Nafud
Nafud or Nefud , desert area in the northern part of the Arabian peninsula, occupying a great oval depression; 180 mi (290 km) long and 140 mi (225 km) wide. This area of red sand is surrounded by sandstone outcrops that have eroded into grotesque shapes. The Nafud is noted for its sudden violent winds, which have formed great crescent-shaped dunes, rising up to 600 ft (183 m). Rainfall occurs once or twice a year. In some lowland basins, especially those near the Hejaz Mts. (to the west), there are oases where dates, vegetables, barley, and fruits are raised. The Nafud is connected to the Rub al Khali, the great desert of S Arabia, by the Dahna, a corridor of gravel plains and sand dunes, 800 mi (1,287 km) long and 15 to 50 mi (24.1-80.5 km) wide.
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Modern dance taps onto public stage
Newspaper article from: China Daily; 5/6/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the halls. The dances and lectures about modern dance delivered by Willy...them enjoying our dances." During the first modern dance festival in 1999...shown an interest in modern dance and have tried it. "The dances in the shows break...
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Paul Taylor Steps Up The Pace In India; Troupe Brings Modern Dance to Ancient Land
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/19/1997; ; 688 words
; ...to West and ancient to modern on a month-long tour...little terrifying to bring {modern choreography} to a country...of two books on Indian dance, called classical movements "more delicate" than modern dances. She likened Indian dance...
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KANOPY PROJECT MIXES MODERN, MIDEASTERN DANCE.(RHYTHM)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 9/27/2007; 700+ words
; ...things too. Like the dance, and the coming together...There's a lot of dance going on, and it...traditional Middle Eastern dances and traditional modern dances that include a 1960s...blend the two styles of dance, but also play around...
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Modern dances only exercise of body: Saroja Devi
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 5/24/2008; 700+ words
; ...Bharatanatyam dance, feels modern Indian dances lack devotion...classical art and dance forms," she...a plaque. "Modern dances are superficial...in them. The modern dances are like maya...a stranger to dance till Vidwan Kattumanar...
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STAGE REVIEW: Dance St. Louis combines modern dance, Western swing music
News Wire article from: University Wire; 5/30/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...matched by mechanical-like dance moves. This section was followed...couples in white costumes, in a dance that reflected the romantic...of the music. In the final dance section, the mechanical aspect...to the forefront. All the dances of the evening reflected the...striking degree. Morris's ...
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Taylor made choreography: A modern-dance icon now finds himself enshrined as one. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 2/3/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...getting themselves enshrined as a dance icon in perpetuity, which...used to re-create Taylor's dances, drawing on the memories of...all but about 20 of (his dances), which I couldn't get...ending up at the Juilliard Dance Department with virtually no...the whole third generation of modern ...
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Ancient and modern dances mix in upcoming Lily Cai Chinese Dance Company performance
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press; 2/28/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...part program of classical and modern Chinese dance. "The attention...opened a 1994 concert with a dance celebrating the Year of the...graduating from the Beijing Dance Institute in 1983. Soon after...interpreting four classical Chinese dances from dynasties beginning in 770 B.C. During the ...
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British Dancers to Present Modern Dances in Beijing
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 3/7/1997; 305 words
; The Richard Alston Dance Company, a young British dance group, will bring its newly...important venues in Europe for its modern form of dance. Ou Jianping, a...early 20th century and combines all modern concepts of the art. The troupe...
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Alvin Ailey adds hip-hop to mix of traditional modern dances.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 5/3/2006; 700+ words
; ...NORFOLK - Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater proved why it remains...Love Stories." It's the modern dance company's first foray...year-round headquarters for modern dance" - flashed on the wall...refute the usual perception of modern dance: Their stances were informal...
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Preludes/Window onto the Garden/Fables/Sketches on modern dances/Le noël/Dance Sketches/Foxtrot/Puppets: Books I, II, III/Film in miniature/Spring in the Garden/Butterflies and Birds of Paradise/The Fifth Day of the Fifth Moon/The Bookstalls of the Quai Malaquais
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Preludes. Window onto the Garden. Fables. Sketches on modern dances. Le nol. Dance Sketches. Foxtrot * Giorgio Koukl (pn) * NAXOS...and delicacy required. The allegro vivo from the Dance Sketches is cleanly articulated, and the tour...
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modern dance
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the virile male on the dance stage, St. Denis enlarged her repertoire to include dances of Native Americans and...increased the popularity of modern dance throughout the United States...the second generation of modern dance: Martha Graham...
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dance
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
...tendency for some peasant dances to pass into wider use...compositions (see suite ). The Dances later popular in social...and the Eng. country dance (17th cent.); cotillon...In the 20th cent. the dance has become synonymous...centuries has continued and modern dances such as the ...
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Dance
Book article from: American Decades
DANCE Dance Overview The 1930s were...own ballet and its own modern dance, both with distinctly...Helen Tamiris created dances based on Walt Whitman...whose frenetic signature dance alarmed moralists. Duncan...what became known as modern dance. Moreover, St...
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Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...one of the best-known modern dance companies in the United...worldwide with its innovative dances, which often explore...Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater tours extensively...of modern and ethnic dance. He eventually began...works of the best known modern dance ...
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Dance Takes Off
Book article from: American Decades
...for the Arts spent almost $4 million on dance in 1973 alone. Meanwhile, modern dance and ballet began to take on a new identity...with newer, jazzier, and more athletic dances. The continuing work of Robbins, Balanchine...Kirkland created a new appreciation of dance among American ...
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