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Ballet
American Ballet Theatre--America's National Ballet Company™
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"Experience the passion, power
and movement of one of the world's most revered and innovative dance
companies. Here, you can purchase tickets, find out about the rich
history of ABT and our dancers, as well as our education and training,
and much, much more..."
The Ballet
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"Here you'll find information on
ballet, it's history, great dancers, and the ballets themselves. The
Ballet is broken up into two main content sections, "Studio to Stage"
has step-by-step articles on ballet including a history, life as a
ballet dancer, performing, and ballet technique and the "Encyclopedia"
is exactly what you think it should be from the name - Lots of stuff
about ballet."
Ballet.co
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"The site about all things ballet
and dance in the world & the UK in great depth. Each day we
collect dance and ballet review/news links from all around the world
and many people, from dance professionals to interested dance goers,
start their day with us on the TodaysLinks page. The Magazine section
is updated each month and contains a mix of the latest reviews,
interviews, and views together with pieces on ballet history and
regular columns by choreographers Christopher Hampson and Cathy
Marston."
Ballet Links
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Links to history, companies,
choreography, and other
information about ballet.
Ballet Resources
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Ballet resources available at
World Wide Arts Resources.
Cyberdance
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"CyberDance is an extensive
internet dance database containing thousands of links to classical
ballet and modern dance resources on the Internet."
Dance View Times
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"DanceView Times started (as
DanceViewWest) in July 2003. In October 2003, we expanded coverage to
include dance performances in New York and Washington, D.C. as well as
San Francisco and became DanceView Times. This is a writer's site. As
we stated in our first issue's editorial, we can't claim to offer
comprehensive coverage of dance in each of these cities."
Kansas City Ballet
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Here you can find out information
about the Kansas City Ballet and it's school.
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Folk Dance
Country Dance and Song Society
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Formed to celebrate the living
tradition of English
and Anglo-American folk dances.
Ethnic Dance Net
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Information and resources about
ethnic dance.
Ethnic Dance Theatre
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"Our mission is to foster
understanding and awareness of world cultures through the re-creation
and presentation of traditional ethnic dance and music. In a society
where racial tensions are prevalent, we believe it is vital to promote
and project the inherent beauty, dignity, and integrity of all peoples."
International Folk Dance Resources
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Information about international
folk dances including notes, costumes, articles, pronunciation guides,
sheet music and more.
Kansas Folk Music and Dance
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"To make sure that the rhythm and
spirit of folk music and dance in Kansas continue, the Kansas Folk
Music and Dance Resource Center (KAFMAD) seeks to: showcase traditional
music and dance, past and present, in Kansas communities; develop an
online library of folk music and dance resources in Kansas; inform and
educate people about preservation tools; encourage folk music and dance
activities in Kansas and involve, educate, and support libraries,
museums, individuals and communities in folk music and dance."
International Folk Dancing
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Description and instructions for
a number of international folk dances.
Renaissance Dance
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Information, sources, and links
about renaissance dance.
Square and Round Dance Ring
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A list of pages about square
dancing and American folk
dancing.
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Jazz & Tap
American Tap Dance Foundation
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"The American Tap Dance
Foundation, formerly the American Tap Dance Orchestra, is a New York
City non-profit tap dance company founded by master tap dancers Brenda
Bufalino, Tony Waag, and the late Charles ‘Honi’
Coles. The ATDF is committed to establishing tap as a vital component
of American Dance heritage by creating year-round performance
opportunities, adult, teen and youth educational programs, seasonal tap
intensives, choreography residencies, teacher training seminars,
history and archival projects, film and lecture series."
Jazz Dance History
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An article about the history of
jazz dance.
Jazz Dance Links
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Links to jazz dance sites.
National Tap Ensemble
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Information and resources for tap
dancers, teachers, professionals, and more.
Off Jazz Dance World
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Information about jazz and tap
dance and links to dance information.
Tap Dance Dictionary
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"Modern Tap Dance has its own
colorful and unique language which provides a wealth of clues to the
history and nature of percussive dance in America."
Tap Dance History
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Here you will find a short
history of tap dance including information about influential dancers.
Tap Dance Homepage
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Calendar, special events, who's
who in tap, history,
tap steps, and how to find information on tap dancing.
Tap Dance Links
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A list of links to information
about tap dancing.
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Modern Dance
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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Information about the company,
its repertoire, the Dance
Center, and video clips.
Isadora Duncan Foundation for Contemporary Dance
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"The Isadora Duncan Dance
Foundation was founded in 1979 as a non-profit educational center and
is dedicated to extending the dream, dance, and indomitable spirit of
Isadora Duncan to generations yet to come. The Foundation offers
hundreds of performances annually of Isadora's original choreography as
passed down through generations of Duncan dancers in addition to new
works, educational workshops and creative programming that nurtures the
soul and lifts the spirit."
Martha Graham Center for Contemporary Dance
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"The Martha Graham Dance Company,
founded by Martha Graham in 1926, is the oldest, most celebrated modern
dance company in the world. It presents the classic Graham repertory
and new choreography in its home city of New York and on tour,
featuring an international roster of today's most talented dance
artists. The Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance is the global
center for instruction in the Martha Graham Technique and has provided
instruction to thousands of students including such luminaries as
Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Madonna, and Betty Ford. The
School's arts education programs involve New York area students in
exploring Martha Graham’s genius and the creation of a new
art form: American modern dance."
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Social Dance
Ballroom Dancers
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Information about ballroom
dancers, a directory, where to dance and how to learn to dance.
Ballroom Dancing Resources
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Links to all sorts of information
about ballroom dancing including clubs, directories and lessons.
Dancetv.com
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Learn to dance with online
lessons.
International Dance Sport Federation
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Information about the federation,
membership information, history, competitions, and more.
KC Dance
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Information about dance and
dancing in Kansas City.
Traditional Social Dance
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Information about traditional
social dancing.
USA Dance
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"USABDA Serves as the National
Governing Body for ballroom dancing and DanceSport, the competitive
version of ballroom dancing, in the United States subject to the
statutes of the International DanceSport Federation (IDSF)and the
United States Olympic Committee (USOC)."
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Miscellaneous
Dance Magazine
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Links, calendars, competitions,
and articles.
Dance Plaza
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The World Dance Plaza is the
world's leading DanceSport website providing actual international news,
competition results, knowledge forums and exciting photo material about
the Olympic recognised DanceSport. DancePlaza.com is the daily meeting
point for all DanceSport competitors, coaches, promoters, organisations
and supporters."
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