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decided to start a bona fide ballet company in the state and created
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became co-directors of the company. Nearly a decade later, in 2005,
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Alabama Ballet offers elegant retreat from city atop Gorham's Bluff
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700:Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
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908:Iranian National Ballet Company
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140:"Alabama Ballet: Our History"
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1337:Atlanta Festival Ballet
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614:Oregon Ballet Theatre
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98:Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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1596:San Francisco Ballet
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1099:Greek National Opera
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1269:Vienna State Ballet
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1372:Ballet Magnificat!
1362:Ballet Fantastique
1254:Théâtre du Silence
1189:Paris Opera Ballet
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888:Ballet Philippines
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