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		<title>Ballroom Myths</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 19:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you are on the lookout for dancehall dance shoes, the options can be quite overpowering and it&#039;s helpful to take guidance before committing to your purchase. This is not different than choosing any other pair of trainers. If you don&#039;t have a corner store which sells dancehall dance shoes, then you&#039;ll have to look [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- @@3.4.3766 --><p>When you are on the lookout for dancehall dance shoes, the options can be quite overpowering and it&#039;s helpful to take guidance before committing to your purchase. This is not different than choosing any other pair of trainers. If you don&#039;t have a corner store which sells dancehall dance shoes, then you&#039;ll have to look towards the web and mail order to help. This isn&#039;t so dodgy as it may appear at first because sellers know how vital it is to get the ideal fit for your shoes. You&#039;ll also become awfully privy to the axis or column that supports your body. Practice the 3 main components of balance, and you may enjoy an amazing control over your body.All of your movements will be more dynamic, regular, and classy &#8211; off and on the floor. Satisfied Dancing, Blanche &amp; Emilio. The dancing postures for World Latin style differs from dance to dance : some dances need using closed hold, some need partners holding one another with only 1 hand, few dances need a line of dance and a bunch of dances have the routines performed on just about a single spot. </p>
<p> Both, Modern Dancehall and South American Dancehall , dancing styles are well homogenized for teaching purposes with a set, recognized internationally vocabulary, strategy, rhythm and speed. With a set line of dance, this pose offers a terribly classy look as the couple floats across the floor. For the World standard Dancehall dances, the posture need is a closed hold ( five points of contact between dancers ) during sundry speed ( beats every minute ) and rhythm ( structure ). This form of dance is comparatively straightforward because whether or not you know zip about it, when you learn all the basic steps you can put your own private style into it. Not just couples are having instruction, but also entire marriage parties are getting in on the excitement. </p>
<p> The bride-to-be and bridegroom can individualize their special moment by picking the track and working with the coach to make a choreography that reflects their unique characters, musical tastes, and marriage theme. The dance doesn&#039;t need to be the common uninteresting turnabout on the floor, but can be dynamic and hopeful or as sublime and polished as you would like it to be. So let&#8217;s explore the 3 main things any excellent pair of dance shoes should have, style, material and fit. While there are shoe styles available for disco, tango, salsa, swing and other types of dancehall dance, they&#039;re all terribly similar. As far as the type of dance shoes goes, it&#8217;s quite straightforward to pick. The only true difference is how tall the heel of the shoe is.</p>
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		<title>Ladies  Dancehall  Dance Shoes.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 08:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gone are those days that dancehall dancing are just for the old and rich. Kids are now into this kinds of dancing looking to be in dance sports groups and competitions. These days dance shows are into dancehall dancing as well as dance sports. This is also a good way to enjoy the reception during [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- @@3.4.3766 --><p>Gone are those days that dancehall dancing are just for the old and rich. Kids are now into this kinds of dancing looking to be in dance sports groups and competitions. These days dance shows are into dancehall dancing as well as dance sports. This is also a good way to enjoy the reception during marriage dances and other social events. As far as the type of dance shoes goes, it&#8217;s rather straightforward to pick. </p>
<p> While there are shoe styles available for disco, tango, salsa, swing and other types of dancehall dance, they&#039;re all really similar. The only actual difference is how tall the heel of the shoe is. The material that dancehall dance shoes are made from is also vital. As you practice this exercise, relax the knees and lift the pelvis up by shortening the waist muscles and stretching the lumbar region. Picture the hips as if they were on a pedestal- completely horizontal. Practice the 3 main components of balance, and you&#039;ll enjoy an incredible control over your body.All of your movements will be more dynamic, regular, and classy &#8211; off and on the floor. When you find the proper body position, you&#039;ll notice that your body is perfectly aligned vertically as well as horizontally. Contented Dancing, Blanche &amp; Emilio. </p>
