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The article presents news briefs regarding special events to be held by dance studios throughout the United States, including the 50th anniversary celebration of the Center for Modern Dance Education in Hackensack, New Jersey in June 2012, the establishment of the American Rhythm Center in Chicago, Illinois in September, and the reopening of the School of Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia also in September.

The article focuses on DanceChance, a freewheeling event at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts in Chicago, Illinois where every month, three emerging local choreographers show works-in-progress, followed by a discussion with the audience.

A pair of news briefs is presented, on dance events at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The dance company Antares Danza Contemporánea of Mexico visited VCU in October 2008, and the dance department is hosting its annual Dance NOW concert in February 2009. The program "February Dance: White Out" is to be staged at Urbana-Champaign February 5-7.