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Colorado Ballet's Board of Trustees renewed Artistic Director Gil Boggs's contract for an additional five years.

Admired as the finest dance ensemble of its kind in the world, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez perform at the Gallo Center for the Arts at 7:30 pm tonight, Thursday, August 7.

The Ruth Page Civic Ballet, the official youth performance company and an Artist In-Residence of the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, performs at Ravinia's Bennett Gordon Hall, 418 Sheridan Rd.

Bringing a contemporary variation on the traditional coming of age story, David Roussève/REALITY comes to Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival with the company's latest dance-theatre work, Stardust, August 6-10.

The official kick-off to the Seattle dance season, the 12th annual Fall Kick-off celebrates the talent and imagination of the PNW's contemporary dance scene.

Ballet Academy East is proud to announce the addition of a dance class called Dance for PD for people with Parkinson's this fall.

Visceral Dance Chicago is Chicago's newest contemporary dance company dedicated to presenting intriguing, innovative contemporary dance from diverse choreographic voices.

Award-winning choreographers Janice Garrett and Charles Moulton will present the premiere ofThe Luminous Edge, a new evening-length dance theater work that explores themes of transcendence, hope and rebirth.

CHICAGO-AUGUST 5, 2014-Visceral Dance Chicago is Chicago's newest contemporary dance company dedicated to presenting intriguing, innovative contemporary dance from diverse choreographic voices.

KANSAS CITY, MO (Aug.

JACOB JONAS THE COMPANY is premiering its first full- length work, In A Room On Broad St.

New York City Ballet's annual Fall Gala will once again celebrate ballet and fashion with a program that will include three world premiere ballets by Justin Peck, Liam Scarlett, and Troy Schumacher, as well as existing works by Peter Martins and Christopher Wheeldon, all featuring costumes designed

Colorado Ballet promotes two of its Soloist dancers to Principals and adds six new Corps de Ballet dancers, for a total of 30 Company dancers.

The Ruth Page Center for the Arts is offering free dance and fitness classes for children and adults at their next Open House on Sunday, August 10 from 11 a.

New York City Ballet's annual Fall Gala will once again celebrate ballet and fashion with a program that will include three world premiere ballets by Justin Peck, Liam Scarlett, and Troy Schumacher, as well as existing works by Peter Martins and Christopher Wheeldon, all featuring costumes designed

American Ballet Theatre's The Nutcracker will return to the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House for 13 performances beginning Friday, December 12, 2014 for its final New York season, it was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.

Charlotte's Premiere National Dance Day celebration brought hundreds of people to Uptown on Saturday, July 26th.

Verb Ballets returns to Lincoln Park in Tremont on Friday August 8, 2014 at 8:30pm.

Misty Copeland, the rising American Ballet Theatre soloist, may not yet have been officially promoted to principal dancer, but her command of the stage attracts the full attention of the audience, as would any prima ballerina.

Denver's Wonderbound is gaining national attention this October as Artistic Director Garrett Ammon's "Serenade for Strings" premieres with San Francisco's Smuin Ballet.

ODC Theater has announced the program for the Music Moves Festival, nearly a full month of diverse performances emphasizing the relationship between music and dance.

In a three-city tour connecting Buenos Aires, Seattle + Mexico City, Velocity SCUBA 2014 Artist Elia Mrak (SEA), Viko Hernandez (MEX) + Martin Piliponsky (ARG) debut a bold and athletic trio and create a new work on three Seattle dancers.

Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) is thrilled to present the 17th season of Ring Around the Rose, a 'wiggle-friendly' series of performances for children and families.

Celebrated Portland choreographer Tahni Holt's provocative world-premiere Duet Love plays with our precious notions of hetero-romance.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, recognized as a vital “American Cultural Ambassador” to the world and New York City Center's Principal Dance Company, will return to the New York City Center stage for the 43rd consecutive year from December 3, 2014 – January 4, 2015.