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Ballet Star Irina Baronova, 89

Baronova, an international ballet star who was one of three celebrated prodigies known as the "baby ballerinas" after George Balanchine discovered them in Paris in the 1930s, died on Saturday at her ...

Saving Lives With Dance In Colombia

"In the nation of Colombia, a dance troupe known as 'The Body School' is gaining widespread attention for helping members of the company to escape lives of violence and hardship."... ...

In Lebanon - A Struggle For Contemporary Dance

"In Lebanon, popular culture remains committed to folk forms like dabkeh and belly dance, while the middle classes - the natural audience for contemporary dance - remains emaciated after 15 years of ...

Tere O'Connor On How To See Dance

"When did they get stuck interpreting or trying to impose a narrative? When did they lose interest or space out? When did they grasp a moment of emergence of what O'Connor called a developing archite ...

The Tango - Cure For The Blues?

Researchers in Australia are investigating whether doing the tango can help people battle depression.... ...

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Outreach - RE: Interested to bring traditional Cambodian dancers to Portland for a performance

by josiah on 11/12/2007 6:10 AM
Thank you for the IRCO hint..that's all I need to plant a seed. They're very sweet children, it woul...

Outreach - RE: Interested to bring traditional Cambodian dancers to Portland for a performance

by wjaffe on 11/10/2007 5:25 PM
Kim, The Cambodians sound like a wonderful company. We however present only contemporary dance, and ...

Outreach - RE: Interested to bring traditional Cambodian dancers to Portland for a performance

by josiah on 10/08/2007 5:28 AM
Walter, I'm sure the CCAM Vision Cambodian children would be a good performance group for hard of he...

Outreach - RE: Interested to bring traditional Cambodian dancers to Portland for a performance

by Wally on 10/07/2007 3:07 AM
We actually brought a wonderful Vietnamese company last February, composed mainly of deaf dancers-- ...

General Discussion - RE: Transportation

by Wally on 10/07/2007 3:03 AM
It would be great to have a group from Astoria. Do you know others who like dance and would like to ...

General Discussion - RE: Age Appropriate dance performances

by Chad on 10/06/2007 1:03 AM
Nancy, it all depends on their interest in dance. Performances by Coleman Lemieux, Tango Fire or Jos...

General Discussion - Age Appropriate dance performances

by nancyds on 10/02/2007 3:48 AM
I have granddaughters ages 5 and 7 that I would like to have the opportunity of seeing some of the m...
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