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    Limbo Dance

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    different and unique dance and is also called the “Under Stick Dance”. The limbo dates comes from the mid to late 1800s in Trinidad. It reached mainstream popularity during the 1950s. The Limbo was was popularized by dancer pioneer Julia Edwards (known as the First Lady of Limbo) and her company‚ which also appeared in several films‚ like “Fire Down Below”‚ and toured internationally in the 1960s. A film “Julia and Joyce” was produced in 2010 by Trinidadian and American dance researcher and choreographer

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    Sandolios Dance

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    An important culture dance for the Sandolios is called the Burning of the Stones. It is an art and another way to keep the spirits alive of the people‚ celebrate Athenesic‚ and to embrace the power and beauty of the wolf. The dance is performed in human form and people dress up in colorful clothing. The dance is meant for everyone to join by the end of the night‚ meaning it is not a hard dance and is the same every year. Before the ceremony can begin‚ someone from the Beta status must volunteer to

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    Devil in the White City

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    Devil in the White City In the book Devil in the White City‚ Erik Larson introduces us to Dr. Henry Howard Holmes‚ who was born named Herman Webster Mudgett. At first glance‚ Holmes appears to be a typical fresh‚ crisp‚ well-dressed‚ blue eyed and dark haired young man. Holmes first appears on the morning of August 1886 in Chicago’s train station with a ticket to Englewood‚ a village located in the town of Lake. Because he presents himself as a wealthy‚ charming man‚ he does not fit the typical

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    Dances with Wolves

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    Dances With Wolves by Michael Blake is a novel that covers the topics of cross-culture‚ equality and respect. It also shows me the history of modern America. Reading this novel is a great adventure to me. Through years of getting ready‚ Michael Blake spent nine months on writing the book and got it done in 1981. The story happens in 1863‚ when US civil war was in ongoing. Knowing the potential amputation of his wounded leg‚ Union Army Officer Lieutenant John J. Dunbar turns suicidal and rides

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    The Wedding Dance

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    Wedding Dance Amador Daguio SYNOPSIS/ SUMMARY There was a couple named Awiyao and Lumnay. They were married for a long time but Awiyao her husband has to marry another girl named Madulimay because Lumnay cannot bear a child. On the night of the wedding of  Awiyao and Madulimay‚ Awiyao went to his and Lumnay’s house where they used to live to personally invite his ex wife to join the dance but Lumnay refuses to join. Lumnay is the best dancer in their tribe.  They had a heart-to-heart talk

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    Modern Dance

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    What were the innovations in ballet under Diaghilev? The Ballet Russe was an American Ballet within the first period of the 20th century that was called “Russo-American era”. Dance scholar and author Lincoln Kirstein coined the term because touring Russian dance artist made a huge impact on American audience and dances. The Russian influence was because of Anna Pavlova‚ Mikhail Mordkin‚ and Serge Diaghilev. They showed the American audience what a legitimate ballet looked like. Serge Diaghilev

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    Devil in the White City

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    Devil in the White City written by Erik Larson is a true story based on the building of the most important fair in the United States of America‚ the 1893 Columbian Exposition World’s Fair in Chicago. Erik Larson also told the story of the psychopathic murderer; H.H. Holmes used his World’s Fair Hotel as an evil castle to lure in young women who came to see the fair. The story starts off with Larson describing that Chicago won the Congressional vote to host the World’s Fair and beat out its competition

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    Dances with wolves

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    Michelle Grande September 14‚ 2014 Film III Block 7 Dances with Wolves Making friends with wolves and Indians? Two things an American soldier would have never dreamed of. “Dances with Wolves” is the name rightly given to Lieutenant John Dunbar by the Sioux Indian tribe he befriends. The director‚ Kevin Costner stars in this award winning film masterpiece. The plot of this movie involves unrealistic aspects that are convoluted yet resolved. The dialogue was simplistic and believable due to

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    Devils Plant Kudzu

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    The Devils Plant Kudzu is a perennial vine of the legume family. It was first introduced to the United States from Japan in 1876 by the United States government to be used as a fast growing ground cover and as a forage crop. It is also very high in nitrogen and actually replaces nitrogen into the soil. A couple things kudzu is good for is to be used as livestock feed‚ in fertilizer‚ herbal remedies‚ teas‚ honey‚ or even some paper products. Although kudzu seemed like a wonder plant‚ the introduction

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    Wedding Dance

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    Wedding Dance by Amador T. Daguio a story about the couple didn’t bless a child by Kabunyan—Awiyao and Lumnay. “Seven harvests! Before that period a couple must blessed a child starts when they get married. If they did not bless a child they must find another partner to be their new husband or wife and make a child”. That was the tradition of the tribe where Awiyao and Lumnay belong. And in looking for new husband or wife there will be a dance ritual or a wedding dance. And also because in that tradition

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