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	Beguines and Beghards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Beghards and Beguines were Roman Catholic lay religious communities active in the 13th and 14th century, living in a loose semi-monastic community but without formal vows.
		The Beguine could hardly be called a nun; she took no vows, could return to the world and wed if she would, and did not renounce her property If she was without means she neither asked nor accepted alms, but supported herself by manual labour, or by teaching the children of burghers.
		Each of these institutions was an ardent centre of mysticism, and it was not the monks, who mostly dwelt on the countryside, nor even the secular clergy, but the Beguines, the Beghards, and the sons of Saint Francis who moulded the thought of the urban population of the Netherlands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beguine (1122 words)

	Beguine (dance) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Beguine is a dance, similar to a slow Rumba, that was very modestly popular in the 1930s, coming from the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, where the Martinique Beguine is a slow close dance with a roll of hips.
		Then all the Big Bands recorded it: Harry James, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, and it became such a classic that the painter Max Beckmann adopted the title for a painting in 1946 (now at University of Michigan Museum of Art), which might be closer in spirit to Charlie Parker's version.
		There are line dance choreographies for the Beguine on the Internet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beguine_(dance) (252 words)

	Dance Terms and Definitions, Dance terminology
		The dance was characterized by a series of walking steps on the toes, executed with an elegant type of swagger - frequently punctuated with a light hop in attitude at an appropriate point in the musical phase.
		Apparently, the dance masters who were responsible for the evening's program at society functions gained favor with their socialite clients by imposing as much restraint as possible on the dances and creating an obviously reserved interpretation.
		In this dance strict attention must be paid to the carriage of the head and the posturing of the arms.
	www.centralhome.com /ballroomcountry/dance_terms.htm (5331 words)

	Dictionary of Dances - Arthur Murray Ballroom Dance Studios: Dancing Lessons, Coquitlam, BC; Salsa, Swing, Waltz, ...
		The shoeing of the mare, the climbing of a rope, the courtship of the rooster and the hen, etc. It was done for amusement on the farms by the fl population of Cuba.
		The dance is executed both in closed position and in various types of extravagant dance relationships which incorporate a particular freedom of expression that is not present in the International style.
		These were round dances but at the end of the dance itself there was a short period in which the circle would break up into couples who would whirl madly round and round and finish with a jump in the air.
	www.dancecoquitlam.ca /pag_cms_id_16_p_dictionary-of-dances.html (6750 words)

	List of dances - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There may also be listed dances which could either be considered a specific dance or a family of related dances, depending on your perspective.
		For example ballet, ballroom dance and folk dance can be considered a single dance style or a family of related dances.
		Variants of a specific dance should be listed as indented items, and not as separate items.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_dances (533 words)

	Roca Blanca Dance Studio - Dance Styles
		Danced to the swing and jazz music of big bands such as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway and Benny Goodman, Lindy Hop was a dynamic athletic dance.
		Merengue is the national dance for the Dominican Republic where it originated in the early 1800’s and became popular by the mid 1800’s.
		The dance varied greatly from performer to performer and was eventually standardized in the 1920’s by the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.
	www.rocablancadance.ca /styles.htm (2296 words)

	LyricsVault: History of music; History of dance
		Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting.
		Dance is also used to describe methods of non-verbal communication between humans or animals (bee dance, mating dance), motion in inanimate objects (the leaves danced in the wind), and certain musical forms or genres.
		It was during the explosion of new thinking and exploration in the early 20th century that dance artists began to appreciate the qualities of the individual, the necessities of ritual and religion, the primitive, the expressive and the emotional.
	www.lyricsvault.net /history/historyofdance.html (1456 words)

	Caribbean Dance \| caribbean-guide.info
		Dance is a part of Caribbean life, and this art form evolves on stage and in the streets
		Meanwhile the cha cha is a mid-tempo dance, a variant between the rumba and the mambo.
		The beguine is a dance also adapted in Guadeloupe and Martinique, though it began as a slow rumba.
	caribbean-guide.info /arts.and.entertainment/dance (969 words)

	Begin the Beguine :: Gowealthy.com
		The beguine, an Afro-French dance music focusing on a bolero-style rhythm, originated in Martinique in the 1930s.
		At the helm in the beguine's revival is the folk dance group Les Grands Ballets Martiniquais, a troupe of a dozen dancers, musicians, singers, and choreographers.
		This folk dance program, around since the 1960s, perform in traditional costumes and dance the beguine as well as a high-energy mazurka.
	www.gowealthy.com /article/1729/page_2/index.asp (124 words)

