Dancing is a beautiful style of art that has been passed on through history for hundreds of years. Dancing has inspired and motivated people to express themselves through movement. In ancient times‚ dancing was used to please the gods or express their feelings. Currently‚ not much has changed‚ dance has been used to show one’s emotions and is used to relax and enjoy themselves. In Rome‚ dance was an important virtue and art that should be taught more in modern times. The style of dance in
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popularized in ballrooms by the big bands of the swing era (1930s and ’40s). It radically altered the style of American and European stage and social dance in the 20th century. The term is sometimes used more narrowly to describe popular stage dance (except tap dance) and jazz-derived or jazz-influenced forms of modern dance. It excludes social dances lacking jazz accompaniment— the rumba and other Latin-American dances. The original steps were exemplified out in the plantations‚ and jazz dance itself came
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Juan Ibarra 2/13/07 Professor Anu Vuorikoski Bus 173A - Intermediate Financial Management Chapter 8: mini case a. Why are ratios useful? What are the five major categories of ratios? Ratios are useful to evaluate a firm’s financial statements and one can also compare their performance with other firms‚ or the industry average. The five major categories for ratios are as follow: i. Liquidity Ratios: measures the liquidity of the firm’s current
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Essay Analysis 9/24/2013 Combass Analyzing the Writer 1: Gerald Jones was raised by “well-meaning‚ progressive‚ English-teacher parents”. Placed in a small‚ experimental school that he didn’t adjust too while growing up in the violent late 1960’s‚ Jones found himself not engaging with his peers or into boyhood. 2: Jones background of passivity and loneliness while growing up caused him to be oblivious and unfamiliar with American pop culture. Also‚ he was afraid of socializing among his
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Education in England: a brief history Derek Gillard first published January 2000 revised and updated May 2004‚ April 2007‚ January 2011 http://www.educationengland.org.uk/history/ © copyright Derek Gillard 2011 Education in England: a brief history is my copyright. You are welcome to download it and print it for your own personal use‚ or for use in a school or other educational establishment‚ provided my name as the author is attached. But you may not publish it‚ upload it onto any other
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20 TYPES OF BALLROOM DANCING Cha Cha The Cha Cha is a lively‚ flirtatious ballroom dance full of passion and energy. The classic "Cuban motion" gives the Cha Cha its unique style. Partners work together to synchronize each movement in perfect alignment. Foxtrot The Foxtrot is a ballroom dance that is lots of fun and simple to learn...an excellent dance for beginners. The Foxtrot is a smooth dance in which dancers make long‚ flowing movements across the floor. Jive Jive is a ballroom dance style
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The dancing in the movie gave it something different making the movie a classic‚ while the singing gave the premise of the movie. Lina Lamont would be the first problem with a normal film. If the movie did not have singing‚ the impact of how bad her voice really was would not be heard. The shocking shrill of her voice is really the premise of the whole movie. To really be appreciated‚ Lina waited a little before talking in the movie creating anticipation in the viewers. Her lack of dancing abilities
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commonly used in choreography for two or more dancers. Most of all choreographers use the elements of space‚ time‚ and energy whenever they create a dance. Many people’s motivation for dancing is different. Most began dancing as a child‚ usually because their parent enrolls them in dance class. Others start dancing as a form of relaxation allowing them to relieve stress and tension. Most dancers say that dance is their passion and that they are not happy or fulfilled unless they are moving or performing
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just for the love of it. For instance dancing helps with those who are troubled or are in stress. By dancing people will start to do it. Cause dance is a wonderful hobby enjoyed by many people throughout the world. Besides being lots of fun‚ dancing is good for you‚ both physically and mentally. Anyone can learn how to dance... it ’s all a matter of learning how to move your body. The variety of forms of dance is overwhelming. The cultures and people dancing are very amazing. They’re some dances
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Robinson Bill "Bojangles" Robinson‚ who claimed he could run backward faster than most men could go forward‚ was the most famous of all African American tap dancers in the twentieth century. Dancing upright and swinging‚ his light and exacting footwork brought tap "up on its toes" from an earlier flat-footed shuffling style‚ and developed the art of tap dancing to a delicate perfection. Born Luther Robinson in Richmond‚ Virginia‚ his parents‚ Maria and Maxwell Robinson‚ died in 1885. Young Bill was reared
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