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	Ask Us A Question (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		There are a number of modern dances such as hip hop that evolve spontaneously, but the term "folk dances" is generally not applied to them, and the terms "street dance" or "vernacular dance" are used instead.
		The term "folk dances" is reserved for dances which are to a significant degree bound by European tradition and originated in the times when the distinction existed between the dances of "common folk" and the dances of the "high society".
		Although folk dancing was historically done by the common people of the local culture, international folk dance has received some popularity on college campuses and community centers within the United States and other countries.
	mongmong.guamus.com /details/Folk_dancing (753 words)

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		It also fundamentally altered the nature of Ukrainian folk dance by setting dances on a stage (with the audience seated at the front, two wings, and a backdrop), and laid out a method of transcribing folk dances, which was later put into use across the Soviet Union.
		Once dance masters such as Verkhovynets and Avramenko began gathering a repertoire of dances and touring Ukrainian lands with their troupes, teaching workshops in the villages as they went, the inherent regional variations which stemmed from the improvisational nature of pre-modern Ukrainian folk dances began to slowly fade.
		Dances from this region are known for their large sweeping movements and colourful costumes, with the general movement being "bouncy".
	www.herculescaus.com /profile/Ukrainian_dance (3447 words)

	List of folk dances sorted by origin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of ethnic, folk, traditional, regional, or otherwise traditionally assiciated with a particular ethnicity, dances by ethnicity or country.
		These dances should also be listed on the general, noncategorized index list of specific dances.
		Kozan (dance): This is danced with a water jug in "henna nights" (a part of wedding ceremonies), after the bride's hand has been put henna.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_folk_dances_sorted_by_origin (2628 words)

	The Database of Recorded American Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		After 1910 ragtime and ragtime dances alike began to bore and were swamped by a wave of new dances, some imported, some home-grown: tango, maxixe, hesitation waltz, half-and-half, and walks and trots of all sorts that eventually coalesced in the fox trot.
		There are many popular dance or novelty bands recorded between 1917 and 1923 that would put the performances included here into advantageous relief, but they have to be sought in private collections; virtually nothing of this kind of music has been reissued either on LP or on the 78-rpm reissues of 1938-48.
		Saxes hit American dance bands between 1915 and 1920, but reed players born in the nineties would not have started out on them, would regard themselves—with justification, considering the state of early saxophone technique—as superior musicians, and were not inclined to adjust to the upstart.
	dlib.nyu.edu /dram/note.cgi?id=187 (8328 words)

	Philippines Folk Dances (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Folk Dance Music from the Philippines -- folk dances performed by the Bayanihan Dance Company such as the singkil, tinikling, pandanggo sa ilaw, jota moncadena, Bontoc war dance, itik itik, bakya...
		Folk dances are the traditional social dances of ethnic groups, rural or urban, from all over the...
		The company is known for their grace and flawless movements as they interpret various folk dances from all over the Philippines as well as folk dances...
	www.pnptmg.com /philippines-folk-dances.php (534 words)

	pennsicdance: preliminary class list
		Dance Tent Dance, European No Limit No Fee Rosina del Bosco Chiaro 2 hours Date: Mon 12 Time: 11 am Title: 15th-C Italian Step Workshop Description: Exact material to be covered may vary, but will focus on perfecting and varying the performance of steps, ornamentation, improvisation and dancer interactions.
		Dance teachers will learn how to impart their knowledge with humor and understanding; novice dancers will learn the steps to Heartsease, Rufty-Tufty, and many other basic dances without self-consciousness or embarrassment.
		Dance Tent Dance, European No Limit No Fee Lady Anjuli McDonald of Clanranald 2 hours Date: Sat 10 Time: 1 pm Title: Maraviglia d'Amore Description: We'll try to develop a consistent style for 16th century dance as taught by Caroso in Il Ballarino, in the specific context of the Cascarde, Maraviglia d'Amore.
	www.pbm.com /pipermail/pennsicdance/2002/000270.html (1719 words)

