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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Arts Edge: Dana Tai Soon Burgess, on the Path to Dance

For Students 3rd - 8th
Burgess talks about his experiences blending Eastern and Western aesthetics in dance. He also gives some advice on getting into dance.
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Other

Western Square Dancing: Square Dance Callers Instruction Course

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to call square dances from this free on-line written course. Quite lengthy.
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Other

Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Housed in a Pueblo-style Art Deco building, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center represents Alice Bemis Taylor's dream of gathering all the arts under one roof. In addition to music, dance, theater, film, sculpture, painting, and...
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Oxfam

Ofxam: Welcome to Spain (Guidebook and Virtual Tour)

For Students 9th - 10th
Developed in 2000-2001 to explore and celebrate the lives of people living in eight countries that lie along the prime meridian, this "welcome to Spain" guidebook and tour includes sections on Spain's history, geography, environment,...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Nandi and Other Kalenjin Peoples Kinship

For Students 9th - 10th
Nandi; about one-third of all Kalenjin and second-largest of the Kalenjin subgroups, they are geographically the most centrally located. The Kalenjin live mainly in the highland of western Kenya, although the Sebei and some Pokot are...
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PBS

Pbs: New Perspectives on the West

For Students 9th - 10th
This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Mossi

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mossi are the most prominent ethnic group in the modern nation of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). They are also well known in the anthropological literature as a society with an especially high rate of labor migration to...
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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Instrument Encyclopedia: Tambourine

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief article provides general information on the tambourine and references for further reading.