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Swan Lake Four Years
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Dancer and choreographer Anton Dolin has been
called "one of the most colorful and vital figures
in modern ballet. " As a member of internationally
known ballet companies or as director of his own
troupes, this British-born artist has toured
Europe and America for the past twenty years.
Anton Dolin, originally Patrick Healey-Kay, was
born on July 27, 1904, in Slinfold, Sussex,
England. He is one of the three sons of George
Henry and Helen Maude (Healey) Kay. When he was
ten years of age his pare...
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Dance Clubs Southern California
795 words
Southern California parents, do you know where
your teenage daughters are? Do they spend their
Saturday nights at dance clubs? -like The Palace,
Florentine Gardens, Kokomos. Do they sound
familiar? Well, you should be aware of what really
happens at night clubs; you may be shocked,
outraged, or upset, but you may end up saving your
daughters life, her innocence, and her virginity.
All the dance clubs are fairly similar, but let me
walk you through a typical scene at "The Palace"
dance club on a ...
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Middle Class Families Rap Music
3,729 words
... t lifting. Clive did not like the name
Hercules so he shortened it to Herc. When Herc
became a graffiti writer he took the tag name Kool
Herc. Kool Herc began to DJ in 1973 once he had
amassed a great sound system. The Jamaican
influence of having a large sound system was not
lost on Herc. Herc realized that in order for
large crowds to dance to his music they needed to
hear the beat. Kool Herc seldom played an entire
song. He knew which part of the record sent his
audience into a frenzy. It...
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Kung Fu Hip Hop
997 words
Break Dancing or B-being is a form of hip-hop
dancing, which is popularly known as breaking. It
consists of top or up rock, footwork, spinning
moves (power moves), and freeze. B-being came from
Bronx, NY. The term "B-boy" or "B-being" was
created by Kool Herc who was a DJ spinning at
block parties in Bronx back in the days. B-Boys
means break boys and they were called so because
they dance to the break part of music. Later, by
repeating this break part done by DJ,
"breakbeat's" was born. Althoug...
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Grabbing My Energy Fritz Perls Feel
2,259 words
... eral things. Now, from among what came, just
select one of those problems. Just one. Focus on
that one. Dont go inside it. Just notice it.
Focus. Stay outside of it. There may be many
sensations. Just stay with all of it. Just notice
it. Let yourself feel the sense of all that. Its
the paper. The paper I am suppose to write over
the break. The one I am not doing. The one I am
avoiding! I feel it. All sorts of things in my
body. Great. Now what is the handle? What is the
word that would descr...
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L U Taking Place
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While America sleeps safely at night, safe and
secure in their world there is another world
taking place, a more dangerous and wild world. A
world going on right beneath their noses. Its
taking place in their super markets, in empty
whare houses, forgotten buildings, parks, and yes
friends even there roller skating rinks. Many will
never know hear about this world that usually
takes place every Friday and Saturday. For it may
be safer to not know, for if one knows one may be
tempted to want to e...
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Peace Love Unity Rave Scene
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Introduction What is a rave? This is a fundamental
question that, in a way, I will attempt to answer
in this paper, but I will never do it. Raving is a
highly subjective experience. One person's best
rave is another person's worst. Any attempt to
analyze rave culture must recognize the highly
personal factor of the experience. It is because
of this fact that I start off my attempt to
analyze rave culture with a series of quotes on
the experience. .".. hardcore music being slammed
through my body...
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Felt Like I Was High Country Buffet Dance
892 words
It's Saturday night and I'm in my snug but not
skin tight blue spaghetti strap floor length dark
royal blue dress, all ready to go out to a very
fancy restuarant. Old Country Buffet. As my friend
and I climb out of my car in a classy like
fashion, we realize that the line to Old COuntry
Buffet is at least 50 meters long. "Oh My God. " I
say as my lipstick chalked lips fall to the floor.
Glancing over at a fast-food pizza restaurant, my
friend and I look at each other. "Uh huh. " We
both say. Piz...
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Taming Of The Shrew Broadway Musical
1,610 words
Choose one of the various film versions of The
Taming of the Shrew, the musical Kiss Me Kate or
the recent film Ten Things I Hate About You, and
critically evaluate the success or otherwise of
this film as an appropriated text. The 1953 film
of the musical Kiss Me Kate is successful in many
aspects as an appropriation of the Shakespearian
play The Taming of the Shrew. These include: the
transmission of Kiss Me Kate from the live
Broadway musical to the film version; and the
clear portrayal of th...
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Morals And Values Roaring Twenties
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There are many types of people in the world today.
The past has shown how the fashion has changed.
Each era has their own different style and
fashion. The twenties was a particularly wild
decade. After WWI, it was a time for change. Women
became rebellious and shocked everyone by their
new style and morals (Louise brooks Society, 3).
