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    have the grace and femininity of a Classic Ballet dancer. They use sparkling costumes and a lot of waterproof make-up. Swimmers perform a dance routine that starts on the deck of the pool, where they make poses, and take to the water in ostensibly artistic fashion. The sport requires great strength, endurance, grace, and timing. They also have to smile the whole time, even if their teammate kicks them in the face during the performance. Accordingly to this, that is why people like me, see it as an

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    Thanks to the many people who volunteered their time and support, the ‘Our History Our Heart’ event, for 50 Church Street, was a success. The result of the day’s activities can be seen as you drive down Main Street past the building. Hearts declaring community love and affection now line the North facing wall. Some of the statements read, “Save Our Heritage” “Know your history, love your school and community” “Not just a building, more like a feeling” and “Our memories matter, save this building

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    For Cirque du Soleil (Cirque), dreaming is an integral part of philosophy: to take the adventure further, push dreams further, and above all, believe that people are the engine of an enterprise. At Cirque du Soleil, they offer their artists and creators the freedom they need to imagine their most incredible dreams and bring them to life (Cirque du Soleil, 2016a). Cirque du Soleil 's incredible journey began in a small town located in Quebec, where a group known as the Baie-Saint-Paul Stiltwalkers

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    La Sylphide and Giselle, romantic ballets written in the Romantic era of the 19th century, revolutionized ballet by introducing the spirituality of Romantic poetry and literature to the world of dance. These ballets were brought to life through the tip of Marie Talioni’s toes, an Italian-French ballerina who is known for her graceful, almost evanescent dancing. La Sylphide and Giselle played an important role in creating a fundamental change in ballet through its portrayal of supernaturalism. Isaiah

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    Gene Kelly Research Paper

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    6 Amy Deryousefian
Dance 1
Michele Jenkins
10 March 2017
 Gene Kelly
 Gene Kelly was the king of the musicals in the 1940s and 1950s. He was an American film actor and director who had an artistic, classical style of ballet techniques that transformed the film of musicals. He boldly blended dance solos, mass movements and offbeat camera angels to tell a story in visual terms. Not only did Kelly direct and act in the most famous films, he also

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    What do Anorexia and Bulimia have in common? They are both deadly eating disorders that can cause severe physical and mental health problems. Anorexia is an eating disorder of self- imposed starvation and a mental illness. In fact, anorexia has one of the highest death rates of any mental illness(Gerri FreidKramer, page 15). Bulimia is a mental eating disorder characterized by overeating followed by purging(Gerri Freid Kramer, page 21). People with bulimia are known for self induced vomiting

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    Ketogenic Diet

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    Paoli et al. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2012, 9:34 http://www.jissn.com/content/9/1/34 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Ketogenic diet does not affect strength performance in elite artistic gymnasts Antonio Paoli1,2*, Keith Grimaldi3, Dominic D’Agostino4, Lorenzo Cenci5, Tatiana Moro1, Antonino Bianco6 and Antonio Palma6 Abstract Background: Despite the increasing use of very low carbohydrate ketogenic diets (VLCKD) in weight control and management of the

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    Sociology of Sport Essay

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    What is the social role of sport? To what extent does social structure influence the practice and experience of sport? Discuss in relation to two of the following: gender, class, ethnicity or Aboriginality, or region. Illustrate your answer with at least three examples from sporting contexts (local or international). Sport plays a huge role in today’s society. It contributes to one’s health and fitness, social interaction, social and motor skills, patriotism, fun and entertainment. It also

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    There are approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) adults and adolescents that are aged 2-19 years that are overweight according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Journal of the American Medical Association. In addition, 1 of 7 households which are low income contains children that are obese. The push for soda bans and healthier diets have been on the rise for some time and the Obama 's fully encourage fitness and better health through many different types of programs and PSA 's. This

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    fitness, rhythm and strength. Calisthenics also focuses on deportment, presentation, perseverance, commitment, responsibility, friendship, and helps you to be able to work with others around you. Calisthenics is a dynamic combination of rhythmic gymnastics, dance, marching, apparatus manipulation (clubs and rods) singing, acting and ballet. Calisthenics competitions are held at a theatre and each participant performs a group routine which is choreographed to music with costumes and lighting.

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