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Dancers from Syracuse hope to end up in front of "America's Got Talent" judges Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and David Hasselhoff during the NBC show's audition process.

This reality-contestant merry-go-round is dizzying. Can we get off? Thanks to baseball playoffs wreaking havoc on Fox's schedule, So You Think You Can Dance is all mixed up this season.

Rating: PG for suggestive choreography and scary images. What it's about: Michael Jackson, his band, choreographer and dancers rehearse for the "farewell" tour he never got to give.

"Michael Jackson's This Is It" comes too late in the year to be considered for a documentary Oscar, but the film about the late King of Pop's preparations for a series of comeback concerts could qualify for other Hollywood honors, including the Academy Award for best picture.

The only bad thing about 'This Is It' is that Michael Jackson isn't around to see the movie.

The Lied Center of Kansas will present "Ferocious Beauty: Genome," a multimedia dance performance by the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange that examines the science of genetic research, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov.

Japanese choreographer Mikuni Yanaihara will present her collaborative dance work "Chocolate" in the upcoming Asian Performing Arts Festival, inviting arts lovers to recall their memories of chocolate in the five-day event.

Short of someone inventing Smell-o-Vision before Wednesday's global rollout of the feature documentary “Michael Jackson's This Is It,” fans will never get to know one of the most visceral aspects of working with the King of Pop.

Several firsts for "SYTYCD" this season. Not only is it the first season to air in the fall, the first to feature choreographer-director Adam Shankman as a permanent judge and the first without judge/choreographer Mia Michaels, but the sixth season Top 20 also includes the show's first-ever married couple, first ever krump dancer and not one, not ...

Tara-Jean Popowich of Lethbridge, Alta., has won the second season of "So You Think You Can Dance Canada." The 20-year-old earned the most viewer votes to nab the $100,000 grand prize and a new car in Sunday night's finale on CTV.

By now, most anybody who has read of the upcoming Michael Jackson movie, "This Is It" which debuts globally October 28, knows it was directed by Jackson's friend and dance choreographer Kenny Ortega.

Zombies invaded the small village of Gourin in the rural heart of France's Brittany region on Sunday as part of a global tribute to singer Michael Jackson.

Selective when it comes to Bollywood assignments, Shiamak Davar got interested in 'Aladin' when told by director Sujoy Ghosh that 'Genie Rap' was a song designed for kids.

's second season will be crowned, bringing an end to months of training, injuries and excitement.

Their bodies are sore and sleep-deprived. Some have shed blood, and all have shed tears.

A Michael Jackson's impersonator dances along with 'zombies' during the "I do dance Thriller" event in Mexico City, on August 29.

"So You Think You Can Dance" Top 20 finalists. Pictured top row from left: Legacy Perez, Pauline Mata, Channing Cooke, Russell Ferguson, Jakob Karr, Ellenore Scott, Ashleigh Di Lello, Ryan Di Lello, Noelle Marsh and Nathan Trasoras.

With their original blend of high-impact dance, crystal-clear storytelling and keen sense of what entertains, it's hard to imagine being disappointed by anything generated by Synetic's power-house duo, director Paata Tsikurishvili and choreographer Irina Tsikurishvili.

DAZZLING dance routines in a Clitheroe dramatic group's production of "Singin' in the Rain" have earned a well-deserved award for the show's choreographer, Anne Grogan.

"Hairspray" director Adam Shankman and former 20th Century Fox studio boss Bill Mechanic have been named producers of the Academy Awards, saying they hope to inject more fun and restore TV ratings glory to Hollywood's biggest party.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood had the Duchess of Cornwall moving like a ballroom diva when he gave her an impromptu cha cha cha lesson in the West End.

Now in its 39th anniversary season, Garth Fagan Dance is renowned for the individuality, unmannered approach, and virtuosity of its dancers.

View a complete calendar listing of events and things to do in New Hampshire. CONCORD - The critically acclaimed Celtic inspired dance troupe The Stepcrew will perform an exciting blend of Irish Step, Ottawa Valley and modern tap dancing as well as fiddling at the Capitol Center for the Arts on Sunday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. From the producers of ...

