spot due primarily to its white sandy beaches and sparkling turquoise water. All for an affordable price a vacationer will be able to stay at a luxurious hotel, enjoying delectable island cuisine and nightlife that sizzles with the heat of Bahamian music. The Bahamas is the ideal vacation destination and will have any vacationer coming back. While the Bahamas is primarily known and visited for its bright white beaches, tourist can enjoy the Caribbean feel while staying in luxurious resorts. There
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the history of music the smooth sounds of jazz and reggae has influenced listeners all over the country for many years. Although some prefer to listen to Hip Hop and R & B the genuine sounds of Jazz and Reggae is some of the most delightful music to listen to. Jazz and Reggae has been two of the most popular and unique musical categories with similar styles but different in their own way. When these particular styles of music was introduced they made great impressions in the music industry. In
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Alvin Ailey (1931-1989) by Thomas F. DeFrantz Alvin Ailey, the founder of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (1958-), galvanized and stabilized an African American presence in theatrical dance. An outstanding performer, choreographer, company director, and mentor to scores of dance artists, Ailey oversaw the growth of his small, pick-up group of seven dancers into a large, carefully managed, internationally-renowned enterprise including several ensembles of dancers and a thriving school in
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of their influence, modern worldwide dancing audience started resurrecting these immortal dances in ever increasing pace. • Waltz - This graceful and slow two person dance was first introduced in mid-19th century and was greatly popularized by the music of the famous composer Johann Strauss. Today this dance represents gold standard and the most famous dance of the ballrooms around the world. • Viennese Waltz - Original form of waltz, first performed at the Italian courts is today remembered as Viennese
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Harrisonburg is a vibrant, active community, filled with a little something for everyone. Away from the everyday traffic of the bigger metro areas, enjoy the cityscape with your choice of eating establishments, artist galleries, weekly farmers markets, festivals, museums, shopping, and various historical features. For the more adventurous just a short drive away are numerous mountain trails, popular ski destinations, high adventure parks, an all season water park, beautiful underground caverns, lakes and
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It is considered that the American Anti-War movement first began during the mid to late 1960s up until the 1970s. The main purpose of this movement was to generate a wave throughout the United States calling out to the government that they need to take out American soldiers abroad and to bring them back home. Many people had believed that the U.S. had no chance of winning the war and therefore was a waste of resources to continue fighting in it. One of the most notorious cases was the My Lai Massacre
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Music Society and its Impact Music and society have always been intimately related. Music reflects and creates social conditions – including the factors that either help or delay social change. The development of recording techniques in the last half of the 20th century has developed the amount to which most people have access to music. All kinds of music are available to most people, 24 hours a day, at the touch of a switch. The down side of this easy availability of music in the Western world
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History On September 15, 1821 , the independence in Mexico happened since the Spanish were defeated. After the Spanish Constitution of 1812 that was readopted in 1820, Costa Rica and Nicaragua were self governments. The government needed to make a decision since they were self governed. Therefore, they formed two groups; Imperalists and Republicans. Imperalists didn’t want independence while Republicans wanted full independence. The Government system Costa Rica is a Democratic country. It is
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theatre has come to take on many forms, utilizing speech, gesture, music, dance, and spectacle, combining the other performing arts, often as well as the visual arts, into a single artistic form. The word theatre means "place for seeing". The first recorded theatrical event was a performance of the sacred plays of the myth of Osiris and Isis in 2500 BC in Egypt. This story of the god Osiris was performed annually at festivals throughout the civilization, marking the beginning of a long relationship
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the benefit of unlettered Filipinos in the Spanish language. ➢ In 1582 , Archbishop Domingo Salazar ordered that every town was to have one school for boys and one for girls. ➢ Subjects taught: catechism, reading and writing in dialect, music, the rudiments of aritchmetic , and trades and industries. ➢ College of Manila > College of San Ignacio > University of San Ignacio ( 1621) – first college for boys founded by the Jesuits in 1589. However, it was closed in 1768. ➢ Colegio
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