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    described as: 1. A musical comedy‚ with big production dance scenes and a plot similar to musical comedies in the 1930s and 1940s 2. A fairytale or fantasy like ‘Cinderella’ or ‘The Ugly Duckling’ 3. a satire or parody of competitive ballroom dancing. The key to understanding the film is that the film is a combination of all three of these approaches: it is a romantic musical comedy.

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    Exit Exam Practice Essay Is education important in a child’s life? Of course it is education is one of the most valuable things a person can have. Without education we wouldn’t know many things about life. For example‚ history is a part of education and without knowing our history it would be hard to know where we come from. Nowadays almost all schools include subjects such as art‚ dance‚ drama‚ and music to help improve a child’s education. Primarily‚ art is a form of education in the way that

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    been before. We should come to an understanding of a particular ritual which is being done rather we agree with it or not. The ritual I have chosen is attending a strip club. In a strip club there are performers who take off their clothing while dancing to music. The performers get paid through tips they get from their customers. For the performers it is an occupation and for the customers it is enjoyment. This ritual does interest me but only by a small amount. Over the years strip clubs have

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    The pop-R&B group‚ *NSYNC is taking the world by storm. Males and females alike appreciate *NSYNC’s great talent. With their individuality‚ music and dancing‚ and good looks‚ they seem to captivate and impress not only the teenage generation but older generations as well. The group was named *NSYNC after group member‚ Justin Timberlake’s mother‚ Lynn‚ realized that the last letter of each of the members’ names made up the word *NSYNC. It is easy to distinguish one member of *NSYNC from another

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    male gender would not really consider dancing a sport but I sure do. It is not as easy as it looks the technique is extremely difficult and takes lots of practice to perfect such rigorous techniques. I started dancing when I was about five for my private school at the time‚ I did ballet and jazz but when I went to public school I had stopped. Then I traveled to Nigeria and stayed their two years with my Aunt. While I was schooling their I also did a little dancing quite different it was more cultural

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    The dance performance that I chose and went to see was Thunderbird American Indian Dancers. I chose this performance‚ because of my interest in the Native American culture and deep history in this country. Interestingly‚ dancing is an important art form in their culture with many stories that go along with them. Nonetheless‚ this was a performance I exceedingly enjoyed and would see again. On February 11th I went to go see The Thunderbird dance performance in the Theatre for the New City located

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    extravagant with elaborate hair and makeup dancing the federation steps. This is juxtaposed with Scott dancing his own steps with Fran he wears a simple singlet with black pants. Pink uses juxtaposition in her music video when the angel and the devil are trying to persuade the young girl to to either conform (devil) or be an individual (angel). Baz shows the struggles between individuality and conformity though the use of lighting‚ when Scott is dancing on his own around the spotlight which represents

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    doesn’t matter what you’re doing or the mood your in you’re always dancing.” The same day they told me that is the same day the enrolled me in dancing at unique steps dance academy. I’ve been dancing for as long as i can remember. Dancing is something i can let all my worries go and just get lost in the beat of the music. Dancing is something when i’m feeling stressed or overwhelmed i can put on a song and think straight. Dancing is a interest that makes me ‚ me. I love to dance to upbeat songs and

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    Dancing is a widely known exercise method that many people find both fun and healthy. In her article‚ Getting Into The Grove‚ Selene Yeager lists the benefits of dance to one’s health that may be typically unmentioned. Everyone knows that dance exercise is an excellent cardio workout and flexibility trainer‚ but Yeager attempts to inform the reader of the benefits that one may not already know. She lists off advantages such as mood improvement‚ organ protection and brain training‚ explaining each

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    music during this time had a lot to do with the Dance too. The two main types of dance during the Renaissance were Court dance‚ and Peasant dancing. Court dances were done for entertainment and more complex‚ the courtiers would hire dance masters to come up with some new dances. Peasant dancing was usually not for entertainment but just for the fun of dancing! These dances danced by the peasants were called Simple dances‚ were with lots of people and usually done in a circle or two lines. There are

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