The News Review:
- The boy who broke from tradition
- Time for a spring break
- Want to learn guitar? Mandarin? Just click
- Complicated tax returns befuddle and frighten Americans
- ILLINIS STYLE: West African dance is art workout
- Sid and Michael Jackson are best friends
The boy who broke from tradition
Livemint
Despite his diminutive size and boyish features Amit Rokade is clearly the leader and takes the floor several times during the evening with a broad smile for a solo break dance performance. Cheering him on wildly and applauding every move are his elder brother Abhishek and a core of childhood friends each with their own distinctive hairdos who make up the remainder of the group. Born at the JJ Hospital in Mumbai on 26 June 1990?about a year before India set off on an accelerated path of economic liberalization?to Arun Rokade a clerk and Nanda Rokade a day worker in a creche Amit is representative of a generation of Indians who have benefited from an era of breakthrough reforms including the introduction of policies to open up international trade and investment deregulate the economy and privatize industries.
Time for a spring break
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Spring Break Camp at the center is full and children in the afterschool program got first dibs. Rebecca Koenig rkoenig@thesunnews. Spring Break Camp at the center is full and children in the afterschool program got first dibs.
Want to learn guitar? Mandarin? Just click
MiamiHerald.com
Solomon and Grace Lee of Little Neck Queens had no idea their 13-year-old son Solomon Jr. was practicing dance moves like the pop and lock and the moonwalk in his room. Inspired by classmates who practiced break dancing tricks in a nearby park two years ago and later by the shock-and-awe dance moves in movies like Step It Up 2: The Streets Solomon logged onto YouTube and his bedroom became his dance studio. Solomon said he and several of his friends all learned how to break dance solely from the Internet. ”There was nothing else that I could use to learn how to break dance” said Solomon. Some teenagers are going from being the student to being the teacher. Will Liu 18 a senior in Ann Arbor Mich.
Complicated tax returns befuddle and frighten Americans
Kansas City Star
“n the other hand sophisticated taxpayers often find loopholes that enable them to reduce or eliminate their tax liabilities. The 27-year-old Kansas Citian walked into Liberty Tax Service last week with an accordion folder a handful of forms a spiral notebook and some anxiety about getting this thing right. He’s become more organized but a puzzle still lies ahead.
ILLINIS STYLE: West African dance is art workout
Fort Mills Times
“There’s time when I personally drop out and watch for a moment” says 41-year-old Jamie McGowan associate director of the UI’s Center for African Studies. “But it’s a great workout and it’s a lot of fun and he’s always throwing in new steps so you can’t get bored. “Toward the end of the 90-minute break-free session the dancers form a large circle and clap as each takes turns dancing inside the circle. Camara watches as he drums. Finally he takes his turn in the circle making some impressive moves among them six or seven somersaults during which he doesn’t even seem to touch the wood floor. Through it all Camara 39 flashes what seems to be a constant and brilliant smile. He says he loves sharing his culture and looking behind him to see his students.
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Sid and Michael Jackson are best friends
SINDH TDAY
Astonished?? Before u get ideas the Michael Jackson here is a 2 month old Golden retriever owned by one of Sid’s childhood friend who left it behind for 2 weeks as he was going out of the countrySid says “My friend is a big fan of Michael Jackson so he’s called his pup the same as a tribute to him. I have a feeling the name seems to have a major impact on the pup because when he’s in the car with me he barks with joy each time the radio is on and jumps from one seat to the other as if he’s doing break dance just the way Michael Jackson would Moment the music stops he starts sulking in one corner. I’m sure if there was a break dance contest amongst pups he would win it hands down. ”Talking about his already strong attachment with the pup Sid says “My friend will be in deep shock when he gets back as I have a feeling I may not return the pup back’. Well so much for of a music connection.