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Davis, Dancers Give Stellar Performance ; ay umna Richardson Poet Staff Writar Chuck Davis and the African »I American Dancers were at Dav ,■ idson College Wednesday and «# ^that mor# people weren't in attendance. * Those who wore there though, • received e cultural experience, • both rich and unforgettable. Pew events cater to the entire family; however, the Chuck Da . vis ensemble is an exception. It J wa* a® exception in every sense jj°f *ha word. Five dancers, two ' musicians and Mr. Davis him ' self held a captive audience in the : palms of their hands. ivJpexung the program, Davis in welcoming the audience, ex plained what the audience would be seeing and explained certain meanings of the dancers bodily gestures to the audience. Z ®»e dancing, I must say was ^electrifying. Whether dancing I • '1 ► MAKE IT ORT flBEAK IT . _ Mak* it or Break it is back and we've got a few new tunes that we've reviewed. '' So let's get started. Fela Anik ulapo-Kuti, who cadis himself the king of afro beat makes it with his new release, Teacher Don't Teach Me No Nonsense”. The album is a mixture of tank, Jazz, highlife and African roots rhythms. Next? Teja Seveils has made her debut with an album of the same name. She's got a strong influence from Prince who con tributed to her album, so it's'not surprising that her sound the Purple Rain man. Still vfe*re calling it a make it. Do you remember Slave? Do you remember Aurrm? Well, now . the group calls itself Deja, but ev idently from the opinion of the ;MIBI member who reviewed .the lp, no matter what name thef go -under they still know ho#to £make good o^sic. We've got another rap group for 2>ou and while we don't expect a dot of uniqueness from rappers, we feel that Velore A Double O .qualifies it as a make it, beoinee its lyrics are a lot cleaner than A ^ot of other rappers out there. b.' «ngly or aaa unit, tha Chuck Da Dancara parfonnad with both enthuaiaam, and aldll. ■ ^ Th . -.a. ^ V t vT »- tltt si,* Personally, I find that there is something highly stimulating •bout the African dance. Often throughout the evening I found myself unconsciously moving to the beat, losing my self in the mu ■ie, in the movement, in the chants and in the words. This performance required Participation of the audience who were clearly instructed to respond Amaa" each time Davis said "Ahbu". " ' f —'- ' * 'V'~ V*- ' The highlight of tha availing came whan dancer* **l*ct*d nearly a fourth of tha audience to dance wi^jb them. Where war* thee* people's inhibition*? Some how I got tha feeling that inhibi tion* flaw out tha window a* aooh a* tha dancers began swaying to the music. "Low, Peace, Respect For Ev*. rybody," cried Davis who had the audience to repeat his words and then to give hugs to the person kPre Christmas 50% Sale | CLASSIC TOUCH “flowers & aim /gyiffSr 909 Central Avenue 50% Off All Christmas SH£ Wreaths & Arrangements —* Wooden Items«Ceramic»Paintings«Baskets P I A ^ • _ ^ next to them- '. £gjj§M Exiting from Loot Auditorium, I could otill ih children end edulte who were D.W. I (dancing while under the influence). -_&_-iU. n j Bring this coupon to fcarie and choose any TWO cfthefollawing custom eyeweariroL: | D bn prove your style wicha free lens trntl ?. prescription eyeglass J □ SAVE $20. Blodt harmful U\'rays with a free ultmicJet coating with prescriptioL I □ SAVE 20% on prescription eyeglasses or sunglasses undv*jpntact lens purchase /| □ SAVE 20% on no-line bifocal lenses with frame purchaser -r 'VV I Coupun expire* Nut 14.19H7. limit one ■ cnupon per customer. Ofcr vafidaj pir- *r m tjjPjting Pearle Vision Centers. . I t N>? FVjftk Srr.k.-r» bv r “ B tr-m IHEARIE- : ■ - —— P ————_ ♦CROSSWORD PUZZLE ♦ I&s. |aK o\) WurmSMS 38. Phase 41. Corded doth 43 . Uck up 44 . Cry of despair 45. Sat ter picture 47. Musical note -48. Part of mouth 49. Storage box * 50. Black and blue 52, Oozing . , Ci __i • not/WroyoU . *5® * Mn n . j -^ ►remains DOWN 1 Billowy floating maeees 2i._r^— jumping 3 One spot card 4 Sailors 6. Narrow strips 8. Street (Abbr.) 9. Pay cost of 10. Bird Of prey IT. Coin openings 13. Youngster 19 Elevate 20. Wilderness 22. Utensil 24. Wicked < n 26. Yawns 28. Soothes >; 30. Moist 32. Long fish 33. Actuality 35 Tine 37. Garden tools 38. Untrue ^ 30. Foreign^ . 40. AndcV 42. Fursldns 45. Evergreen tree 46. Garden soil 40. Urge SI . By way of 53. — and Ma I ^ c— la/M/ir un iim iwwm IM*. v. • wmmhim. d. c. a.». kimm UMMUMUMMkte • w.*ur-.Bc ?&:■*■' ' ' ■ MAQICWORD llUjlllpgSa fc.-s^u^waisasysa'aa , >w* IZjUZMff*'' ®* *•*♦** »•** «*T Th*y ll »P*M out i£%Hia went answer: photography 01M7, McNaufht Byn6. J ———-p ONIPPOH8QNILWOB ERUSIELOYttRPOHA L E ME XOTRAVELDBS CPIKANREADTPROK YAWALUIPEELSIAE Cl 8BEOPCLAPOVTT I REFRLNEYDATEI B BUI LDAVACATI ONA F< 8 L VOpi 8 COVERS OL k SE008ECBULCHPAL E A MI D 15MU SI CCMRH HROANRYBBOHAADC CNCCOETAERCETEA WR I TE8TROPSBSNE A P AI NTHEATERTAT
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