<p> Both, Modern Dancehall and South American Dancehall , dancing styles are well settled for teaching purposes with a set, known around the world vocabulary, method, rhythm and tempo. The dancing postures for World Latin style differs from dance to dance : some dances need using closed hold, some need partners holding one another with just one hand, few dances need a line of dance and a considerable number of dances have the routines performed on just about a single spot. With a set line of dance, this position gives a very elegant look as the couple floats across the dancefloor. For the World standard Dancehall dances, the posture duty is a closed hold ( five points of contact between dancers ) during sundry speed ( BPM ) and rhythm ( structure ).</p>
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		<title>Good Dance Shoes Are A  Prerequisite  For Good Dancing.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 22:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears is concerned to discover, or rediscover, the wonders of dancehall dance. Dancehall dance colleges can be discovered all across the land. Colleges are for everybody and not only for couples. Single men or girls are customarily welcome to sign up for classes, and it&#8217;s not only for adults either, increasingly, dancehall dance colleges [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- @@3.4.3766 --><p>It appears is concerned to discover, or rediscover, the wonders of dancehall dance. Dancehall dance colleges can be discovered all across the land. Colleges are for everybody and not only for couples. Single men or girls are customarily welcome to sign up for classes, and it&#8217;s not only for adults either, increasingly, dancehall dance colleges are targeting children. When going to the gymnasium you&#039;ll expect to do a few solo exercises, while dancing is extremely interactive and provides a brilliant social networking opportunity that doesn&#039;t involve sitting in front of a PC. Likewise , adults won&#039;t only learn a new ability but will also quickly develop new friendships and increase their social circle with a bunch of similar-minded people. </p>
<p> Wherever you live, there will almost surely be dance classes in your neighborhood that cater for your capability. Most of them welcome new members cheerfully and also have an active social scene. Jive The jive is another type which is commonly performed in contests. It&#039;s one of the energetic types of dancehall dancing that&#039;s done quite likewise with the swing though there are small differences with the rhythms. The cha cha and the swing are also other sorts of dancehall dancing performed socially or in some competitions. If you&#039;re prepared to learn dancing, you can select from the simpler ones like the cha cha, the swing, the dance or the tango. </p>
<p> Repeat a couple of times swapping legs. As you practice this exercise, relax the knees and lift the pelvis up by shortening the belly muscles and stretching the back. Picture the hips as if they were on a pedestal- completely horizontal. When you find the proper body position, you&#039;ll observe that your body is completely aligned vertically as well as horizontally. Pointe shoes all look alike to the eye, and this is how it should be, so everybody on the stage can look alike, but there are a large amount of modifications in the components of the shoe that you do not see. Shanks range in flexibleness, boxes come in various shapes, and vamps can be deep or shallow. Sides of the shoe can be cut high or low, and heels might be so low that additional elastics are wanted to keep the shoes on. When picking your pointe shoes for your ballet, take the following under consideration : one. Select a store where the staff is well informed and experienced in fitting your pointe shoe.</p>
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		<title>These Tips Can Be Helpful.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ballet is among the most lovely and demanding forms of dance. While the general public think essentially of girls in ballet, there are famous male ballet dancers. These men have shown the beauty and athleticism of ballet in exciting and new tactics. Baryshnikov started his career as a ballet dancer in the USSR. Baryshnikov &#8216;s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- @@3.4.3766 --><p>Ballet is among the most lovely and demanding forms of dance. While the general public think essentially of girls in ballet, there are famous male ballet dancers. These men have shown the beauty and athleticism of ballet in exciting and new tactics. Baryshnikov started his career as a ballet dancer in the USSR. Baryshnikov &#8216;s impressive fusion of power, grace, and emotion took the world by force. Not merely will practice make perfect, but this will permit you to ascertain if the shoes fit correctly. If the shoe is too big, it may come flying off in the middle of a performance. </p>