	BEGUINE : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Dance rhythm emerging around the turn of the century in French-speaking Caribbean islands of Guadelope and Martinique; orchestras antillais recorded in Paris from '29; LP Jazz And Hot Dance In Martinique 1929-1950 has six beguines made in Paris.
		The rhythm comes in fast triplets and could be described as a calypso-rumba; clarinets and trombones were featured solo instruments.
		The beguine is now a strong element in cadence, a successful Latin style emerging in the '80s.
	www.musicweb.uk.net /encyclopaedia/b/B349.HTM (75 words)

	Ballroom Dance Dictionary and Glossary of Terms: Types of Dances, Dancing Phrases
		A Cuban dance which starts slowly and gradually accelerates at certain melodic intervals between chorus and verse: the dancers stop to talk but remain on the floor until a certain beat tells them to resume their dances.
		The dance of the Dominican Republic is 2/4 time with syncopation of the first beat interpreted by the dancers as a slight limp.
		The Frug was born from a dance called the Chicken which had a lateral body movement and was used as a change of pace during the Twist.
	www.sdarthurmurray.com /pag_cms_id_47_p_dictionary.html (6453 words)

	Tom Clohessy from saxophonist from Subterranean Jazz Blog
		The dance is described as close to a rhumba; "It is characterized by the rocking back and forth of the hips while the girl throws her arms around her partner's neck.
		During the late 20's and early thirties the beguine music and dance became a great craze in Paris where a number of fl "Martiniquais" musicians had settled (Martinique being a longtime French colony).
		The beguine was typically played in small combos with clarinet, trombone, violins and sometimes banjo and a "shakebox" for percussion.
	tomclohessy.blogspot.com /2006/10/begin-beguine-in-martinique.html (719 words)

	Dance Across America @ National Geographic Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It's as ancient as the 3,400-year-old image of a man with a lute, dancing on a clay plaque discovered in northern Israel.
		We do the beguine, polka, waltz, fox-trot, tarantella, jitterbug, samba, salsa, rumba, mambo, tango, bomba, cha-cha, merengue, mazurka, conga, cakewalk, Charleston, two-step, jerk, swim, Watusi, twist, frug, monkey, electric slide, Harlem shake, shim sham shimmy, cabbage patch, fandango, garba, gourd dance, corn dance, hora, hopak—as if our lives depended on it.
		Dance, like the rhythm of a beating heart, is life.
	www7.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0607/feature4/index.html (465 words)

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		The Beguine is a type of Rumba in which the accent is on the second eighth note of the first beat.
		This dance originated in a church in South Carolina which had been turned into a fl nightclub called the "Big Apple." Arthur Murray created the choreography as we know it.
		This dance resembles the Conga line but has three jumps instead of a kick at the end of the phrase.
	www.coloradodancestudios.com /b.html (552 words)

	Beguine - Dance Forums
		While the Beguines were suitably pious, their vows were not as strict as many other orders, and the Sisters were allowed to leave the order to marry if they wished.
		Perhaps because of this freedom, "beguine" came to be used as a slang term for "flirtation" or "infatuation." The Sisters of Beguine still exist in small communities in the Netherlands, but, to my knowledge, they do not dance the beguine.
		BEGUINE (BIGUINE) - From Santa Lucia and Martinique, named after the French word for "flirtation" or "darling." Possible roots in the Ghanaian rhythm known as La Sinimowa.
	www.dance-forums.com /showthread.php?t=1143 (561 words)

	Begin the Beguine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine" lasts a whopping three times as long as the common popular hit, at 102 measures instead of 32.
		Porter's expensive tastes, high society identity, and Parisian influences allowed him to create an alternative world for his fans, moving between keys and pushing brassy trumpets to the forefront of his easily paced dance tunes.
		Artie Shaw popularized the use of show tunes in the swing format and introduced and developed the role of string sections in swing music.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~UG03/Jukebox/popups/begin.html (101 words)

	ipedia.com: List of dances Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		There may also be listed dances which could either be considered a specific dance or a family of related dances...
		Upa, Upa Habanera, claimed by some to be the origin of merengue (music) and Merengue (dance).
		Streetswing.com's Dance History Archives hosts a large information base about more than thousand dances.
	www.ipedia.com /list_of_dances.html (449 words)

