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This paper explains that the Lion Dancing is a unique art form from China traditionally thought to bring happiness, good luck, prosperity and longevity. The author points out that the Lion Dance is performed during celebrations such as the Chinese New Year and the August Moon Festival and at grand openings of restaurants, martial arts school and other businesses. The paper relates that it might have originated during the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD) when, according to legend, the emperor dreamt he was attacked by demons but was saved by a mysterious creature, a lion.

Table of Contents:
Lion Dancing and Revolution
Elements of Lion Dancing
Lion Dancing Routines
Choi Chiang "Get the Green"

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"Lion dancing has long been associated with kung fu, an association that dates back to the Ching dynasty, when revolutionary martial artists used the dance as a secret means of communication. Under the guise of celebration, revolutionary martial artists traveled from village to village performing the lion dance. As part of the routine the dancing lion woould eat lettuce which often contained money and information hidden within its leaves. In revolutionary days, the dancer holding the lion's head would cry out choi ching ("get the Ching") to signal that he was a fellow revolutionary and could receive secret messages. Of course, any Ching informers present would know the dancer's intention upon hearing the battlecry. Since ching was very close in sound to chiang (meaning green, as in lettuce and money), the lion dancer's password became choi chiang or "get the green.""

Tags:papier-mache, kung-fu, parade

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This paper discusses the staging of "The Lion King" musical on Broadway, explaining how the theory of commodification was implemented in its staging and merchandising, how the venue made a difference, and appraising the musical's success.

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"The staging of "The Lion King" on Broadway was the synergistic coupling of venue and marketing in a remarkable example of brilliant artistry that made optimum use of its location, talent and theatrical staging to create a phenomenon. Disney's appropriation and transformation of Times Square for the purpose of producing "The Lion King" there and its integration of marketization into the actual production rendered the staging a complex interaction of opportunity development and production that resulted in a long-running Broadway hit and myriad related products..."

Tags:staging, stage, musical Disney, Broadway, New York City, The Lion King, Taymor, theory, commodification

Abstract
This paper reviews and analyzes M. Ondaatje's "In the Skin of a Lion." First, the the paper describes life in Toronto in the 1920s and 1930s. Then it reviews the novel's complex characters and story, focusing on how Ondaatje made use of the Ambrose Small mystery that has continued since Small's disappearance in 1919. The reader sees a growing city of deep class fissures, many immigrant laborers of different kinds, the reality of working people in a rough environment, as very separate from the city's wealthy, powerful leaders.

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"Much that we read on the history of Canada, somehow, does not give a sense of what it was like to live in a particular place, among ordinary workers, or what their daily reality might have been like. However, through the experience of Michael Ondaatje's hero, Patrick Lewis, In the Skin of a Lion, the reader is given quite a rich sense of Toronto in the 1920s and early 1930s and what might occur among working class people who worked very hard for what they could obtain, but were able to see what occurred around them. The novel is made up of several stories whose characters..."

Tags:skin of a lion, toronto, history

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This paper presents an analysis of the children's classic by C.S. Lewis, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" further exploring themes in the work and the history behind the novel. According to the paper, the recent release of the film has called attention to the prevalence of Christian themes t in the novel and its movie adaptation. This paper also examines the history of the novel and author C. S. Lewis' rationale for writing it following the close of the Second World War. In doing so, the relevance of the book shall be identified, especially in terms of Lewis' themes of appropriate government appointed by God.

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"The recent release of the blockbuster film, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" has called attention to the prevalence of Christian themes that are present in the novel and its movie adaptation. This paper shall explore the history of the novel and author C. S. Lewis' rationale for writing it following the close of the Second World War. In doing so, the relevance of the book shall be identified, especially in terms of Lewis' themes of appropriate government appointed by God. Background..."

Tags:novel, lion, fiction

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This paper explains that the exegesis of Christ figured as the Lion and the Lamb in Revelation 5. The author points out the context in which this figuration appears in Revelation 5. The paper relates the significance of the imagery with reference to the importance of Greek, as both language and culture, in shaping the text.

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"This research provides an exegesis of Christ figured as the Lion and the Lamb in Revelation Chapter . The research will set forth the context in which this figuration appears in Revelation and then critically discuss the significance of the imagery with reference..."

