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  Category:Dance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
People who dance are called dancers and the act of dance is known as dancing.
Definitions of what constitutes dance are dependent on social, cultural, aesthetic artistic and moral constraints and range from functional movement (such as Folk dance) to codified, virtuoso techniques such as ballet.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Dance   (171 words)

  
 Jive (dance) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Jive is a (A party for social dancing) dance style that originated among (An American whose ancestors were born in Africa) African-Americans in the early (The decade from 1940 to 1949) 1940s.
It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the (A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s) Jitterbug, i.e., belongs to (additional info and facts about Swing dance) Swing dances.
In (Any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom) Ballroom dancing, Jive is one of 10 (additional info and facts about International Latin) International Latin dances.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ji/jive_(dance).htm   (114 words)

  
 Fan Dancer
Because a Fan Dancer casts through the skill of her dance and her weapon, she never incurs an attack of opportunity by casting a spell with the Fan Dance.
A Fan Dancer’s grace and charm provide her with a fluid, captivating movement style that can be used to distract foes and keep them unable to bring their full attentions to bear in combat.
The war fans are almost an extension of the Fan Dancer’s hands — an integral part of the dance she weaves in combat.
webs.lanset.com /mlw/fan_dancer.htm   (1762 words)

  
 Sam Phillips: Fan Dance (2001): Reviews
With Fan Dance, Sam Phillips has made an album that proves modesty is one the rarest and most welcome virtues in pop music today.
Fan Dance confirms that Phillips has quietly developed into one of the most assured writers and performers in the underpopulated field of adult pop.
Fan Dance is one of those albums that needs to be absorbed to be fully enjoyed, and those who take the time are sure to find its many rewards.
www.metacritic.com /music/artists/phillipssam/fandance   (517 words)

  
 Ms. Sushi's Safe Haven for Snails
The dance beings with the silhouettes of the maidens blended with those of the peacocks by the lake.
The dance expresses the joy of a young lady as she runs through fields of grain.
This folk dance from Shandong province is a celebration of life as the spring seasons returns to give hope and revival to the earth and its people.
www.mssushi.com /stuff/dance/dancedescriptions.html   (745 words)

  
 StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Sword and Sabre Dance Page - Main1
Circular guerrilla dances with swordplay occur in Turkey and the Balkans.
In these dances, a circle of 4 to 20 or more dancers-linked by holding the hilt of one sword, the point of the next-leap over the swords, twist the circle, and weave the swords into a knot.
Of the characteristic national dances the "sword dance" of Scotland is still danced at times as an exhibition of skill, and is one of the most perfect and symmetrical in all its parts.
www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3sword1.htm   (704 words)

  
 EZlearn Chinese Academy- Chinese Traditional Dance
The dance with the flowing silk ribbons and accompanied by Chinese instruments- Erhu and Pipa is characterized by its refreshing and poetic mood.
Fan dance was performed by Chicago North Chinese School (CNCS) featuring teachers Rosa Yeh, T. Chen, H. Lee, K. King and J. Yang.
Dances were performed at the Double Ten parade at China town on 10/5/03, teacher's day banquet on 9/22/03 in Westmont, Illinois and the International adoption festival in Wisconsin, choreographed by H.F. Lee.
www.ezlearnchinese.com /dance/tdance.htm   (427 words)

  
 Dance Collection Danse Book Catalogue
Françoise Sullivan's desire to discover dance and life beyond the borders of her Montreal home shows that the longing for a "global acceptance of life and its riches" was an Automatist tenet by which she lived.
As evidenced in her early choreography, and in her essay, Dance and Hope, in 1946 Sullivan immersed herself in New York's Franziska Boas Dance Group with an open-minded curiosity and desire for self-discovery.
Dance Encounters is a mix of the people and events - a cross section of the dance world - its greats, its warts and above all, the result of a passion for dance that Windreich has held for nearly seven decades of watching the intriguing parade.
www.dcd.ca /catalogue/catalogue.html   (4033 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Fan Dance - Sam Phillips (Singer) at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
soundtrack), Fan Dance finds the artist in fine form, abandoning the cheesy pop and experimental pyrotechnics of her past to craft an unconventionally intimate and sparse sound, an anomaly in and of itself in the increasingly gimmicky world of pop music.
Opening Fan Dance with solemn, almost hymn-like guitar picking and singing from Sam, the song eventually finds a banjo and meager percussion picking up the pace of the chorus, but that's it.
And "Fan Dance" isn't the only song that utilizes this formula- "Edge of the World" is little more than Sam singing over a piano, while "Say What You Mean," is brought to life only by the vocals and a pair of acoustic guitars.
www.epinions.com /content_75620060804   (1117 words)

  
 Making the fan dance
Perform routine in-house visual inspections on fan wheels to ensure that erosion hasn't reduced metal thickness to a dangerous degree, that stress hasn't cracked any components, and that coatings and liners are still in good condition.
If the fan is held in place by setscrews, over time, wear or corrosion may loosen the fasteners, resulting in movement between hub and shaft.
Fan repair begins with an analysis that determines which variables are responsible.
www.plantservices.com /articles/2004/414.html   (1462 words)

