Download or read book True Stories from the Dance Floor written by Kevin G. Stephenson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-08 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of true stories, experiences and direct quotes of people from the social dance community from around and outside the United States. Many of the comments came from a dancing social networking group I managed years ago. The contributors have various dance backgrounds such as Swing, Latin Dance, Ballroom and many others. The contributors range from novice to professionals. The stories offer basic insight into how people in relationship should treat one another. Also what we tend to learn about people as we encounter them on the social dance floor. Please note. The opinions expressed are solely of the contributors and not necessarily of the author of this book. Enjoy

Download or read book Channel Kindness Stories of Kindness and Community written by Born This Way Foundation Reporters and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Bestseller For Lady Gaga, kindness is the driving force behind everything she says and does. The quiet power of kindness can change the way we view one another, our communities, and even ourselves. She embodies this mission, and through her work, brings more kindness into our world every single day. Lady Gaga has always believed in the importance of being yourself, being kind to yourself, and being kind to others, no matter who they are or where they come from. With that sentiment in mind, she and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, founded Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the world a kinder and braver place. Through the years, they've collected stories of kindness, bravery and resilience from young people all over the world, proving that kindness truly is the universal language. And now, we invite you to read these stories and follow along as each and every young author finds their voice just as Lady Gaga has found hers. Within these pages, you’ll meet young changemakers who found their inner strength, who prevailed in the face of bullies, who started their own social movements, who decided to break through the mental health stigma and share how they felt, who created safe spaces for LGBTQ+ youth, and who have embraced kindness with every fiber of their being by helping others without the expectation of anything in return. In one story, you’ll read about a young person with an autoimmune disease, who after being bullied at school, learned how to practice self-love and started an organization with the mission of educating others about the importance of self-love, too; and in another story, you’ll meet a young person who decided to start a movement to help eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraged others to talk about their feelings openly and honestly, a reminder that kindness and mental wellness go hand in hand. Not only were we moved by these individual acts of kindness, but we were also touched by the many stories of organizations, neighborhoods, and entire communities that fully dedicated themselves to helping those in need and found new, innovative ways to make our world a kinder and braver place. Individually and collectively, these stories prove that kindness not only saves lives but builds community. Kindness is inclusion, it is pride, it is empathy, it is compassion, it is self-respect and it is the guiding light to love. Kindness is always transformational, and its never-ending ripples result in even more kind acts that can change our lives, our communities, and our world.

Download or read book The Kings of Dance written by Luis De Jesus and published by Wake Up Write Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-06-05 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Kings of Dance novel is an education of dance, and how music evolved along with it. “As far back as I can remember which would be 1972; Rock the dance was born right before my eyes.” The first-time author, Luis De Jesus, exclaims an education on how “Rock” was born and how from the Bronx dance roots the next level of dancing evolved. The purest form of dance; Rock! THE BASICS, THE FUNDAMENTALS! A lot of people do not have knowledge and are blind to the real facts, let this be your schooling. This story is a time portal that takes you back to the different glamorous Disco’s, music, and styles of clothes. This book is so that the truth can be exposed. Luis was there; he is the proof in the pudding. All of the people mentioned in this book deserve their title.This is based on a true story! It took place in the Bronx.

Download or read book True Stories written by C.J. Ott and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In True Stories: Memories, Musings, Odds and Ends, C.J. Ott tells of the first seven years of his childhood in New York City and the next seven years in the Saugerties area, a hundred miles north of the city. He recounts his experiences as a postulant, novice and scholastic in the Marianist religious order; four years of military service in the U.S. Air Force, and a twenty-five year career as a teacher and principal in Trotwood-Madison City Schools, by Dayton, Ohio. Along the way he recalls the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean and Viet Nam Wars, and the tumultuous '60s. The author is a lifelong student and, by his own admission, addicted to reading. The musings cover a broad range of topics from philosophy, economics, politics and religion, to the good life, the golden years, and death and dying. True Stories looks back over more than seventy-five years of living. It was written for family, friends and progeny, but others will find it a pleasure to read.

