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    countries join together in dancing to music from various countries‚ no one is forced to dance or stay inside the cabin‚ and almost every passenger on the ships got up to dance at least once. I love dancing‚ but to find places that people will actually join me in dancing is extremely challenging. When I go to parties and start dancing to the music‚ people will look at me as though I am committing a crime

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    Mass Hysteria

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    characterized by excitement or anxiety‚ irrational behavior or beliefs‚ or inexplicable symptoms of illness. It is also a common‚ tragic occurrence throughout human history. The Salem Witch Trials are an example of mass hysteria‚ as are Beatlemania‚ The Dancing Plague of 1518‚ and The War of the Worlds in 1938. The Salem witch trials occurred in the colony of Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft‚ and 20 were executed. Eventually‚ the colony admitted

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    ‘Strictly ballroom’ is a comedic ‘mocumentary’ set in the highly competitive world of ballroom dancing where the stereotypical plot follows an attractive male lead dancer Scott Hastings. He finds love with an ‘ugly-duckling’ female partner who dances from the heart. Within the ballroom dancing world in order to belong‚ creativity and individual ideas need to be sacrificed. The power held in the ballroom dancing world is by those who value tradition and fight to stop individuals such as Scott Hastings

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    My Hobby

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    FAITH ABUTIN ENGLISH 905 DANCING What makes a good hobby? Hobbies should be fun‚ upbeat‚ and affordable for everyone. I realized that my hobby was dancing. Yes‚ I know that to some people dancing is not considered a true hobby; but the way I see it‚ if I enjoy dancing spend my precious time doing it‚ then I have every right to consider it as my special hobby . My hobby started only five years after I was born. My hobby

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    dance class reflection

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    emphasis will be on different movements and they group will look disorganized‚ individual techniques will be used to execute the dance and it will look very unprofessional. More personal technique is to exaggerate my movements and be energetic when dancing. I learned a lot of valuable skills in this dance class as well as communication and group work among peers. I liked how we had a lot of guest dance instructors to teach us different styles of dance. It really opened my insight about dance. I remember

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    dance

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    Jazz dancing involves movements that are specially choreographed to West-African music compositions. The movements are termed as jazz‚ which is basically an umbrella term‚ and set to ’blues’ notes‚ polyrhythms‚ improvisations‚ the ’swung’ note‚ and syncopation. The Jazz form of dancing actually relates to several dance styles that are related‚ such as ballet‚ tap‚ and the African-American rhythms-and-dance styles. This dance form originated in the late 1800s. The trend took time to catch on‚ but

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    A White Christmas

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    Melanie Barillas Period 6 Dance I watched Irving Berlin’s White Christmas the musical. White Christmas is a1954 American musical film‚ this play was preformed at the Norris Theater and I watched it on December 16‚2012. The main people starring in the play are; Gail Bennet who played Betty Haynes‚ David Lamoureux who played Phil Davis‚ Brent Schindele who played Bob Wallace‚ and Tro Shaw who played Judy Haynes. The play was based upon the Paramount Pictures film that was written for the

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    Dance, the Art of Movement

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    DANCE THE ART OF MOVEMENT The Art of Dancing Dancing is the rhythmical movement of the body‚ usually with music‚ to express an idea or emotion‚ to narrate a story or simply to enjoy and take pleasure in the movement itself. It can be traced that Dance as an art started from the moment it was harnessed to a rhythm‚ probably the stamping of the feet and clapping of the hands. Dance of the earliest times differ from those of the present times; the dances of the barrio folks differ from those of

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    The viewer becomes aware that Scott’s motivation to dance comes from learning the intricacies of making the steps‚ which is what has made him belong in the rigid ballroom dancing world. When Ya Ya taps his chest to show him where the rhythm should come from‚ we understand that he has a lot to learn from Spanish culture. Dancing shoes are also shown in close-up when Scott dances‚ especially when he dances his own way‚ illustrating his freedom and individual expression‚ and his rebellion against a

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    Dance Summary

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    commonly used in choreography for two or more dancers. Most of all choreographers use the elements of space‚ time‚ and energy whenever they create a dance. Many people’s motivation for dancing is different. Most began dancing as a child‚ usually because their parent enrolls them in dance class. Others start dancing as a form of relaxation allowing them to relieve stress and tension. Most dancers say that dance is their passion and that they are not happy or fulfilled unless they are moving or performing

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