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Dancing, movement to music is a way of expressing our emotions. There are many different types and styles of dance, and I love watching them all.
Here are a few photos from my collection of different types of dance I have seen.
This was taken at the Tauranga village Jazz festival. Music and dancing in the streets a great day out.
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I was a teenager in the 1950’s a great era for music and rock n roll, when Elvis was King and Bill Haley “Rocked around the clock”.
Every June The “Winter Sun Festival” was held at Coolangatta (Now called “Cooly Rocks on”). It celebrates every thing from that era. Music, cars, clothes, the streets are closed to traffic and a happy throng rocks in the street to the pulsing beat of rock n roll bands.
“Cooly Rocks On is a 50s and 60s based nostalgia festival run over the borders of Coolangatta and Tweed Heads every June. The festival consists of a car show of 1200+ hot rods, custom and classic cars and Rock ‘n Roll, Rockabilly and Swing entertainment over 11 days. Cooly Rocks On also delivers a surf precinct in Kirra and is made up of many shows, displays and fun for all the family. The festival is free to enter and the program builds up over the year to bring visitors a very popular event visited by over 50,000 people.
There is much to see and do over the first 8 days, all building to a Grand Finale weekend where the streets are closed down, over 8 outdoor stages are erected, over 200 market stalls go up and the program is packed full from sun-up to sun-down.”
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Now for a quite different style of dancing, the sensuous, flowing style of the Indian temple dance. I was entranced by these beautiful young women as they moved gracefully to the haunting rhythms of India.
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This final video I took at “Buddha’s Birthday” in 2008. It was a totally unexpected act at this festival, and yet I was spellbound by this performance. These four, fabulous fellows moved in perfect unison. I do not know what this dance style is called, (maybe some one out in the blogosphere can tell me) but my name for it is “Mechanized Automation”. Watch for the precise movement of the hands…
All the videos in this post were taken and created by me. I have recently discovered how to create YouTube clips, so when I found this video languishing in my archives I “Youtubed” it for the world to see. Unfortunately I do not know the name of this group and wonder if they are still performing. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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I really enjoy this challenge from “Frizztext”. It is open to so much interpretation and I like to check out what other bloggers have chosen. Click on the logo to visit other posts.
OMG you 2 look like teenagers, how good is that,
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We felt like teenagers too Joan… 🙂
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These are great Pommepal but NOTHING competes with the dancing dogs 🙂
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I agree they are adorable
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What fun! I’m bopping away in the chair 🙂 The dogs are wonderful!
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I loved looking after those dogs
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you’ve written a great tribute to DANCE! And yes, me too: ” was a teenager in the 1950′s a great era for music and rock n roll, when Elvis was King and Bill Haley “Rocked around the clock”. Thanks for the YouTube link!
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Always some thing to be learnt in cyberspace. I have just caught up with how to download to Youtube.
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YOU have some really great dance pics, Pommepal. I did enjoy the videos. 🙂
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Thanks Ad I don’t move and groove as much as in the 50’s, these days but can still get up for short bursts…
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I love that first dancing couple! Great post!
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They were fun to watch
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Thanks Angeline good to get your comment
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D for Dance – what a wonderful interpretation for the challenge. It is so lovely to see what inspires people and your post is Definitely Different 🙂
Jude xx
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Darned decent of you to say so Jude… (said with a very Pommie accent…) lol
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Brilliant PP ! Just loved those dancing clips . There is nothing quite like dancing to free all the emotions and happiness one might be feeling .. It’s lovely to just let go 🙂
You are SO lucky Jack will join you 😉
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Thanks Poppy, actually it is Jack that leads the way in dancing, some times I just cannot get the mojo working so off he goes to dance by himself only to soon be joined by some energetic young chick…
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You have really produced a superb post.
Not only because it is of things we have shared.
I cruse around and it is compairable with the best.
Thank you my pommipal, Kind regards Lucky Jack.
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Thank you Jack you are my inspiration
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I’m with you I love dance, all kinds but particularly that in which I can join in. My favourite therefore is the geriatric jivers although I believe you are never too old to dance the size of the steps just get smaller and the energy perhaps a little less. Great post.
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Yes I agree Irene I can’t last as long or go as fast as I used to, but I still enjoy getting up and giving it a go….
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Nice … awesome! Especially like that first shot: those dogs got rhythm!
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I should’ve taken a video and then I could put it to music…
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