<p> A ballet shoe that&#039;s too tiny won&#039;t provide comfort. Some ballet shoes have a little elastic strap on them to help in keeping the shoe in effect. This may be accomplished by practising employing a ballet bar at the start. Consider quality and budget when buying ballet shoes for your youngster. There are a few other exercises that will help you develop strength in your feet and ankles. </p>
<p> The transportable ballet bars turns out to be useful in this sort of case as they are often used to for such exercises. Some of the exercises are Battement Tendus and the steps discussed above and all of the exercises when done employing a ballet bar helps make it easier for the dancers. It is full of expression, keenness and it has got a great story to inform. Whether or not you are a ballet lover or someone that just appreciates the art of dance it&#039;s a great experience to go to the ballet. You can broaden your horizons and go to a classical, neo-classical or up to date ballet but whichever you select take a great chum so they also can like it. </p>
<p> Here are the 5 basic feet positions that you need to master if you would like to learn how to dance ballet : 1. 2nd position is done by separating your feet apart ( from the 1st position ) for approximately one foot apart. 3rd position is performed by beginning with the 1st position then making the heel of the right foot touch the instep of the left. 4th position is performed by beginning with the 3rd position but separating the right foot about six to 12 inches apart.</p>
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		<title>A Teacher May Distribute An Hour To Dance Instruction And Another Hour To Practice Sessions.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bellydancing is a performing art. It is simply learned if you&#8217;ve got the right teacher. You&#8217;ll learn how to move your body in a fashion that will teach you adaptability and sensuality simultaneously. If you can&#8217;t find an appropriate dancing college in your neighborhood you&#8217;ve got to learn this art all by yourself. Never give [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- @@3.4.3766 --><p>Bellydancing is a performing art. It is simply learned if you&#8217;ve got the right teacher. You&#8217;ll learn how to move your body in a fashion that will teach you adaptability and sensuality simultaneously. If you can&#8217;t find an appropriate dancing college in your neighborhood you&#8217;ve got to learn this art all by yourself. Never give up if you can not find one right away, frequently it could mean classes are being offered although not by the same title, or you will simply not be looking in the right spot. If you are having an issue locating a belly dancing class in your neighborhood, try these tips : Know All Terms : Find a class can be as straightforward as understanding what to have a look for. Knowing these different names will help you expand your search and increase the chances of find a belly-dancing class in your neighborhood.</p>
<p>Dependent on the culture, group, or programme belly dance can be referred to by another name or title. Classes are divided according to talent. First-timers sometimes join up to an introductory course for a nominal charge. Dancehall dancing classes are a mixture of workshop and practice. A teacher may distribute an hour to dance instruction and another hour to practice sessions. If you&#8217;re planning a visit to Egypt then you must make a point of it to find an authentic belly-dancing show. Today, modern times have made it tricky to find authentic Egyptian belly dancing, but if you look you can still find places where the dance is as authentic as it was centuries back.</p>
<p>Steer clear of The Traveller Attractions it may be common for you to ask your taxi driver or a worker of your hotel. They will probably send you to Al Haram Street. There was a lot foreign dancers who have come to Egypt lately. Is it Authentic? There&#8217;s very little info on the origins of belly-dancing. What we do have with tribal dancing is a dance which has been influenced by many alternative styles. This explains why there actually can be no true answer to the genuineness of tribal belly-dancing.</p>
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		<title>This Is Also Simpler To Learn As It Is Slower Than Other Sorts Of Dancehall Dances.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the supporting leg that maintains the body upright. As discussed in the 2 prior issues, there are 3 main elements important to develop wonderful balance. The main ingredient for turning and spinning in balance. Keeping elbows in place, bring your arms forward as if carrying a tray ( you may use a tray as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- @@3.4.3766 --><p>It&#8217;s the supporting leg that maintains the body upright. As discussed in the 2 prior issues, there are 3 main elements important to develop wonderful balance. The main ingredient for turning and spinning in balance. Keeping elbows in place, bring your arms forward as if carrying a tray ( you may use a tray as a prop for this exercise ). Dance as an example is a popular and common dance, which can on occasion be simply learned.</p>
