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Article #99Re: Is the Macarena a folk dance?
From: Ed Jay
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 00:00
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 00:00
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opisica@ix.netcom.com(SBadarau) wrote: >In <3331B12C.2954@lafn.org> Art Hurst <ae799@lafn.org> writes: >> >>nic wrote: >>> >>> Is the Macarena a folk dance? >>> >>> 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 I thought that after doing/watching the Macarena, everyone needs fresh air and must run to the restroom. :) Ed c];^? Salto ergo sum, in saltatus veritas. My return address is disguised. Remove the leading X to reply.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 146a07,82d91ffdd342cb1e X-Google-Attributes: gid146a07,public X-Google-Thread: 107444,82d91ffdd342cb1e X-Google-Attributes: gid107444,public X-Google-Thread: fd9b2,82d91ffdd342cb1e X-Google-Attributes: gidfd9b2,public X-Google-Thread: 114fc3,82d91ffdd342cb1e X-Google-Attributes: gid114fc3,public X-Google-Thread: 1031e5,82d91ffdd342cb1e X-Google-Attributes: gid1031e5,public From: Xedbj@ix.netcom.com (Ed Jay) Subject: Re: Is the Macarena a folk dance? Date: 1997/03/21 Message-ID: <3335c9d0.35379583@nntp.ix.netcom.com> X-Deja-AN: 227319797 References: <3331945B.5408@ucla.edu> <3331B12C.2954@lafn.org> <5guaac$9rq@dfw-ixnews5.ix.netcom.com> Organization: Netcom X-NETCOM-Date: Fri Mar 21 11:48:56 AM CST 1997 Newsgroups: ucla.dance,ba.dance,phl.dance,rec.arts.dance,rec.folk-dancing