Circular+dance

  • 71carrel — car|rel [ˈkærəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: carol circular dance, ring ; CAROL1] a small enclosed desk for one person to use in a library …

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  • 72chorus — cho|rus1 [ˈko:rəs] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: circular dance, chorus , from Greek choros] 1.) the part of a song that is repeated after each ↑verse ▪ Everyone joined in the chorus. 2.) a large group of people who sing together = ↑choir …

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  • 73roundabout — I. a. 1. Indirect, tortuous, circuitous. 2. Ample, extensive, broad. 3. Encompassing, encircling. II. n. 1. Merry go round. 2. Round jacket, surtout. 3. Circuitous way, way round …

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  • 74carol — /ˈkærəl / (say karuhl) noun 1. a song, especially of joy. 2. a Christmas song or hymn. 3. Obsolete a kind of circular dance. –verb (carolled or, US, caroled, carolling or, US, caroling) – …

  • 75garabā — ▪ dance also spelled  Garbā,         dance form popular at festival times in Gujarāt, India. It is a simple, joyful dance, based on a circular pattern and characterized by a sweeping action from side to side accompanied by hand clapping.       At …

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  • 76South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …

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  • 77Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …

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  • 78arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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  • 79Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …

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  • 80art and architecture, Oceanic — ▪ visual arts Introduction       the visual art (art) and architecture of native Oceania, including media such as sculpture, pottery, rock art, basketry, masks, painting, and personal decoration. In these cultures, art and architecture have often …

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