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Juneteenth celebrations 2024: What's going on in the Triad?

2:03pm June 13, 2024

Dozens of Juneteenth activities are happening throughout the Triad starting this weekend. Here's a sampling of what you can expect to find in Greensboro and Winston-Salem.

Students rehearse for the upcoming UNCSA School of Dance performances.

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UNCSA School of Dance partners with Dance Theatre of Harlem

9:46am April 23, 2024

by Neal Charnoff

The UNCSA School of Dance has entered into a multi-year partnership with the acclaimed Dance Theatre of Harlem.

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10-year-old Triad performer is young Nala in Broadway production of 'The Lion King'

5:09pm May 02, 2023

by David Ford

The Lion King is the highest-grossing Broadway musical of all time.

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Len Goodman attends a "Dancing with the Stars" event in November 2019 in Los Angeles. He died on Saturday, less than a year after retiring from the show.

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Ballroom dancer and longtime 'Dancing With The Stars' judge Len Goodman dies at 78

12:00pm April 24, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Goodman rose to fame in his 60s as a judge on Dancing with the Stars and Britain's Strictly Come Dancing. He's being remembered for his wit, integrity and distinctive feedback.

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UNCSA announces new season with 21st century conservatory in mind

4:05pm August 25, 2022

by David Ford

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem has just announced its upcoming perfor

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COMIC: Finding my voice through dance

5:55am August 19, 2022

For Camille A. Brown, choreography unlocked a new way to understand her power as a dancer, and to celebrate her creative identity.

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, founder of the dance ensemble Urban Bush Women, has won the $250,000 Gish Prize.

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Dancer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, of Urban Bush Women, wins prestigious Gish Award

5:36pm July 18, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar created one of the first major ensembles composed solely of African-American female dancers. She's just won one of the largest cash prizes in the arts.

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Break dancer Sunny Choi competes at the World Games, and hopes for the 2024 Olympics

8:50am July 09, 2022

by Kyra Miles

Sunny Choi is a New York corporate professional by day and a top-ranked, back-spinning, floor-flipping B-girl off the clock. She competes later today at the World Games in Birmingham, Al.

Students at Amor de Dios Flamenco Center practice for their upcoming showcase.

At Madrid's Amor de Dios flamenco center, dancers are finding their rhythm again

8:14am July 04, 2022

The pandemic placed competitive flamenco dancing on pause in Madrid. Now the passion and the intimacy of the artform are back on stage.

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Encore: Encore! Encore! Applauding the literal showstopper

5:39pm June 06, 2022

by Bob Mondello

NPR's Bob Mondello looks at a show-stopping theatrical phenomenon that's fallen out of fashion — the encore.