Dance in the United States

U.S. Postal Service Delivers Tap Dancing Back to Broadway

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Saturday, July 10, 2021
Dance in the United States, Dance, African-American dance, Jazz dance, Tap dance, Tap City, Tap, Ludie Jones, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards

Postal Service issued the Tap Dance stamps today during the Tap It Out Tap City, New York City Tap Festival in Times Square.

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  • Postal Service issued the Tap Dance stamps today during the Tap It Out Tap City, New York City Tap Festival in Times Square.
  • Postal Service New York district manager and executive in charge.
  • By the 1920s, tap as we know it had fully emerged and was popular on the Broadway stage.
  • By the 1950s, interest in tap dancing was waning, but by the 1970s, aspiring tap dancers looked to their elders and learned from their skills and experience.

The Fitness Company Leading the Virtual Workout Revolution

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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Jacki Sorensen, Fitness, Physical exercise, Dance in the United States, Aerobic exercise, Health

Well before the pandemic drove everyone to work out from home, the streaming-centered D2Fit model was blazing the way toward the fitness future.

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  • Well before the pandemic drove everyone to work out from home, the streaming-centered D2Fit model was blazing the way toward the fitness future.
  • Jessica Bass James's fitness program is a unique mix of aerobic dancing and fitness techniques.
  • Jessica Bass James has "devoted her life to helping millions of people across the globe achieve their fitness goals."
  • The wunderkind workout company was founded in 2018 and operates out of Knoxville, Tennessee.

PPG MOONWALK Receives 2020 Technology and Innovation Award From bodyshop magazine

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Automotive Manufacturing, Manufacturing, General Automotive, Automotive, Chemicals, Plastics, African-American dance, Dance in the United States, Michael Jackson, Moonwalk, Popping, Dance, Culture

PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that its revolutionary PPG MOONWALK automated paint mixing system for the automotive refinish industry has received the 2020 Technology and Innovation Award from bodyshop magazine.

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  • PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that its revolutionary PPG MOONWALK automated paint mixing system for the automotive refinish industry has received the 2020 Technology and Innovation Award from bodyshop magazine.
  • We are incredibly proud to have the PPG MoonWalk system recognized by bodyshop magazine, said Alban dEpenoux, PPG business director, automotive refinish, South Europe.
  • Since its launch in 2019, the PPG MoonWalk system has received two additional innovation accolades the 2019 Special Innovation Award from Equip Auto International Grands Prix for Automotive Innovation and the 2020 Bodyshop Equipment of the Year Award from Dcision Atelier magazine.
  • For more information on the PPG MoonWalk automated paint mixing system and PPG MoonWalk vans, visit www.moonwalkrefinish.com .

Ballet West Announces In The Balance: Ballet for a Lost Year A World Premiere Documentary Series

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Ballet company, Ballet, Dance in the United States, Dance

b'SALT LAKE CITY, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ballet West and Skyscape Studios announced today the world premiere of a nine-episode documentary series featuring the iconic ballet company, In The Balance: Ballet for a Lost Year.

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  • b'SALT LAKE CITY, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Ballet West and Skyscape Studios announced today the world premiere of a nine-episode documentary series featuring the iconic ballet company, In The Balance: Ballet for a Lost Year.
  • "\nIn The Balancealso follows four dancers throughout the series for an intimate and soulful examination of the art form.
  • This series is an authentic love story to ballet and the performing artists and crewmembers who suffered in the past year.
  • Ballet West also operates one of the largest outreach and education programs in the country which reaches hundreds of thousands of children and adults throughout Utah every year.\n'

One of the Greatest Dance Companies in the World Innovates in a Pandemic

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Martha Graham, Dance in the United States, Dance, Television, Martha Graham Dance Company, PBS, Ion Television, Television broadcasting

Young people from around the world played a significant role in conceptualizing, creating, and producing the network's vision and programming.

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  • Young people from around the world played a significant role in conceptualizing, creating, and producing the network's vision and programming.
  • The Martha Graham Dance Company has been a leader in the development of contemporary dance since its founding in 1926.
  • Since its inception, the Company has received international acclaim from audiences in more than 50 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Russia, and the Middle East.
  • In addition, the Company has also produced several award-winning films broadcast on PBS and around the world.

