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    The Jack Cole Style

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    THE JACK COLE STYLE Cole used many ethnic and folk styles of dance (like East Indian‚ flamenco‚ and the lindy) as a source for movements. His style was derived from dance movements performed for centuries by common people‚ but theatricalised for use on the stage. This is why‚ when pressed for a definition of his movement‚ Cole termed it "urban folk dance." When trying to describe Cole’s movement‚ it is best to identify certain predominate characteristics. A partial list would include dancing

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    dress was filled with so much elation‚ everybody stood appalled. The way the white fabric shined down to the floor was created so assiduously it resembled feathers. The gold chains ran down the back like shackles from hell. When the dress entered the ballroom‚ guests suddenly became capricious the way their moods started changing. Some students‚ including teachers and chaperones‚ were stunned at first glance. It was multi-colored on top to show the fun‚ angelic side. The finer jewelry and details of the

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    Event Budget Project Description: Your goal as a budget committee member for the formal Valentine’s Day Ball at the university is to balance the income and expenses‚ decide on the most appropriate ticket price per student‚ and ensure that your budget falls within the limitations you must work with. In this project‚ you will create one- and two-variable data tables to examine car loan options‚ use Goal Seek to determine how much money you would have to save each month for a down payment on

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    Jewelry is not only considered a status symbol‚ but a reflection of someone’s taste. A woman’s craze for jewelry is a universally known fact. Women look more beautiful‚ confident‚ and graceful when wearing jewelry. In most cases‚ it enhances the beauty of an outfit and overall personality. Whether it’s a toned down‚ simplistic style‚ or an extravagant and vibrant look‚ jewelry can be a woman’s way of expressing herself without saying a word. For men‚ jewelry is synonymous with watches. A watch is

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    Shall We Dance

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    was thought to be "beyond embarrassing". Thus it would be safe to say that dancing with someone else other than one’s wife is even more disreputable and appalling. To American audiences‚ dancing may seem like no big deal‚ but apparently in Japan‚ ballroom dancing is frowned upon as another vulgar‚ low-culture import from the West. This mentality of the Japanese towards dancing and open display of affection was constantly reflected in this movie. The scenes of where Sugiyama had to hesitate before

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    chatted with many people who found such honor in just being so close to the dearest Lady of Manipulation. Soon after an announcement was made by the Vice. All persons that are not kings nor queens are to say their goodbyes and part ways. The large ballroom was filled to the brim with a foggy silence. Within it seven queens and two kings. And then with an earsplitting chorus of squeals the seven merged into a group of one. The queens letting out gleeful screams as they collided into a large cluster

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    1968

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    Alex Zimmerman Debbie Wikstrom HIS-203 5/8/13 1968 film The year 1968 is considered one of the most turbulent‚ and pivotal‚ twelve month periods in American history. This single year was a flashpoint for many of the social‚ political‚ and cultural transformations for which the overall decade of the 1960s is known. During these years‚ the United States became entrenched in an unpopular war in Vietnam abroad‚ while unrest‚ experimentation‚ violence‚ and outspokenness raged throughout the nation

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    The definition of the word "waltz" in the Webster ’s Dictionary denotes it to being a "a ballroom dance‚ in moderately fast triple meter‚ in which the dancers revolve in perpetual circles‚ taking one step to each beat." With this denotation or dictionary meaning of the word‚ the reader instinctively assumes that Theodore Roethke ’s poem solely focuses on a father ’s dance with his son. However‚ as we have seen‚ connotations provide the reader with overtones of meanings that go beyond what it expresses

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    Event Proposal

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    Event Name: Reaching Your Destination Date: July 19th‚ 2012 Point of Contact(s): Purpose of the Event (Mission): “Reaching Your Destination” is a program created To give students the tools that they will need to build their brand and become marketable in the contemporary world; therefore‚ reaching their ultimate destination. Description of the Event: Many students have all the credentials to become an asset to any company; however‚ they are not recognizedby these corporations because of large

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    01/30/2014 Professor Lucht Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X The death of the great Malcolm X was a most tragic day. On February 21‚ 1965 Malcolm X was preparing to address the Organization of Afro-American Unity in Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom where he was gunned down by three men‚ one of the gunmen was a member of the Nation of Islam Talmadge Hayer (Journal‚ 2014). Malcolm X was a great leader not because he wanted equality but because he wanted unity among blacks in America. His words

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