Born in Florence, the son of a miller, Lully had little education, musical or otherwise, but learned to play the guitar and violin. In 1646, he was discovered by the Duke of Guise and taken to France by him, where he entered the services of Mademoiselle de Montpensier (la Grande Mademoiselle) as scullery-boy. With the help of this lady his musical talents were cultivated. A scurrilous poem ...

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Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Life, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Music, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Instrumentation, Jean-Baptiste Lully - French court dances of the 17th Century, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Lully's Works, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Operas Tragédies en musique, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Pastorales, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Ballets, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Ballets cowritten with Lully, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Comédie-ballets, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Comedies Comédies, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Comedies cowritten with Lully, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Tragédie-ballets, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Divertissements, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Eclogues Églogues, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Interludes Intermèdes, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Grands Motets, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Petits Motets, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Other Works, Jean-Baptiste Lully - Apocryphal composition

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Names of many Greek dances may be found spelt either ending with -o or with -os. This is due to the fact that the word for "dance" in Greek is a masculine noun, while the dance itself can also be referred to by a neuter adjective used substantively. Thus one may find both "hasapiko" ("the butcher thing") and "hasapikos (horos)" - "the butcher (dance)." Antikrystos Baidoushka Ballos Fysouni Gaida Hasapiko (Chasapiko, Khasapiko, Hassapiko,Kasap,Butcher Dance ) ...

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From 1995 until 2005, he was the official mascot of the WB Television Network. On July 22, 2005, Michigan's "death" was announced by WB Network Chairman Garth Ancier, at a fall season preview, with the terse statement "The frog is dead and buried." The head of programming for the WB Network, David Janollari, announced services will be held for Mr. Frog, but failed to give details. Janollari stated that "[Michigan] was a symbol that prepetuated the young teen feel of the network. That's not the ...

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Michigan J. Frog, Michigan J. Frog - As WB mascot, Michigan J. Frog - Other references to Michigan

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These are also called "dance crazes". Dancing style fads have always been a part of social dancing, sometimes gliding smoothly into tradition after their "newness" has faded, and sometimes simply fading away into oblivion. Dances such as the waltz, jitterbug, or the Charleston were once fads, that have become a part of dance tradition. In modern times the rate in which new dances ("fads") are introduced seems to be much faster and more often. This is certainly spurred by modern communication improvements ...

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Novelty and fad dances, Novelty and fad dances - Fad dances, Novelty and fad dances - Novelty dances, Novelty and fad dances - List of novelty and fad dances

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Neolithic tools found in the Kathmandu Valley indicate that people have been living in the Himalayan region for at least 9,000 years. It appears that people who were probably of Tibeto-Burman ethnicity lived in Nepal 2,500 years ago. Indo-Iranian / Aryan tribes entered the valley around 1500 BCE. Around 1000 BCE, small kingdoms and confederations of clans arose in the region. One of the princes of the Sakya confederation was Siddharta Gautama (563–483 BCE), who renounced his royalty to lead an ascetic life and came to be known as the Bu ...

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Nepal, Nepal - History, Nepal - Geography, Nepal - Economy, Nepal - Government and politics, Nepal - Military and foreign affairs, Nepal - Subdivisions, Nepal - Demographics, Nepal - Culture

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Gesture - A-ok. Main articles: A-ok, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]See also:

Gesture, Gesture - Social significance, Gesture - Using one hand, Gesture - A-ok, Gesture - Bang bang, Gesture - Benediction and blessing, Gesture - Blah-blah, Gesture - Check please, Gesture - Clenched fist, Gesture - Fig sign, Gesture - Hook 'em Horns, Gesture - Horns, Gesture - Knocking on wood, Gesture - Middle finger, Gesture - Salute, Gesture - Shaka, Gesture - Three middle fingers, Gesture - Thumbs up thumbs down, Gesture - V sign, Gesture - Vulcan salute, Gesture - Wanker, Gesture - Using two hands, Gesture - Air quotes, Gesture - Gills, Gesture - Italian elbow gesture, Gesture - Time-out, Gesture - Hand with body gestures, Gesture - Biting one's thumb, Gesture - Bowing kneeling kowtowing, Gesture - Crossing oneself, Gesture - Hand over heart, Gesture - My eye, Gesture - Touched / screw loose, Gesture - Nonsense, Gesture - Loser, Gesture - Cutthroat, Gesture - Choking sign, Gesture - Nose thumbing, Gesture - Body and facial gestures

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Since 90: A settlement was established by Roman citizens at the Enz river near nowadays Altstaedter Bruecke (old town bridge). Archeological surveys have unearthed several items from that period which are kept and displayed in the Kappelhof Museum. The settlement was located where the Roman military road connecting the military camp Argentorate (nowadays Strasbourg in France) and the military camp at Cannstatt (now a suburb of Stuttgart) at the Upper Germanic Limes border line of the Roman Empire crossed the Enz river. This place was ...