  
 TechTV | Dance Dance -- The Madness Begins
'Dance Dance Revolution' has landed on the West Coast and is poised to invade the rest of the country.
"Dance Dance Revolution" is an arcade game from Japan that features a new way of interacting with the action on the screen.
That's the music from "Dance Dance Revolution." For someone like myself whose tastes are easily and often swayed by the latest pop music stylings, the songs are catchy to the point of being dangerous.
www.ddrfreak.com /newpress/TechTV.htm   (961 words)

  
 The Dance Current : Contributors
She is the Research Coordinator at the archives/publisher Dance Collection Danse and Director of the Society for Canadian Dance Studies.
She teaches both the practice and theory of contemporary dance, and is currently on faculty in the dance department and cultural studies department at York University in Toronto.
Her curiosity and interest in dance was allowed expression in 2001 when she became involved in the dance community through administration.
www.thedancecurrent.com /contributors.cfm   (1836 words)

  
 DanceFan: On Strippers and Life
The DJ had announced some $1 tableside dances, and all of the available dancers were circling the floor landing on guys for a portion of the song for a $1.
And very energetic in the dance with a particularly nice rhythm of kneeling between my knees and slowly grinding her breasts in slow circles on my lap.
She was all sex when she climbed down off the stage to straddle mount the tipper backwards, leaning forward on the stage and shaking her backside into him in a doggy style lapdance at the stage.
dancefan.blogspot.com   (12518 words)

  
 Variety.com - Fan dance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Fans dressed in Luke and Obi-Wan costumes perform center sidewalk, pantomiming scenes as the original 1977 film played behind them on a white tent.
Many older fans were deeply disappointed by the first two prequels but watched the movies over and over anyway.
Some fans speak of the last episode as a "cathartic" experience that gives closure to their childhood, with tears shed at screenings.
www.variety.com /index.asp?layout=lucas2005&nav=features&content=article&articleID=VR1117924128   (1109 words)

  
 Dance Week 1995
Many of the movements in the Korean fan dance are derived from nature, said Kang, a sophomore biology major.
Many traditional Slavic dances are performed in a circle or a line, said Goodgame, a graduate student in the Department of Slavic Language and Literatures.
To foster future dance appreciation and skills in young children, Apostolos said she is also planning a special dance class for children of USC faculty, staff and students.
www.usc.edu /uscnews/stories/1497.html   (584 words)

  
 Sam Phillips: Fan Dance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
On Fan Dance, her first album of all-new work since 1996's Omnipop, she's exploring yet another new level of her muse, and has created a dark and intimate mood piece.
I had the privilege of seeing Sam in a special performance at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago a couple of years ago, in which she performed some of the songs on "Fan Dance" along with her husband/producer T-Bone Burnett, Gillian Welch, and Marc Ribot.
It was perhaps the most fascinating concert I've ever seen in a lifetime of concert-going, and Fan Dance reminds me a lot of that performance: mesmerizing, unconventional and beautiful.
home.earthlink.net /~exetermw/samreview.html   (441 words)

  
 Sam Phillips: Fan Dance - PopMatters Music Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
After a five-year hiatus, Sam Phillips returns to form with the very intimate Fan Dance, a quality collection of adult pop that allows her sexy voice to deliver cryptically introspective musings in a finely focused, mostly acoustic scheme.
Fan Dance is a quiet comeback on a new progressive label, a collection of a dozen intimate songs with stripped-down production that places this talented chanteuse solidly back into the heart of adult contemporary music's spotlight.
Fan Dance is a tribute to economy, ingenuity and quality; the gestation of retirement behind her, the growth of the artist now resumes, thankfully.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/p/phillipssam-fan.shtml   (1261 words)

  
 Eye - Let's dance - 08.02.01
Fan Dance is the perfect title for Sam Phillips' seventh album of brilliantly crafted songs.
As in a fan dance, the whole shimmies behind the temporary veil, just waiting to be exposed.
By turns pretty and mournful, introspective and giving, Fan Dance is more of what listeners have come to expect from the talented Phillips.
www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_08.02.01/music/ondisc.html   (864 words)

  
 Japanese Folding Fans :: Goods From Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Each fan is painted on BOTH sides with striking natural images relecting the changing seasons.
These fans are 29 cm (11.5 in.) tall and 51 cm (20.8 in.) wide when fully opened.
Japanese fans reached an art form in the Edo period 1690-1868 and the elaborate wooden sticks rising from the rivet symbolise the sun's rays radiating out and supporting life itself in the form of a leaf.
www.goodsfromjapan.com /shop/folding-fans.html   (147 words)

  
 Welcome to the Greenmount Senior Center
KOREAN DANCE GROUP-- This dance is the most common dance known in Korea as a whole.
This dance is unlike any other in such that the dance uses fans and Korean styled dresses that cover up the leggings.
Many performances were held in the year 2003, especially in the month of May. On May 20th the fan dance team performed at the Maryland Departmanet of Human Resources Center, then performed to the Transportation Authority on the 21st of May. They also performed to the Maryland Department of Labor and Licensing on the 23rd.
www.angelfire.com /md3/greenmountcenter/dance.html   (292 words)

