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    the altar of St. Clare and then pray for good weather.Like St. Clare‚ St. Paschalwas introduced to Obando‚ Bulacan‚ he also became the patron saint of fertility‚ wealth and abundance. St. Paschal’s surname‚ Baylon‚ was taken to mean "one who likes dancing"‚ ultimately derived from theSpanish word bailar‚ the verb form of "dance".On June 19‚ 1763‚ the image of Our Lady of Salambao was also introduced to Obando‚ Bulacan andwas place to the high altar of the Obando church and eventually became the patron

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    arts‚ and also not excluding the performing art that will be found in any distinct culture all over the world- Dancing. According to Brittanica.com (2012)‚ dance is “the movement of the body in a rhythmic way‚ usually to music and within a given space‚ for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion‚ releasing energy‚ or simply taking delight in the movement itself”. People can enjoy dancing because they can bring people together for social interactions‚ they see it as their preference for artistic

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    widest‚ to almost any type of social dancing as recreation. However‚ with the emergence of dance sport in modern times‚ the term has become narrower in scope. It usually refers to the International Standard and International Latin style dances. These styles were developed in England‚ and are now regulated by the World Dance Council (WDC). In the United States‚ two additional variations are popular: American Smooth and American Rhythm. - The term ’ballroom dancing’ is derived from the word ball‚ which

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    In the course of his walk through the city streets‚ Ari comes across a figure‚ probably gay‚ dancing on the street to the music of the 1970s: Across the street a van is playing seventies disco and a tall thin man is dancing on top of the roof. A sign on the side of the van says: I have AIDS and I have been fm:d from work. Please give me some money I’m dancing as fast as I can ... He is spinning on the roof of the van‚ looking to heaven‚ finding jubilation in the gospel of disco

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    deeply reinforce certain community structures like age‚ status‚ context and kinship. In African dance‚ men usually expend jumps and leaps while women dancers perform crooked knee positions and bent body postures. The most recognized dancing method is a group of dancers dancing in a circle with a drummer in the middle. The African attitude towards music is said to be "two dimensional"‚ the tribal Africans supposedly follow the "three against the two" beats

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    American community is one of the many minorities who have gone through horrid times and still struggle to preserve their traditions. Their submission to the mainstream Anglo-Americans has led to a lot of issues. These are presented in Blue Winds Dancing by Tom White Cloud‚ This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona by Sherman J. Alexie‚ and Black Elk Speaks by Black Elk for comparison. Of all the different narratives‚ pieces‚ and poems read about native Americans. These three drew particular attention

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    this ballet at all although I have enjoyed Prokofiev’s music when watching Romeo and Juliet. It is not a long piece to watch and the dancing although slow in parts (when the Siren is doing her solo and the Pas de Deux) it is always interesting to watch. The principle male has to really be able to act and portray lots of different emotions – it’s not all about the dancing for this character. I thought for the time it was created quite a contemporary piece which fitted the music. I did like most of

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    culture of the 1920s. Dance marathons became extremely popular during the 1920s. People often attended dance halls and danced dances such as the Charleston‚ the Bunny Hop‚ and the Black Bottom. Today dancing is also popular but more so at clubs and parties instead of dance halls‚ and instead of dancing to jazz music‚ people often dance to hip hop and more upbeat music. Many dances are still used today that were created in the 20s such as the Fox Trot‚ the Waltz‚ and the Tango. The Charleston was probably

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    The term “wank…” (Homosexual)‚ this was to this town and for this era a negative‚ disgusting and disgraceful thing. However Billy’s decision to continue dancing despite the consequences is revealed in the long shot of Billy shoving the ballet slippers into his bag. . The non-diegetic music is used to symbolises change in Billy through him dancing the streets with ballet slippers around his neck‚ paralleling previous images of him with boxing gloves similarly positioned‚ combined with uplifting music

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    couple who own St. George’s Park Tea Room. The play is set in Port Elizabeth‚ South Africa in the 1950’s. Hally wanders into the fashionable tea room one rainy day to find its two black employees‚ Sam and Willie‚ practicing for an upcoming ballroom dancing competition. Sam and Willie have been Hally’s second family since he was an infant. Sam‚ the older and wiser of the two‚ acted as a surrogate father to Hally. He fortified the boy’s sense of well-being‚ while simultaneously teaching him a series

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