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The Quechua Danza de Tijeras performed by the indigenous dancers of Peru traditionally set in the high Andean mountains of south-central Peru. The FOLK CULTURE(small rural heterogeneous population with cohesive cultural traits) of the Andean people have a CUSTOM( a practice that a group of people routinely follows) where the dansaq(dancers), children of a mountain spirit Wamani, go through a rite of passage, earning a name associated with "their" Wamani. Through ASSIMILATION(when people lose their different traits) the Catholics forced the Andean people to incorporate the Catholic calendar into their rituals. Now the Scissor dance is associated with the birth of Jesus and is usually performed before and after Christmas.
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The team needs to leave the Miami airport on US Airways #1469 at 12:01am.
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The team leaves the Arequipa airport at 1:00pm and sleeps overnight. They are boarding LAN Airlines 2146.
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After the team watches the ceremony dance, they will record themselves repeating five steps they have seen during the performance. They will then post the video on a social media in 2 hours, from10:30am- 12:30pm.
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The team will Arrive at 9:42am in the Arequipa, Peru (AQP) airport. The total flight time is 9 hrs and 41 minutes.
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The participants, Elex and Jaden will travel around the world and complete the following challenges involving dance that were set up for them!
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They arrive at 11:20am in the Marrakech, Morocco airport. So the total flight time was 22 hrs and 20 minutes.
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The team must walk from 5:00pm- 5:20pm and check into the Dar Maktoub Hotel. They will sleep from 6pm- 12am.
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The team members will take a 2 hour and 44 minute taxi from Marrakech, Morocco to Inezgane Morocco from 11:40am to 2:00pm. This will cost about $150.
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The team will wacth the Houara dance, and learn at least a minute of the lively dance. They will then record themselves doing that one minute and post the video on a social media.
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Inezgane, Morocco is the home of the Houara tribe which is a LOCAL CULTUREgroup(a group of people who collectively work to preserve their traits and customs). The Houara dance is performed by mostly men dressed in white robes, while the few woman dress in belted kaftans to demonstrate one's superior skill. Along with rhythmic clapping, they also use a metal tire with as an instrument, which would be a MATERIAL CULTURE(The tangible items made by a group of people). The men then start bursting out in loud FOLK SONGS (songs traditionally sung by the people of their culture) while performing large jumps and flamenco like barrel turns.
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Their Royal Air Maroc flight #422 leaves Inezgane Morocco at 1:00am. They then land in Casablanca for 4 hrs and 10 minutes.
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They will take a taxi from the hotel to the airport from 12:10-12:20am.
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The team takes a taxi from the New Delhi airport to the Vivek Hotel from 8:00pm-8:23pm. 8.761334 mi $9. Then check in to hotel and stay overnight. They sleep from 10pm-7am.
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The two wil leave Casablanco and fly to Dubai for 3 hrs. From Dubai they fly to Delhi and land at 7:30 pm. The overall time including layovers is 18 hrs and 30 minutes. $1461.30
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Check out of the hotel and take a taxi to the Bollywood Dance Academy in Delhi from 7:20am-7:42am.
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Bollywood was created by combining the words of Bombay and Hollywood, and it in now to worlds largest film making industry. Classical Bollywood dancing, like the name, is a combination of classical indian dance and western POPULAR CULTURE (Large heterogeneous populations, typically urban, with quickly changing traits). The dance style originally only found in Indian films has expanded and is now popular in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Due much to the Indian DIASPORA( the term meaning to disperse forcefully or voluntarily ) the Bollywood dance style has been featured in western movies and even Pop artist like Brittney Spears and Shakira have ACCULTURATED (adopted the cultural traits of another culture) the style of dancing.
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The team will board the 11am #78 flight from New Delhi (DEL) airport to Delhi (DEL) to Hong Kong (HKG) on the Jet Airways and will arrive at 3:55pm. The team will have a 35 min layover in Guangzho. Then they will board the #4152 Jet Airways flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to Osaka (KIX) at 4:30pm and will arrive at 7:50pm. The overal flight time is 8hours and 15minutes.
