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Alvin Ailey, Jr. (Jan. 5, 1931 ¿ Dec. 1, 1989) was an American modern dancer and choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City.
Alvin Ailey, Jr. (Jan. 5, 1931 ¿ Dec. 1, 1989) was an American modern dancer and choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City.
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A new tool for ladies who lunge
The Washington PostNothing quite says "manly" like a cannonball with a handle. Fittingly, this intimidating weight, known as a kettlebell, comes with a testosterone-laden history: It debuted more than a century ago in Eastern Europe, where it was impressively hoisted by...Tags: Physical Fitness, Weightlifting, Miami City Ballet, National Football League
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Top 5 dance shows this fall
South Florida Sun-SentinelMIAMI CITY BALLET Mercuric Tidings: Dec. 5-7, Kravis; Jan. 9-11, Arsht; Jan. 16-18, Broward Center; In the Night and Symphony in C: March 13-15, Broward Center; March 27-29, Kravis ; April 3-5, Arsht; special performances with the Cleveland Orchestra,...Tags: Dancing, Theater, Cinderella, Kravis Center, Twyla Tharp
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Stamford Arts Center Gets A Pat On The Shoulder
Courant Staff WriterThe corporate and civic community rallied Wednesday in support of the Stamford Center for the Arts, following its bankruptcy filing last month. A gathering was held to let people know the center was is still open for business and has the backing of...Tags: Music Theater, Dancing, Theater, Music, Awards and Prizes
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NY performer: Israeli security made me dance
Associated Press WriterA performer with the famed New York-based Alvin Ailey dance troupe on Tuesday said he was twice forced to perform steps for Israeli airport security officers to prove his identity before he was permitted to enter the country. Abdur-Rahim Jackson, an...Tags: Television, New York, Judaism, Dance, Local Authority
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More dance worth cheking out
SEPT. 12. C.W. Post Dance Faculty. Performances by dance faculty members Cara Gargano, Cheryl Halliburton, Davyd Suber and Nancy Brier, with department accompanists John Ward and Sewaa Folee, 8 p.m. (benefit), Tilles Center, $25, $10 seniors and students,...Tags: Popular Music, Dancing, Music, Theater, Fred Astaire
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Dance: 9 shows to see
steve.parks@newsday.com; JUDY RAIAFall for Dance Festival (Sept. 17-27, City Center, 130 W. 56th St., Manhattan). First-rate dance at cut-rate prices - just $10 a performance - starting with the National Ballet of Canada and including the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Les Ballet Jazz de...Tags: Dancing, Theater, Physiology, Otis Redding, Garth Fagan
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Dance schedule
September Sept. 8 Metro DC Dance Awards, Kennedy Sept. 8-29 Roadhouse, Kennedy Sept. 11 Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular, AACC Sept. 11-12 Witness, Kennedy Sept. 13 Pure, Dance Sept. 18-19 Drift, Kennedy Sept. 18-20 The Break/s, Kennedy Sept. 20-21 Eiko...Tags: Dancing, Theater, Music, Festive Event, Merce Cunningham
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Is the House of Helgi the best ballet troupe in the U.S.?
Special to the Chicago TribuneIts long, rich history notwithstanding, the San Francisco Ballet that arrives at the Harris Theater on Tuesday is very much the House of Helgi. Acclaimed artistic director Helgi Tomasson took over the venerable company nearly a quarter of a century ago,...Tags: Dancing, Jerome Robbins, Joffrey Ballet, George Balanchine, Dance
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Cultural events that shaped '68
LITERATURE "Myra Breckinridge" by Gore Vidal. The clever novel (disguised as a diary) initially derided as pornography ends up making eloquent sport of sex and gender. Also vital to 1968 and beyond: "Soul on Ice" by Eldridge Cleaver. An angry, powerful...Tags: Popular Music, Dancing, Music, Lindsay Anderson, Stanley Kubrick
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'So You Think You Can Dance': Top 10 revealed
Reality CheckThe night starts with an ultra-cool hip-hop routine choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo to Ne-Yo's 'Closer.' The dancers are all dressed in these funky red running suits that glow in the dark. They move as one. There is a......Tags: Dancing, Mary Murphy, Judges, Indiana Jones, Dance
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Anonymous $60M gift to foundation traced to Bloomberg
The total is $175 million plus change. That's the sum of money Mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated to New York arts and social service organizations through the Carnegie Corporation, including more than $60 million in two-year grants announced Thursday....Tags: Society, Minority Groups, New York, Charity, Michael Bloomberg
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Witness wonders of dance
Sentinel dance criticThe second annual World Ballet Competition, presented by Orlando-based Central Florida Ballet, will bring out the stars for its gala Saturday night. But between now and then, it may unmask some new dance luminaries in its competition for dancers ages 10...Tags: Dancing, Television, Simon Cowell, Dance
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