Articles filed under Dance
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Dance studio's updates keep 'Nutcracker' freshNov 27, 2015 10:00 am - For 12 years, Geneva's State Street Dance Studio has been staging a production of "The Nutcracker" every holiday season. Audiences have come to expect lavish sets, festi...
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Dance students to perform at Holiday Showcase in St. CharlesNov 19, 2015 10:00 pm - The 3rd Street Dance & Theatre Academy Inc. in St. Charles will hold its inaugural Holiday Showcase program to highlight the talent and skills of its students. The perfo...
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Choreographer from Arlington Heights debuts balletNov 18, 2015 4:55 am - Gordon Peirce Schmidt didn't set out to be a dancer. The choreographer and director, who grew up in Arlington Heights, was actually a gymnast - and didn't become serious...
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Budget-friendly fun: Toy Soldier Show marches into Wheaton's CantignyNov 03, 2015 5:00 am - Pick Tiny soldiers See hundreds of small-scale soldiers and armaments when toy soldier enthusiasts display their vast collections at the annual Toy Soldier Sho...
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Sunday picks: 'Whose Live?' at ECC arts centerOct 11, 2015 6:00 am - Improv experts Master improvisation comics Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis and Joel Murray share the stage for the on-the-spot comedy show "Whose Live Anywa...
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Weekend picks: Cirque Zuma Zuma brings dance, acrobatics to CODOct 10, 2015 6:00 am - Amazing acrobatics Egyptian limbo dancers, Gabonese tumblers and South African gumboot dancers and contortionists are all featured in the African-influenced spectac...
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Weekend picks: Pumpkins take over Highwood festOct 09, 2015 6:00 am - Pumpkins light up the night The Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival is once again trying to break the Guinness World Record for most lit jack-o'-lanterns on display. Br...
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Weekend picks: 'Talent All Stars' roll into townOct 07, 2015 6:00 am - ‘Talent' shows The “America's Got Talent All Stars” promises top acts such as Recycled Percussion, comedian Taylor Williamson and more on Thursday and Saturday at t...
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Ballet 5:8 brings 'Mi Familia' to National Museum of Mexican ArtSep 29, 2015 11:00 pm - CHICAGO - Ballet 5:8, a Chicago-area performing company in its fourth season, will be taking a special ballet to the National Museum of Mexican Art at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct...
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Why the Hemmens is a popular peformance venue for Indian dance schoolsSep 28, 2015 11:00 pm - When Anjali Varghese was only 3 years old, she began her training in Indian classical dance. "It's like an ocean. I've been doing it for 15 years but there's still so mu...