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    Dance Summary

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    Dance is a form of art‚ a type of that involves movement of the body‚ a form of expression‚ social interaction‚ exercise‚ spiritual or performance setting. Dance is performed in many cultures and religions. Dance as a form of art is also a nonverbal form of communication between humans or animals. It has evolved drastically throughout history. A choreographer is a person who creates dance compositions and plans arrange dance movements and patterns for dances. The art of choreography is a demanding

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    Folk Dance

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    Folk Dance The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes: * They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training‚ often to traditional music or music based on traditional music. * They are not designed for public performance or the stage‚ although traditional folkdances may be later arranged and set for stage performances. * Their execution is dominated by an inherited tradition rather than by innovation

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    ACID RAIN

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    Eric McKenzie Geophysical Science Honors February 14th‚ 2014 ACID RAIN 1. Acid rain is rainfall created by pollution in the atmosphere. When the rainfall occurs‚ it almost always causes harm to the environment. 2. Acid rain is caused by the release of certain compounds into the air‚ including sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. These compounds mix and react with chemicals such as oxygen and water and form acid rain. 3. Acid rain can harm the environment by acidifying lakes and streams‚ which greatly

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    Religion and Dance

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    Do you see any similarities between the rituals of primitive societies and rituals that we have in today’s society? Society today does use dance in religious ceremonies or occasions but not necessarily in a ritualistic form that earlier primitive societies would use per say. However‚ dance in both today and past societies used basic‚ everyday motions and movements to form dances‚ where some of these dance practices are still used even today. How might one’s moral‚ religious and ethical values

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    Irish Dance

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    Dance has always been an integral part of social gatherings and it is likely that it evolved before or autonomously of music as we know it today‚ as the human body contains rhythms of its own in heartbeat and breathing‚ therefore it is somewhat a natural instinct of movement. The earliest social dances were circular and linear chain dances‚ dating to 1400-1200 BC‚ of these the ‘ring’ dances‚ which used a sacred tree or stone as central focus - are most likely the oldest. Couple dances arose in

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    The Rain Came

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    The Rain Came Oganda could see the lake in the distance. She swallows her fear and walks towards it‚ like a cow led to slaughter. Singing quietly under her breath Oganda ignores the prickling of her skin as she makes her way through the sacred land. When at last she reaches the lake Oganda breathes a small sigh of relief‚ she is so thirsty‚ and her journey would be over soon. Just as she’s about to step a foot in the stretching expanse of the water a voice shouts from behind her. Startled

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    Evolution of Dance

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    Evolution of dance Purpose: To inform the audience on the evolution of dance. Thesis: Dance has unquestionably came a long way and it is important that we know what the initial purpose of dance was when it was first introduced‚ the many benefits that dance offers and how dance is used today in many ways such as recreation and entertainment. Organizational Pattern: Topical I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: “Dancing is the loftiest‚ the most moving‚ the most beautiful of the

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    Acid Rain

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    Acid Rain Air pollution is one of the most common outcomes of the combustion of fossil fuels. A common air pollutant that is released is sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. This is because when coal and fuels obtained from crude oil are burned‚ sulpur and nitrogen is released into the atmosphere‚ which is eventually joint with the oxygen in the air to produce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. When these gases are emitted in sufficient quantities‚ it reacts with the water and oxygen in the atmosphere

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    the dragons were real and they also worshiped them as well. In China‚ Japan‚ and Korea they believed that dragons were real and powerful and the people gave them respect because they think that the dragons created everything(Asian Dragons). One inserting fact about a Asian dragon is that the people believed that they were more a s serpent type creatures‚ but

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    Classical Dance

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    Classical Dance Since there are few audio recordings in this category‚ this is a complete list of what is held by the Music Library.  Bharatanatyam The sounds of Bharathanatyam / by Sudharani Raghupathy. New Delhi : Super Cassettes Industries‚ p. 1990. Music Media Center --- SCI 627   Bharathanatyam songs / by M.L. Vasanthakumari.  Madras : Sangeetha‚ [1983?].  Nataraja anjali -- Alarippu -- Jatiswaram -- Varnam -- Kasturi thilakam -- Krishna nee -- Nee maatale : Javali -- Thillana -- Mangalam

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