<p>When you at last master simple kinds of dancehall dancing, you may then move on to learn the more complicated and quicker ones. Dance If you&#8217;ve been learning the closed dance hold, you&#8217;ll use that in performing the dance. This is also better to learn as it is slower than other kinds of dancehall dances. If you have mastered the footwork and the basic step, dancing the dance during your marriage dance would never be a difficulty. One little secret that each boy should know, or at a minimum the boys who are sufficiently old to understand it should know, is that girls actually admire a boy or man who can dance well. In their teen years boys discover girls and go to great lengths to look sophisticated and cool in an effort to get the girl. A good dancehall dance college will make that achievable.</p>
<p>Smart casual and cosy will generally be completely satisfactory. If you are about to enrol in a class and you aren&#8217;t sure what the dress etiquette is in dancehall dance colleges, do not be disturbed too much about it. This kind of dance is relatively simple because whether or not you know little about it, once you learn all the basic steps you can put your own private style into it. Not just couples are taking instruction, but also whole marriage parties are getting in on the fun. The bride-to-be and groom can individualize their special moment by picking the track and working with the teacher to form a choreography that reflects their unique characters, musical tastes, and marriage theme. The dance does not need to be the common uninteresting turn-around on the floor, but can be energized and optimistic or as stylish and polished as you would like it to be.</p>
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		<title>Where To Buy Quality Martial-arts Gear</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As famous economic forecaster Harry Dent calls it, &#8216;The Great Shake Out.&#8217; Shake Outs happen on all levels, tiny, medium and enormous companies are all effected. And the fighting skills business industry is frequently hit actually hard&#8230; How many mom and pop shops have packed it in? Then- you cannot help but see what&#8217;s happened [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- @@3.4.3766 --><p>As famous economic forecaster Harry Dent calls it, &#8216;The Great Shake Out.&#8217; Shake Outs happen on all levels, tiny, medium and enormous companies are all effected. And the fighting skills business industry is frequently hit actually hard&#8230; How many mom and pop shops have packed it in? Then- you cannot help but see what&#8217;s happened with GM and Chrysler, right? It&#8217;s all a shake out! But here&#8217;s the good news&#8230; In each shake out period the enterprises that are knowledgeable enough to recognise what is going on and leverage the shake out finish up being the leaders for many years to come! I need you to be one of those leaders! So here are four straightforward pointers to grow in &#8216;The Great Shake Out!&#8217;. You get contact sports, like mixed fighting arts, kick boxing and Olympic style tae kwon do which sometimes do an excellent job for your conditioning but in the rules of the game. New Ideas applied to Old Principles- Beliefs never change- but methods and ideas must consistently be worked on. Then you&#8217;ve got the &#8216;reality based &#8216; only real world combat orientated stuff that generally strips out as much as feasible that does not get the job done leaving you with a far littler tool kit of more generally helpful moves. What types of combat systems work well in the actual world? First up, you may either learn from own experience or from others.</p>
<p>To find them just type : self-defense skills or self defense gear in google or any other search website and you&#8217;ll get thousands of listings for this term. When the experience needed involves being punched in the face lots, I am very pleased to let express others work out what is best! Short of really having lots of bar fights, partaking of gang warfare or joining the army yourself you must do some homework from folk who have been there, on each side of the fence. You will not be in a position to get counsel from a genuine person, eyeball to eyeball. Some providers will be very pleased to help you in your choice of selfdefense skills or self-protection apparatus by e-mail or telephone. If you&#8217;ve got to return an order for who knows what reason you&#8217;ll have to look after the shipping and packing and deductions can take some time to be paid. Now I employed a word a paragraph back -and it was &#8216;impress.&#8217; It was about you having the ability to &#8216;impress people&#8217; enough to make them consider learning from you. Serve their requirements they&#8217;d still leave, but the chances are rather more in your favour. Let&#8217;s make the assumption too, the fighting skills you teach are good, solid, and sound.</p>
