Word: musical
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Though we can hear music and people inside the Adams G suite, and though I had secured an actual invitation to this event while chatting at the Signet, we are forced to knock repeatedly before the door is unlocked for us. Once inside, I instantly pounce on Max Hirsch, the birthday boy, who, though the party seems to be at a subdued level, is anticipating much "busting of asses" on the dance floor. His friend agrees, "The night is but a fetus; I am predicting that later on people will be busting multiple asses...
...uniform to go dancing--at Ryles on Thursday nights and at a Columbian club in Everett on Saturdays. Look for him. He will be the smooth dancer twirling his partner as he listens to her stories. "I like salsa, merengue, cumbia and even flamenco and tango--the older, formal music. I like these rhythms because you can dance close, suavecito, and talk to the chica. You ask questions -- What's your name? Where are you from? Where do you work? If she's not Latina, why does she like el ritmo Latino...
...Alberto deems American rock music acceptable when there is no sexual tension between a couple. With a large group from Kirkland, it would suffice, he suggested. For dancing with a partner, though, it is a poor "What are you going to talk about? There's so much noise," he declared. Salsa is his favorite rhythm. "There are so many pasos (steps). Merengue is only one rhythm. But with salsa, you can dance to the front, to the side, or back. You can dar muchas vueltas (twirl around and around...
...annual memorial lecture, she says, an ethnomusicologist talked about eastern influences on Greek music...
...example, the fact that Greek and Turkish music have influenced each other is much more "fruitful ground" than political differences...