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  A Dance For The Whole Family
It was a dance that men, women, and children did for fun, not a "performance" done to entertain an audience.
There was generally no special dance "costume" to wear--people simply danced in their party clothes, just as we might dress up a little for our own friends' weddings.
Dance was not seen as something to be "performed" by a professional--it was just something people got up and spontaneously did.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/middle_eastern_dance/41088   (426 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/strangerswithcandyband
Strangers with Candy are quickly becoming an icon in the Detroit music scene, their versatility making them a favorite in the college circuit, as well as local rock and blues clubs.
Strangers with Candy runs the gamut of musical spectrums with a versatile repertoire that ranges from "Oldies" to "Classic Rock" to "Top 40".
Strangers with Candys energetic interpretations are paired with a stage act that showcases the band's solid musicianship and charismatic personality.
www.myspace.com /strangerswithcandyband   (418 words)

  
 Madison Wisconsin Contra Dance Schedule
Tuesday dances are free with quarterly membership of $50, and $5 for non-members.
Evening dances are generally 8-11 pm and have an admission charge of typically $6.
Dances are taught, partners are not required, and no experience is necessary.
sprott.physics.wisc.edu /dances.htm   (1350 words)

  
 Toronto Salsa Article by lyw
Soles Dance Studio was also one of the first studios to introduce specialized workshops such as Shines, Styling, Lead/Follow Technique, etc., as well as their ever-growing choreography program for students wishing to perform for an audience.
A friend, native to Brazilian dance, was showing him complicated accents to Salsa and finally he needed to ask her to stop and, please, do it in slow motion so he could see what looked to him like a flurry of feet.
Sarita went on to explain that dance was tied not only to her country’s every day life but also to religion and a sense of spirituality.
www.thisbusinessofdanceandmusic.com /TorontoSalsa.htm   (6539 words)

  
 Dancediet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
If one comes alone and is too shy to walk up to initiate a dance invitation, one may easily find himself / herself sitting in some old crooked chairs for a while, since the dancers there tend to socialize in groups rather than to dance with strangers.
The lucky gentlemen who received an acceptance of dance from their ladies need to jump hurdles over the ocean of tables and chairs to reach the dance floor.
The kids tend to sit together as a group and dance among themselves, any stranger first needs to spend some energy in finding ways to be part of the group.
ourworld.cs.com /bibibwong/dancediet.htm   (1871 words)

  
 BBRUB: Brooklyn Bridge User Blog
Dance lessons can be hella expensive, so we also took advantage of every free or cheap introductory lesson at every dance school we could find.
Most people prefer to dance with partners who are more skilled than themselves, so if they haven't seen you dance with someone else, they won't ask you.
When you dance with a stranger, though, you're likely to be hyperpolite.
home.mindspring.com /~iamos/2004/03/since-you-asked-dance-classes.html   (1184 words)

  
 Dancing with strangers Free Dating, Singles and Personals
Dancing with a stranger can be hard to do without a doubt.
Dancing with a stranger probably was not the problem...lol.
With MY experience though, a girl won't dance with you if you start grabbing and feeling all over her.
forums.plentyoffish.com /datingPosts145430.aspx   (716 words)

  
 DanceNet On The Web: Social Grooming and Attitude
Any guy doing acrobatics and aerials on a social dance floor is immediately identified as a jerk while his partner is considered an idiot for letting him do it to her.
In formal square dancing (at a dance), the guys might wear something on their belt that allows them to carry a small (matching) towel so they can wipe sweat off their face or hands before (or during) dancing.
When I found out that she had only been dancing for 6 months, I told her that she hadn't been dancing long enough (to earn the right) to be a snob.
www.havetodance.com /articles/news10.html   (5840 words)

  
 Dancing in Houston
Marilyn's teaching and studio atmosphere are oriented towards social dancing (as opposed to competition oriented), and the lessons and dances reflect that philosophy.
Dancing was sporadic and not always pleasant because of unskilled reckless "dancers" on the floor.
The dances are 9:00pm-12:00am; admission $8 for members, $5 for college students, $10 for the general public, and free for professionals.
www.utdallas.edu /~aria/dance/houston_dance.html   (6466 words)

  
 Collage Dance Theatre [Artists: Performers]
Hassan Christopher began his career competing as a freestyle dancer in Chicago's underground scene in the late eighties, as street dance was transitioning from House to Hip-hop and Rave.
Marissa graduated with a BA in Dance and English from Scripps College, and is the founder and director of a breaking performance group called "One Step Ahead.
Since moving to LA she has danced at the MTV Movie Awards, the feature film "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" and the primiere of Cirque du Solei's "KA" in Las Vegas.
www.collagedancetheatre.org /artists/perform.asp   (1037 words)

  
 The New Salsero On The Block - Dance Forums
They're the individuals that stare at you on the side, while they are dancing with someone else on the "dance floor." It's also the girl or guy that says "NO" to you repeatedly, when you ask them to dance; only to dance two seconds later with someone else.
Unfortunately when locally established salsa dancers get comfortable with their level of dance, performance and instruction; they are not always the most welcoming individuals to the new salsero on the block.
When dancing, what my body does is but a fraction of a fraction of what my soul is doing..
www.dance-forums.com /showthread.php?t=5904   (1634 words)

