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NEWS ABOUT: choreography

choreography stories: 4 news summaries

 Trump Fixes 
 Miss Universe, 
 Picks 6 Finalists 

Wants to make sure prettiest girls make cut

Sep 2, 09 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Donald Trump fixes part of the Miss Universe pageant to make sure the prettiest girls don't get cut too soon, the competition's choreographer tells Guanabee. "It’s just kind of common knowledge that he picks six of the top 15 single-handedly," says Michael Schwandt. Before the show, The... More »

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entertainment • Donald Trump • Miss Universe • Miss USA • beauty pageants • choreography • Michael Schwandt

Obituary

 Dance Legend Cunningham 
 Dead at 90 


Jul 27, 09 10:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Merce Cunningham, one of the most influential dancers and choreographers of the 20th century, died last night at age 90, the New York Times reports. Hailed as the creator of new classicism, he remained productive to the end; this year saw the premiere of his final work, “Nearly... More »

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obituary • dance • Fred Astaire • choreography • Merce Cunningham • Twyla Tharp • Martha Graham • Margot Fonteyn

Appreciation

 Dance Legend 
 Pina Bausch 
 Dead at 68 


Jun 30, 09 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Visionary choreographer Pina Bausch died today at age 68, five days after being diagnosed with cancer, Germany’s Wuppertal Dance Theater announced today. The theater didn’t reveal the cause of death, except to call it “unexpectedly fast.” Bausch’s strange modern style of dance couldn’t be... More »

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theater • obituary • dance • choreography • Pina Bausch

(Newser) - When Michael Jackson and his dancers leaned over at a gravity-defying angle for the “Smooth Criminal” music video, it was pretty cool. When he replicated the stunt for his live show, fans were flabbergasted. And MJ apparently thought the trick was worth protecting, ABC News reports: In 1992, he... More »

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dancing • concert • Michael Jackson • Patent and Trademark Office • invention • choreography • patent application • live performance

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