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  2. Ladies and gentlemen (salutation) - Wikipedia

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    Ladies and gentlemen is a salutation and irreversible binomial used in the field of entertainment, sports and theater since the 19th century. [1] The salutation is unlike most English language gendered irreversible binomials which typically place the male term before the female term. [1][2] Before the 19th century, the terms "gentil men and ...

  3. Contra dance - Wikipedia

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    A contra dance event is a social dance that one can attend without a partner. The dancers form couples, and the couples form sets of two couples in long lines starting from the stage and going down the length of the dance hall. Throughout the course of a dance, couples progress up and down these lines, dancing with each other couple in the line.

  4. Contra dance form - Wikipedia

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    Progression may move the 1s to the foot of the set or the 3s to the head of the set, or may differ for the ladies and gents. Four-face-fours progress as standard duple improper contra lines, except that in many dances each couple exchanges places with its shadow couple every time through the dance. Progression in less common set layouts

  5. Ladies and Gentlemen - Wikipedia

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    Ladies & Gentlemen (2015 film), a Telugu film. Ladies & Gentlemen (TV series), a 2021 Bangladeshi drama series. Ladies and Gentlemen (Comedy Showcase), a 2007 one-off British comedy special. "Ladies and Gentlemen" (Master of None), a 2015 television episode.

  6. Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael - Wikipedia

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    Ladies & Gentlemen is notable for containing a large number of compilation tracks and duets that have not previously appeared on a George Michael album, including his US and UK number-one duet with Aretha Franklin, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)", previously available on Franklin's 1986 album Aretha; "Desafinado", the duet in Portuguese with Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto; and the Elton ...

  7. Gentleman - Wikipedia

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    Gentleman (Old French: gentilz hom, gentle + man; abbreviated gent.) is a term for a chivalrous, courteous, or honorable man. [1] Originally, gentleman was the lowest rank of the landed gentry of England, ranking below an esquire and above a yeoman; by definition, the rank of gentleman comprised the younger sons of the younger sons of peers ...

  8. Dating - Wikipedia

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    Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in which two individuals regularly engage in activity together, most often with the intention of evaluating each other's suitability as a partner in a future intimate relationship.

  9. The Two Noble Kinsmen - Wikipedia

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    Title page of the 1634 quarto. The Two Noble Kinsmen is a Jacobean tragicomedy, first published in 1634 and attributed jointly to John Fletcher and William Shakespeare.Its plot derives from "The Knight's Tale" in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, which had already been dramatised at least twice before, and itself was a shortened version of Boccaccio's epic poem Teseida.