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Brazil: Rio de Janeiro Hosts First Post-Coronavirus Carnival

The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, traditionally home to the world’s largest carnival festival, held the celebration over the weekend for the first time in two years after being forced to cancel the event amid the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, Brazil’s GloboNews reported on Monday.

A member of Vila Isab samba school performs during the Special Group Parade on day four of

NYU Dean Responds to Tuition Refund Requests with Dance Video

A dean at NYU’s Tisch School of Arts turned heads this week when she accompanied her refusal to refund tuition and fees to students with a two-minute video of her dancing to REM’s “Losing My Religion.” One student replied with an open letter, writing, “The video is not cute. It’s uncomfortable to watch, it goes on for too long, you end it by staring at the camera for a good eight seconds, none of it is working in the way you think it’s working.”

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Israeli Dance Duo Open Cultural Channels Across Africa

2018 was a banner year for Israel-Africa relations. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke of a “great change” heralding blossoming ties between the Jewish state and African nations. But while the political elites were enmeshed in a diplomatic drive, another – no less important – effort was being made to forge connections on a cultural level.

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Hillary Clinton Dances to ‘Fight Song’

In New Hampshire on Friday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton concluded a rally by awkwardly swaying with a group of fellow female political leaders to the tune of “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten.
In New Hampshire on Friday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton concluded a rally by awkwardly swaying with a group of fellow female political leaders to the tune of “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten.

In New Hampshire on Friday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton concluded a rally by awkwardly swaying with a group of fellow female political leaders to the tune of “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten.

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