Minor sets originate at the head of the set, starting with the topmost dancers as the 1's ( the active couple or actives ); the other couple are 2's ( or inactives ).

Younger dancers fresh out of high school ( Al Minns, Joe Daniels, Russell Williams, and Pepsi Bethel ) worked out the Back Flip, Over the head, and ' the Snatch ' '.

The Ballroom soon proclaimed itself the " temple of mambo ", for the city's best dancers — the Mambo Aces, " Killer Joe " Piro, Augie and Margo Rodriguez, Paulito and Lilon, Louie Maquina and Pedro " Cuban Pete " Aguilar — gave mambo demonstrations there and made a reputation for their expressive use of arms, legs, head and hands.

The dancers made the knot of the pentangle around his drowsing head with their swords.

Mars is himself a dancer, and the head of the Salian dancers, patrician young men whose parents were both living ( patrimi and matrimi ).

Members of Marable's bands were expected to be able to play a wide variety of music, from hot numbers to light classics, both play by head and from sheet music, and above all to keep the dancers happy.

The head dancers lead the other dancers in the grand entry or parade of dancers that opens a pow-wow.

In many cases, the head dancers are also responsible for leading the dancers during songs, and often dancers will not enter the arena unless the head dancers are already out dancing.

In a two step each couple follows the lead of the head dancers, forming a line behind them, whereas in an owl dance each couple dances alone.

It starts with participants dancing in circles to a gusle, and ends with dancers standing on other dancers ' shoulders and a toast from the head of the household.

However, paintings and engravings of the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme ( who visited Egypt in the 18th century ) show sword dancers balancing sabers on their head.

The dancers face is adorned with Tikka ( decorations made by hand with sandalwood paste ), Mathami or Matha Patti ( forehead ornament ), Allaka ( head piece on which the tikka hangs ), unique ear covers called Kapa in intricate shapes usually depicting a peacock ’ s feathers, an ear chain, Jhumkas ( bell shaped earrings ), a short necklace, and a longer necklace with a hanging pendant.

This time, the words " Hit of the party " float over his head as he basks in the admiration of the other dancers.

Female dancers balance a third tinggoy on their head, and all the dancers swirl the lights over their heads and under their arms, or sometimes swing them around inside handkerchiefs.

Bridles, hackamores, halters or headcollars, and similar equipment consist of various arrangements of straps around the horse's head, and are used for control and communication with the animal.

It consist of sitting members of parliament and is headed by a prime minister, the head of government.

These contacts usually consist first of the bump or pass so that the ball's trajectory is aimed towards the player designated as the setter ; second of the set ( usually an over-hand pass using wrists to push finger-tips at the ball ) by the setter so that the ball's trajectory is aimed towards a spot where one of the players designated as an attacker can hit it, and third by the attacker who spikes ( jumping, raising one arm above the head and hitting the ball so it will move quickly down to the ground on the opponent's court ) to return the ball over the net.

* a sovereign or head of state who is the nominal or legal and constitutional holder of executive power, and holds numerous reserve powers, but whose daily duties mainly consist of performing ceremonial functions.

Chelicerates ' bodies consist of two tagmata, sets of segments that serve similar functions: the foremost one, called the cephalothorax or prosoma, is a complete fusion of the segments that in an insect would form two separate tagmata, the head and thorax ; the rear tagma is called the abdomen or opisthosoma.

Footed arrows will typically consist of a short length of hardwood near the head of the arrow, with the remainder of the shaft consisting of softwood.

The mouthparts are entognathous ( enclosed within the head capsule ) and consist of thin mandibles and maxillae.

The head referee ’ s signal shall consist of a downward movement of the arm and audible command “ Squat ”.

* The head referee ’ s signal shall consist of a downward movement of the arm and the audible command “ Down ”.

All scuba diving masks consist of the lenses also known as a faceplate, a comfortable skirt, which also encloses the nose, and a head strap.

From now on Rome's legions would largely consist of poor citizens ( the " capite censi " or " head count ") whose future after service could only be assured if their general could somehow bring about a land distribution on their behalf.

Millipede eyes consist of a number of simple flat lensed ocelli arranged in a group on the front / side of the head.

A type of drum, they consist of a skin called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionally made of copper.

Its strengths consist in independence of head geometry compared to EEG ( unless ferromagnetic implants are present ) and non-invasiveness, as opposed to PET.

