Russian dancer challenges centuries of ballet tradition
MOSCOW — It’s an uphill battle trying to promote contemporary dance in a country which prides itself on keeping its trademark ballets intact for a century. But acclaimed dancer Diana Vishneva is no...
View ArticleThat’s amore: Italian bridal serenades alive in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Young couples in south Philadelphia are transforming something old into something new with their take on the Italian wedding serenade. The serenade has been a tradition for hundreds of...
View ArticleOhio choreographer composes dance piece for economic summit
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio choreographer has composed a piece that dancers will perform at the opening of next month’s annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Edwaard Liang is the artistic...
View ArticleEllen Page marries New York dance teacher Emma Portner
NEW YORK — Ellen Page is now a married woman. The 30-year-old star of “Juno,” ”Inception” and the recent remake of “Flatliners” wed Emma Portner, who teaches contemporary jazz at the Broadway Dance...
View ArticleArgentina ballet dancers protest by performing in the street
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Ballet dancers took to the streets of Argentina’s capital Thursday, blocking traffic but causing onlookers to break into cheers and applause as they performed pirouettes to...
View ArticleThe Latest: Giants steal the show with “Dirty Dancing” ad
NEW YORK — The Latest on the ads of the 2018 Super Bowl (all times Eastern Time): 10:45 p.m. The Giants won the Super Bowl. Not really, but Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. stole the show with an NFL...
View ArticleUS gymnasts tell AP sport rife with verbal, emotional abuse
They were little girls with dreams of Olympic gold when they started in gymnastics. Now they’re women with lifelong injuries, suffocating anxiety and debilitating eating disorders. They are the other...
View ArticleTony-winner Sammy Williams from ‘A Chorus Line’ dies at 69
NEW YORK — Sammy Williams, who won a Tony Award in the original Broadway production of “A Chorus Line,” has died. He was 69. Family spokeswoman and friend Brandee Barnaby says Williams died of cancer...
View ArticlePioneering black choreographer, director Donald McKayle dies
IRVINE, Calif. — Donald McKayle, a modern dancer and choreographer who brought the black experience in America to the Broadway stage in musicals such as “Raisin” and “Sophisticated Ladies,” has died....
View ArticleNavy’s Blue Angels to fly at Alabama air show this weekend
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels are bringing their meticulously choreographed flying to Alabama this weekend. Lt. Brandon Hempler tells The Tuscaloosa News that the precision flight...
View ArticlePetrenko, Arakawa highlight World Figure Skating Hall class
Olympic champions Viktor Petrenko, Shizuka Arakawa, and Elena Valova and Oleg Vasiliev have been elected to the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Also chosen are two-time world champion ice dance team...
View ArticleNew film explores the best Broadway musicals you never saw
NEW YORK — If you’ve never heard of lavish musicals like “The Bathrooms Are Coming” or “Diesel Dazzle” you’re not alone. Yet, these elaborate productions have borrowed the talents of some of Broadway’s...
View ArticleJacques d’Amboise at 83: Still making kids feel like dancing
NEW YORK — On a recent weekend morning, a cavernous basement studio in Harlem was chock full, throbbing with music, and hopping with energy — literally. It was alumni day at the National Dance...
View ArticleDance majors to represent Mississippi on national stage
JACKSON, Miss. — Dance majors from a central Mississippi university will be the only to represent the state on a national stage in a collegiate dance competition this summer. According to a news...
View ArticleProvidence gets ready for its signature arts festival
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The city of Providence is getting ready to kick off its signature arts festival. PVDFest is a free, four-day festival that celebrates artists. It begins Thursday. Performance stages,...
View ArticleAfter summit, North Korea shows Trump in striking new light
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Koreans are getting a new look at President Donald Trump. They see him shaking hands with Kim Jong Un at their historic summit in Singapore, and even awkwardly saluting a...
View ArticleMusical about Michael Jackson being written by Lynn Nottage
NEW YORK — A musical about the King of Pop is moonwalking its way to Broadway. The Michael Jackson Estate and Columbia Live Stage on Tuesday unveiled plans for a stage musical inspired by the life of...
View ArticleDancer’s solo on black history takes him to US Capitol
MISSOULA, Mont. — Tsiambwom Akuchu’s path to the stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., started with a little research. Akuchu, who started break-dancing when he was a teenager, says...
View ArticleChoreographer Gillian Lynne of ‘Cats’ fame dies at age 92.
LONDON — Choreographer Gillian Lynne, who worked closely for many years with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber on some of his most famous works, has died in London. She was 92. Her husband, the actor Peter...
View ArticleFrench police motorcycles crash during Bastille Day parade
PARIS — Two French police motorcycles have crashed during a demonstration in front of President Emmanuel Macron and other guests at a grandiose Paris parade celebrating Bastille Day. The motorcyclists...
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