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1Dance bar — The term dance bar is used in India to refer to bars in which adult entertainment in the form of dances by relatively well covered women are performed for male patrons in exchange for cash. Though dance bars were banned in the Maharashtra state,… …
2dance — dancingly, adv. /dans, dahns/, v., danced, dancing, n. v.i. 1. to move one s feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, esp. to the accompaniment of music. 2. to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or… …
3DANCE — In Ancient Israel In the Bible, Mishnah, and Talmud, dance is referred to in various contexts as an important ritualized activity and as an expression of joy. None of these references, however, contain descriptions of how the dancers actually… …
4dance, Western — Introduction history of Western dance from ancient times to the present and including the development of ballet, the waltz, and various types of modern dance. The peoples of the West of Europe and of the countries founded through… …
5dance — A standard basic distinction in folk dance scholarship is between ceremonial and social dance. Ceremonial dances are performed by a special group within the community for display at special times, in special costume (as, for example, *morris… …
6Dance of Wallis and Futuna — In Uvea (Wallis) and Futuna culture and modernity can co exist together. In particular, dance is considered to be part of everyday life. You see dance in fakahaha aga (festivals), to oto oga (ceremonies or celebrations), or just for pure pleasure …
7Dance Hall (Jamaican) — The dance halls of Jamaica in the 1950s and 1960s were home to public dances usually targeted at younger patrons. Sound system operators had big home made audio systems (often housed in the flat bed of a pickup truck), spinning records from… …
8Dance Hall (Caribbean) — The dance halls of Jamaica in the 1950s and 1960s were home to public dances usually targeted at younger patrons.Sound System operators had big home made audio systems (often housed in the flat bed of a pickup truck), spinning records from… …
9Scottish highland dance — The term Highland Dancing is used today to refer to a style of athletic solo dancing which evolved into its current form during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in the context of competitions at public events (namely, Highland games), where …
10Medieval dance — Dance with musicians, Tacuina sanitatis casanatensis (XIV century) Sources for an understanding of dance in Europe in the Middle Ages are limited and fragmentary, being composed of some depictions in paintings and illuminations, a few musical… …
