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Meriam Faris Belly Dance ميريام فارس رقص شرقي

by on Feb.05, 2012, under Dance


ميريام فارس ترقص فى برنامج على الهواء

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Five Years of the World Juggling Federation

by on Feb.03, 2012, under Dance Training


The World Juggling Federation was founded in 2000 out of a desire to expand public awareness of juggling as a sport. The goal was to produce juggling competition programming to air on a sports network. In 2004, the WJF secured their first five TV deals with ESPN and the shows aired in January of 2005. To produce these shows, WJF President and founder Jason Garfield began a global search for the world’s best jugglers and invited them all to compete. Jason Garfield had gained popularity in juggling since he entered the industry in 1986 at just 11 years old. Having accomplished the juggling of 10 balls, 10 rings and 7 clubs, Jason was well familiar with the highest level of juggling skill and wanted to raise the bar even further through competitions specifically designed for that purpose. In 2000, dissatisfied with the reputation that proceeded juggling wherever he went, Jason created plans for a venue that gave juggling the reputation he wanted it to be known for. Looking to the competition structure of gymnastics and consulting with an olympic gymnast, Jason formed the first set of WJF competition rules. Having absolutely zero experience in event planning and TV production, Jason took it upon himself to produce the first WJF convention and series of competition programs and has continued to produce 10 WJF events (one in the UK) since 2004. Soon after its inception, the term “technical juggling” was replaced with “WJF style juggling” as jugglers identified anything

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The Australian Ballet School

by on Jan.31, 2012, under Dance Training


lovegoodthing.com The Australian Ballet School is the school of The Australian Ballet and as such is the national centre of excellence in classical dance training. The Australian Ballet School was established in 1964, just fifteen months after the national company gave its first performance at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Sydney. lovegoodthing.com

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Just Dance – Best Dance Videos of 2011 – Vote Now – Top 10 Dance Video Nominees

by on Jan.30, 2012, under Dance


Top 10 Dance Videos of 2011! Cast your vote for the number one dance video of the year by January 10, 2012, and subscribe to DanceOn to find out which video nabs the top spot! Your pick for the #1 dance video of 2011 will be announced January 12, 2012 on Just Dance. Nominees: The Muppets – “I’ve Got Everything That I Need” Choreographer – Michael Rooney Full Video – www.youtube.com Big Freedia – “Y’all Get Back Now” Dancers – Quack, Corinne, Akrum Salem, Altercation, ReRe, Rocky, Devon Hurse and Family, Killa & The Queen Diva herself, Big Freedia Full Video – www.youtube.com Nathan Barnatt – “No Bones” Channel – www.youtube.com Full Video – www.youtube.com Sean Bankhead – “Who Run the World” Channel – www.youtube.com Full Video – www.youtube.com Something Borrowed – “Push It” Choreographer – John Carrafa Full Video – www.youtube.com Non Stop – “Pumped Up Kicks” Dubstep Remix Channel – www.youtube.com Full Video – www.youtube.com Footloose Line Dance – “Fake ID” Choreographer – Jamal Sims Associate Choreographer – Dondraico Johnson Full Video – www.youtube.com Todrick Hall – “The Bieber” Choreographers – Todrick Hall, Drew Reese, Adrienne Mariya, Lauren Gottleib & Sheena Fadeyi Channel – www.youtube.com Full Video – www.youtube.com Lady Gaga – HBO Presents “The Monster Ball Tour” Choreographers – Laurieann Gibson & Richy Jackson Full Video – www.youtube.com Aish.com – “Rosh Hashanah Rock Anthem” Choreographers – Street Art Productions Full Video – www.youtube.com Featured

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