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		Specific dances are listed below in alphabetical order, and only should be listed one time.
		This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
		Upa or Upa Habanera, claimed by some to be the origin of merengue music and dance.
	www.oakdalenyus.com /details/List_of_dances (503 words)

	List of dances - Internet-Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Swing (both as family of dances and as specific Texas dance)
		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.internet-encyclopedia.com /ie/l/li/list_of_dances.html (523 words)

	list_of_dance_topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This list is not necessarily complete or up to date - if you see an article that should be here but isn't (or one that shouldn't be here but is), please update the page accordingly.
		Do note, however, that there is already a List of dances, List of dance style categories, List of folk dances sorted by origin, List of novelty/fad dances, List of dance organizations.
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	martial_artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is difficult to pin down the origin of these arts, which are claimed to be indigenous but nonetheless have much in common with the Indian martial arts, Qigong, Yiquan, and possibly Shaolin Wushu.
		Capoeira, with roots in Africa, is a martial art originating in Brazil that involves a high degree of flexibility and endurance.
		The bayonet, too, tracing its origins to the spear, may seem a relic of history to many, but the weapon has seen use by the British Army as recently as the invasion of Iraq [2].
	www.dorian-group.com /wiki/?title=Martial_artists (4027 words)

	San Francisco Bay Guardian \| Arts and Entertainment
		Literally speaking, the film is totally gay: It's set in a dreamland version of Taipei where women and straight men are either extinct or on the endangered list; only pretty boys and old queens remain.
		Were he alive today, Murrow would no doubt have additional thoughts about the 21st-century version of "this weapon"; in particular he'd probably take issue with the 24-hour-news culture, which favors sensational nuggets over in-depth stories.
		Good Night is a Murrow biopic of sorts, but it focuses on the specific events surrounding March 9, 1954, when Murrow's See It Now program dared to take on Sen. Joseph McCarthy at the height of the Red Scare.
	www.sfbg.com /40/07/x_list_film.html (7933 words)

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		This list reflects courses approved to carry Ethnic Studies credit under the revised criteria for ethnic studies courses.
		Emphasis is on significant cultural transitions such as the origins of sedentary villages, ranks and status, the development of agriculture, migration, and trade.
		Explores questions of the origin of race and nationalisms, the position and status of a variety of nationalisms and anti-colonial nationalisms; and the contemporary debates over postmodernism, postindustrialism, postcolonialism, and multinationalism.
	www.ls.wisc.edu /gened/courselists/ethniccourses.htm (5993 words)

	list_of_basic_dance_topics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		While it is mostly social dance, its ballroom form may be competitive dance, especially within DanceSport.
		One might remember that at times it was a forbidden erotic dance.
		Not to say that tango dance reaches beyond these categories: into ice dancing, burlesque and more.
	www.traxdownload.com /wiki/?title=List_of_basic_dance_topics (106 words)

	Dance Music- Dance Styles - Dance > Chodzony > Chodzony Web Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Serpent of the Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World $24.57...
		of their origins and development and a discussion of folk dance music.
		dance sequence in central Poland consists of the slow walking Chodzony followed...
	dancemusicabout.com /dance/chodzony/web-sites/3 (203 words)

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		There follows a list of episodes in which Kirk has interfered with other cultures: "The Apple", "Miri", "The Return of the Archons", "A Taste of Armageddon", "This Side of Paradise", "Errand of Mercy", "Mirror, Mirror" and "Friday's Child".
		But that would mean that for every minute which passed for the normal speed folk, a couple of years would pass for her.
		Admittedly given the non-canon explanation for the creature's origins this becomes a bit more plausible, but taking the episode at face value it is a serious weak spot, an obvious way to try and wrap up the whole conspiracy in a line or two of dialogue.
	www.ditl.org /datlistyati.php (14775 words)