Download or read book The True Story of Acid House Britain s Last Youth Culture Revolution written by Luke Bainbridge and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The arrival of a new style of music and a new type of drug in 1988 ignited a revolution. To coincide with the 25th anniversary of the second summer of love, this is the definitive story of the seismic movements in music and youth culture that changed the cultural landscape forever. Luke Bainbridge is uniquely positioned to tell this story, having connections both in the industry, through nearly two decades as a music journalist, and on the dancefloor, through two decades of dancing, promoting and DJing. Bainbridge has interviewed most of the protagonists who led the revolution, from the DJs and musicians to the promoters, gangsters and ravers, and built up a relationship of trust and mutual respect. This will be true story of acid house, from the DJ box to the dance floor. He examines the legacy and lasting impact of acid house, and how the second summer of love is viewed 25 years on. How has acid house been assimilated into mainstream culture? How did the change in drugs, away from ecstasy towards other drugs, affect the music and the party scene? Why has the free party scene never really been replicated, despite new technology greater capacity to organise events and disseminate information? Did the summer of 1988 leave us with a generation of drug users? Has there been any lasting effect of such an explosion in drug use? Who were the real winners and casualties in the story? Do the world's current biggest DJs Tiesto, Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta have any connection to the original scene? Where next for house and dance music in general?

Download or read book Swing Dancing written by Tamara Stevens and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-04-07 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Telling a riveting true story of the emergence and development of an American icon, this book traces swing dancing from its origins to its status as a modern-day art form. From its unlikely origins in the African slave trade, one of the saddest chapters of American history, swing dance emerged as a celebration of the soul. Swing is now recognized around the globe as a joyous partnered dance, uniquely Afro-American in origin and an American treasure. This book examines how the original swing style of the 1920s, the Lindy Hop, branched out and evolved with the changing dynamics of popular culture, paralleling the development of the nation. Swing Dancing covers the dance through the years of minstrelsy, the jazz age, the big band era, bebop, and the decline of partnered dancing in the 1960s. Swing experts and instructors Tamara and Erin Stevens have combined a compelling historic examination of swing dance with an assortment of riveting personal interviews and photographic documentation to create a comprehensive reference book on this important art form.

Download or read book True Stories of Law Order written by Kevin Dwyer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-11-07 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True Stories of Law & Order reveals the fascinating and shocking facts behind 25 of the hit show's most popular episodes - from the incredible account of how a woman's repressed memory leads to the solving of a 30-year-old cold case to the high-profile investigation of tranvestite millionaire Robert Durst. And just like in Law & Order, the actual crime is just the beginning, as you follow these cases from the initial stages of the investigation through the trial and up to the often controversial verdicts. Part of the reason millions of fans tune in to Law & Order is the gritty realism of its storytelling. The monumentally popular show has included many episodes inspired by actual cases ripped from the headlines - true crimes that are often stranger and more chilling than fiction.

Download or read book Tales from the Dance Floor written by Craig Revel Horwood and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this frank, funny and revealing book, Craig Revel Horwood turns the spotlight behind the scenes and uncovers some sensational stories from his life and times onstage.

Download or read book Whispers and Shouts written by Denise Williams and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2019-04-03 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wondered what God is up to in your story? Me too. I write my stories to give you hope that there is more. There is a greater story. There is someone who sees us and knows our name. And believe it or not, he who knows us best, loves us most, and is inviting us into his dance. As you read parts of my journey, I hope you see God’s threads of grace and redemption in your own. And who knows, maybe you will find yourself on the dance floor as well.

Download or read book Quick Before the Music Stops written by Janet Carlson and published by Broadway. This book was released on 2008 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-time competitive ballroom dancer describes how she left performing to raise a family and pursue a more "suitable" profession, until twenty years later she rediscovers the joy, confidence, emotional security, trust, and wonder that dancing evokes.

