That year, with money to burn, I thought I would finally get to live out my bucket list and get to suit up and dance in the Sampa sambadromo, the outdoor arena where samba schools parade, dance and sing, dressed like parrots or Indians.

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Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same.

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"MJ is not in shape enough yet to sing this stuff live and dance at the same time, " Bearden wrote.

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The 37-year-old mother of two says she is drawn to the style of music and is happy to travel to do Zumba dance routines with 8, 000 other conventioneers to live music performed by artists like Wyclef Jean and Vanilla Ice.

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In Tokyo Disneyland, even adult visitors will sing, clap and dance along to the internationally themed live shows, such as the Latin-American vibes of Minnie Oh!

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Anna, Citra, Riska, Meri and Tari live in villages spread across the Ubud district and gather to practise their dance moves three times a week.

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New York Live Arts, the arts group led by the choreographer Bill T Jones, has just held a festival called Live Ideas: The World of Oliver Sacks, with theatre, dance and performances dedicated to the neurologist and his exploration of the connection between mind and body.

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Likewise, the Chicago expressways allow people, like myself, who live fifty miles outside of the city to drive into the city for theater, museums, music and dance, major league sporting events, and Christmas shopping.

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Existing regulations cover venues hosting live and recorded music, which normally have to apply to their local council for a licence, plays, dance, film screenings and indoor sports.

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