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    Foot binding first became popular during the Song Dynasty in China. It is thought to have originated Emperor Li Yu asked his concubine, Yao Niang to bind her feet and perform a ballet dance for him. The bound feet were to represent the lotus flower. Niang was so graceful on her feet during this dance that people wished to imitate the bound feet in order to be as graceful and as beautiful. This was practiced mostly in Northern China. After the initial appearance, it became common among the…

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    The symbols I chose were a heart, pointe shoes, and an Africa flag. The heart symbolizes all the love that Michaela showed to all of her teachers, friends, and family. When Michaela was little, she found a magazine that had a picture of a ballerina with pointe shoes on; after she saw the picture, she wanted to become a ballerina. Michaela was born in Africa and grew up there until her parents died and…

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    Some pet peeves are absolutely enraging. One on my pet peeves happens to be incompletion. My mother has, on more than one occasion, began cleaning her seemingly tornado stricken bedroom only to get distracted by a shoe box full of high school memorabilia. Some people, including my mom, would blame this behavior on poor attention abilities. Personally, I blame her lack of perseverance. She tends to disagree with me because of our differing definitions of the word. I believe perseverance is the…

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    steps. The materials you will need are: Athletic Clothes For example; yoga pants, shorts, tank top, t-shirt, or you can wear an actual leotard. A Mat I suggest you never do this on the ground, without a mat, because it can cause serious injury No Shoes or Socks Hair in ponytail or…

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    The sleeves of theses dresses were usually made from lace and were a color called aroof. The men wore broad brimmed hats, a long cape, a tunic lined with color, cuffs, and shoes or riding boots. Along with clothing, both men and women also wore jewelry for accessories. Men generally wore rings, necklaces, and jewels or medallions. Women wore earrings, rings, bracelets, and wedding rings. Monarchs, which were the main government…

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    Shoes during the Edwardian era would commonly be made from leather, suede being the most popular, along with different shades of brown such as bronze, tan and beige. Shoes would fasten with buttons as well as with ribbons that would have metal on the ends in order to prevent fraying. As well as this shoes would fasten with buckles and jewellery that has been created with paste would be used as fastening as well as on the buckles. Shoes would commonly be found in the same colour as the dress that…

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    outstanding job and their hard work showed in the production. The dress for the dances were all very uniform and most of them were things that were easy for the dancers to move in comfortably. The types of dance varied from hip-hop, to contemporary, and ballet. It was very diverse and they included both male and female dancers. There was only two solos and the rest were groups ranging from three people to ten or twelve in a big group together. Some of the dances used special lighting to set the…

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    guests have to walk a distance to the barn, make sure that there is a removable pathway like outdoor runners and rustic signs that'll help lead them to your barn ceremony. A removable pathway leading to your barn venue will also help keep your guests' shoes clean. If you're having a large barn ceremony, you can hire a shuttle that'll take your guests to your wedding events. If you're planning a more intimate barn ceremony, hire someone to bring your guests back and forth by a retro truck or…

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    Wishing To Travel When Pregnant? Anxious that travel during maternity could leave you exhausted and uneasy? We’ve got ideas for making your trip as delightful as feasible. Decrease tension Staying at home for 9 months isn’t really the only means to make sure you do not have travel anxiety. Some easy planning will definitely go a long way towards lowering your stress and anxiety. Always presume that you’re getting to be postponed on your travel to the airport, train station or any place, and…

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    Prodigal Son, one can see that the choreography portrayed the story very specifically, marking each part of the story, using the choreography and the movement of the body to portray the story. However, most of the choreography used in this particular ballet,…

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