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New dance festival in Sarasota will highlight ballet

New dance festival in Sarasota will highlight ballet

Robert de Warren, who was the head of the Sarasota Ballet for 13 years, has teamed with the Sarasota Opera and a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theater to form a new festival for promising young dancers.
The Carreño Dance Festival, named for ballet dancer Jose Manuel Carreño, will have  READ MORE

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