These usually consist of a piece of rubber or foam rubber that is laid on top of each drum head and cymbal.

The park is home to fourteen plants placed on the state endangered species list ; these consist of ram's – head lady's slipper ( Cypripedium arietinum ), olivaceous spike – rush ( Eleocharis olivacea ), bog adder's – mouth ( Malaxis paludosa ), slender naiad ( Najas gracillma ), and sheathed pondweed ( Potamogeton vaginatus ).

By law, the Committee must consist of four Buddhist and four Hindu representatives, including the head of Sankaracharya Math monastery as an ex-officio Hindu member.

Also premiering on TLC in 2009 was Cake Boss, which focuses on the head baker at Carlo's Bakery and his staff, who mostly consist of his family.

In the Eastern Catholic Churches, the metropolitan is the head of those autonomous particular Churches that, though they consist of several eparchies, are not large enough to be placed under the authority of a patriarch or a major archbishop.

Offal dishes in South Africa do not usually consist of any organs and are mostly limited to stomach skin, sheep's head, shin and very rarely brains.

These signals can consist of ; eye contact and nodding your head to show you understand.

Though the majority of specimens are almost or even totally black, ( with the exception of head and facial markings ), the color pattern may consist of a brown, gray, tan, yellowish-olive or blackish ground color, which is overlaid with a series of 10-17 dark brown to almost black crossbands.

Wayside signals are located only at interlockings and consist of two lamps on a single signal head, one lunar white, the other red.

The larva has a blind gut and the body consist literally of a head and its three pairs of cephalic appendages only: the chelifores, palps and ovigers.

The Queen of New Zealand, represented in the Cook Islands by the Queen's Representative, is the Head of State ; the Chief Minister is the head of government and of a multi-party system.

As a result, the duties of the head of state are constitutionally delegated to the Supreme People's Assembly whose chairman is " Head of State for foreign affairs " and performs some of the roles of a Head of State, such as accrediting foreign ambassadors.

Sometimes a head of state assumes office as a state becomes legal and political reality, before a formal title for the highest office is determined ; thus in the since 1 January 1960 independent republic Cameroon ( Cameroun, a former French colony ), the first President, Ahmadou Babatoura Ahidjo, was at first not styled président but ' merely ' known as Chef d ' état ( literal French for ' Head of State ') until 5 May 1960 ; in Uganda, military coup leader since 25 January 1971 Idi Amin was formally styled military head of State till 21 February 1971, only from then on regular ( but unconstitutional, not elected ) President.

* Head, slang for oral sex, e. g., " to give head "

Head coach Jim Mora was fired at the end of the season and was replaced by former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Tony Dungy.

* 1999 – Australians vote to keep the Head of the Commonwealth as their head of state in the Australian republic referendum.

Under this form of government, called the Westminster System, the Sovereign is Head of State and titular head of Her Majesty's Government.

like most parliamentary democracies the Head of State's duties are mostly ceremonial, the Prime Minister of India is the head of government and has the responsibility for executive power.

Head of the Government, Hebrew acronym: ;, Rais al-Hukuma ) is the head of the Israeli government and the most powerful political figure in Israel ( the position of President of Israel is largely honorary ).

* Parliamentary republic — a republic, like India, Poland, with an elected head of state, but where the head of state and head of government are kept separate with the Head of government retaining most executive powers, or a head of state akin to a head of government, elected by a Parliament.

The oldest, and arguably most famous, head race is the Head of the River Race, founded by Steve Fairbairn in 1926 which takes place each March on the river Thames in London, United Kingdom.

These processional races are known as Head Races, because, as with bumps racing, the fastest crew is awarded the title Head of the River ( as in " head of the class ").

The Green Mountain Head Regatta continues to use the stake format but it is run as a head race with an interval start.

Those mentioned include Peter Hendy, who was at the time Head of Surface Transport division, and Tim O ' Toole, head of the Underground division, who were both awarded CBEs.

Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer ( 2001 ) was fired at the end of his first season as head coach with an 8 – 8 record and subsequently Cerrato was re-hired.

Formally the " head of state " can also personally be the " head of government " ( ex officio or by ad hoc cumulation such as an absolute monarch nominating himself ) but otherwise has formal precedence over the Head of Government and other ministers, whether he is their actual political superior ( absolute monarch, executive president ) or rather theoretical or ceremonial in character.

( In such cases, a head of government may seek a parliamentary dissolution from the Head of state and attempt to regain support by popular vote ).