The dancers have had a starring role in the hit film Street Dance 3D and won the UK Dance Championships in 2005, as well as the World Dance Championships in 2006.
And she has distinguished herself as a true visionary in the world of dance.
So popular has this spectacle become that the World Chicken Dance Championships are held here each June.
Peggy was making a name for herself in the world of dance and light entertainment and it hadn't gone un-noticed.
The hype, after all, is warranted - the steak really is the best in the world, dance halls fill with tango students every night of the week, the soccer matches are intense and passionate, the wine is affordable and delicious.
"His death puts a period to an era in the dance world, " McKenzie said.
Ms Guillem is still, without doubt, one of the dance world's most uncompromisingly adventurous artists.
In 1993 she was shocked to receive the This Is Your Life book from Michael Aspel for her contribution to the dance world.
The sports world is no different from the elite world of modern dance in that a whole lot can happen in just a few decades.
The company will host a special Sandy fundraiser on Feb. 26, "Fall and Recovery, " featuring stars from other corners of the dance world, including New York City Ballet's Wendy Whelan and American Ballet Theatre's Irina Dvorovenko.
Cook acknowledged that much change in the dance world in the four years since his last album, Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars, but he stressed this did not mean the dance scene was permanently over.
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Polunin, who at 19 became the Royal Ballet's youngest male principal, shocked the dance world in January 2012 by unexpectedly quitting a week before he was due to appear as the lead in a production of The Dream.
After London Tabu-Flo hopes to compete in the world hip-hop dance championships, to be held in Las Vegas in July.
Belt Up Theatre's production of The Red Room, a world of music, dance and physical feats, won over the judges.
There is a general principle within elite performance systems, including everything from Scripps National Spelling Bee Championships to world-class modern dance companies, scientific research communities and professional sports.
While the world knows he can definitely dance salsa, many might wonder if Santa Rosa can do the famous South American dance.
It is not normal - not even for the vast majority of other successful musicians - to get asked to write a ballet for one of the world's most revered dance companies, having never written one before, or shown any real interest in the art form.
London, England (CNN) -- His tunes may have rocked dance floors across the world but Wyclef Jean has always remained loyal to native Haiti.
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Bhangra is the folk music and dance of the Punjab region of India, but it's become hugely popular in dance clubs around the world.
So here, along the banks of the Rio Grande, in the Square Dance Capital of the World, a medical community came to treat patients the way subprime-mortgage lenders treated home buyers: as profit centers.
But normally, save for the odd urban explorer or raver illegally slipping onto the tracks for a nose around or a dance, this eerie world of shadows and ghosts has been all but forgotten.
Still, she says she set out to make a dance CD, not a world-music CD.
After 1960, he focused on what he called "cultural equity, " an egalitarian approach to expressive forms (particularly music, speech and dance) from around the world.
Founded in 1973, Cloud Gate (it gets its name from China's oldest dance, dating back 5, 000 years) is on a nonstop voyage through world cultures, fusing tai chi, meditation, Chinese opera, modern dance and ballet into an art form that has captivated international audiences.
Flamenco music and dance are widely admired around the world while Cervantes' novel Don Quixote is one of the most popular ever written.
Its biggest coup of the coming season, the European premiere of a new work from the world-renowned La La La Human Steps dance company, will be performed on the State Opera stage.
New York Live Arts, the arts group led by the choreographer Bill T Jones, has just held a festival called Live Ideas: The World of Oliver Sacks, with theatre, dance and performances dedicated to the neurologist and his exploration of the connection between mind and body.
Argentina is justifiably beloved for its mix of old-world melancholy and Latin passion, and the national dance form is certainly no exception.
Following the success of World of Color, ElecTRONica, an interactive evening dance party, launched based off of the success of the TRON: Legacy film.
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