Women before the twenties were more conservative
and were obligated to act like ladies. The rising
of music like jazz gave women motivation to be
individuals and ha...
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Mise En Scene Early 1900
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The hit musical "Singin' in the Rain" may possibly
be one of if not the greatest musicals of all
time. With it's tale of the film world of the mid
1920 's and its creative underlining love story
between Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and Kathy Selden
(Debbie Reynolds), it provokes the interest of
someone who would not generally be attracted to a
musical. It is a classic masterpiece that set the
standards that musical films of today will be
judged by. It is a classic performance by the
great Gene Kell...
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Adult Learners Ne F
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Autbigraphy Everyone has a story t tell. Each
resulting f an episode in ur life becomes a story
in which each f us and ther's play a part
(Randall, 1995). Autbigraphy is mst recognized and
researched as a literary rather than an
educational tl. It emerged at the end f the 18 th
century frm a tradition that has variously been
called a member r confession (the mst notable
being the religious Cnfessin's f St. Augustine).
Later, it developed and writers int a
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Boys And Girls Lets Examine
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The First Mathematical Problem of David Hilbert:
Continuum Hypothesis Continuum Hypothesis, also
known as the first Hilbert's problem is one of the
most interesting mathematical problems. It is
often spoken within the context of the basic
mathematical tasks and multitude theory. Continuum
Hypothesis is closely related to such simple and
natural questions like how much? , More or less? ,
How many? , etc. Even the smallest child is able
to understand the formulation of this problem.
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Today World Seek Revenge
641 words
Boredom and Its Victims in Arthur Miller? s The
Crucible When bored, people tend to portray or act
differently to either attract attention or change
society. The girls in The Crucible are bored of
Puritan life and want to do more to get more fun
out of Salem life. Boredom led the girls to
perform sins that the Puritan society disagrees
with entirely. In The Crucible By Arthur Miller,
boredom proves to be a catalyst for murder. The
girls in Salem wanted more attention and more out
of Puritan life...
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Break Dancing Hip Hop
382 words
Breakdancing a form of African American dance that
emerged from the hip hop culture of the South
Bronx, New York, during the mid- 1970 s. Drawing
upon several African American dance forms, break
dancing coalesced in the 1970 s and reached its
peak in popularity during the 1980 s. Breakdancing
developed out of the Bronx, New York, disco scene.
When disco DJs changed records, dancers would fill
the resulting musical breaks, or breakbeat's, with
movements that emphasized the rupture in rhythmic
con...
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Flamenco Dance Art Form
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Flamenco Flamenco Essay on Flamenco. Flamenco is
not merely a style of music, song or dance from
Spain but rather a way of life that influences the
daily activities of many individuals. The art of
flamenco was intended to be an outward expression
of an individuals most profound emotions and the
flamenco way of life. It was never intended to be
a technical art performed with stoic precision yet
without duende (a passion / feeling for flamenco).
The main components and styles of flamenco will be
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Nine Teen Twenty Swing Era Music
367 words
During the nine-teen twenty's and thirties the
music scene wasa's popular as ever. There was the
Jazz Era during the twenties and the Swing Era
during the thirties. Merging into the early
twenties a type of improvised music, called
Dixieland Jazz was being recorded. Famous artists
including Louis Armstrong and Kid Ory were very
popular tothe people. This music was a hit till
nine-teen twenty three. Jazz musical the popular
music during this decade. Than during the
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Literary Devices Human Qualities
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Dance of the Merry There is no better dance than a
dance of joy. Whether it s the joy of having fun,
knowing the right moves, or being in an altered
state, dancing is an important part of every
culture all around the world. Most people might
agree that a poem about a dance has never been so
exquisitely well written as in The Dance,
considering the length of the poem and the
elements used. The author, William Carlos
Williams, employs a variety of literary devices to
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Type Of Music Rock And Roll
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The Music Made Me Do It Music has a huge impact on
the everyday lives of individuals in America
today. It is an important part of the sociological
self, which causes a person to feel and act in a
certain manner. Sensual guitar playing, a
suggestive song, hard rock power chords, or a tune
from the past are all highly powerful forces in
shaping ones actions. I have taken a particular
interest in the way that different genres of music
affect students actions at this university. This
paper will take...
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Continue To Grow State Of Mind
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Many people ask, Raves RAVES Many people ask, what
is a rave? When attempting to analyze the rave
culture, people must recognize that raves are a
highly personal experience. Descriptions of raves
are basically one person s opinion. Aside from
that, a rave is basically an all night party where
people have the most incredible time. People
become one with the music. Raves are pretty much
all about the music, the vibe and the people.
Ravers would say, you feel so many different
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