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...team competition consists of four (of a possible 19) dances--waltz, tango, rhumba and swing--with each couple being scored on a three to five scale by dance. At the end of the night, the team with the highest total wins. Harvard's team, consisting of 30-35 undergraduates, competes on both the club and intercollegiate levels. It is currently ranked third in the country (first in New England) and hopes to attend an international competition in England over spring break...

Author: By Virginia A. Triant, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY | 11/2/1992 | See Source »

...classical Viennese chords of the waltz competition fade away, a new set of 20 dancers step onto the floor and begin moving in pairs to the 60's swing-favorite, "It's in His Kiss." According to judge Shawn Smith, the keys to this dance are timing and degree of enjoyment. Smith, an amateur dancer himself, stands at the edge of the dance floor and, holding his clipboard and detailed score-sheet, observes the motions of the couples, each pair labeled by letter...

Author: By Virginia A. Triant, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY | 11/2/1992 | See Source »

After the swing comes a short free-dancing section and the international and individual competitions. Before these dancers take the floor, however, the team results are announced: Yale first, Harvard second...

Author: By Virginia A. Triant, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY | 11/2/1992 | See Source »

...banking industry recovers, its attitude about lending needs to swing back from hypercaution to moderation. This trend could be hastened if government would take another look at its banking regulations and find ways to relax the rules, and restore the risk-taking function of banks, without endangering the health of the FDIC. With interest rates so low, a batch of new loans would go a long way toward invigorating small and medium-size businesses, which are the nimblest sector of the economy and the most likely to provide new jobs in a hurry. Until that happens, no matter who gets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Banks Won't Lend | 11/2/1992 | See Source »

...long as they don't use it to constrain, theright to swing your fist ends at the tip of mynose. And that goes for censorship as well. Ifyou're trying to censor me, then we're no longertalking about your definition of correctness,we're talking about how you impose...

Author: By Joshua W. Shenk, | Title: Dersh & Me | 10/31/1992 | See Source »

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