	Folk dance
		The main distinction this term bears is with respect to Ballroom dance with its regimented technique and formalized dance schools and studios.
		In a celebration of the gatherings around the world that bring cultures together, the Brigham Young University International Folk Dance Ensemble will present "The Gathering," the annual performance of "Christmas Around the World" Friday and Saturday.
		Hundreds of Texas middle school students enjoyed Mexican folk music performances in their school halls on Thursday as part of a cooperative project between the UT Performing Arts Center's Lifelong Learning Program and the Del Valle Independent School District.
	www.dcult.com /Dance-(A-G)/Folk_dance.php (946 words)

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		It is difficult to pin down the origin of these arts, which are claimed to be indigenous but nonetheless have much in common with Qigong, Yiquan, and possibly Shaolin Wushu.
		Capoeira is a survival-oriented dance-fight-game originally developed in the 16th century by Angolan slaves in Brazil.
		Ninjutsu is a Japanese style said to have originally been practiced by Ninja; this martial art combines traditional attacks with scout style survival and elusive moves.
	www.hyderabadin.org /wiki-Martial_art (5860 words)

	Steve's Morris Bibliography
		The original text from the man who brought morris back from the brink of extinction.
		This old instructional manual for dance almost certainly does not describe the morris as we know it; however it almost certainly employs terminology which was applied to the steps of Cotswold morris.
		Alternatively, a geographically sorted list of links is available from Rich Holmes.
	www.ucolick.org /~sla/morris/biblio.html (333 words)

	Folk dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Among these are: Clogging - Contradance - Cumbia - Galop - Mazurka - Minuet - Polka - Polonaise - Quadrille - Redowa - Schottische - Two step Country dance overlaps with contemporary folk dance and with contemporary ballroom dance.
		Folk Dancing, some more information about Folk dancing
		Photos of Regional and Cultural Genres of Music and Dance
	folk-dance.iqnaut.net (528 words)

	Lichen Use Sorted by Type of Use
		Sorted carefully to produce range of colors from bright orange to yellow to green.
		Area: southwestern U.S. Notes: unidentified lichen; Pima and Papago names translate as "earth flower." "This lichen, which has a strong odor, is the color of gray ashes and grows on rocks and dead wood in certain spots on the hills.
		Their principal food then consists only of pine-moss, which, by cooking, they reduce to a sort of gelatinous substance or fl paste, thick enough to take the shape of bread or biscuits.
	www.lichen.com /usetype.html (9761 words)

	Origin Dictionary Definition @ Genetically.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The obligation of the origin of the products on the label remains a main objective for our country in the negotiations at the WTO in Brussels," said Green...
		Encyclopedia: List of English Words of Native American Origin
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	www.genetically.org /dictionary/origin (569 words)

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		CHICAGO AREA FOLK DANCE SCENE 2006 Geraldine Foy, Foy School of Traditional Irish Dance, TCRG, 773-777-3069, 312-720-3069; Armenian, Bulgarian, Greek, Macedonian, and Romanian dance, and Folk Dance Information Hellenic Houston (Greek dancing) This site has excellent sections on the history of Greek dances and on Greek costumes.
		GREEK ORTHODOX DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH Appropriate dress attire is required during all folk dance festival events.
		Athens sound and of Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os.Calgary Folkdance Fridays Home Page Dance Notes Greek Workshop traditional Turkish Cypriot folk dances Please, note!
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	pennsicdance: GOOP Dances
		I keep a website that catalogs dances and dance music.
		Here are the 110 listed dances of either SCA choreography/reconstruction, late playford, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th century origin: Several are possibly duplicates, and 80 of which I've never danced, seen danced, or learned at Pennsic or anywhere else.
		Leaving only 30 common "problem" dances- again, several without readily available music sources.
	www.pbm.com /pipermail/pennsicdance/2005/000865.html (374 words)

	Lichen Use, Sorted by Taxon
		Go to Database sorted by type of use
		Notes: lichen originated from the hair braid of Coyote.
		In one version (Mourning Dove 1933), "Coyote and his son had captured some swans which were pretending to be dead.
	www.lichen.com /usetaxon.html (9780 words)

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	ELA Art Directory
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		Mazza Collection original art of children's picture books
	www.elapro.net /art.htm (2757 words)

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