  
 Tango Tourism Boom in Buenos Aires   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It's where the dance was born in the bordellos and immigrant neighborhoods in the late 1800s.
For anyone serious about dancing the tango, the milongas are the place to be.
Dancing did lead to love affairs off the dance floor for Palmer.
www.banderasnews.com /0602/to-tangotourism.htm   (852 words)

  
 Latin dance in Asia
There are other places in Tokyo where you can dance salsa, but I would not recommend other places to go since most of staffs speak only Japanese or not enough customers to enjoy dancing over there.
Since the most of people prefer to dance with many partners as possible, it is common practice to say "Thank you" after the one single dance and look for an another partner.
There are people called "dance instructors" available who can dance with you by buying them a drink.
free.prohosting.com /~bailar   (978 words)

  
 Film & TV: A World Without Heroes (Nashville Scene . 08-11-97)
Everything in Sugiyama's life tells him he should leave the studio: Not only is ballroom dancing considered disreputable in Japan--outside of competition, natch--but it also requires stumbling through humiliating introductory lessons.
As in great pop movies like Dirty Dancing and Saturday Night Fever, the dance floor is the place where people forget social pressure and saving face to shake off their inhibitions.
The dance numbers themselves are luxuriously photographed, with none of that damnable Flashdance editing that chops dancers into disconnected body parts.
weeklywire.com /ww/08-11-97/nash_film-lede.html   (1837 words)

  
 My Home Page
While learning, your dance coach gives VERBAL and VISUAL instructions; these instructions may be outweighed (in your mind) by the "feel" (KINESTHETIC input) of your interaction with a partner.
In the meantime - in fact, probably at your wedding - you want to be able to dance confidently with all of your wedding guests, new in-laws, parents, etc. By practicing in class with a variety of partners, you'll gain the skills and confidence to dance well with almost everyone.
"Strangers" tend to laugh off one-anothers' errors, and be very patient and encouraging toward each another, resulting in a fun learning experience for everyone involved.
home.att.net /~cathy.dancepartners/Whychgptnrs.html   (517 words)

  
 Razz M'Tazz
One of their best known spots is at the Dance Manhattan Dance Studio situated at 39 West 19th Street, 5th Floor, NYC 10011; where they teach their main workshop/class every Saturday from 2-5 p.m.
Angel and Addie were very up-tempo and generated positive energy to the entire class from the get-go and it was equally reciprocated to them by their students.
If this is what you are looking for in your dancing, then RMT may be the school for you.
www.salsanewyork.com /magazine/instructors/razz_m_tazz.htm   (767 words)

  
 The great dance way - history of Broadway musicals - Column Dance Magazine - Find Articles
Dance has always given its regards--and its talents--to Broadway, playing a key, if varying, role in the past, present, and so far as one can tell, future of that somewhat amorphous theatrical form, the Broadway musical.
After The Black Crook and such questionably suspicious dance interludes on Broadway and its environs as Billy Watson's line of Rubenesque British beauties brought here in the 1870s (and known, perhaps a little unkindly, as "the Beef Trust"), showbiz and Broadway have enjoyed various and varying relationships with Terpsichore, her handmaidens, and her hand-boys.
In the early years the dances on Broadway were provided by "dance strangers," and the first person--so far as I know--to use that brave new word choreograph in connection with a Broadway show was George Balanchine.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1083/is_n8_v70/ai_18526479   (749 words)

  
 Morgantown (WV) Friends of Old-Time Music - Dance Schedule
Dances are generally a mix of old time squares, contras, circle dances and waltzes.
If you have always wanted to learn Appalachian style group dancing but you were intimidated by calls like "box the gnat" and "birdie in the center", now is your chance to dance those moves.
Basic square dance, round dance, contra dance (parallel lines), waltzing, polka and schottische steps and their calls will be taught through the MTEC Special Interest evening program.
myweb.wvnet.edu /~mswim/sqdance.html   (1435 words)

  
 Folklore Village:Calendar of Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Dances at Folklore Village embrace a long-standing tradition of beginning with a candlelight potluck supper.
The Natyarpana Dance Company was founded by Kripa Baskaran in an effort to encourage Indian culture and traditional values through the art form of Bharatnatyam (revered South Indian classical dance).
Cristian Florescu and Sonia Dion - Romanian Dances
www.folklorevillage.org /calendar.html   (1802 words)

  
 Marshall plants her 'Kiss' on a fresh Pacific Northwest Ballet repertory
However, despite their essential leanings, Twyla Tharp, Ulysses Dove and Susan Marshall, among the most creative minds in dance, are not strangers to the world of ballet.
Other than the Chamber Dance Company, the only other troupe to perform it outside her ensemble is Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.
Dance is all about weight and the shifting of weight.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /classical/257169_clas27.html   (719 words)

