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Ballet Bites

Yum, yum, step. Yum, yum, turn.

By Andrea Grimes

Published on July 31, 2008 at 12:41am

Line up at the buffet of news, kids, because we're about to serve you up a heaping entree of extended food metaphors! Ask your waiter for a tall glass of grammar, 'cause we've got a lot to say in a little teaspoon of space. Ding, dinner's done! What's that smell? Why, it's the 2008 Taste Dance: Addison Style! festival, and it's coming right up. This year's "Feast for the Feet" features performances from the Ollimpaxqui Ballet Company, Preston Dance Center and Moussa Diabate African Drum and Dance. Nom! A veritable cornucopia of tasty morsels to which you may tap your toes. Eat a light breakfast this Sunday, August 3, so you can fill up on dancing deliciousness from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Addison Conference Center, 15650 Addison Road. Tickets are $6 to $8. Visit TheDanceCouncil.org.
Sun., Aug. 3, 2-4 p.m., 2008


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