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    Philippine Dance

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    Philippine Dance The following are examples of popular Philippine folk dances : Binasuan - Originated in Pangasinan Province “meaning with the use of drinking glasses”‚ this vibrant dance basically shows off balancing skill of the performers. Glasses filled with rice wine are placed on the head and on each hand carefully maneuvered with graceful movements. This dance is common in weddings‚ fiestas and special occasions. Pandanggo sa Ilaw - The word pandanggo comes from the Spanish dance “fandango”characterized

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    Dance With Wolf

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    2009110900 김건태 Kun Tae Kim 미국 문화와 영화 Dances With The Wolf. “This had not been a fight for territory or riches or to make men free. This battle had no ego.” The film Dances With the Wolves depicts a man’s story who became the part of Indian society‚ and eventually one who became one of them. Who is John Dunbar? Is he an American Army Lieutenant John Dunbar? Or part of Sioux Tribe warrior‚ Dances with the Wolf? Watching this film has made me thought about various different things. First one

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    Jazz Dance

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    Dance is an expression of the soul. Jazz dance is by far the only style of dance that has its own spiritual‚ physical and emotional evolution. Jazz dance is a lifestyle; blended cultures and personal impressions; the connection with the music‚ harmonious balance between all its’ elements‚ and the manifestation of freedom through the rhythm combining jazz and dance. New Orleans is thought to be the birth of Jazz dance. The origin goes back to the days of slavery. Ripped from the motherland‚ detached

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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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    A Dance of the Forest

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    existence”. The “wide cultural perspective” mentioned refers to the fact that Soyinka’s writings‚ especially the dramas for which he is best known‚ are at once deeply rooted in traditional African expressive and performance forms like myths and rituals‚ dance and mime‚ music and masquerade and are also greatly influenced by such diverse Western dramatic and theatrical modes as classical Greek drama‚ Shakespearean and Jacobean theatre‚ and modern European and American antirealist and avant-garde forms and

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    A Dance With Dragons

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    The book I read is a fantasy novel called A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin. There are 18 point of view characters in the book. These characters are Tyrion Lannister‚ Daenerys Targaryen‚ Jon Snow‚ Bran Stark‚ Davos Seaworthy‚ Theon Greyjoy‚ Lady Melisandre‚ Quentyn Martell‚ Barristan Selmy‚ Jon Connington‚ Victarion Greyjoy‚ Arya Stark‚ Areo Hotah‚ Jaime Lannister‚ Cersei Lannister‚ Kevan Lannister‚ Varamir Sixskins‚ and Asha Greyjoy. I chose to read this book because I had read the previous

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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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    There is quite a bit of controversy over cheerleading and dance. Some may confuse them‚ or even think they’re the same thing‚ but they have their similarities and differences. Many people say cheer is better‚ and others may say dance is better. They may have some deviation‚ as in physical ability‚ technique‚ and choreography; but one thing they do have in common are the competitions. Both cheerleaders and dancers have physical requirements they need to meet in order to exceed in their sport. For

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    Dances with Wolves

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    daRay Baldonado History D.W.W Dances With Wolves is a fantastic movie! It depicts the American Indians as a loving race‚ has three very unique Lakota Tribe leaders‚ shows the life in the Great Plains before American settlers arrived‚ it really shows the difference between customs and traditions of the whites and Indians‚ and finally the Sioux and Paunee fighting was very important and showed Dunbar important things that will affect the rest of his life. I really recommend seeing this movie if

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    types of dances

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    Types of Dance Ballroom Dance: The Ballroom dance is one of the most entertaining and elite styles of dancing. In the earlier days‚ Ballroom dance was only for the privileged class of people. This style of partner dance originated in Germany but is popular all over the world. Today‚ the popularity of Ballroom dance has spread to many corners! This dance includes many other dance styles (Tango‚ Waltz‚Foxtrot‚ Swing‚ Cha-cha‚ Rumba‚ Samba‚ Salsa‚ etc.). There are many dance techniques that have been

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