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...running the House of Commons? Perhaps Straw's efforts to cozy up to Blair's likely successor Gordon Brown rankled, but he's generally considered an effective minister with excellent relations in Washington and European capitals. His replacement is Margaret Beckett, formerly the Environment Secretary, who lacks a background in foreign policy. A Downing Street source says Blair wanted to reward Beckett for her unflashy competence. Straw already had five years in the job and had been aiming to lead the Commons - though not quite yet. The source stressed the importance of Straw's new job, which includes cleaning...
...practicing their routine for nationals or performing twice a week for the Harvard Men’s Basketball games. Additionally, while CDT’s routines may be one of the more athletic and unique within the dance community, no one currently on the team had a background specifically in the style of competitive dance; most come from 13 years of ballet, jazz, or musical theater training, says Laskowska. The team is currently undergoing a transition in its membership—former ballerinas and studio dancers have replaced the pom squad girls of previous years. As a result, Chang says...
...more traditional dance forms—such as those of The Harvard Ballroom Dance Team and Harvard Ballet Folklorico—is Mainly Jazz, a company which presents a mix of jazz, hip-hop, and funk. Choreographer Shruti E. Saini ’06 incorporated moves from her background in cheerleading and dancing to create a high energy piece set to ’90s hits like “Baby One More Time” and everyone’s all-time favorite, the “Macarena.” Along with company pieces, there are a substantial...
Deviating from the more traditional dance forms represented by companies such as The Harvard Ballroom Dance Team and Harvard Ballet Folklorico, is Mainly Jazz, a company which presents a mix of jazz, hip-hop, and funk. Choreographer Shruti E. Saini ’06 incorporated moves from her background in cheerleading and dance team to create a high energy piece set to 90’s hits like “Love Shack,” “Baby One More Time” and everyone’s all-time favorite, the “Macarena...
...Chance” is anti-war. Whether its goal is admirable or not, this is a song that is exactly what it tries to be. The video is just what one would expect: T-Pain and friends sing, surrounded by video hos displaying diverse amounts of cleavage. The background changes from screens with the silhouettes of dancers to a dance studio, but oddly never to a strip club. The whole thing is crushingly unoriginal; but after all, the man is n luv wit a stripper! There’s really no way to express this crucial point except through sexy...