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    Flamenco Dance

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    form‚ which was mainly originated by Andalusian gypsies. It exists in 3 forms: El cante‚ song‚ el baile‚ dance and guitarrra‚ guitar playing. Its roots also are with Arabs‚ Spanish Jews and socially outcasted Christians. The flamenco essence is song‚ which is usually accompanied by guitar and improvised dance. Complex rhythmic patterns and sophisticated footwork differs from other European dance forms. The word "flamenco" has been questioned on why an Adalucian music form would be represented

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    Dance and Fashion

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    Fashion or Fashionable Dance: Either way‚ it works! A Concept Paper Presented to Prof. Robert Rodriguez Division of Humanities‚ College of Arts and Sciences University of the Philippines in the Visayas‚ Miagao‚ Iloilo In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Course in Communications 2 By Nohr Malynne Tabares February 5‚ 2013 There’s an exciting fashion trend happening – dance. The dance and fashion industries seem to be increasingly joining forces‚ with dance companies commissioning

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    Ghost Dance

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    The whites were taking over and the one time Indians could feel safe and at home was when they did the Ghost Dance. The Ghost Dance was a religious movement which was incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems. This practice is said to reunite the living with the spirits of the dead and bring peace‚ prosperity‚ and unity to native peoples throughout the region. The Ghost Dance‚ they claimed‚ brought about renewal of native society

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    Dances With Wolves

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    Dances With Wolves The film “Dances With Wolves” initiates with Lt. John Dunbar in fear of having his leg amputated by the doctors‚ he would rather die than to live without his leg. In his attempt to die‚ he decides to become a distraction to the enemy by riding in front of them and be the main target. While they were trying to shoot him‚ the rest of the union he belongs to overcome the enemy. Consequently Dunbar is named a hero and is offered a station wherever he liked. He chooses the frontier

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    Dance History

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    on fantasy and assumptions of the Orient. In order to fully contextualize this piece and explore the oddities presented in Petipa’s India‚ I will need to examine aspects of the Indian culture portrayed in La Bayadere‚ with an emphasis on clothing‚ dance‚ art and music of the 19th century. In order to delve deeper into this topic‚ Marius Petipa’s background and choreographic process must be heavily explored as well as the sources of influence for his choreographies to be able to understand where his

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    Dance Salsa

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    As a lifelong salsa lover‚ I can tell you that anyone who is driven by passion and knows how to enjoy a few good beats can dance it. Salsa is a popular dance that initially arose in New York City during the 1970s. It is the product of various musical genres. Nowadays‚ people dance salsa at competitions‚ parties‚ and even on the streets. However‚ if you want to excel at dancing it‚ you have to know a few basic things. First‚ you need to have a partner. You can ask your relatives or your friends to

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    Sociology

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    debate in the right perspective. The government’s targeted policies for the poor‚ with the prospect of fewer leakages‚ can help better translate outlays into outcomes. E 13.2 The global economic and financial crisis which has persisted for the last five years has not only exposed the vulnerability of almost all the countries over the globe to external shocks‚ but also has lessons for development planning. Countries need to have inbuilt social safety nets for facing such eventualities‚ which affect

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    Dances with Wolves

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    Dances With Wolves “The white men who wore this came around the time of my grandfather’s grandfather. Eventually we drove them out. Then the Mexicans came. But they do not come here any more. In my own time‚ the Texans‚ they have been like all the others. They take without asking‚ but I think you are right. I think they will keep coming. When I think of that‚ I look at this helmet. I don’t know if we are ready for these people. Our country is all that we have‚ and we will fight to keep

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    Sociology

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    The objective of this individual assignment is to use ones social imaginative skills to analyze and interpret two events‚ a global event and personal event and then give our social perspective of both the events. Global event For the global event I have decided to write about the global economic crisis and my social perspective of its causes and effects in Dubai. In order to do this let me first give you a small description of UAE and Dubai. It was in 1975 “the crucial states of Persian

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    A Concert in Dance

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    The concert was called “A Concert In Dance”. The Stockton Dance Company set up the whole demonstration. The show was performed from February 28 to March 2. The show was preformed at Stockton College in the Performing Arts Center. The performance that will be talked about is My Shadow’s Ghost. Lauren Putty White created the choreography. The music that was selected was Efterlang: Himmelbjerget. Mark Mallett did lighting. While Henry van Kuiken was in charge of the costume design. The dancers that

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