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An all-star cast will pay tribute to the late tap legend Gregory Hines and many others in "Thank You, Gregory!" at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov.

KOCHI: Krishnapriya Nazeer dances, none of her relatives watch the performance. They are among the audience alright, but with bent heads and closed eyes.

British choreographer Richard Alston has leapt from hippy rebel to member of the modern dance establishment with impressive ease, writes Sanjoy Roy Shuffle it Right by the Richard Alston Dance Company In short Initially a drop-out, then a rebel, Richard Alston has become part of the modern dance establishment.

You'll still get to see a lot of Mia Michaels , even though she's no longer on So You Think You Can Dance .

Every November, dance aficionados head to Chicago for the city's month-long boogie festival, Dance Chicago to see everything from ballroom to ballet to clogging to hip-hop. This year marks the 15th anniversary of Dance Chicago, and while you can expect some good dancing, the fest is changing it up this year.

New York-based choreographer Shen Wei predicts his native China will eventually produce an internationally renowned modern dance troupe - but said it will take time.

If last night is any indication, this is going to be a weird season. First, we found out yesterday morning that Billy Bell, one of the best dancers, is out - we don't find out what's wrong with him, just that, "His doctor won't allow him to continue." So the show brings in hip-hop guy, Brandon to replace contemporary Billy - not exactly an even, or ...

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.