The 2011 American documentary First Position follows Michaela DePrince and give other young dancers as they prepare to compete at which elite dance competition?
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First Position First Position is a 2011 American documentary film. It follows six young dancers preparing for the Youth America Grand Prix in New York City, an annual competition for dancers ages 9–19 to earn a place at an elite ballet company or school. Directed by Bess Kargman, it features Michaela DePrince, Aran Bell, Gaya Bommer-Yemini, Miko Fogarty, Jules Fogarty, Joan Sebastian Zamora and Rebecca Houseknecht as they intensively train and prepare for what could be the turning point of their lives.
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Michaela DePrince Michaela Mabinty DePrince (born Mabinty Bangura, 6 January 1995) is a Sierra Leonean-American ballet dancer. With her adoptive mother, Elaine DePrince, Michaela authored the book "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina". She rose to fame after starring in the documentary "First Position" in 2011, following her and other young ballet dancers as they prepared to compete at the Youth America Grand Prix. She formerly danced with the Dance Theatre of Harlem as the youngest dancer in the history of the company and currently dances as a soloist for the Dutch National Ballet.
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America's Best Dance Crew (season 6) The sixth season of "America's Best Dance Crew", also known as America's Best Dance Crew: Season of the Superstars, premiered on April 7, 2011. Taking a different route from past seasons, the crews performed to the music of one specific artist each week, including Rihanna, Lil Wayne, and other stars. The season also featured special guest appearances by various music celebrities including Justin Bieber, The Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry, Kesha, Nicki Minaj, and Kanye West. Dominic "D-Trix" Sandoval, a former member of Quest Crew, the winner of the third season of "America's Best Dance Crew", joined returning judges Lil Mama and JC Chasez as the newest judge. In the season finale, which aired on June 5, 2011, I.aM.mE was declared the winner.
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U.S. International Figure Skating Classic The U.S. International Figure Skating Classic is a senior international figure skating competition. In some years it is part of the ISU Challenger Series. Medals are awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
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2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb The 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb (Croatian: "Zlatna pirueta Zagreba" ) was an international figure skating competition in the 2011–2012 season. The 44th edition of the annual senior-level event was held on 8–11 December 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level.
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Just Dance (TV series) Just Dance is an Indian television dance-reality series on Star Plus. The series is judged by well-known Bollywood film actor Hrithik Roshan along with choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant and film director Farah Khan. Hrithik Roshan rehearsed for 5 hours a day for 5 days to shoot for the promotional video of the series, which is choreographed by shows judge, Vaibhavi Merchant. It premiered on 18 June 2011 at 9 PM in India and aired every Saturday and Sunday until 1 October 2011.
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2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial The 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial (Slovak: "Memoriál Ondreja Nepelu" ) was an international figure skating competition during the 2011–12 season. The competition was held from September 28 to October 2, 2011 at the Ondrej Nepela Ice Rink in Bratislava, Slovakia. It was the 19th edition of the annual event. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing at the senior level.
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Nuria Pomares Nuria Pomares is a dancer. She was born in Madrid and studied Spanish and Classical ballet at the Royal High School of Dance. Her professional debut was at Lincoln Center in 1991. She has danced at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid and the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. She was a soloist with Jose Antonio y los Ballets Españoles for one year and danced with Joaquín Cortés in "Pasión Gitana" for 4 years. Since 2002, she has danced in the opera "La vida breve" by Manuel de Falla under the direction of Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos throughout the United States and Europe, including with the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Nuria Pomares directs her own school of dance, which she founded in 1983.
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Lake Placid Ice Dance International The Lake Placid Ice Dance International is an annual ice dancing competition held in Lake Placid, New York. It was first held in 1932. In 2015 and 2016, the senior international event was included in the International Skating Union's calendar. The event takes place early in the season, usually in late July. Medals are awarded on the senior and junior levels.
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2006 Swiss Figure Skating Championships The Swiss Figure Skating Championships (officially named and French: "Championnats Suisses Elite Patinage Artistique et Danse sur Glace" ) are held annually to determine the top skaters in Switzerland. Medals are awarded in four separate disciplines: Ladies singles, Men's singles, Pairs, and Ice dance.
