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Michelle Obama announces dance series  - S2Smagazine.com

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 04:56 PM PDT

Michelle Obama has invited dancers from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to the White House.

The performers will kick off a series celebrating American dance on September 7 as part of an event honoring the theater's artistic director Judith Jameson. The show, starting at 5 p.m. in White House's East Room, will feature a number of styles, including ballet, contemporary and hip-hop. 

Also showing Judith some love during the event will be performers from the Paul Taylor Dance Company, The Washington Ballet, The New York City Ballet and Super Cr3w from MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew." 

The tribute to Judith is well-deserved as she has been Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's artistic director for the past 20 years. She was the inspiration for Alvin's renowned solo Cry. 

-- Sonya Eskridge 

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Working class heroes: A salute to America’s working women and men - Holland Sentinel

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 03:02 AM PDT

Since the first Labor Day in 1882 in New York, the day has become a celebration of the hard work ethic of America's working men and women. Too often the grit and determination of these men and women goes overlooked. So this Labor Day week, we would like to salute the working class heroes who help give our community its character. This is part one of a two-part series.

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Heroes Series

Thursday, September 2, 2010