis and Chloe made its debut performed by the Ballets Russes with choreography by Mikhail Fokine and music by Ravel ... Valery Lantratov's Ballet Blog

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Clytemnestra Outdated?

The subject of the datedness of Martha Graham's TV production of Clytemnestra was brought up by an audience member during the Q&A session ... Clytemnestra Project

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June 8, 2008

Street Moves, in the TV Room

It seems as if every channel worth its programming salt, from broadcast networks to TLC, Lifetime and Bravo, has trotted out a dance-based reality show ... New York Times

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Dancing in the Fields (Video)

As part of Peter Sparling's Composition class, students have been devising their own personal Movement ID's ... The Clytemnestra Project

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More than the sum....

What makes a dance company work? What are the intangibles of success -- the things that don't show up in the box score? ... Power. Passion. Purpose.

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What I Did Over Summer Vacation...

Your dance teacher asks you to write an essay on this topic when you return to dance this fall, will you be able to fill your page with descriptions of dance related activities ... Dance Advantage

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Rooftop Glimpse: Jewels (Pictures)

Continuing my new photography series, I bring you two Polaroid shots from the Balanchine ballets Rubies and Diamonds ... The Winger

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The Season That Ruins Dancers And What You Can Do About It!

This article will focus on what it takes to get yourself into the habit of practicing at home ... The Tap Dance Blog

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Exhausted!

After the fiasco of Tuesday afternoon, I spent a wonderful night at NYCBallet -- one of the best I've had ... Swan Lake Samba Girl

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Cedar Lake II & Jewels III

An unexpected chance to see a second performance of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet's Spring production gave me another Saturday full of dance .... Oberon's Grove

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Bad Dance, Good Cinema, and Why It's All Better Than Boring

Kriota Willberg's program, "The Worst of the Best" for Kinetic Cinema Monday night was extremely entertaining ... Move The Frame

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ECE Exelon Strobel Step-Up Performance! (Pictures)

SO, wow last wednesday at The DuSable Museum of African American History on Chicago's south side, the Exelon Strobel Step-Up Students gave an amazing performance ... j-Point

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Slow Walk

"Slow Walk" lead by Chris Peck and described on the Movement Research website as a "guided walking mediation" through the "neighborhood of the Judson Church" began at 6pm, Wednesday evening ... Paulina Pobocha/Critical Correspondence

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Commuters, Dance and Photography

One of the really exciting aspects of this year's Big Dance celebrations is a silent tango event that will involve hundreds of people dancing tango all over London on July 7th ... Carole Edrich Weblog

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Dress Rehearsal (Video)

Dress rehearsal for Midsummer Night's Dream ... Anaheim Ballet: More Than Dance...

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Shen Wei Dance Arts: Connect Transfer (Video)

Video of Shen Wei Dance Arts: Connect Transfer ... American Dance Festival 2008

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Step It Up and Dance winner and season 1 wrapup

The First Season of Step It Up and Dance concluded last night. I was very impressed by all four of the final contestants. Each one truly had their own unique style and I enjoyed everyone's choreography ... A Time to Dance

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