Made for each other.* Bridal fashion icon Vera Wang has often cited her dance background as inspiration for the way she makes clothes--"I studied ballet and worked in front of a mirror, so I became obsessed ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. with proportions." In her elegant Resort 2007 collection Wang's inspirations are Balanchine, the Bolshoi, and the Ballets Russes. * The GAP has been using dancers in their campaigns since those cute lindyhoppers in chinos chi·no n. pl. chi·nos 1. A coarse twilled cotton fabric used for uniforms and sometimes work or sports clothes. 2. Trousers made of a coarse twilled cotton. Often used in the plural. whirled around a white screen back in 1998. But lately, this advertising trend has exploded, perhaps due to the success of shows like So You Think You Can Dance There are several local versions of the reality television show So You Think You Can Dance:
Ballroom dance of Brazilian origin, popularized in the U.S. and Europe in the 1940s. Danced to music in ⁴⁄₄ time with a syncopated rhythm, the dance is characterized by simple forward and backward steps and tilting, rocking body movements. drink with a dance competition where people uploaded videos and voted for the best and worst dancers--see the results at www.pepsisamba.com.au. |
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