Performances Natasha’s Bistro. 112 Esplanade. (859) 259-2754. www.beetnik.com . FREE. Mecca Student Dancers. 8 p.m Sept. 3. Rakadu Gypsy Dancers. 9 p.m. Sept. 21. $5. Mecca Dance featuring The Indigo, Tobias Roberson, Rakadu Gypsy and Pezhed. 7 p.m. Sept. 15. The Moon, 815 E. Euclid Ave. $25 ($20 in advance). (859) 335-6666. www.meccadance.com .

Plays, dance liven up fall (The Pantagraph)
It’s not only the fall concert season that’s heating up — the curtains are parting on the autumn theater and dance front, too.

Arsenal 3 - 1 Portsmouth
Guardian Unlimited - OK, they’ve started the ball rolling at Ashburton Grove, or whatever they’re … which he would have been awarded a full 10 by Len Goodman on Strictly Come Dancing. 69 … 81 min: Mendes battles brilliantly in the centre circle to give himself some room …

Song and dance: Local companies gear up for the new classical music and dance season (Deseret Morning News)
It’s time to pull out all the stops. Artistically, that is. Next week the new classical music, jazz and dance seasons officially begin with performances by the Utah Symphony, the Utah Opera, Ballet West, Repertory Dance Theatre and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, JazzSLC series at the Sheraton City Centre, among others.

Found in Translation
Egypt Today - It was a simple room, with mirrors covering the walls, typical for aerobics or dancing classes. Soon enough, the room was filled with … The trainer kept on repeating, Visualize, imagine you are holding a heavy ball gracefully then dropping …

Newly Created AAU News Tool
The AAU is constantly thinking of ways to better server our members, potential members, and just those perusing our websites. With this in mind, we have recently created an AAU News tool. This tool allows us to: 1. More quickly post info 2. Post one story to multiple sites [or all of them] concurrently 3. More efficiently archive stories Most […]

Win for the Finns in first Eurovision Dance Contest (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A Finnish couple saw off competitors from 15 other European countries to win the first ever Eurovision Dance Contest in Saturday’s televised live final.

Fall Arts 2007: Dance (Denver Post)
Any dance aficionado knows most companies’ regular seasons kick off in the fall, but this season wastes no time ramping up the general-audience accessibility while continuing to offer diversity and virtuosity.

Good Causes
MySanAntonio - Volunteer families provide a room and two meals a day. (800) 605-2341. … 12:15 p.m.; Texas scramble tournament 1:30 p.m.; helicopter ball drop 6:30 … gala fundraiser for the San Antonio Parks Foundation features dinner, dancing …

Couple trains dance teachers (Florida Today)
Lara Sexton recently opened the Florida Ballroom Dance Teachers’ Academy, the only dance instructor training facility in Florida to qualify as a vocational school approved by the state’s Department of Education.

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