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Julio Bocca exits dance stage in grand fashion

First taught ballet by his mother, Nancy, Bocca also fell in love with tango at a young age. He later founded his own troupe, the Buenos Aires-based Ballet Argentino, in 1990, and provided employment for young dancers. Performing in the Teatro Maipo, a historic, 700-seat theater co-owned by Bocca, the chamber-size troupe has also toured […]

This will be the year dance gets us back in the groove

If 2007 was a slightly disappointing year for new music then 2008 promises to offer at least a little more variety. Dance music, for example, for so long in the doldrums and reliant on one-off novelty hits for stupid people, co-opted indie bands (Klaxons) and dull remixes of mainstream chart hits, is showing signs […]

Dance with The Devil

“All we really set out to do was to make acoustic music more fun,” says The Devil Makes Three guitarist/vocalist Pete Bernhard (left). The band also includes upright bassist Lucia Turino and banjoist Cooper McBean. COURTESY OF THE DEVIL MAKES THREE Preview: The Devil Makes Three performs Sat., Dec. 29, at Caf Coda. 8 p.m. […]

Sarasota hosts second teen dance

SARASOTA - The City of Sarasota s first teen dance party was such a hit, the City will host another party Fri., December 21, 2007, 8pm - midnight at the Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail. All high school students are welcome to attend. School identification or a school progress report must be provided […]

NRI music and dance festival gets under way

CHENNAI: The 13th Non-Resident Indian Music and Dance Festival-2007, organised by Hamsadhwani, began here on Wednesday. Erwin Wendland, Deputy Consul-General of German Embassy, who was the chief guest, congratulated Hamsadhwani on organising a music festival that would help NRIs showcase their talents in their homeland. The festival was an opportunity for the NRIs to […]

The Spielberg Song and Dance

It’s too bad the Golden Globes don’t do musical numbers. Because an excerpt from the workshop version of the upcoming Broadway musical adaptation of Catch Me If You Can , featuring Nathan Lane in the Tom Hanks role of FBI agent Carl Hanratty, would be the perfect lead-in to director Steven Spielberg collecting the HFPA’s […]

‘Namaste Israel’ dance troupe to perform in India

“I am very excited on my first visit to India. I was born here but speak Hindi, eat Indian food and was raised on a staple diet of Indian music. Finally my dreams have come true,” said David Nigrekar, a Jew of Indian origin and founder of the ‘Namaste Israel’ group.

Youssou N Dour, band spark dance frenzy in Somerville

With only a few phrases in English, N Dour s lyrics about subjects from love to self-reliance were all sung in Wolof, which didn t matter one iota to the crowd. Many were driven to their feet by the throbbing polyrhythms and ringing guitars of the fifth song, Yonu Deuge, and kept the aisles […]

Splendour of the Season celebrates with music, dance and song

The holidays can be an extremely hectic time for most people. Organizers of this year’s Splendour of the Season are giving everyone a chance to take a break, slow down and bask in the joy of the festive spirit. Presented by Triple Threat Theatre, Splendour of the Season takes the Academy Theatre for Performing Arts […]

And it seems that’s part of the appeal of her dance sessions.

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