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    the basics of dance‚ but teams will differ based on who they are dancing for. High school dance teams are more team oriented and are better for the dancer than being on a studio dance team. First off‚ the amount of time the dancers spend with each other and the bonds they make differ from studio to dance team. They styles each use also differ‚ from the technique they use to the types of dance themselves. Lastly‚ the way each competition is run and how the judges judge each type of dance differ. I myself

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    Persuasive Research Essay/a 1920s Event – Dances During the Roaring Twenties young Americans responded to this criticism by expanding on all of these violations‚ with more outrageous slang‚ jazzier music and dance‚ shorter and flimsier dresses and shorter hair. The dance styles of the 1920s were vibrant‚ lively‚ exuberant and full of life. In the 1920s many people would dance for long periods of time. Dance clubs became rather popular in the 1920s. Dance contests were nationally held and sponsored

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    African Literature

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    African literature is highly diversified‚ even though it shows some similarities. In fact‚ the common denominator of the cultures of the African continent is undoubtedly the oral tradition. Writing on black Africa started in the middle Ages with the introduction of the Arabic language and later‚ in the nineteenth century with introduction of the Latin alphabet. Since 1934‚ with the birth of the "Negritude‚" African authors began to write in French or in English. Since the 1960’s quantitative and

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    African Americans

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    African American’s had a second class status in 1865‚ therefore their life was hard. By the nineteenth century slavery had been abolished throughout America’s Northern states‚ however it continued across the South. Between 1890 and 1910‚ the southern states government introduced the ‘Jim Crow’ laws‚ which allowed legal segregation. This created separate facilities for blacks and whites‚ these included education‚ healthcare‚ transport and public facilities such as; toilets‚ bus stations and drinking

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    Hip Hop Dance History

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    between hip hop dance and African dance? Has the rhythm in African drums ever remind you of hip hop beats? How about Minstrel shows and the purpose behind them; are they similar to hip hop shows today? There is in fact a strong connection between the three topics and the hip culture. Hip hop is full of excitement‚ unity‚ passion and controversy. These characteristics of hip hop would be non-existent if it wasn’t for African danceAfrican drums and the minstrel shows. African dance was such an important

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    African Americans

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    African Americans No matter where or when a person lives‚ skin color‚ beliefs‚ class‚ or history he/she will see a difference in the way every ethnic group is treated. This world has never been fair for anyone. Life can treat a person with the greatest of care or it will treat a person as if he/she is lower than dirt. African Americans are no different. They have faced great hardships and triumphs throughout the years. Since they had been forced from their homeland they have been treated as if

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    African Experience

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    When first thinking of Africa not many people think of the great ancient African civilizations that shaped our world today. The movie the Wonders of the African World opened up my eyes to the amazing Black Kingdoms that were built in Africa and their advanced civilizations. The histories of these kingdoms have been ignored by many‚ for example the Nubian people had built great pyramids just as Egypt did and yet these people didn’t get the recognition for it. In fact‚ in ancient times these people

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    this article the authors present findings from a study of African immigrants to Ireland. The main focus of the study was to look at the experiences of pregnant and post natal African women and to explore questions about their experiences of maternity services in Ireland and also larger issues of integration into Irish society. The research was based primarily in a Dublin maternity hospital. The author also highlights a number of issues African immigrants face when living in Ireland‚ racism‚ family

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    The African Diaspora

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    Black Politicization through Social Movements African-Americans have been systematically mistreated and unequally viewed by society. From first contact‚ social stigma and power relations subjugated the race to extremely harsh living conditions. This systematic mistreatment of African-Americans continued for over 300 years‚ until they operationalized political movements and used their independent and unique agency to overcome the hardships. Two outstanding examples of these social and political uprisings

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    Electronic Dance Music By Naomi Clair | Culture | 19 March 2013‚ Tuesday Electronic Dance Music‚ also known as EDM (we at Poached Mag are not exactly big fans of that acronym)‚ has in recent years‚ taken over commercial music by storm. Big name producers such as David Guetta‚ Skrillex and Armin van Buuren have dominated airplay‚ and current crowd-friendly artistes like Rihanna and Lady Gaga have incorporated electronic elements into their pop-till-you-drop chart-toppers. However‚ electronic dance music

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