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    Dolly and her friends noticed prom was coming up. Although‚ Dolly had no one to go with yet she was still interested in going with this one guy named Carlos. He was an old school guy that dressed like a pachuco‚ Dolly loved that about him. Dolly and her friends gathered around the avenue‚at their spot‚ right after school to discuss about the upcoming event. Dolly and her friends were undecided on going to prom or the upcoming kickback with the old veterans. They discussed about it all night‚ but

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    The play Master Harold and the Boys by Athol Fugard takes place in a small Tea House in Port Elizabeth in South Africa. The play starts off with Sam and Willie‚ two black servants at the restaurant cleaning and talking about a ballroom dance tournament coming up. Hally‚ a teenage white boy whose parents own the restaurant walks in after coming from school and begins to have a conversation with Sam and Willie. In the period of only an hour and a half or so‚ Sam‚ Willie‚ and Hally give a small glimpse

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    could possibly think of‚ and imagine that is. After eating 5 platefuls of food‚ I finally had enough. Now‚ desert was not brought out yet so they had everyone move to the ballroom and had an elegant dance. We made our way to the ballroom and grabbed partners for a lovely night dance in celebrating the new King’s arrival. The ballroom was elegant and everything seemed so much like a fairytale. After all‚ I was only a farm boy‚ and had I not been given the invitation by King Macbeth himself‚ I would not

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    possibility to take it to the further stage of a marriage. Austen’s concern with the marriage of her heroines is not hidden from her readers‚ and this is the demonstration of her concern‚ which makes us to perceive her approach towards the dancing and the ballrooms‚ which‚ in turn‚ are associated with the matters of matrimony of her heroines. As Austen’s own life was spent visiting the different balls from Steventon to Bath‚ she views this as a valuable chance‚ which every young man and woman must avail. There

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    of all jazz musicians. Another brilliant musician was Satchmo‚ who was renowned for playing slightly ahead of the beat and inspired others to do the same (Kallen). Benny Goodman ’s bands and combos introduced swing to nationwide audiences through ballrooms‚ recordings‚ and the radio in 1934. He was the first white bandleader to include African American and white musicians performing together in public. In 1936‚ he presented two brilliant African American soloists‚ pianist Teddy Wilson and vibraphonist

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    LA PARILLA HOTEL Location Zulueta corner Melencio Streets‚  Cabanatuan City‚ Nueva Ecija‚  3100 Cabanatuan‚ Philippines La Parilla Hotel sits in the gateway to the City of Cabanatuan.  It stands within 3‚000 sq.m of land with two ballrooms called Marbella & Guadalajara‚ a 42-room hotel and is home to the famous restaurant and café aptly named Pablos.  Our guests can sample classic La Parilla favorites at Pablos at the ground floor or enjoy our handcrafted coffees and delectable desserts

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    Trinity University of Asia Cathedral Heights 275 E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue‚ Quezon City A Research Paper About Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Submitted to Mr. Joey San Andres By Eblacas‚ Nillyn Mae V. Introduction The corporation we have chosen for this research paper is the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation or PAGCOR. It is the Philippines 1st largest contributor of revenue after the Tax and Customs Authority. It is a government

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    Waltz Research Paper

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Dancers
may
practice
the
steps
facing
one
another
 without
actually
touching.

After
the
steps
are
learned
the
dancers
should
perform
the
steps
in
ballroom
 dance
position.
(See
description
below)
 Anticipatory
Set:

The
waltz
is
a
romantic
dance
done
in
triple
time.

It
is
considered
the
mother
of
 present
day
dances
and
began
in
southern
Germany
in
the
17th
century.
The
ballrooms
of
Vienna
 popularized
a
faster
version
of
the
waltz
that
became
known
as
the
Viennese
Waltz.
The
fast
whirling
of
 partners
that
a

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    throne‚ she moved from Kensington Palace‚ where she grew up‚ to the new Buckingham Palace. The palace was expanded in 1850 with a new east wing. The wing added a large number of rooms to the palace‚ including an expansive forty meter (131 ft) long ballroom. The monumental facade of the east wing was built in 1913 by Aston Webb. It is this facade‚ facing the Mall and St James’s Park‚ which is now known by most people. Queen Victoria Memorial A part of the palace is still used by the Royal family

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    Literature Review Queer Theory RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR) will be analyzed and interpreted alongside the application of Judith Butler’s queer theory in Gender Trouble (1999) and her essay “Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory.” Butler’s ideology is reflected in RPDR and research has failed to interpret the show as a microcosm of a progressive society that accepts all genderqueer identities while repudiating gender roles. Her theory emphasizes the

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