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    Jarabe Tapatio

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    Hat Dance. The word jarabe comes from Arab word xarab which means herb mixture and the word Tapatío represents the people in Guadalajara. The meaning behind the mixture of herbs is the mix of influences that made the dance style which includes the waltz, polka, and indigenous American dances. In the book Dancing With the World Part I the the meaning of the word jarabe is syrup or mixed sweet drink which was consumed in fiestas and parties. The Jarabe Tapatío dance is popular in the central and…

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    Scott Hastings is an Australian Ballroom dancer who has dreams of winning the Pan Pacific Grand Prix 5 dance Latin American championship. While he is a great dancer, he has become frustrated with the restrictions placed on the dance steps, which are far removed from The Passionate American dance styles that originally inspired the ballroom steps. The film opens with a dance competition, a montage of shots showing beautiful dance couples taking the floor, this is cut with close up shots of Miss…

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    the Minuet and eventually to a nineteenth century Waltz. After a quick break in the music, the performance provides a glimpse of Swing, Disco, and social hip hop dances of today. Although the overall performance intends to depict the progressing decrease in formality over time, a dance historian would immediately point out that one of these dances is incorrectly placed into the “formal” category—the nineteenth century Waltz.…

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    dancing waltz. In addition, it was mentioned that the pans slid. As we all know, pans make loud noises when dropped; thus, it could mean that the setting in the poem is chaotic. Probably, the father kept dragging or straining the boy that the pans or other things in the kitchen start falling.…

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    Theodore Roethke’s My Papa’s Waltz has caused a lot of controversy throughout the years amongst literary critics, scholars, teachers, and students alike. Despite its innocent façade, upon closer inspection this poem is about a quite scary subject; a drunk father abusing his son. Many readers, preferring to ignore what a close read will inevitably lead them to, say that this is a happy memory between a father, albeit drunk as well as possibly a bit rough, and his son. One of the things that…

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    Dance is defined, by Merriam-Webster, as movement of “your body in a way that goes with the rhythm and style of music that is being played.” Throughout history it has evolved to fit the ever changing world around us. From Native Americans to Miley Cyrus, dance has remained a popular activity, whether for religious aspects or entertainment purposes. It seems no matter the style of dance, regarding the past century, there is always disapproval somewhere. Usually this disapproval comes from older…

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    The task set is to identify the social-cognition concepts that are found in the characters behaviours and attitudes in the film, ‘Take the Lead’. Impression formation is when someone forms impressions of peoples charismas based on traits and behaviours. People can form impressions verbally, which involves what is said such as swearing, polite and/or formal language. An example of this is how Pierre, throughout the whole film, talks in a polite manner and never once raises his voice. His…

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    One of the key points in the poem is that the term “waltz” is used beyond its meaning to symbolize the father’s positive, and negative aspects of an unfulfilling role as a parent. A waltz is described as, “simultaneous circular movements: each couple turns on itself, in a small circle, around its own center, spiraling around in continuous turns” (Yaraman, 1998). This connects to the father’s drunk behavior because the poem refers to it as “/Such waltzing was not easy/”, in which the father lacks…

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    Clark 1 Jessica Clark Professor Lampert English 1302 135 01 October 2015 Poetry Essay In the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke, the narrator is remembering a childhood experience that involved his father. The character describes the relationship with his father by using expression and details. The characters feelings can be viewed in different ways, most people see him as a young boy being abused and neglected, and others see him as having a loving relationship with his father. The…

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    Theodore Roethke’s “My Papa’s waltz” and Susan Musgraves “You didn’t Fit” are two poems that capture the love between a child and their father. While “My Papa’s waltz” illustrates the contrast of love and honor and “You didn’t Fit” illustrates a contrast of nostalgia and affection. In both poems the speakers seem to look back on their childhoods with much love and respect for their fathers. In “My papa’s waltz” it is a poem that is often well-known for having different…

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