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A festival or fest is an event, usually staged by a local community, which centers on some theme, sometimes on some unique aspect of the community.
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The Viral Dance Video That Makes You Happy
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:56:49 -0800
The hottest thing on YouTube at the moment may be a relatively simple video of a guy dancing, "a big, doughy-looking fellow in shorts and hiking boots performing an arm-swinging, knee-pumping step that could charitably be called goofy... However you interpret it, you can't watch "Dancing" for very long without feeling a little happier."...
Another Leadership Change At Washington Ballet
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:40:19 -0800
"The Washington Ballet announced yesterday that it has hired Orlando Ballet Executive Director Russell P. Allen as its new chief administrator... Allen will be the ballet's fourth top administrator since Artistic Director Septime Webre arrived in 1999."...
London's Week Of Dance Records
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:01:59 -0800
"Over the coming week more of the city's dancers are being called on to generate yet more press by participating in the record-breaking activities dominating the festival. For example: performing the biggest ever Bollywood dance; executing the largest number of football freestyle tricks in one minute; amassing the largest number of couples jiving simultaneously; getting more than 191 ballet dancers balancing on pointe for one minute, and achieving the largest number of streetdance moves in a minute."...
A Chinese Choreographer Goes Home
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:54:48 -0800
"Thirteen years ago Shen Wei was a dancer, a choreographer and the founder of the Guangdong Modern Dance Company, the first of its kind in China. He was a rising star in his nation but craved to know more about Western dance than he could learn there. His movements combine Eastern and Western ideas, drawing from Chinese opera, martial arts, Abstract Expressionism and Western Modernism."...
Large Dance Fests Rethink And Diversify
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:54:02 -0800
"Organisers of similar large-scale dance parties this summer will be nervously watching the skies. Yet there's also a feeling that dance promoters are facing other, less elemental pressures. Creamfields, due to celebrate its 10th anniversary this August, is hoping to attract over 40,000 visitors with 'the most diverse line-up ever seen at a UK dance festival'."...
Dance Show Tops Network TV Ratings
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:52:09 -0800
Two hours of "So You Think You Can Dance" made Fox the top-rated network on Wednesday night, as 8.7 million viewers tuned in to the dancing competition from 8 to 10, according to Nielsen's estimates....
Music Festival - 3 days of traditional barndance (contra and square), international dance, and music workshops in Ames, Iowa.
American Dance Festival - Celebrating 100 Years of Modern Dance. Photographs, performance schedule, and dance links.
Bates Dance Festival - Nationally recognized contemporary dance festival, set in Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, USA.
Between the Bays Dance Camp - Annual week-long dance camp at Northwestern Michigan College with contra, square, couple and English dancing.
Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop - Description, schedule of classes, faculty of annual summer intensive dance workshop held at the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO.
Canada Dance Festival - A biennial festival celebrating the artistic achievements and creations of Canadian contemporary choreographers.
Dance Umbrella - London's annual international festival of contemporary dance. Features mailing list, sponsor details, awards, tours and press.
DanceAfrica Chicago - Celebration of African and African American arts and culture in North America. Held annualy, the festival is sponsored by Columbia College Chicago.
Dancing on the Edge - Festival of Contemporary Dance in Vancouver, Canada.
Dancing Poetry Contest and Festival - Encourageing Poets and Dancers to relate to poetry as a medium for a new visual art form. An outreach for creativity for a larger range of poets and dancers.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe - For over 50 years Scotland's capital city has seen a unique explosion of creative energy within the Fringe, the largest arts festival in the world.
Meta Description: [ The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world. We have all the latest news, competitions, advice on getting to the Fringe and finding a place to stay, info on the Fringe organization itself and an extensive archive. Come and have a look. ]
Festival of Dance on Film: Moving Pictures - Canadian film festival dedicated to exploring the intersections of dance, film, and new medis.
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International Dance Week - International Dance Day celebration by the Dance Ballet Mailing List. International Theatre Institute. Resources for dancers, choreographers, and dance advocates. Bilingual: English-Spanish.
Jacob's Pillow - Lee, MA, USA.
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Merrie Monarch Festival - A week-long event held annually in Hilo on the island of Hawaii. Includes a list of soloists, competition results, and past event details.
Meta Description: [ Information on the Merrie Monarch
Festival -- the premier hula competition held annually in Hilo, Hawaii
the Thursday, Friday and Saturday after Easter Sunday at the
Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium. ]
NEFFA Festival - New England Folk Festival Association offers this event which is a blend of dance, music, crafts, and food from many lands. Lists performers, a schedule of events, and volunteer opportunities.
OhioDance Festival - Illustrated description.
Meta Description: [ OhioDance Festival, Cleveland, Ohio, October 18-20, 2001 ]
Palm Desert Dance Under The Stars Choreography Festival - Annual choreography competition in professional and amateur divisions presented by The College of The Desert, McCallum Theatre Institute and The City of Palm Desert, to promote and support the advancement of dance as an art form.
San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival - Information about the festival of California, USA.
Meta Description: [ World Arts West presents and promotes world dance and music through performances and educational activities including the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival and the People Like Me arts education program. ]
Spoleto Festival - History, program, box office information and location on the current season of the Italian festival.
Summerdance Santa Barbara Festival - Contemporary dance festival in Santa Barbara, CA. It provides a summer home for leading choreographers and dancers, enabling them to teach, perform and create new work.
The Virtual Dance Festival - Dance teachers and performers have gotten together using the net to put on a festival of dance and music this coming Spring in New York City, San Francisco and Martha's Vineyard. All dancers and other artists welcome to participate in the open forum (this website) and the festival itself.
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