<p>What are you doing that is provoking? Very successful instructors are folk who consistantly train, who work to raise their thinking, who do things that are critical and applicable to today, and most of all -they are folk who DO. You could think this is a bit too much and figure I am exaggerating, which is fine, it&#8217;s your butt on the line when you go into a college and act without thinking first. These rules do not mean you have got to beg in front of the teacher or anything like that. Just remember that you are going into unfamiliar territory where folk who might respond differently to disregard ( understood or real ) than you do. This&#8217;ll help you stay clear of difficulty, regardless of if you think that you failed to start any.</p>
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		<title>Rave Dance Music in the 1970’s … did Acid House leave a bitter taste?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever make it to a Rave?  In the 1970’s did the house music that emitted a repetitive beat lead you into a hypnotic, trance-like state?  The Disco era had long since diminished in the late 70’s and the steady beat of the “Kick Drum” was about to rule all.  Rave dance music though [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- @@3.4.3766 --><p>Did you ever make it to a Rave?  In the 1970’s did the house music that emitted a repetitive beat lead you into a hypnotic, trance-like state?  The Disco era had long since diminished in the late 70’s and the steady beat of the “Kick Drum” was about to rule all. </p>
<p>Rave dance music though was still harking back to the Disco culture.  It seemed to be all about drugs and sexual promiscuity.  Let’s be clear it wasn’t about the <strong>dance music</strong>.  Someone would find a field there would be lots of flashing lights, booze, and techno music.  The thing about being at a Rave was that the <strong>dance music</strong> had to be underground, anonymous and maybe mindless. </p>
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<p>In the 1980’s Acid House <strong>dance music</strong> was emerging.  Often this was composed of samples or lines of dialogue, spoken rather than sung.  These lines would be constantly repeated.  Add in the electronic squelching sounds, techno beats and parties with fast-paced electronic music and light shows and you have it.  As late as the 1990’s Acid house music – which became known as “House” continually eluded back to the Rave <strong>dance music</strong> of the 70’s.  It was high energy and relied mainly on “samples”.  Rave <strong>dance music</strong> worked best when incredibly large numbers of people were determined to dance all night to the repetitive, throbbing all-encompassing beat.</p>
<p>Many drug-fuelled high energy dancers had taken Ecstasy, LSD, methamphetamine, cocaine and ketamine and would be able therefore to keep up with the unforgiving sound.  Any comparisons with the Hippie drug culture of the 1960’s would be entirely in keeping, except somehow this was less innocent, less full of discovery and wonder.</p>
<p>So where did the Rave and Acid House style of <strong>dance music</strong> leave us?  Rave gave us dances such as Glow sticking, Kandi Stomping and Skanking.  Acid House gave us the Goa Trance, the Techno and the trip-hop.</p>
<p>Many, many years ago Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche said “And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music”.</p>
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		<title>They shoot horses don’t they? Dance Music history in the making</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Robert Brault once said “Dancing is moving to the music without stepping on anyone’s toes, pretty much the same as life”.  In the 1969 movie “They Shoot horses don’t they?”, the characters who are all taking part in a 1930’s dance marathon constantly step on each other’s toes in every way. The movie was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- @@3.4.3766 --><p>As Robert Brault once said “Dancing is moving to the music without stepping on anyone’s toes, pretty much the same as life”.  In the 1969 movie “They Shoot horses don’t they?”, the characters who are all taking part in a 1930’s dance marathon constantly step on each other’s toes in every way.</p>
<p>The movie was based on a 1935 novel by Horace McCoy.  It follows the hopes, desires and efforts of the desperate competitors on a dance marathon who, in the Depression era, need to dance continuously for as long as it takes to win. </p>
<p><strong>Dance Music history</strong> in the making, as this extraordinary film features a number of standards from the 1930’s which immediately conjures up the time and the hardships associated.  The ballroom band in the movie is manned by real jazz musicians, none of whom receive an on screen credit.  Players such as Ike Isaacs, Thurman Green and Teddy Edwards played under the baton of Bobby Hutcherson.</p>