	Colorado Dance Studios--Bolero
		The Bolero is a smooth, sophisticated, sentimental love dance.
		The slower music to which it is performed enhances the feeling of romance.
		The Bolero has the same Afro-Cuban roots as the Rumba and is thought to have originated from Cuba or Spanish folk dances such as the Danzon and Beguine.
	www.coloradodancestudios.com /bolero.html (75 words)

	Secrets Dance Band-"Southwest Florida's favorite Danceband"
		We even presume to reorder the world, as if, in the Shaker song, by "turning, turning we come round right." Dance is so profane, some religions ban it....
		We do the beguine, polka, waltz, fox-trot, tarantella, jitterbug, samba, salsa, rumba, mambo, tango, bomba, cha-cha, merengue, mazurka, conga, cakewalk, Charleston, two-step, jerk, swim, Watusi, twist, frug, monkey, electric slide, Harlem shake, shim sham shimmy, cabbage patch, fandango, garba, gourd dance, corn dance, hora, hopak....
		A medieval superstition averred that dancing in front of Saint Vitus's statue ensured a year of good health.
	secretsband.home.att.net (600 words)

	OEDILF - Word Lookup
		A Beguine on the road with her twin.
		Beguines (beGINS) were members of Catholic lay sisterhoods in the Low Countries who were not required to take an oath of celibacy.
		The beguine (bih-GEEN) is a vigorous popular dance of the islands of Saint Lucia and Martinique that resembles the rumba.
	www.oedilf.com /db/Lim.php?Word=beguine (151 words)

	Rumba
		After 8 minutes they are all dancing on time.
		Rumba, as taught in ballroom studios, is a slow dance.
		Many dance albums of the '50s and '60s list these rhythms after the song titles.
	www.eijkhout.net /rad/dance_specific/rumba.html (955 words)

	Arthur Murray Dance Dictionary/Glossary--Common historic types of dances with brief descriptions. Ballroom, social, ...
		Arthur Murray Dance Dictionary/Glossary--Common historic types of dances with brief descriptions.
		This is a general reference guide to multiple dances world-wide.
		Please visit the Dances We Teach page for more specific information about the training our studios can offer.
	www.dancestudios.com /dictionary.html (6774 words)

	STREETSWINGS Dance History Archives - DANCE INDEX M
		Was a type of line dance, aspect of the Virgin Mary in Spain.
		ballroom dance of the island of St. Lucia and Martinique.
		Animule Ball by Jelly Roll Morton mentions the Mooch, Said originally to be a Zulu Dance.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z1m.htm (600 words)

	Said the Gramophone: Begin the Beguine
		I think we're all excited for what comes next, but I know that still not all of you have bought what is out already.
		I got a bit of video from Satan Said Dance which were just a little too dark and muffled to post, but to suffice it to say I was hoping someone taped it.
		It might have been fun to be in the middle of that crowd, but listening to Satan Said Dance from this distance, and...
	www.saidthegramophone.com /archives/begin_the_beguine.php (1593 words)

	beguine - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		- rhythmic ballroom dance: a ballroom dance similar to the rumba, originating in the Caribbean
		Beguines and Beghards, members of certain Roman Catholic religious communities for women (Beguines) and men (Beghards) prominent in northwestern...
		Everest: Beyond the Limit on the Discovery Channel
	encarta.msn.com /beguine.html (62 words)

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		Don't look now, but I'm afraid that the days when you can assume folks know what you're talking about when you mention a Cole Porter song are rapidly disappearing.
		I guess that every so often the internet actually turns out to be good for something.
	www.word-detective.com /110999.html (3617 words)

	Larry Adler Recordings
		Hora staccato - Claire de lune - Bolero - Ritual fire dance - Pavane - Rhoumanian rhapsody - Sharm el Sheik/ Ave Maria - Swedish rhapsody - Habenera - Concerto D'Aranjuez - Minuet in G - Sabre dance.
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	www.geocities.com /artdaane/larecs.htm (3378 words)

	The Lana Turner News Archive
		Beguine" epitomized the Big Band era, died Thursday at his home.
		band's recording of Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine" was intended to be the "B" side of the record.
		while filming "Dancing Coed," 1939, that he met Turner.
	www.lanaturneronline.com /lana_turner_news_archive.htm (2788 words)

	DANCE STEP DESCRIPTION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Step sheet presentation copyright ©1997 by Don & Patti Brown.
		Copyright for the dance remains with the original choreographer.
		This step sheet may be copied, however, please retain all copyright credits.
	members.aol.com /cactusstar/begin_the_beguine.htm (62 words)

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