* In the 2005 episodes " The Empty Child " and " The Doctor Dances ", Jack Harkness uses a " sonic blaster ", referred to by Rose Tyler as a " squareness gun ", capable of " digitising " structures by disintegrating them and then reversing the process, among other functions.

The dance was also referred to in Connie Francis ' 1962 hit " V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N " ("... we'll Mashed Potato to a jukebox tune ..."), " Do You Love Me " by The Contours, " Let's Dance " by Chris Montez, " Harry the Hairy Ape " a 1963 Top-20 pop and R & B novelty hit by Ray Stevens, and " Land of a Thousand Dances ".

The more popular of these is the Miyako Odori, literally " Dances of the Old Capital " ( sometimes instead referred to as " Cherry Blossom Dances "), staged by the geisha of Gion Kōbu, which dates to 1872.

The collection contains about one thousand examples and are divided into seven rooms called Masks of the World, Mexico across History, The Huichols and the Jaguar, Alebrijes and Dances of Guerrero, Devils and Death, Identity and Fantasy, and Afro-Indian masks.

Among the most cherished of these lighter works by Brahms are his sets of popular dances — the Hungarian Dances, the Waltzes, Op.

The " Dances de Carnival " are allegorical and comedic tales acted out in the streets throughout the festival.

Duple-time dances like the krzesany, zbójnicki ( Brigand's Dances ) and ozwodna are popular.

Dances are generally made up of eight bar phrases with a single " time through " lasting between 24 and 64 bars and repeated as many times as there are couples in the set.

Dances are described by their music type, length and number of repetitions.

At times, however, his alcoholism would seem to be in check, and among the most powerful works composed during his last 6 years are the four Songs and Dances of Death.

Among the composer's other works are a number of songs, including three song cycles: The Nursery ( 1872 ), Sunless ( 1874 ) and Songs and Dances of Death ( 1877 ); plus Mephistopheles ' Song of the Flea and many others.

Dances such as " the jig " are common among this genre of Cajun music.

In the 19th century, Roma orchestras became very well known throughout Europe, and were frequently thought of as the primary musical heritage of Hungary, as in Franz Liszt's Hungarian Dances and Rhapsodies, which used Hungarian Roma music as representative of Hungarian folk music Hungarian Roma music is often represented as the only music of the Roma, though multiple forms of Roma music are common throughout Europe and are often dissimilar to Hungarian forms.

Dances have complex steps matching the rhythm, and are often fast.

Dances for performances are usually selected and choreographed for presentation on stage.

Dances originating outside the Ukrainian ethnic region but which are also popular include: the Polka, Mazurka, Krakowiak, Csárdás, Waltz, Kamarynska and Barynya.

Dances are performed by both non-professional children's groups and trained professional groups.

Dances and traditional sports are also enjoyed.

Dances are designed by applying one or both of these fundamental choreographic methods:

The Dances of Universal Peace ( DUP ) are meditative, spiritual practices using the mantras of all world religions to promote peace.

Dances are choreographed with movements, steps, and gestures that encourage the dancer to explore the deeper mystical meaning of the dance.

* Dances of Universal Peace are meditative, spiritual practices danced in a circle

Origins of the Dances of Sri Lanka are dated back to the aboriginal tribes.

Popular Dances like Choliya from the Kumaon region of India, and khukri dances from Nepal are prominent in the sub-continent, while all known linked (" hilt-and-point ") sword dances are from Europe.

As a traditional Scottish tune, Highland Laddie is also commonly played on the bagpipes for Scottish Dances.

* Dances of Universal Peace, meditative, spiritual practices danced in a circle.

The ' Hebridean Dances ' originated in the Hebrides and are now danced by Highland dancers.

The king danced after the god, which according to the legend started a Silla dance known as eomu sansinmu ( King Dances, God Dances ).

Her arrangement of composer John Cage's prepared piano duet " Three Dances " for four prepared bass koto was a landmark in the modern era of koto music.

In 1961, Bernstein prepared a suite of orchestral music from the show, titled Symphonic Dances from West Side Story:

Brahms was also attracted to the exoticism of Hungarian folk music, and used it in such pieces as his famous ' Hungarian Dances ', the final movement of his Violin Concerto, and the ' Rondo alla zingarese ' from his Piano Quartet No. 1, op.

As another extension of his interests, Hwang penned the texts for three dance pieces: Ruby Shang's Yellow Punk Dolls ( live ) and Dances in Exile ( presented on Alive from Off Center ; starring B. D. Wong and directed by Howard Silver ) as well as Maureen Fleming's After Eros ( with music by Philip Glass ).

Because Barry provided not just the main title theme but the complete soundtrack score, his music often enhanced the critical reception of a film, notably in Midnight Cowboy, the 1976 version of King Kong, Out of Africa, and Dances with Wolves.

Several world-renowned troupes perform Bulgarian folk music, such as the State Ensemble for Folk Songs and Dances, led by Philip Koutev ( 1903-1982 ), and the Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir, famous for the series of songs entitled Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares.

For the most part however his music at this time was orchestral ; works included a piano concerto, withdrawn after its first performance, a light orchestral suite, The B's, portraying his friends at the college, and the Three Dances for violin and orchestra.

The flutes of metal such as silver & brass produce shrill music to accompany Kandyan Dances, while the plaintive strains of music of the reed flute may pierce the air in devil-dancing.

Undoubtedly the most famous Albanian composer, however, was Çesk Zadeja, known as the Father of Albanian classical music ; he composed in many styles, from symphonies to ballets, beginning in 1956, and also helped found the Music Conservatory of Tirana, the Theatre of Opera and Ballet, and the Assembly of Songs and Dances.

KSTP has its origins in the Twin Cities radio station WAMD (" Where All Minneapolis Dances "), which started broadcasting live dance music from a local ballroom on February 13, 1925.

Examples of sicilianas in 20th-century music include Igor Stravinsky's Serenata from Pulcinella, Ottorino Respighi's Siciliana from " Ancient Airs and Dances ", Suite No. 3, and Malcolm Arnold's Siciliano in the Little Suite No. 1 for Brass.

* The Balkan Festival of Folk Songs and Dances, annual folklore music and dance festival in the beginning of July

Coleridge-Taylor also composed chamber music, anthems, and the African Dances for violin, among other works.

The Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály spent most of his childhood in this town and composed the Dances of Galánta ( 1933, for orchestra ) based on the folk music of this region.

Phillips has provided cover art for music albums including Starless and Bible Black by King Crimson ( 1974 ), Another Green World by Brian Eno ( 1975 ), and one of the sixteen portraits that form Peter Blake's design for Face Dances by The Who ( 1981 ).

* Dances performed in royal courts to the accompaniment of classical music were called Carnatakam.