The News Review:
- Time to break free
- Couple’s dance through the golden years
- Goodbye Nation. Hello H St. NE.
Time to break free
Hindu – Dec 29, 2006
Jyotsna Vaideeswaran gave a neat Bharatanatyam performance at the NRI festival. Currently based in the U. she has learnt the dance from a number of teachers including Aravindan. Currently she is under the tutelage of Sailaja in Chennai though in Berkeley California she trains at the Kalanjali institute of Katherine and K… The dance pieces chosen for the programme reflected the range of gurus under whom she has studied. Jyotsna began with a `Chidambaresa Kavuthuvam’ preceded by a Natesa sloka with choreography by the Aravindans. This was followed by Papanasam Sivan’s `Idadhu Padam’ in the raga Khamas choreographed by the Dhananjayans. pening with a nice flute alapana by Ramana the composition made use of an attractive overlay of rhythmic patterns on the pallavi line. The varnam in Sankarabharanam depicting the heroine pining for her lord followed.
Couple’s dance through the golden years
Halifax Evening Courier – Dec 29, 2006
Pauline and Alan Spencer of South Parade Elland met in 1950 when they went dancing at Victoria Hall Halifax. Alan 72 was born and raised in Elland and studied at South End School Elland before starting as an apprentice joiner and carpenter for Edward Simpsons in 1949 where he stayed for more than 30 years. During his time as an apprentice he met Pauline a mill worker from Illingworth who was a former pupil of Sunnyside School Halifax. Alan would travel from his training college in Huddersfield to Halifax on the 8. 50pm bus just to see Pauline for 10 minutes before making his way back home… After four years of courting Alan finally popped the question. Pauline said: “I said to him ‘Don’t you think it’s time we got engaged?’ After that he went to see my dad and asked for my hand. “The pair were married in 1956 while Alan was on a short break from his active service in Cyprus. He said: “I arrived home on Christmas Day and we were married shortly after my arrival I had to return to the army base for another 11 months after I was married before returning to work. “After his return to the UK Alan stayed in his position at Edward Simpsons for some years before working at Marshalls Southowram as well as a part-time fireman for Elland before his retirement in 1984. Pauline continued working at Kebroyd Mill at Triangle before taking a break to have her two sons Martin 48 and Adrian 43. She then worked part-time in the kitchens at Cross Lane School Halifax before moving on to work with the pupils.
Goodbye Nation. Hello H St. NE.
Washington Post – Dec 29, 2006
Since Nation’s doors were finally locked in July the club scene has taken a hit. The groundbreaking Buzzlife crew responsible for bringing such top-drawer DJs as Tiesto and Sasha and Digweed to Buzz and Cubik still hasn’t found a new home though promoters have been hosting events at Avenue a nightclub near Mount Vernon Square. Also in limbo is Velvet Nation the popular gay dance party that owned Saturday nights. Founder Ed Bailey has been looking for a space but hasn’t found the right one. Nearby a decades-old stretch of gay nightspots strip clubs cabarets and bathhouses was forced to close to make room for the new Washington Nationals stadium. Ziegfield’s the Edge Wet Secrets and others are gone and although the D… Wet for example has tried to move to several spots in the District but each time residents and neighborhood associations have rebuffed the idea of a gay nightclub in their back yards. In late March Lulu’s and Polly Esther’s suddenly closed robbing the city of two large dance floors where the tunes leaned toward ’80s hits and Top 40 instead of house and electro. Known as an "anything goes" kind of spot where college students and young people wore (and "earned") Mardi Gras beads every weekend Lulu’s was a nonstop spring break party even on holidays. Weeks before it closed there was a line around the block at 6 a. for the annual "Kegs and Eggs" St. Patrick’s Day breakfast party.