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* They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music.
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They left a kind of circle where they had danced, which were called älvdanser ( elf dances ) or älvringar ( elf circles ), and to urinate in one was thought to cause venereal diseases.
They are each distinct beings with their own personal likes and dislikes, distinct sacred rhythms, songs, dances, ritual symbols, and special modes of service.
They range from slow, stately dances ( bassadance, pavane, almain ) to fast, lively dances ( galliard, coranto, canario ).
They were actively supported by the missionaries who tried to destroy all signs of indigenous beliefs, notably by razing the ' mahoka ' huts where the local population worshiped their ancestors ' spirits and by ridiculing their rites, dances and other ceremonies.
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They are also social events when people turn up in their best attire, with women particularly bejeweled, and large numbers witness the ritual dances and also absorb the religious teachings on Buddhism.
They also point to the use Astaire made of her remarkably flexible back in classic romantic dances such as " Smoke Gets in Your Eyes " from Roberta ( 1935 ), " Cheek to Cheek " from Top Hat ( 1935 ) and " Let's Face the Music and Dance " from Follow the Fleet ( 1936 ).
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They confirm the name of Mr. Bean's girlfriend as " Irma Gobb ", and also give the name of the other man she actually dances with in Mr. Bean Goes to Town ( Giles Gummer ).
* They tried to incorporate in their music what they heard in village songs, in Cossack and Caucasian dances, in church chants and the tolling of church bells ( to the point where the bell tolling became a cliché ).
They have been described as a " cross between a barn dance and folk club ", and generally begin with a slow tempo verbunkos ( recruiting dance ), followed by swifter csárdás dances.
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