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You should be dancing Celebrate the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss by learning to waltz
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Unlike the Argentine tango and swing, the waltz has never enjoyed
a massive rebirth courtesy of media-driven trendsetting. Which is to
say, ads for the Gap. That's because, while its luster may have
faded, the dance never really died. Countless ballroom habitues can
attest to that.
Sunday marked the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss I, a hugely
popular composer of nearly 300 works, whose legacy lives on long
after his death in 1849. Strauss' music, along with that of a
contemporary name...
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The exhibitionists
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; Former champions Gregory Day and Tommye Giacchino have mastered the steps to training top competitors and making ballroom dancing accessible to the public. It's a weekday night, and students of all ages are filing into Chicago Dance. As they put on nametags and discuss their latest rumba or waltz
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News & notes
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Chicago Dance Project ready to roll
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Crash brings 'Dummy' to life
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Local dance companies toe a hard economic line
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; For Chicago dance, 1990 had a few high points. Both the Bolshoi and Kirov ballets performed here, Mikhail Baryshnikov made a stop with the White Oak Dance Project, and ISO and the Bobs created some genuine excitement with their alternately tender and off-the-wall dancing in the Civic Theatre. ABT
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