Blueprint Studios and San Francisco Ballet Partner to Create Nutcracker Online

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Friday, November 27, 2020
Dance in California, Culture of San Francisco, San Francisco Ballet, The Nutcracker, Dance in the United States, California, American culture

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Blueprint Studios, an eventdesign and production company, is partnering with the San Francisco Ballet to create Nutcracker Online.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Blueprint Studios, an eventdesign and production company, is partnering with the San Francisco Ballet to create Nutcracker Online.
  • Blueprint Studios and San Francisco Ballet have combinedthe best of in-person and virtual events to mimic attending the War Memorial Opera House for a ballet performance.
  • "We're excited to bring Nutcracker Online to a global audience and enable ballet fans everywhere the opportunity to experience the ballet in new and engaging ways," said Kelly Tweeddale, Executive Director of San Francisco Ballet.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with San Francisco Ballet to bring the Nutcracker to homes across the globe," said Mircea Manea, Founder of Blueprint Studios.

Brighton Ballet Theater Hosts Historic World of Dance Festival Online

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Brighton Ballet Theater, Brighton Beach, Ballet, Dance in the United States, Agrippina Vaganova, BBT, Dance

NEW YORK, June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --This Thursday on Zoom, Brighton Ballet Theater (BBT), a non-profit dance studio and cultural oasis for South Brooklyn, hosts its 33rd World of Dance Festival, for the first time on a virtual platform.

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  • NEW YORK, June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --This Thursday on Zoom, Brighton Ballet Theater (BBT), a non-profit dance studio and cultural oasis for South Brooklyn, hosts its 33rd World of Dance Festival, for the first time on a virtual platform.
  • "This online festival shows how children manage to succeed despite difficult circumstances," says BBT Founder and Executive Director Irina Roizin.
  • BBT has been offering online dance classes since April 2020 and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
  • For more information about the festival and online or offline classes in the Vaganova (Russian) method of ballet, Brighton Ballet Theater, the dance scholarship in honor of Kouchnarev, or this fall's auditions for BBT's Nutcracker, please visit www.bbtballet.org or call 929.610.2117.

Easy Spirit Partners with Iconic Dancer and Actress Debbie Allen in "Live Your Best Life Now" Campaign for Over-50 Women

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Monday, March 2, 2020
Dance in the United States, Debbie, Actors, African-American people

Says Allen, "I am living the Easy Spirit ethos that age is nothing but a number and that anything is possible when you're comfortable.

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  • Says Allen, "I am living the Easy Spirit ethos that age is nothing but a number and that anything is possible when you're comfortable.
  • The Easy Spirit "Live Your Best Life Now" campaign celebrates power, beauty and wisdom of women over 50, who are multi-faceted, vibrant, active, and are in the prime of their lives through a video and still life campaign highlighting Allen living her best life.
  • The campaign will live on easyspirit.com and Easy Spirit social channels and Debbie Allen's own channels.
  • Easy Spirit is inspired by Debbie Allenshe moves for so many things, including founding her non-profit, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles and inspiring others to keep moving in Easy Spirit.

New Year Shopping Trend Predictions and Technological Preparations of CouponUpto to Catch Up with Explosive Growth in 2020

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Friday, December 6, 2019
Entertainers, Stacy Keibler, Actors, Dance in the United States

For instance, the figures of users doubled compared to the third quarter and are expected to continue to increase sharply next year.

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  • For instance, the figures of users doubled compared to the third quarter and are expected to continue to increase sharply next year.
  • Successfully meeting the huge demand at the end of the year has brought CouponUpto an overview of customer needs next year.
  • Similarly, a survey of CouponUpto during Black Friday sales has shown that the number of visitors on the page soared 220%.
  • This upgrade is a great signal for our boom next year,"Stacy Keibler, CouponUpto CEO, said.

National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Alvin Ailey Photography Collection Is Now Available to the Public

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Monday, December 2, 2019
Dance in the United States, Dance, Given names, Modern dance, Alvin Ailey, Ailey, Alvin, Troy Powell, Revelations

Acquired in 2013, the entire digitized photography collection has been recently made available to the public online via the Smithsonians Online Virtual Archives .

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  • Acquired in 2013, the entire digitized photography collection has been recently made available to the public online via the Smithsonians Online Virtual Archives .
  • The collection is jointly owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture and Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.
  • I am thrilled that the Smithsonians National Museum of African American History and Culture has made this treasured collection available so the public can further experience the artistry and the history of the company and our founder Alvin Ailey.
  • Since opening Sept. 24, 2016, the National Museum of African American History and Culture has welcomed over 6 million visitors.