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Pforzheim, Pforzheim - Geography, Pforzheim - Neighboring communities, Pforzheim - City wards, Pforzheim - A small photo gallery with views of Pforzheim 2003, Pforzheim - History, Pforzheim - Administrative unions, Pforzheim - Population growth, Pforzheim - Religions, Pforzheim - Politics, Pforzheim - City council, Pforzheim - City administration, Pforzheim - Lord Mayors, Pforzheim - The Coat of Arms, Pforzheim - Sister city and friendship agreements, Pforzheim - Economy and infrastructure, Pforzheim - Traffic, Pforzheim - Major local enterprises, Pforzheim - Media, Pforzheim - Courts of Justice, Pforzheim - Authorities, Pforzheim - Educational institutions, Pforzheim - Culture and places of interest, Pforzheim - Theater, Pforzheim - Orchestras, Pforzheim - Museums, Pforzheim - Cultural institutions, Pforzheim - Notable examples of architecture, Pforzheim - Other sites of interest, Pforzheim - Regularly scheduled events, Pforzheim - Personalities, Pforzheim - Honorary citizens, Pforzheim - Famous citizens born in Pforzheim, Pforzheim - Miscellaneous topics

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In 1781–1783 the Mother with chosen elders visited her followers in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. She died in Watervliet, New York on September 8, 1784. James Whittaker was head of the Believers for three years. On his death he was succeeded by Joseph Meacham (1742–1796), who had been a Baptist minister in Enfield, Connecticut, and had, second only to Mother Ann, the spiritual gift of revelation. Under his rule and that of Lucy Wright (1760–1821), who shared the headship with him during his lifetime and then for twenty-five ...

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Shakers, Shakers - Origin of the name, Shakers - Wardley predecessors, Shakers - Ann Lee, Shakers - First Shaker society, Shakers - Communalism under Joseph Meacham, Shakers - Expansion and Contraction, Shakers - Communal spiritual family, Shakers - Revelations and visions, Shakers - Culture of work, Shakers - Culture and artifacts, Shakers - Shaker music, Shakers - Modern-day Shakers, Shakers - Shaker Trust, Shakers - Reference

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In much the same way that the selfish gene concept offers a fruitful way of understanding and reasoning about aspects of biological evolution, the meme concept allegedly can conceivably assist in the better understanding of some otherwise puzzling aspects of human culture (and learned behaviors of other animals as well). However, if one cannot test for "better" empirically, the question will remain whether or not the meme concept counts as a valid scientific theory. Memetics thus remains a science in its infancy, a protoscience (although critics sometimes label it a pseudoscience). ...

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Meme, Meme - Introduction and definitions, Meme - Dawkins genetic analogy, Meme - Meme complexes and horizontal transmission, Meme - Historical usage of the meme concept, Meme - Quotation: Ideas have a life of their own, Meme - Memetics, Meme - Memetic evolution, Meme - Do cultures evolve?, Meme - Propagation of memes, Meme - Internet propagation, Meme - Memetic engineering, Meme - Biological analogies, Meme - Thoughts as discrete units, Meme - Evolution of memes, Meme - Evolutionary forces affecting memes, Meme - Memetic virus exchange?, Meme - Non-natural selection, Meme - Reproductive isolation in meme speciation, Meme - Forms taken by memes in the brain, Meme - The be happy and make others happy memes, Meme - Religion, Meme - Science, Meme - Meme resistance, Meme - Examples, Meme - Common misconceptions

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The Chopi people of the coastal Inhambane region are known for a unique kind of xylophone called a mbila (pl: timbila) and the style of music played with it, which "is believed to be the most sophisticated method of composition yet found among preliterate peoples." Orchestras consist of around ten xylophones of four sizes and accompany ceremonial dances with long compositions called ngomi which consist of an overture and ten movements of different tempos and styles. The orchestra leader serves as poet, composer, conductor, and ...

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Music of Mozambique, Music of Mozambique - Timbila, Music of Mozambique - References and External Links, Music of Mozambique - Marrabenta, Music of Mozambique - Source

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This kind of dance involves dancing of three persons together: one man with two women or one woman with two men. In social dancing, double partnering is of choice when a significant demographic disproportion happens between the two sexes. For example, this happens during wars: in army there is lack of women, while among civilians able dancers are mostly women, especially during enormous wars such as WWII. Today (1980-2004), double partner dance is often performed in Hustle, Salsa and Swing dance c ...