Download or read book Shall We Dance The True Story of the Couple Who Taught The World to Dance written by Douglas Thompson and published by Metro Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-12 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the eve of the Great War, they had the world at - and watching - their feet. If God is in the details, they were divine.Vernon and Irene Castle were the world's first true celebrity couple. He, an Englishman, was tall and slim, as poised as an elegant evening out, a template for the Hollywood idols who would follow. In a staid age, she, a New Yorker, was a glorious, modern beauty, with her haired cropped into a 'shock', a disdain for crippling corsets, a love of a martini and a good time.Together, they beat the censors and made their vibrant dancing acceptable for all. In the fashionable quarters of New York they opened a dance school and night clubs to which Society flocked. They broke the rules by touring with black musicians, and led the way forward to the Charleston-galloping Gatsby Generation. They enlightened and enchanted from London to Paris to New York, spreading a breathless joy, as though their music had one note, and their dances one step, too many. Launching one racy dance craze after another, they taught the world to dance - and often dress - the way we do today. Adored and acclaimed, they were stars long before the celebrity constellations grew crowded.Yet the whirlwind story of perhaps the most influential dance team ever is also one of tragedy. Their timing, so perfect in everything else, saw Vernon Castle, at the height of their fame, return to England to enlist in the Royal Flying Corps; he saw action as a pilot on the Western Front, winning the Croix de Guerre, while his wife made special appearances to support the Allied war effort. And then, in February 1918, he was killed in a flying accident in Texas, while training American pilots for war. Irene received a last note from him: 'When you receive this letter I shall be gone out of your sweet life. You may be sure that I died with your sweet name on my lips... be brave and don't cry, my angel.'She and many others did cry, for as far as the world was concerned Vernon and Irene Castle could have danced all night, and for ever.'The afternoon was already planned; they were going dancing - for those were the great days: Maurice was tangoing in "Over the River", the Castles were doing a stiffed-leg walk in the third act of the 'Sunshine Girl' - a walk that gave the modern dance a social position and brought the nice girl into the café, thus beginning a profound revolution in American life. The great rich empire was feeling its oats and was out for some not too plebeian, yet not too artistic fun.' - F. Scott Fitzgerald, 'The Perfect Life', one of the Basil and Josephine Stories, first published in the Saturday Evening Post, 5 January 1929.

Download or read book The True Story of the Vortex the Conception Files written by A.D. Stratu and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-10-03 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Agata Gate Carson, a shy bookseller with a quirky sense of humor. She loves to dance, she writes the script for the Skydwellers computer game, and all she dreams about is a normal, ordinary relationship. Yet nothing is normal and ordinary after she crosses paths with Rob Florin, the front man of the Trespassers. Hes megatons of attractiveness, and apart from selling millions of records, he is on a mission to save the Vortex world, a perilous mission where Gate is the key element. For the Vortexthe world of the Skydwellers game she inventedis actually real and in danger. And so they start, from love in Prague to war in the Carpathians, thwarting Kee-Axe Dark Empire emissaries as they work on the Last Battle mission. From plasma-ball fi ghts on the Mont-Tremblant road to the gloomy Paris basement where Lord KRamol of KADE tries to torture Gate into cooperation. Yet she cannot afford surrender, for if she yields, the Empire will ruin the seven-suns world, and Archers sacrifice would be in vain too. Nor can she afford death, for her beloved would not survive either, or so the Prophecy goes. And will the Skydwellers help them this time?

Download or read book Dancer from the Dance written by Andrew Holleran and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2001-12-18 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic remembrance of things past -- and still poignantly present. It depicts the adventures of Malone, a beautiful young man searching for love amid New York's emerging gay scene. From Manhattan's Everard Baths and after-hours discos to Fire Island's deserted parks and lavish orgies, Malone looks high and low for meaningful companionship. The person he finds is Sutherland, a campy quintessential queen -- and one of the most memorable literary creations of contemporary fiction. Hilarious, witty, and ultimately heartbreaking, Dancer from the Dance is truthful, provocative, outrageous fiction told in a voice as close to laughter as to tears.

