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The Vouge

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vogue_(magazine) What is Vouge? Vogue  is a  fashion  and  lifestyle magazine  covering many topics including fashion, beauty, culture, living, and runway.  Vogue  began as a weekly newspaper in 1892 in the  United States , before becoming a monthly publication years later.

What Is Wacking

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waacking What is waacking? Waack/Punk  is a form of dance created in the  LGBT  clubs of  Los Angeles , [1] [2]  during the 1970s  disco  era. [3]  This dance style was named punking because "punk" was a derogatory term for gay men in the 70s. Naming the style punking was a way of turning this negative term into something positive. A "whack" was a specific movement within the punking style. Although the heterosexual dance community took part in punking, they did not want to associate themselves with the negative, violent, and sexual connotations of name and therefore called the dance genre "waackin". Later,  Jeffery Daniel  added the "g" to waackin to make it "waacking". [4] Waacking consists of moving the arms to the music beat, [5] [6]  typically in a movement of the arms over and behind the shoulder. Waacking also contains other elements such as posing and footwork. Waacking puts a strong emp...

The Dance Master

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dancing_Master What is the dance master? is a dancing manual containing the music and instructions for  English country dances . It was published in several editions by  John Playford  and his successors from 1651 until  c.  1728 . The first edition contained 105 dances with single-line melodies; subsequent editions introduced new songs and dances, while dropping others, and the work eventually encompassed three volumes. Dances from  The Dancing Master  were re-published in arrangements by  Cecil Sharp  in the early 20th century, and in these reconstructed forms remain popular among dancers today.