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Partner dance, Partner dance - Double partner dance

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The three main dance forms of swing are Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, and East Coast Swing. However, there are many other dances of this kind, such as Jive and Balboa. Balboa is an 8-count dance that emphasizes a strong partner connection and quick footwork. Balboa (sometimes referred to simply as "Bal") is primarily danced in a tight, closed position with the follow and lead adopting a firm chest-to-chest posture. This dance is particularly popular in settings with fast jazz (usually anything from 180 to 320 BPM) and/or limited ...

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Swing dance, Swing dance - Forms of Swing, Swing dance - Music

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Singing consists mostly of vocables, though recordings and reports from the early 1900s and prior indicate there were a great deal more lyrics or vocal texts. Blackfoot people see the profusion of words in European American music and African American music as lessening the importance and meaning of both words and music; and the same for the manner of listening to such music, that is, for entertainment or enjoyment, often while doing other things: if someone needed to say so many words, why didn't they just talk (p.69). Blackfoot music is not ...

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Blackfoot music, Blackfoot music - Musical thought, Blackfoot music - Singing, Blackfoot music - Scales and intervals, Blackfoot music - Vocal style, Blackfoot music - Drumming, Blackfoot music - Song composition, Blackfoot music - Misc, Blackfoot music - Current traditional musical groups, Blackfoot music - Source, Blackfoot music - External link

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The field of Brazilian popular music can be traced back to the 1930s, when radio spread songs across the country. Popular music included instruments like cuicas, tambourines, frying pans, flutes, guitars and the piano. The most famous singer, Carmen Miranda, eventually became an internationally-renowned Hollywood film star. Her songwriter was Ary Barroso, one of the most successful songwriters in early Brazil, along with Lamartine Babo and Noel Rosa. Mus ...

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Music of Brazil, Music of Brazil - Brazilian music history, Music of Brazil - Colonial music, Music of Brazil - Independent Brazil, Music of Brazil - Classical music, Music of Brazil - Folk music, Music of Brazil - Indigenous music, Music of Brazil - Eastern Amazônia, Music of Brazil - Popular music, Music of Brazil - Música Popular Brasileira, Music of Brazil - Choro, Music of Brazil - Bossa nova, Music of Brazil - Tropicalia, Music of Brazil - Música nordestina, Music of Brazil - Repentismo, Music of Brazil - Frevo, Music of Brazil - Forró, Music of Brazil - Rock, Music of Brazil - Heavy Metal, Music of Brazil - Afro Brazilian music, Music of Brazil - Samba, Music of Brazil - Capoeira music, Music of Brazil - Maracatu, Music of Brazil - Afoxê, Music of Brazil - Samba-reggae, Music of Brazil - Music of Salvador: Late 60s to mid-70s, Music of Brazil - Other Afro-Brazilian music genres

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The Zuñi, like other Pueblo peoples, are believed to be the descendants of the Ancient Pueblo Peoples who lived in the desert Southwest of New Mexico, Arizona, Southern Colorado and Utah for a thousand years. Archeological evidence shows they have lived in their present location for about 1300 years. Before the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the Zuñi lived in six different villages. After the revolt, until 1692, they took refuge in a defensible position atop Dowa Yalanne, a steep mesa 5 km (2 miles) southeast of the present Pueblo of ...

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Zuni, Zuni - Culture, Zuni - History, Zuni - Miscellaneous, Zuni - Books on Zuñi by Frank Cushing

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Anthropological and ethnomusicological fieldwork Graduated in Cultural Anthropology from Turin University. He conducts anthropological and ethnomusicological research in Africa: after having studied the music of some Bantu populations of Western Cameroon, he conducted several fieldworks in the Cameroonian rain forest among various groups of Pygmies, like the Baka Pygmies, studying in particular their music, dances, language and rites of initiations. In 2000, during a research mission, he took part into the secret rite of men's ...

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Mauro Campagnoli, Mauro Campagnoli - Biography, Mauro Campagnoli - Works, Mauro Campagnoli - Essays, Mauro Campagnoli - Musical works

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Based on older dances such as the mambo, the Hustle originated in Hispanic communities in New York and Florida in the 1970's. A line dance which was called Hustle became an international dance craze in 1975 following Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony's "Hustle". Tipped off by DJ David Todd, McCoy sent his partner Charlie Kipps to the Adam's Apple disco of New York's East Side. McCoy wrote the tune and arrangement while watching a secrectary Kipps had noticed at the disco demonstrate the dance. The forthcoming album was renamed Disco Baby and McCoy was named "Top Instrumental Arti ...