Bollywood is coming to the Palace. Tonight, for one performance only, the world of the Bollywood dance routine - the swirling saris, the gyrating girls, the handsome couples who never quite kiss - will be invading the staid surroundings of Buckingham Palace.

South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma began his first official U.S. tour this month with his evocative work "Beautiful Me," a solo piece that blends ancestral stomping and modern movement with sitar music and Indian dance.

Mainstay Mia Michaels has exited "So You Think You Can Dance" just days before the live eliminations for Season 6 begin on Fox.

FOX's reality competition "So You Think You Can Dance" is losing an Emmy-Award winning choreographer.

Mia Michaels ' last dance came and went over the summer and we had no idea. The Emmy-winning choreographer -- who used her Twitter page Wednesday night to tip off fans that her " So You Think You Can Dance " days were over -- is indeed exiting the show.

The great impresario Sergei Diaghilev, pictured above with his celebrated Ballets Russes, is being honored all this week with an international festival.

This better be a mistake or a misunderstanding or some kind of free-form poetry from Mia Michaels .

Ardent Bollywood buffs who've seen the promos of the Man Ko Ati Bhave number from London Dreams are delighted by Salman Khan's tribute to Dharmendra.

Two must reads out there today about two of So You Think You Can Dance 's most important ladies: judge Mary Murphy and Emmy winning choreographer Mia Michaels.

Bollywood choreographer Remo D'souza had always dreamt of meeting his idol Michael Jackson, but his wish remained unfulfilled due to the singer's death.

Fans of late pop star Michael Jackson can compete for the chance to dance at next year's official Michael Jackson tribute show.

The Chase Brock Experience, the modern dance company of theatre dancer and choreographer Chase Brock, will offer the world premiere of the new dance piece, American Sadness , set to the music of rising theatre composer Gabriel Kahane, Oct.

Benny Ninja invaded America's Next Top Model this week trying to teach the girls how to emote with their bodies.

The Community Education Center , now celebrating its 25th anniversary, will hold its Seventh Annual Open House and Outdoor Arts Festival on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. The free, family friendly event will take place rain or shine.

A protege of Martha Graham and a mentor to Twyla Tharp, choreographer Paul Taylor has long spread the joys of modern dance.

Opening: Francis Kofi started drumming and dancing at an early age under the guidance of his grandfather, and by 15 he was performing and touring.

By Fawad Ali Shah KARACHI: Professor Kanta Kochhar-Lindgren, an associate professor at the University of Washington, Bothell and a performer, dancer, choreographer and producer, feels that dance is a global heritage and can be used to bring cultural harmony in the world.

The 30 minute work, in four distinct sections, features exquisite choreography by Michelle Diane Brown, Artistic Director of Kacico Dance; other-worldly microscopic image projections by visual artist Michael Oliveri of Athens, GA; elaborate costumes inspired by the other-worldly images by Colin Coit, fashion design student from Prairie Village, ...

Oak Grove High students Brittain Allgood and Whitnee Bradford both were mesmerized and intimidated when they walked into the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles this summer.

We continue with these little pieces on the personalities that form a huge chunk of So You Think You Can Dance: the judges, the choreographers, and of course, the host.

Paula Peters practices an iconic leap in "Harmonica Breakdown," one of the dances to be featured in the UW Chamber Dance Company's fall program, "The Shape of Dissent." The program is part of the Chamber's unique mission to archive and perform significant modern works.

Guest blogger Danielle Marie Georgiou is a Dance Lecturer at the University of Texas at Arlington where she serves as the Assistant Director of the UT Arlington's Dance Ensemble.

Local girls took a dance class with two Radio City Rockettes in Pittsburgh at the Benedum Center Tuesday.

HOME > FEATURES > EXPRESS YOURSELF > Madonna has a day off and tucks in to pizza Thursday October 1 2009 byLara Ellington-Brown for Express.co.uk AFTER a gruelling 13-month tour, Madonna finally ditched the diet and tucked into a greasy pizza - live on TV.

Choreographer Karole Armitage works with dancers Erin Lehua Brown and Caine Keenan during a rehearsal for Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company's upcoming performance, "Equilibrium." Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company opened its new season Thursday with the strongest company of dancers in years.