Mr. Retter told the kids that he was teaching adult tap dance in LA when his big break came.

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"For years I suffered from chest pains but no one knew what was really wrong with me, " said Laymond, who despite her pains led a very active life -- working at a gym and teaching children street dance in her spare time.

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Founded in 1980, the South Shore Drill Team uses performing arts to engage urban youth by teaching responsibility and camaraderie through its dance routines and performances around the country.

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Plans for the new centre now include a six-lane swimming pool, a teaching pool, a gym, a dance studio, changing rooms, a creche and a cafe.

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Taekkyeon, a traditional Korean martial art (Republic of Korea): Taekkyeon is a traditional Korean martial art that makes use of fluid, rhythmic dance-like movements to strike an opponent, while teaching consideration and moderation.

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Long before there was a downtown dance scene, Buttenwieser Hall was a home to choreographers like Martha Graham, who began teaching there in 1935, while Kaufman was a proving ground for major companies like Alvin Ailey, which unveiled its ground-breaking work "Revelations" there in 1960.

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