  
 ABC News: Tango Tourism Boom in Buenos Aires
Couples dance in a counterclockwise direction — circling the dance floor and respecting each other's space.
Out of courtesy, partners dance with each other for an entire set — usually four songs.
For a woman, there is nothing more important than her shoes — they need to be flashy but functional.
abcnews.go.com /Primetime/story?id=1570136   (917 words)

  
 Isthmus: Madison Music Project: Cajun Strangers
Dave is an upstanding member of the Cajun Strangers, playing the stand-up bass.
In music circles, Dave is known as one of the nicest men around, and works a pretty mean sound board for the Cajun Strangers and other groups.
She started playing Cajun music when she finally stopped dancing to listen.
www.thedailypage.com /artists/artist.php?id=112   (271 words)

  
 2004 Press
Known for their lyrical and highly theatrical work, Buglisi Formean Dance is proof that modern dance is continuing its astonishing tradition.
Buglisi /Foreman Dance are not strangers to Houston audiences.
The company appeared in Dance Salad in 2001-2004 and several of the members performed in the Graham company during their Houston performances.
www.buglisi-foreman.org /news_press/2006press.html   (660 words)

  
 Northwest Dance Network - Articles and Resources
So there you are, walking into your first Living Traditions Dance, and suddenly this Inner Teenager rises up and swallows the Adult you - and you just know that no one will ask you to dance, that you will make an utter fool of yourself...
He engages with her and quickly finds her ability level with Swing-and the entire dance is then devoted to making her look good-at her level.
Those who enjoy dancing the most are those who understand the fact that dancing is a team effort, that regardless of skill level, a common ground of skill can be found and that dance is really about connection between two people, if only for three minutes.
www.nwdance.net /first_steps.html   (689 words)

  
 Dance Spirit Magazine - Wedding Plans Askew   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The most inventive and entertaining scene in the movie takes place in a dance studio where the star-crossed characters are practically forced to Tango.
The tricky part is that their feelings and dialogue at the time do not exude the same kind of passion this dance usually inspires.
Together at a studio where Steve and Fran are taking pre-wedding dance lessons, Fran—who is out of the loop entirely—innocently insists that Steve and Mary partner up while she takes an important phone call.
www.dancespirit.com /backissues/april01/starturns.shtml   (295 words)

  
 JORDAN FUCHS AT THE CARRIAGE HOUSE STAGE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rest Stop Rendezvous entwines six strangers within a dance of intersecting intimacies in a desolate and deserted landscape defined by the projections of Katie Glicksberg and the soundscapes of Andy Russ.
There were lots of neat blindside lifts and vaults, loads of lush and articulate dancing, and it was maybe the first time I've ever seen a drum solo well danced.
The evening's pieces investigate the relationship between form and freedom that has set the tone for much of Fuchs' recent work and reflects his ongoing study of the disparate movement forms of contact improvisation and ballet.
www.ridance.com /everett4apr03.html   (295 words)

  
 LVHRD's "Battle of the Moves"
MC Seth Herzog and DJ Joe Cruse kept the comedy and dance hits coming all night long.
In Round 3 (Weapons of Dance), Ozone improvised a tight routine with the Dance Fan.
The LVHRD Dance Bot descends from the rafters to bestow the title and the trophy
www.thehappycorp.com /press/lvhrd/apr25   (548 words)

  
 Santa Monica Mirror: Canyon Station: Gas, Oil and Dance
Faced with its possible closure, Clark is hosting a party to say “thank you” to his customers and neighbors.
Clark is a fan of the critically acclaimed Company, and was pleased when Christopher asked permission to stage a show at the station.
Admission is free and the public is invited.
www.smmirror.com /volume6/issue20/canyon_station_gas.asp   (242 words)

  
 Passing The Flame. - Review - dance review Dance Magazine - Find Articles
Jeraldyne Blunden, founder of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, has been dead for a little over a year--too soon to take full measure of the company without her sure hand at the helm.
While Williams made her way brilliantly through its forest of steps, the dance was more demanding than affecting.
Although somewhat repetitious in its early moments, the dance achieved great poignancy as it depicted the infatuation of two young strangers at a dance--and the girl's death from a stray bullet.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1083/is_2_75/ai_70368588   (570 words)

  
 Life-Dance Log: an I. S. experiment
If they are mostly strangers, still they are strangers of a special kind, so that coming to terms of real friendship with them—which will probably be more difficult than with normal strangers—would nevertheless be something very worth while for all involved.
Neither the prospect of showing her otherwise, nor of some more creative comming-to-terms, nor of being convinced of her views in preference to mine (which I tend think should never be excluded out of hand) seem at all likely over the phone.
The dances are often not as formally complete as they use to be.
lifedancelog.motime.com   (13721 words)

  
 TV ACRES: Dance & Dancing - The Dance of Joy (Perfect Strangers
The dance required each partner to face one another, to grab each others shoulders and to kick out their legs from side to side.
They continued bobbing their heads in a pecking motion alternating from one side of the head to the other.
While they danced they sang Di,Di,Di, Di,Di,Di, Ha,Ha,Ha HEY!
www.tvacres.com /dance_joy.htm   (150 words)

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