<p>The desperate competitors are forced to dance to the music of “Easy Come, Easy Go” by Johnny Green and Edward Heyman, “Sweet Sue by Young and Harris and “Paradise” by Nacio Herb Brown and Gordon Clifford.  At one point in the dance marathon, the <strong>dance music</strong> played is “By the Beautiful Sea” by Harry Carroll and Harold Atteridge.  It’s at this point, when all the dancers are more than exhausted, they are forced to run a race around the dance floor, dragging each other along.  The last two in the race will be sent home.  The desperation as the <strong>dance music</strong> plays is pitiful and depressing.</p>
<p>The gruelling dance continues to take its toll on the competitors – especially the two on whom we mainly focus, “Gloria” played by Jane Fonda and her partner “Robert” played by Michael Sarrazin.</p>
<p>The punishing dance takes its toll on Gloria&#8217;s already weakened spirit, but at one point one of the competitors – a desperate, pregnant girl is made to sing a song.  Just as you think the <strong>dance</strong> and its <strong>music</strong> can’t get any more humiliating, it does.  She sings “The Best things in life are free” in a sweet, tuneful soprano.  Later the competitors dance to &#8220;I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)&#8221; – a song that sums up the whole film and the era.</p>
<p>Directed by Sydney Pollack the movie won six awards and was nominated for another twenty.  None of them were for <strong>dance music</strong>, but without it the movie would not have worked.</p>
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		<title>The Dance Music of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers made ten films together between 1933 and 1949.  Their on screen magic is part of dance music history.  “Top Hat” was one of their most successful movies, in which eight original songs were incorporated into a score, which apparently became the talk of Hollywood.  The famous number “Top Hat, White [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- @@3.4.3766 --><p>Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers made ten films together between 1933 and 1949.  Their on screen magic is part of <strong>dance music history</strong>. </p>
<p>“Top Hat” was one of their most successful movies, in which eight original songs were incorporated into a score, which apparently became the talk of Hollywood.  The famous number “Top Hat, White Tie and Tails&#8221; is one of Fred Astaire’s most memorable tap solos.  Written by composer Irving Berlin, the idea for the <strong>dance music</strong> came from Fred himself.  He had created a dance for the 1930 Ziegfeld musical “Smiles” in which he shot down a row of chorus men with his cane.  He suggested it might be a good idea to try it again in this number.  Later, Irving Berlin was to say that Fred Astaire had been a “real inspiration” and that the “<strong>dance music</strong> could not have been written without him”.  He proceeded to break a number of American song writing conventions in this musical – especially in the numbers “White Tie” and “Cheek to cheek”.</p>
<p>Fred and Ginger’s <strong>dance music</strong> is always fun or tasteful.  In “The Gay Divorcee” Fred sang another classic “Night and Day”, composed by Cole Porter.  They danced the number seductively and that, together with subsequent <strong>dance music</strong> number “The Continental,” &#8211; which lasted some twenty two minutes &#8211; led to the film being recommended for an Oscar.</p>
<p>“I won’t dance” became another classic <strong>dance music</strong> number for Fred and Ginger.  Written for the musical “Roberta” in 1935, the music was by Jerome Kern and the lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Jimmy McHugh.  In this Fred Astaire was to sparkle in one of the most amazing tap dance solos of his entire career.</p>
<p>Fred donned a pair of bell bottoms for the 1936 musical “Follow the Fleet”.  One of the most famous <strong>dance music</strong> numbers “Let yourself go” proved an immediate success when Fred and Ginger perform a great tap dance duet.  They are remembering old times, but the reprise gets them thinking maybe they should dance together again and revise the old act.</p>
<p>After a ten year gap the very last musical to bring together this magical team was called “The Barkleys of Broadway”.  Ira Gershwin and Harry Warren composed music and lyrics and the dance numbers.  Originally Ginger was not planning to make this movie, but after Judy Garland dropped out, she limbered up and reported to the set.  The opening number “Swing Trot” finds Fred and Ginger well on form.  Other notable, famous <strong>dance music</strong> numbers are “They can’t take that away from me” and “You’d be hard to replace”.  At the end of the day, Fred and Ginger WERE hard to replace, probably impossible.</p>
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