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Article #97Re: Is the Macarena a folk dance?
From: SBadarau
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 00:00
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In <3331B12C.2954@lafn.org> Art Hurst <ae799@lafn.org> writes: > >nic wrote: >> >> Is the Macarena a folk dance? >> >> nik >> >> nbrown@cs.ucla.edu >> >> > If you believe that the "Chicken Dance" is a folk dance, then the >Macarena is a folk dance. Alternatively each could easily be considered >a simple incentive to induce profitable consumption in bars and night >clubs in the same vein as "Western Dance". > > Art Hurst These are also good ways to get non-dancers up on the dance floor at parties, since *anyone* can do these "dances" and *everyone* looks just as silly as everyone else! :) And once they're on the dance floor, maybe they'll stick around for some real dances. Those who don't want to bother can use the time to grab some water or fresh air or run to the restroom. - Janis
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 107444,82d91ffdd342cb1e X-Google-Attributes: gid107444,public X-Google-Thread: 146a07,82d91ffdd342cb1e X-Google-Attributes: gid146a07,public X-Google-Thread: 114fc3,82d91ffdd342cb1e X-Google-Attributes: gid114fc3,public X-Google-Thread: 1031e5,82d91ffdd342cb1e X-Google-Attributes: gid1031e5,public X-Google-Thread: fd9b2,82d91ffdd342cb1e X-Google-Attributes: gidfd9b2,public From: opisica@ix.netcom.com(SBadarau) Subject: Re: Is the Macarena a folk dance? Date: 1997/03/21 Message-ID: <5guaac$9rq@dfw-ixnews5.ix.netcom.com> X-Deja-AN: 227300728 References: <3331945B.5408@ucla.edu> <3331B12C.2954@lafn.org> Organization: Netcom X-NETCOM-Date: Fri Mar 21 9:43:08 AM CST 1997 Newsgroups: ucla.dance,ba.dance,phl.dance,rec.arts.dance,rec.folk-dancing