'The Lion King' Roars in Tulsa by Gretchen Collins With a mighty roar, Disney’s “The Lion King” packed up its trucks in Tulsa and moved on. In its wake, it left an economic impact estimated at $20,000,000...  People from 46 states and three continents purchased tickets and traveled to Oklahoma to see the musical. During its run, 101,548 people saw “The Lion King.” read more... One Singular Sensation - 'A Chorus Line' Returns by Toba Singer “A Chorus Line” opened its one-stop pre-Broadway tour at San Francisco’s Curran Theater on August 2, 2006. Just minutes after the curtain, a 4.4 earthquake struck 40 miles north of the city. The audience felt – nothing – as jazz-thighed dancers step-kick-kick-touched their way through the first number, “I Hope I Get It.”  The show is a classic: a Broadway love letter to dance chorines that has written elegy, alongside caveats and insider humor, into its book and lyrics. read more...

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Ballet Nacional de Cuba - 'Don Quixote'
by Ana Abad-Carles -- September 5, 2006, Sadler's Wells, London
After this summer’s performances of the same ballet by the Bolshoi company, to great acclaim and with certainly great standards of dancing, the Cubans had very high stakes to compete against.
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Trey McIntyre Project
by Oksana Khadarina -- August 8, 2006, Filene Center at Wolf Trap, Vienna, Virginia
McIntyre expertly melds together classical ballet and ballroom dancing, creating an amazing tapestry of movements. Elaborate holds, breathtaking throws, and intricate footwork—all tinged with humor–like a samba and much more.
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The Suzanne Farrell Ballet - 'Balanchine's Don Quixote'
by Kate Snedeker -- August 26, 2006, Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh
Restaged by Suzanne Farrell, for whom it was created, "Balanchine’s Don Quixote” eschews the high-flying bravura pas de deux and comic humour of previous balletic versions, instead focusing on the Don himself.
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David Dorman Dance - 'underground'
by Becca Hirschman -- September 23, 2006, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco

Kirov Ballet - 'Giselle'
by Catherine Pawlick -- September 22, 2006, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg

Kirov Ballet - Alexei Ratmansky's 'Cinderella'
by Catherine Pawlick -- September 20, 2006, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg

Kirov Ballet - 'Swan Lake'
by Catherine Pawlick -- September 13, 2006, Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg

Bangarra Dance Company- 'Bush'
by Thea Neriss Barnes -- September 14, 2006, Sadler's Wells, London

New Ballet Choreographers
by Natalie Bostick -- September 13, 2006, Miller Theatre at Columbia University, New York

Robert Moses' Kin - 'Draft'
by Toba Singer -- August 23, 2006, ODC Theater, San Francisco

Mark Morris Dance Company - 'Mozart Dances'
by Cecly Placenti -- August 18, 2006, Mostly Mozart Festival, Lincoln Center, New York City

Edinburgh International Festival - Scottish Ballet - 'Agon’, ‘Afternoon of a Faun’, ‘Two Pieces for Het’, ‘In Light and Shadow’
by Kate Snedeker -- August 19, 2006, Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Edinburgh International Festival - Scottish Ballet - 'Agon’, ‘Afternoon of a Faun’, ‘Two Pieces for Het’, ‘In Light and Shadow’
by Kate Snedeker -- August 18, 2006, Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Burklyn Youth Ballet
by Kate Snedeker -- August 12, 2006, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Compagnie Didier Theron
by Lea Marsall -- August 9, 2006, Aurora Nova, St. Stephen's Church, Edinburgh

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Kate Snedeker

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Mary Ellen Hunt

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