Download or read book If the Dance Floor Is Empty Change the Song written by Joe Clark and published by Dave Burgess Consulting. This book was released on 2020-06-20 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading schools with courage, intention, and honesty What can a deejay teach us about the classroom? What does a superintendent do besides decide when to close school for snow? What makes someone a great teacher or a great principal? In this collection of essays, Dr. Joe Clark answers these questions by offering a model for compassionate, principled, and student-centered school leadership. In the process, If the Dance Floor Is Empty, Change the Song offers leaders a handbook for placing kindness, community, and diversity at the heart of successful education. Full of humor and resilience, Clark's essays beam with as much range as they do insight. He dives right into issues like changing instructional standards, increased reliance on testing, and anxiety about social media in schools--and others--while providing collegial advice that new school leaders in particular will find indispensable. With an eye toward centering students, supporting teachers, and empowering communities, If the Dance Floor Is Empty, Change the Song never loses sight of the human needs and connections that ultimately drive learning. This is the type of read that can rejuvenate a veteran, or give new teachers tools to keep their morale and inspiration at their peak. The lessons you learn from this book can carry over throughout the year, even when you don't know if you can get through it. --Amber Teamann, principal of Whitt Elementary in Wylie ISD in Wylie, Texas Woven through these pages are stories of connection, told with the candor and vulnerability necessary for promoting personal and professional growth. There is something for everyone in this book! --Tamara Letter, MEd, instructional coach, technology integrator, and author of A Passion for Kindness It's been said that we never know the struggles that someone is going through, so we should treat them kindly always. In If the Dance Floor Is Empty, Change the Song, Joe Clark embraces his own vulnerability to share how he reclaimed his story after a traumatic childhood and used his life experiences--and his time as a DJ and camp director--to guide his work as a school leader. This book is an often humorous, sometimes melancholy look into what teaching and school leadership are all about. It's a tremendous read that I know you'll enjoy. --Thomas C. Murray, director of innovation at Future Ready Schools and author of Personal & Authentic

Download or read book Off the Dance Floor written by ,deMichelle and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many people in the world who have always wanted to learn to dance. There are other people who believe that their time has passed and wish they had tried long ago. This is the story of someone who, in her forties, not only tried but made it a lifestyle. With nothing more than a childhood dream of wanting to stand out among the rest, she wanted to dance, to be included in the elite group of dancers, and, in the end, to teach. Follow her along the path to success in an unforgiving and crazy world. Watch her learn all the ins and outs of managing not only the dance industry but her relationships with other students, competitors, family, and friends. More importantly, watch her manage her relationship with herself through a decade of dance.

Download or read book Marjie The true story of an Edwardian girl written by Yvalanna Gregory and published by ShieldCrest. This book was released on 2015-02 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born into a fairly wealthy family in Finchley, North London, Marjorie Rose was the seventh child in her family, although by the time she was born in January, 1907, two girls and a boy had already died. Her father had a good position as a rating Inspector with the local council and it would seem incredible that, at the tender age of 16 he gave her half-a-crown (12.5p) and sent her to live with her newly married brother and his wife on Canvey Island, in the Thames Estuary. He told her any life she could make for herself, would be better than the one she had with him and her step-mother, Elizabeth. So it was that she often stayed as late as she could in warm dance halls before finishing the night on a veranda or the sea wall. She became an excellent dancer and a firm favourite with local young men who would greet her with a chorus of a popular song, Marjie , whenever she stepped onto the dance floor. She always wanted to write this story herself and told it to me in later years when Parkinsons Disease and arthritis deprived her of her independence. She lived through two World Wars, the 30 s Slump and flooding and came through undeterred. Truth is stranger than fiction , the saying states, and this story certainly proves it is correct.

Download or read book Buddha on the Dance Floor written by Isira Sananda and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an Australian woman's remarkable journey to enlightenment and beyond. This is the memoir of an extraordinary, ordinary life. Isira writes about a little girl born into an ordinary family in South Australia, already experiencing higher states of consciousness and feeling confused by her unfamiliar surroundings. "Where did I really come from?" she asks. Experiences of spontaneous meditation and yoga as a toddler gave rise to a life as a mystical adventurer with only one goal: to know the Truth. Isira writes about her challenges and joys - of the childhood pain of being rejected as a misfit; of life as a street kid; of travelling to Tibet and ordination by HH the Dalai Lama; of marriage and motherhood; of 'terminal' illness healed; of discovering her secret Aboriginal heritage. Around these events she weaves the story of her vivid inner journey. Few have travelled the path of true enlightenment. Fewer still have written down the story in such depth and detail for the benefit of fellow travellers. And so Buddha on the Dance Floor offers rare insight and encouragement, revealing what is possible for each of us if we but choose it.