Word: waltz
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...with his old job, has been in Mogadishu long enough to watch the city go from outright anarchy to "a place that almost feels safe." Bringing peace to Somalia's interior, however, may take some doing. In Baidoa, Purvis saw a young Somali no more than eight years old waltz up to a relief worker who was carrying a bag of cheese-flavored chips. "The kid had an AK-47 draped over his shoulder, its muzzle almost dragging in the dust," says Purvis. While Purvis watched, the pint-size gunman reached up and snatched the bag of chips. A Somali...
...that Harvard has an invitation to the Big Dance, it can thank the backs for showing the Crimson how to waltz...
...example, last spring, I attended the Adams House Waltz, paying full price for my ticket and expecting to have a good time. This was unfortunately made impossible, due not to bad planning by the waltz committee or a bad experience with my date. Rather, it was the high number of smokers, both in the refreshment area and on the floor, who made it very difficult for my date and me to enjoy ourselves, as he was very smoke-sensitive and we were prevented from spending much time dancing, and indeed left early...
...films, politics and music. Such an elysian delight to arrive fresh-faced from high school and pick and choose among multiple student personae. In my college in Oxford, the educational habitation of Oscar Wilde, the penchant for extreme effeminacy and decadence was the mask of many arrivals. Why not waltz with youthful freedom amidst such variety, and try out all the masks...
...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...