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3 Feb 2010 Los Angeles
USA
Randy Jackson, MTV Accused Of Stealing Concept For “America’s Best Dance Crew”

American Idol judge Randy Jackson and MTV have been named in a new lawsuit over allegations that the idea for their reality dance contest, America’s Best Dance Crew, was stolen from a Los Angeles dance instructor.

Pop Crunch
1 Feb 2010 Washington, DC
USA
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan at the Kennedy Center

If you've ever watched tai chi, the relaxed, slow-motion martial art, you know why those languid movements could inspire a dance. Tai chi's inner calm and outer poise, its unhurried elegance and pliable movement can be beautiful and even uplifting to watch.

Washington Post
31 Jan 2010 Los Angeles
USA
Lula Washington: A life Changed by Dance

From creating steps for her dance troupe to moves for 'Avatar's' Na'vis, the African American choreographer has done it all.

Los Angeles Times
28 Jan 2010
UK
Dance to Help Haiti

In one of Sadler’s Wells largest studios last Sunday you could take part in workshops led by Zoonation’s Kate Prince, Boy Blue’s Kenrick Sandy, Impact Dance’s Hakeem Onibudo, Kymberlee Jay, Simeon Q, Brooke Milner, Nathan Gordon or Clara de Paris.

London Dance
28 Jan 2010 Boston
USA
Dancing at Jefferson Memorial a No-No

A federal judge has ruled against a woman who was arrested for dancing with a group of 17 others at the memorial dedicated to President Jefferson. The woman, Mary Oberwetter, and others were dancing to music on their headphones near midnight April 12, 2008, the eve of Jefferson’s birthday.

Boston Herald
27 Jan 2010 Los Angeles
USA
Questions for Lula Washington, Who Helped ‘Avatar’ Move

Until recently the Los Angeles-based choreographer Lula Washington did not use e-mail. Actually, she resisted most forms of technology. So it’s somewhat interesting that a few years ago she found herself working with one of the most technologically innovative directors in Hollywood.

The New York Times
26 Jan 2010 Los Angeles
USA
'So You Think You Can Dance': Mia Michaels is Back

Choreographer Mia Michaels disappointed many a "So You Think You Can Dance" fan last fall -- not to mention the season six finalists -- when she decided to leave the series to pursue other projects. However, her association with "SYTYCD" continues.

Zap 2 It
26 Jan 2010
USA
A Long Farewell to Merce Cunningham

It starts in Columbus, Ohio, and ends in Manhattan, on New Year’s Eve 2011. The Merce Cunningham Dance Company on Wednesday will announce its final tour, meant to give the world a last chance to view the works created by its founder, as performed by the men and women he trained.

The New York Times
25 Jan 2010 Los Angeles
USA
Dancers with Oscar Dreams Audition for Big Show

Lined up in sweats and leotards, hundreds of sinewy dancers wait with paper numbers pinned to their chests and a singular hope within. Under gray, rainy skies, in dance shoes and bare feet, they've come to an open audition at a place called Center Staging with one dream: dancing on the Academy Awards.

Yahoo
24 Jan 2010
Canada
Why Ballet Dancer Jiri Jelinek Came to Canada

The dancer who has been praised all over the world for his powerful stage presence and strong partnering skills is the latest coup for National Ballet artistic director Karen Kain.

The Globe and Mail
24 Jan 2010
UK
Arlene to Perform at Awards Show

Dance guru Arlene Phillips heads back to the dancefloor for a one-night-only performance after years as one of TV's toughest judges when she struts her stuff at the National Television Awards.

Salisbury Journal
23 Jan 2010 San Francisco
USA
Dance review: Savage Jazz Dance's jazzy 'Agon'

It's always tricky when you mess with a ballet that many consider iconic, and it takes a steady hand to tackle the complexities of Igor Stravinsky, as the Savage Jazz Dance Company did with its premiere of "Agon," in the Laney College Theater on Thursday night.

San Francisco Gate
22 Jan 2010
Canada
Shen Yun Continues to Impress One of Canada's Most Celebrated Dancers

Vanessa Harwood is one of Canada's most celebrated dancers. On Saturday afternoon, the former principal dancer for the National Ballet of Canada, regarded as the country's premier classical ballet company, came to Mississauga to catch her fourth presentation of Shen Yun Performing Arts.

The Epoch Times
21 Jan 2010 Los Angeles
USA
Omarion Replaces Sparks on Dance Show

R&B star Omarion is set to replace Sahne Sparks in a U.S. reality TV show after the choreographer was arrested on suspicion of child molestation last month.

Contact Music
19 Jan 2010
USA
Yale: The Musical

A new Yale admissions video released Friday starts as most campus tours do: an uncomfortable question-and-answer session with an over-caffeinated admissions officer. Some kid asks what year the school was founded. A dowdy mom elbows a nerdy dad. And then a sultry young woman in a red sundress in the back row asks: "Why did you choose Yale?"

Washington Post
19 Jan 2010
Philippines
Cebu Dancing Inmates Still Moonwalk with MJ

After having made their mark internationally in a YouTube video showing them dancing to the beat of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) extend their 15 minutes of fame by continuing their association with the late pop star.

Manila Bulletin
17 Jan 2010
USA
Nureyev's Broken Zipper The Washington Post
15 Jan 2010 New York
USA
Esa-Pekka Salonen + New York City Ballet = 'world premiere'?

Earlier this week, the New York City Ballet announced that it would produce a "world premiere" ballet in its spring 2010 season featuring a score by Esa-Pekka Salonen and choreography by Peter Martins, the company's ballet master. As it turns out, the use of the term "world premiere" in this case is highly debatable.

Los Angeles Times
15 Jan 2010 Miami
USA
Miami Contemporary Dance Company: 10 years of imagination and innovation

The Miami Beach-based troupe celebrates its 10th season Saturday with an ambitious gala concert at the Fillmore Miami Beach. If Sullivan is worried about the performance, which includes excerpts from 12 pieces as well as the premieres of his versions of Ravel's Bolero and The Dying Swan, he is determined to stay positive.

Miami Herald
14 Jan 2010 Edmonton
Canada
Dancing Queen: The Harsh Side of Ballet

The documentary TuTuMUCH explores the cruel and competitive world of professional ballet,

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