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August 18

CNN
Dramatic Increase in People Wanting to Learn to Dance
"Shows like ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance," MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew" and Oxygen's "Dance Your Ass Off" are drawing millions of viewers and helping expose audiences to the art of dance." Dramatic Increase in People Wanting to Learn to Dance

July 14

Los Angeles Times
Popularity of Viral Dance Videos Reflects Primal Urge to Dance
"Though the phenomenon feels new, it is of course part of one of the oldest trends in human history. People have been congregating to dance since civilization began. The digital means of dissemination are recent, but the act itself is as ancient as eating and sleeping." Popularity of Viral Dance Videos Reflects Primal Urge to Dance

July 8

Americans for the Arts
National Endowment Recovery Grants Disbursed
"The National Endowment for the Arts announced 631 local arts groups have received direct grants totaling $29,775,000 as part of the American Economic Recovery & Reinvestment Act." National Endowment Recovery Grants Disbursed

July 7

Drama Queen
Should a Review be Distilled into a Tweet ?
"I'm not saying you can't tweet a review. You can, and plenty of people do. I'm saying that tweeting a review in its entirety misses out on one of Twitter's major strengths: turning people on to something cool." Should a Review be Distilled into a Tweet ?

July 2

So You Think You Can Dance
'So You Think You Can Dance' Producer Launches Dance Education Foundation
"igel Lythgoe announced today that he is teaming up with director Adam Shankman, 'Dancing with the Stars' judge Carrie Ann Inaba and actress Katie Holmes to launch the Dizzy Feet Foundation, a foundation for the dance community that will provide scholarships and assistance to talented underserved youth." 'So You Think You Can Dance' Producer Launches Dance Education Foundation

July 1

The Telegraph
Founder of Tanztheater Leaves Influential Legacy
"Pina Bausch, the German dancer and choreographer who died aged 68 on Tuesday, five days after being diagnosed with cancer, was the most influential figure in European contemporary dance for the past 30 years, creating a much-imitated fusion of radical theatre, surreal art, sexual drama and danced body language, known as Tanztheater." Founder of Tanztheater Leaves Influential Legacy

June 26

Dancer Universe
Michael Jackson's Work Celebrated with Dance and Song
"Online videos from around the world have begun pouring in showing people singing, dancing, crying, smiling and mourning a man who shared his great talent with the world." Michael Jackson's Work Celebrated with Dance and Song

IrishCentral.com
Will the Tradition of Irish Dance Devolve Into Mere Pageantry?
"A once time-honored tradition has digressed into a parade of overly made-up children in glittering pageantry. Feisanna are now attracting new over-the-top trends that makes one ask whether the competitions are centered on dance ability or dress-up." Will the Tradition of Irish Dance Devolve Into Mere Pageantry?

June 25

Great Dance
The Joyce Theater Uses iTunes to Promote Keigwin + Company's Upcoming Performances
"Creating iMixes is easy and it's a fun way to promote upcoming performances to the huge number of iPhone/iPod owners. In addition, through the widget, you can encourage fans and online supporters to embed the song list on their websites and blogs." The Joyce Theater Uses iTunes to Promote Keigwin + Company's Upcoming Performances

June 24

Voice of Dance
Our Recent Outage or Adventures in Advertising
What happened? An article describing the recent VOD outage. Our Recent Outage or Adventures in Advertising

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