Tags:Exegesis, Revelation, Jesus, Christ, Christian, Lion, Lamb

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This paper will discuss the Wole Soyinka's "The Lion and the Jewel" and reveal the nature of the ways in which Sidi's dismissal of Lunkunle represents the victory of tribal values over western ones. This paper will also explore the relationship between Sidi and Lunkunle from the point of both gender and social values.

Tags:LITERATURE / GERMAN, EAST EUROPEAN, soyinka lion jewel

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This paper compares and discusses the danger to the children in C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland". It details the plots of both books and examines them very closely. It concludes that both stories show the dangers of being a child as well as other dangers in life.

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"The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" takes place during World War II in London. Four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, go live in the country to avoid bomb-torn London. They live with the rather eccentric Professor Kirke. One rainy day, the children are playing hide and seek inside, and Lucy hides in the wardrobe. Suddenly, she finds herself in the woods, and snow is falling. She has discovered the land of Narnia, and later brings the other children along to see her discovery."

Tags:lion, witch, wardrobe, children, danger, literature

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This is an analysis of the film "The Lion In Winter". The paper considers the elements of distance/proximity, camera angles, framing, lighting, color and costume, panning and dolly work, music, staging/directionality, grain, and point of view. It discusses mainly the theatric feel of the film as conveyed by the above elements of the production.

Tags:lion, winter

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The paper is an in-depth study of the history of hip hop dance, from before and after the 1970s, and its effects on society. It explores how this type of dance is unlike other dance forms and the elements that make it up. There are no fixed forms to dance, but only styles. The rest is up to the dancer. It is a style of dance for all society giving the freedom to all to dance according to their desires. The paper also shows how hip hop is very much an American product. The hip hop trend enables the path for several dancers, and at the same time it also fosters and promotes more suggestive dance moves. The paper provides clear indications of the effects on culture; some hip hop is racist in theme, while others are sexist. Many hip hop musicians concentrate on such issues like social inequity and the dangers of heroin use. The conclusion is that hip hop is more than just music. It is becoming the soul of pop culture as never before, and steadily moving from the street corners and music videos towards usage in the fitness centers, dance studios as well as television shows.

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"Hip hop may be viewed as a culture and is often used to refer to commercial rap music, but hip-hop is not only music. It is loved by the American ghetto youth who claim that it is their method of self-expression and use hip hop to rise over their physical situations. The culture of hip hop has its roots based on truth, self-determination, courage and pride. This is the reason why it has grown to have its impact on almost every part of the world. (Hip-hop History) Some hip hop is racist in their themes, while others are sexist. At the same time, there are also many hip hop musicians who concentrate on such issues like social inequity and the dangers of heroin use. From its early days in the US, the music is being played in projects and some underground clubs, but, now it has achieved a profile that has led to include it in the 1992 presidential debates over Sister Soljah. In the 20th Century Fox movie, Bulworth, there is Warren Beatty playing a Senator who berates his opponents using rap. Hip hop, it would seem, has become a part of our lives. (Classified Hip-Hop or I wanna blow up like Marilyn Monroe's skirt) At the same time, hip hop is not only music. This form of dancing has become very popular and this is clear from the opinions of some experts. "There's a definite surge in the white neighborhood that wouldn't necessarily be exposed to hip-hop in their everyday life," says Keith Pinto, who is an MC and hip-hop dance teacher at the Dance Attack in Los Gatos, California. "They watch MTV, see other kids doing it and want to be a part of it. You can pretty much go to any dance studio in the Bay area and they'll have a hip-hop class." (Hip-hop dance fever)"

Tags:break, dance, graffiti, rapping, afrika, bambaataa, grandmaster, flash, universal, zulu, nation, scratch, rapping, djing, don, campbellock, bboying, scooby-doos, popping, boogaloo, krump, popping

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In this paper, the premise of the polka dance is founded through the historical and technical aspects of the dance that originated in central Europe in the 19th century. The unison of the male/female interaction of the dance involves a set of foot steps and interaction with partners, which provides a deeper senses of cultural unity in its circular patterns. The use of the dance in rural communities in the19th century reveal the way that it is still used to bring together a sense of cultural unity, even in the modern era.

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Tags:dance, polka, europe