  
 Raphael Pungin's Blog
Although there was no social dancing at the same time as the shows took place, the good thing was that there were plenty of seats for everyone to see the show and the view of the stage was much better than last year.
Watch out, ballroom dancing is overtaking NBA playoffs, and local bars now show Dancing With The Stars on their TVs.
As part of many events held during the National Dance Week in New York City, the United States Latin champions Tony Meredith and Melanie Lapatin hosted a free dance social in their studio Dance Times Square.
journals.rpungin.fotki.com /dance   (1524 words)

  
 Columns - March 20, 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
I got a pair of feather fans and started to recreate her act as a living historical act.
I did take some ballet, some belly dancing and some karate for dance form, but a lot of it was studying the videos and practicing.
A fan dance can be performed in many ways, but I do it in the historical style of Sally Rand.
www.newsreview.com /issues/sacto/2003-03-20/fifteen.asp   (830 words)

  
 George Graham Reviews Sam Phillips' "Fan Dance"
Showing artistic abilities in her youth, she was encouraged with dance lessons, wrote poetry and was singing before audiences at a fairly young age.
Fan Dance has a decidedly more intimate, sometimes even stark sound, reminiscent of some of T Bone Burnett's other production clients like Gillian Welch, who appears on this CD.
Wasting My Time is one of Fan Dance's most memorable tracks, with the accompaniment entirely provided by the cellos arranged by Van Dyke Parks and all played by Martin Tillman.
georgegraham.com /reviews/samphil.html   (1182 words)

  
 Looking Closer - review of Fan Dance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
She left the stage that had made her a star and started over, disappearing from the mainstream and becoming an obscure artist, in spite of earning great respect and accolades from critics, musicians, and artists everywhere.
Fan Dance arrives after a five-year hiatus, and it is worth the wait.
A "fan dance" is a striptease, and the album is just that; she's teasing us with riddles and mysteries.
promontoryartists.org /lookingcloser/music/fandance.htm   (1274 words)

  
 Sally Rand Bio!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Sally Rand is an American icon, best known for her famous "fan dances" and her appearance at the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago.
She decided on 'the bubble dance.' "I wanted a balloon sixty inches in diameter, which is my height, made of a translucent or transparent material." The only trouble was that the biggest balloons available were a mere 30" in diameter.
An intellect, she took time off from her dancing to appear on a stage with Gene Tunney, to appear before 1,300 Harvard freshmen to lecture on the evils of communism, and in 1954, while appearing at the Silver Slipper in Las Vegas, she conducted a weekly television program.
sex-kitten.net /vintage3.htm   (838 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Music: Fan Dance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Fans of folk singer/songwriter Gillian Welch, a Burnett protege, will be pleased to find her participating in many songs on this album, too.
Instead of the playful studio experimentation that marked "Omnipop," "Fan Dance" features a sparse and elegant feel, sounding as if it was recorded after hours in an empty, smoky, noirish nightclub on a rainy October night.
I call myself the ultimate Sam Phillips fan, yet when I bought "Fan Dance", I was really disappointed and couldn't get into it at all.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005M98H   (1273 words)

  
 RollingStone.com: Sam Phillips : Sam Phillips Laces Up "Boot" : News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The set follows 2001's acclaimed torch-pop set Fan Dance, and Phillips says that the two albums are of a like.
The record was produced, as all of her recent recordings have been, by husband T Bone Burnett, who placed Phillips' dusty, expressive voice amid spare arrangements that included intricate guitar playing by Mark Ribot along with cellos and glimmers of other strings.
Phillips is planning to take the album out for some dates summer where she will perform both Boot and Fan Dance in their entirety.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/_/id/5937233   (504 words)

  
 Fan Dance Goby
The Fan Dance Goby is from Asia and is also known as the Knight Goby.
The fins are very full and dramatic and lend this fish its common name, Fan Dance.
Feed the Fan Dance Goby a quality flake food and meaty items such as brine shrimp, bloodworms or tubiflex worms.
www.liveaquaria.com /product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=1585   (327 words)

  
 Dance Fan Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
These are just some of the dance fans I have done.
She was not necessarily looking for a dance fan, but a full wing fan to use in her healing group sessions.
The fan was made from the wing of a wild turkey, the handle is beaded
members.aol.com /burgeds/dfan-gallery.html   (203 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Singer fans flame with 'Fan Dance'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Fan Dance, which arrived in stores Tuesday, is her first album of new material since 1996's Omnipop.
While it reunites Phillips with longtime producer T Bone Burnett, who also is her husband, it marks a new career chapter.
Fan Dance also represents a new sonic approach for Phillips and Burnett, who in the past crafted lush, intricately quirky landscapes for her rich melodies and spiritually searching lyrics.
www.usatoday.com /life/music/2001-08-01-fan-dance.htm   (601 words)

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