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January 6

WLS-TV/DT Chicago
Joffrey Ballet Opens New School
"The Academy of Dance, the official school of the Joffrey Ballet, is now welcoming students." Joffrey Ballet Opens New School

Movmnt Magazine
Photographer Nancy Ellison Documents ABT in New Book
"As the music plays and world-class dancers execute the movement, one sound permeates the ears of those in the theater—the clack of a camera shutter." Photographer Nancy Ellison Documents ABT in New Book

The Guardian
Interview with Agnes Oaks, Principal Ballerina with the English National Ballet
"What's the best advice anyone ever gave you? My teacher in Estonia told me to stop at my peak. It's better to be remembered at your best, which is why I plan to retire this summer." Interview with Agnes Oaks, Principal Ballerina with the English National Ballet

Associated Press
New York City Ballet's "Nutcracker" Season a Success
"The lucrative production finished its annual run over the weekend, 45 performances in all, and the company reported about 90 percent paid attendance — only 2 percent down from last year, when the Broadway stagehands strike brought more people than usual to the ballet." New York City Ballet's

Los Angeles Times
Solid Ratings for "Superstars of Dance"
"The mixture of styles, the continuation of the love of dance, and even cheesy Michael 'Lord of the Dance' Flatley helped the show's Sunday preview get the network's highest non-sports results in the time period since Feb. 17 among adults 18-49." Solid Ratings for

January 5

The Winger
A Bailout for the Arts?
"Kaiser’s 'No Bailout for the Arts?' has been circulating pretty rapidly (often under different headlines) and has now appeared in periodicals across the country. In it, Kaiser points out that: This perfect storm has already weakened the fabric of our nation’s arts ecology." A Bailout for the Arts?

BBC News
English Folk Dance Nearing Extinction
"The number of people taking part in the English folk dance is falling while the average age of the dancers is going up. The Morris Ring, which represents 200 troupes, hopes a recruitment drive will revive the flagging tradition." English Folk Dance Nearing Extinction

AHN
"Dancing With the Stars" Pros Engaged
"The news on 'Dancing with the Stars' has been announced and the reaction from fans is very mixed. We aren't talking about the upcoming season eight of the hit dancing reality show, but the fact that two of the professional dancers -- Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff -- are engaged."

Washington Post
LEVYdance Successful in DC
"Choreographer Benjamin Levy has a thing for chins and convulsions, as evidenced Saturday night at Dance Place, when his six-year-old, San Francisco-based LEVYdance performed before a sold-out crowd. None of the four works on the program (three were East Coast premieres) came full circle, but each offered clever effervescence." LEVYdance Successful in DC

January 4

BBC News
The Ballet Pod Stages "docu-ballet" to Commemorate 1880 Mining Disaster
"Dancer Michael Wall, 16, who plays Edward Owen and also wrote the music, said: 'It has been interesting historically - researching and finding out about the background to the story.'" The Ballet Pod Stages

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Parsons Dance unveils a world premiere collaboration with the East Village Opera Company at The Joyce Theater, January 6 - 18. Parsons dancers Julie Blume and Abby Silva with EVOC lead vocalist Tyley Ross (center). Photo by Lois Greenfield.

01/06 37th Annual Dance on Camera Festival Joffrey Ballet Opens New School
12/22 Best Bay Area Dance of 2008 Joffrey Ballet Opens New School
12/19 Books of the Season Joffrey Ballet Opens New School
12/18 Sacramento Ballet in Crisis Joffrey Ballet Opens New School
12/16 San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker to Air on PBS Joffrey Ballet Opens New School
12/12 San Francisco Ballet: Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker Joffrey Ballet Opens New School
12/12 City of Berkeley Honors Shawl-Anderson Dance Center Joffrey Ballet Opens New School
12/09 Choreographers in Mentorship Exchange Names 2009 Grantees Joffrey Ballet Opens New School
12/08 Compañia Flamenco José Porcel: Fire Down Below Joffrey Ballet Opens New School
12/05 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Designs Barbie Doll Joffrey Ballet Opens New School
12/04 Pacific Northwest Ballet Travels to Jacob’s Pillow in 2009 Joffrey Ballet Opens New School
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Pacific Northwest Ballet 2008-2009 Season


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