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The team will take a Classical Bollywood dance class form 8am-9am a the Delhi Dance Academy with Aditi. After the class, the team will record themselves performing a section of a combination they have learned, and will post it on a social media. This will take an hour, so they will finish at 10:00am.
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The group will take a 50 minute, 43.1 km taxi ride to the Granvia Kyoto Hotel and will check in around 9pm tha night.
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Nihon Minzoku Buyo, or Japanese folk dance is a performing art, handed down for many generations by all the ordinary people of japan. For the people of Japan, dance is a regular part of their lives and much of Japanese folk dance is a result of the combination of the SHINTOISM (a religion in Japan related to Buddhism, based on nature and ancestor worship) and BUDDHISM ( a religion that evolved from hinduism). The central theme of these folk dances is comforting the dead ancestor spirits. In the Japanese style of dance, they use many props such as Umbrellas, masks, fans, and swords. The Japanese keep their CULTURAL IDENTITY (one's belief in belonging to a cultural aspect) in the dance because the don’t succumb to the ballet style with the desire to escape the earth. Their movements instead consist of a low center of gravity actions to stay grounded connected to the earth which is important to them in their religion and ways of life.
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The team will go to the Miyako Odori performance and watch the Geisha dance performance from 12:30 to 1:30pm. After the performance the team will have to record themselves repeating 5 of the steps they saw the dancers do, and post the video on a social media.
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The team will take a 12 minute taxi ride, going 3.6km to the 4th challenge destination. They will leave at 12pm to get there around 12:15pm right before the show. ( They will sleep on this plane flight).
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The team will board the # 47 Turkish Airlines flight at 3:00 pm. they will fly 13 hours adn 20 minutes from the Osaka (KIX) to Istambul (IST) airport, and land in Istambul at 4:20 am on the 6th.
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Flamenco is a style of dance developed in Spains outcast populations. It is known for its fiery, passionate feet stomping that parallels the development of Spain’s culture itself. Flamenco took their style and CULTURALLY ADAPTED ( new people adapting to the cultural of previously existing people) to the influences of Greece, Rome, and later from India, Jewish and Moorish cultures to create the flashy, dazzling style of dance known to us today. From there, the popular dance and music style, while staying popular in its HEARTH (the point of origin) Andalusia, the dance form which became a structured dance in the 18th century became increasingly popular elsewhere through EXPANSION DIFFUSION ( when an invention or idea develops in a hearth and remains strong there while also spreading outward).
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The team will take a intermediate flamenco dance class at the Taller Flamenco Studio from 2:30pm to 4:00pm on Friday. After the class the team will spend one hour recrding a section of the combination they have learned and post the video on any social media they wish.
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Then after a 40 minute layover in Istambul, they will board the 5:00 #1305 Turkish Airlines flight from Istambul(IST) to Malaga (AGP). The team will arrive in Spain at 9:30 am on the 6th of February.
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The team will take a taxi from the Malaga, Spain airport to the Royal Oasis Pueblo Quinta which is 12 km and 17 minutes away.
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The team will take a taxi at 11:45 the Taller Flamenco dance studio. The taxi will take 2 hours and 34 minutes, driving 214 km away. So they will arrivve at the studio at 2:20pm.
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The group will take another taxi back to the airport aftrer the Flamenco dance challenge. The taxi ride will be another 2 hours and 34 minutes and 214km. They will get back at the hotel at 7:35pm.
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After the group gets back from the Challenge, they can sleep from when they get into the hotel around 8 pm to 8 am in the morning.
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Once the team wakes up at 8am, they will check out at 8:45 am and take a taxi to teh Malaga airportwhich is 12 km and 17 minutes.
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The team will take their last flight from Malaga , Spain to Duesseldorf (DUS) on the #7000 Airberlin flight from 9:59am to 12:54pm. They will then have a 30 minute layover.
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After the 30 minute layover they will board the #3225 Airberlin flight from Duesseldorf to the Miami airport at 1:29pm. Elex and Jaden will then land back in Miami, Florida at 11:59 pm on Saterday February 7th. All challenges completed with video record of all their adventures posted on social media for all the world to learn from!
