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Tango Atlanta

Argentine Tango is more than a wonderful dance. It is a multicultural phenomenon that was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina 100 plus years ago. Some call it a "thinking person's" dance. While true in the beginning, the ultimate enjoyment from dancing comes when we do it purely by feeling it, feeling the movement, moving together with Tango music. "Technical" folks usually get it rather quickly - by analyzing and understanding its movements. Beware though, once you "get" it, you might just stay in its world forever... Hmm, not really a bad thing, is it? ;-) READ»

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Spanish Starchitect Calatrava Tackles Designing Sets for NYC Ballet

Santiago Calatrava has often been called the most lyrical of the current crop of starchitects. Today, the New York City Ballet announced that it will give the Spaniard a chance to apply his architectural and engineering skills to ...READ»

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There should not be any additional room in the toe of the shoe.

The construction of the shoe. Additional hints of quality can be found by looking for ballroom dance shoes is not been tattered on a hard surface. Examining the cover of the leather will tell you happen to live near a well stockedair ...READ»

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Chicago is the Creative Capital of ohe Universe. Discuss.

Skyscrapers, green roofs, and house music -- a very American metropolis. READ»

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Chicago is the Creative Capital of the World. Discuss.

The city's elite talk about why the city is fast.READ»

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A Cast of Leaders

Broadway is the classroom, leadership is the script: 14 Duke students tackle the Great White Way to learn the role of their lives.READ»

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Wide breadth of shoes according to your necessary

The main goal of a blanket shoe is to coat and defend user's bottom. Other than now the shoes denote act and personal declaration for mutually gender bearing them. Shoe is a central want for an individual in his day-to-day survival ...READ»

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Scientists Can Dance [video]

The 2009 meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science will have an unusually creative side-act: scientists hitting the floor to dance. The aim is to express their research symbolically and the dance program is ...READ»

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What Do Glenn Beck and American Idol Have In Common?

With consumer outrage at financial institutions egregious misconduct, there has been a renewed attitude about good vs. evil. This polarization has reflected in pop culture with such films as Monsters VS Aliens and web sensations like Red VS. Blue. However, the top TV shows of 2009 illustrate that it's more complicated than just black and white, good vs. evil -- everyone has their own winner. Increasingly, we want get behind "our guy or girl" and cheer them on. The Cheers and Jeers trend is about being passionate and getting behind people...READ»

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Designing David

Today's New York Post sports a quick Q&A with designer David Rockwell (which, unfortunately, doesn't appear to be available online). He discusses working with dance choreographer Jerry Mitchell to design the JetBlue terminal at JFK, ...READ»

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Does This Make Your Hair Stand on End?

Today's Advertising Age has a story about advertisers -- specifically the big carmakers -- pressuring magazines for "product placement." Never mind the euphemisms or the tap-dancing. What they're telling revenue-starved magazines is ...READ»

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Technology: Personal Expenses

When I was hanging out with Rox (Darling, from beachwalks.tv and barefeetstudios.com) @ BlogHerBiz '07 back in March, something striking [at least to me] occurred. We did the conference thing and hung out for a few hours, and when ...READ»

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Photo Tour: Julliard's Showy New Digs

Fresh off the Highline, Diller Scofidio + Renfro completes a clever renovation.READ»

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Dancing Robot Swan So Beautiful You Will Cry

The 19-jointed roboswan's professionally choreographed dance has already brought tears to the eyes of onlookers. The Swedish creators envision future robot dance troupes. READ»

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cameron sharpe

About Cameron B Sharpe Expect more from Jay soon. DJ Skee took to Twitter to say that the first official single from Blueprint 3 will be "On That," featuring Drake. Jay wasn't asked and didn't speak on that song, but he ...READ»