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Career Transition For Dancers Career Transition For Dancers is a nonprofit organization with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago dedicated to helping dancers establish new careers when they have retired from their performing careers. Founded in 1985, the organization has provided over 46,000 hours of individual and group career counseling, with a dollar value of over $4 million, and awarded over $3 million in educational and entrepreneurial support. The organization has 4,600 active dancer-clients and has helped thousands of dancers in 47 states with their transitions through mobile National Outreach Projects. The organization helps dancers in all stages of their career whether they are students, pre-professional, or artists at the peak of their career. Its vision is to help every dancer reach their full potential.
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2010 Dutch Figure Skating Championships The 2010 Dutch Figure Skating Championships were the Dutch Figure Skating Championships of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and synchronized skating across the levels of Senior, Junior, Novice, and the pre-Novice level Debs, for the title of national champion of the Netherlands.
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Anya Garnis Anna "Anya" Garnis (Russian: Анна "Аня" Гарнис; born May 26, 1982) is a Latvian-Russian ballroom dancer based in New York City. In 2007 she was a finalist on the American reality television show "So You Think You Can Dance."
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2012 British Figure Skating Championships The 2012 British Figure Skating Championships were a national competition in the 2011–12 season to determine the national champions of the United Kingdom. The results were among the criteria to determine the British teams for the 2012 World, World Junior, and European Championships.
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2009 Trophée Éric Bompard The 2009 Trophée Éric Bompard was the first event of six in the 2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris on October 15–18. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters earned points toward qualifying for the 2009–10 Grand Prix Final. The compulsory dance was the Golden Waltz.
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Michael Rodrigues (acrobatic gymnast) Michael Rodrigues (born August 31, 1982) is a retired elite acrobatic gymnast who now performs in the Cirque du Soleil show "Viva ELVIS" in Las Vegas, Nevada, along with his former mixed-pairs partner, retired elite acrobatic gymnast Kristin Allen.
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The Dance Scene The Dance Scene is an American reality television series on E! that follows the lives of Laurieann Gibson and her team of professional dancers and choreographers as they live and work in the highly competitive dance and entertainment industry, preparing for variety of performances around the world. "The Dance Scene" premiered April 10 on the E! Network in the United States, and has since been broadcast in countries around the world.
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Mira Quien Baila (U.S. season 2) Mira Quien Baila (also known as Mira Quien Baila 2011 and Mira Quien Baila 2) debuted on Univision on September 11, 2011 at 8pm central. The TV series is the Spanish version of British version Strictly Come Dancing and American Version Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series). Ten celebrities are paired with ten professional ballroom dancers. Javier Posa and Chiquinquirá Delgado are the hosts for this season. The season finale ended on November 20, 2011. For the first time two of its contestants are veterans to the dance-floor, Priscilla Angel and Jose Manuel Figueroa both competed in Mexico in El show de los sueños. Jose Manuel landed in 5th Place in El show de los sueños: Sangre de mi sangre. Priscilla was the winner of El show de los sueños: Amigos del Alma and 4th place in El show de los sueños: Los Reyes del Show Adamari López won 1st prize, while Priscila Angel won 2nd place, and Erik Estrada in 3rd place.
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CEO Dancers The CEO Dancers is a London-based trio of female dancers and choreographers who rose to recognition following their performance at "Britain's Got Talent 2013" which saw them reach the semi-final of the competition.
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2012 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating The 2012 ISU World Team Trophy was an international team figure skating competition in the 2011–12 season. Participating countries selected two men's single skaters, two ladies' single skaters, one pair and one ice dancing entry to compete in a team format with points based on the skaters' placement.
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Latvian Figure Skating Championships The Latvian Figure Skating Championships (Latvian: "Latvijas Čempionāts daiļslidošanā" ) are a competition held annually to crown the national champions of Latvia. Medals may be awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
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Step It Up and Dance Step It Up and Dance is an American reality television competition series where contestants are supposed to "learn what it takes to make it big in the cutthroat dance industry". Actress and dancer Elizabeth Berkley serves as host, and director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell mentors the 12 dancers chosen from around the country as they learn a variety of dance styles. Director and choreographer Vincent Paterson and choreographer Nancy O'Meara serve as judges for the competition.