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Hustle dance, Hustle dance - History, Hustle dance - Sources, Hustle dance - References for historic hustle styles, Hustle dance - Video clips

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Geographically, Wan Chai is in the midway between the west (West Point and Central) and the east (Causeway Bay and North Point) of the Hong Kong Island, thus linking up all major roads and traffic pathways on the Island. Consequently, a transport network with a high accessibility is highly demanded. Now, Wan Chai has an efficient yet complicated transport network, merely due to various reclamations in the locality. Several highways were built to connect neighbouring districts. Like most of Hong Kong's urban areas, public transport is the com ...

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Wan Chai, Wan Chai - Overview, Wan Chai - History, Wan Chai - Start-up, Wan Chai - Reclamations, Wan Chai - Buildings, Wan Chai - Community life, Wan Chai - Administration, Wan Chai - Culture of Wan Chai people, Wan Chai - Religious diversity and eclecticism, Wan Chai - Street entertainments, Wan Chai - Notable celebrities, Wan Chai - Tourism and recreation, Wan Chai - Cultural institutions, Wan Chai - Urban decay and renewal, Wan Chai - Urban decay in Hong Kong, Wan Chai - The Urban Renewal Proposals, Wan Chai - Demolition of Lee Tung Street, Wan Chai - Renovation of Tai Yuen Street, Wan Chai - Relocation, Wan Chai - Renewal of Southorn Playground, Wan Chai - Sustainable development, Wan Chai - Central and Wan Chai Reclamation, Wan Chai - Mega Tower, Wan Chai - Transport, Wan Chai - Main roads and tunnels, Wan Chai - Mass Transit Railway, Wan Chai - Trams, Wan Chai - Buses, Wan Chai - Taxis, Wan Chai - Minibus, Wan Chai - Ferries, Wan Chai - Bibliography

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Pforzheim - City council. The city council of Pforzheim consists of the Lord Mayor as its president and 40 elected (part-time) councillors. It is democratically elected by the citizens for a period of five years. The last election was June 13, 2004. The city council is the main representative body of the city and determines the goals and frameworks for all local political activities. It makes decisions about all important issues regarding the public life and administration of the city and directs and monitors the work of the city administration. It forms expert committees in ...

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Pforzheim, Pforzheim - Geography, Pforzheim - Neighboring communities, Pforzheim - City wards, Pforzheim - A small photo gallery with views of Pforzheim 2003, Pforzheim - History, Pforzheim - Administrative unions, Pforzheim - Population growth, Pforzheim - Religions, Pforzheim - Politics, Pforzheim - City council, Pforzheim - City administration, Pforzheim - Lord Mayors, Pforzheim - The Coat of Arms, Pforzheim - Sister city and friendship agreements, Pforzheim - Economy and infrastructure, Pforzheim - Traffic, Pforzheim - Major local enterprises, Pforzheim - Media, Pforzheim - Courts of Justice, Pforzheim - Authorities, Pforzheim - Educational institutions, Pforzheim - Culture and places of interest, Pforzheim - Theater, Pforzheim - Orchestras, Pforzheim - Museums, Pforzheim - Cultural institutions, Pforzheim - Notable examples of architecture, Pforzheim - Other sites of interest, Pforzheim - Regularly scheduled events, Pforzheim - Personalities, Pforzheim - Honorary citizens, Pforzheim - Famous citizens born in Pforzheim, Pforzheim - Miscellaneous topics

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Pforzheim - Theater. Municipal Theater of Pforzheim (opera, operetta, musical, drama) Pforzheim - Orchestras. Southwest German Chamber Orchestra - This orchestra was founded by Friedrich Tilegant in 1950. It participated in the world premiere of a work of Boris Blacher and has a good reputation beyond the region. ...

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Pforzheim, Pforzheim - Geography, Pforzheim - Neighboring communities, Pforzheim - City wards, Pforzheim - A small photo gallery with views of Pforzheim 2003, Pforzheim - History, Pforzheim - Administrative unions, Pforzheim - Population growth, Pforzheim - Religions, Pforzheim - Politics, Pforzheim - City council, Pforzheim - City administration, Pforzheim - Lord Mayors, Pforzheim - The Coat of Arms, Pforzheim - Sister city and friendship agreements, Pforzheim - Economy and infrastructure, Pforzheim - Traffic, Pforzheim - Major local enterprises, Pforzheim - Media, Pforzheim - Courts of Justice, Pforzheim - Authorities, Pforzheim - Educational institutions, Pforzheim - Culture and places of interest, Pforzheim - Theater, Pforzheim - Orchestras, Pforzheim - Museums, Pforzheim - Cultural institutions, Pforzheim - Notable examples of architecture, Pforzheim - Other sites of interest, Pforzheim - Regularly scheduled events, Pforzheim - Personalities, Pforzheim - Honorary citizens, Pforzheim - Famous citizens born in Pforzheim, Pforzheim - Miscellaneous topics

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