One thousand dancers participated for the chance to be on the coveted U.S. World Team  By Geoffrey Maingart Los Angeles, CA(Hollywood Today)4/24/13/- A unique event took place on April 5-7th here in LA at the downtown Marriott Hotel.  In this time of the resurgence of ballroom dance thanks to reality shows like Dancing with the [...]

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By John Rowlands LONDON(Hollywood Today)3/22/13/–The V&A has been given unprecedented access to the David Bowie Archive to curate the first international retrospective of the extraordinary career of David Bowie – one of the most pioneering and influential performers of modern times. David Bowie is will explore the creative processes of Bowie as a

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The Saturdays have invaded the states in new reality show.

By Valerie Milano

Pasadena, CA (Hollywood Today) 1/21/2013—“We are so excited about these young ladies,” new co-anchor for E! News Terrence Jenkins said of The Saturdays while at the TCA Winter Press Tour. “They have dominated the charts over in the U.K. with, I think it’s 11 top-ten singles…They’re phenomenal, and they’re beautiful, so I can’t wait.”

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This year’s setup was more contained

By Valerie Milano

Irvine, CA (Hollywood Today) 1/2/12

The OC Fairgrounds knows how to throw a party, be it the middle of the summer for the county fair or the last night of the year! The Block Party advertisements boasted Music.Food.Fun yet it was so much more!

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Performance on Saturday December 15th, 2012 at the Throop Theatre/South Pasadena

By Valerie Milano

South Pasadena, CA (Hollywood Today) 12/17/12 – This show was an autobiographical journey of Joseph Makkar’s earliest memories of his family traveling from Egypt to America. Wait, he was yet a fetus when his parents were in Egypt, how can that be his earliest memory? Are you surprised that an Egyptian actor exists that isn’t basing his career on terrorist plots, post 911 perceptions of his culture? He also asks, if the audience is surprised that there is such thing as Christian Egyptians? His performance included history embedded in humor.

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Like being in the living room of the parents’ inc. my own, of the talented students

By Valerie Milano

Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood Today) 11/17/12 – “Fame High” is an L.A. story with universal appeal, all 101 minutes of it. This fall it screened at the Laemmle Pasadena Theatre on Colorado Blvd and continues to play in a lot of different venues.

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