Plus, a renaissance in Italy’s last wild steppe
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Who knew the waltz was once scandalous?
The gliding, graceful grande dame of ballroom dancing (shown above in 1870), the waltz freed men and women to fling their arms around each other, a move beyond merely holding hands. Ballroom dancing spread to the masses and morphed from the waltz’s stately ¾ rhythm to the sultry foxtrot, intertwining tango, and exuberant cha cha that viewers watch today on Dancing with the Stars. But how did these dances come about? And how did they spread?
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The Lindy Hop: The dance style emerged during the Great Depression as a contrast to those sobering times. Pictured above, Lee Moates and Tonita Malau show off their winning moves during a Lindy Hop contest at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom in 1953. Read more—and catch Vienna’s forbidden dance. | | | |
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY ALESSANDRO GANDOLFI, PARALLELOZERO | | | Restoring beauty: Wayfarers along the Appian Way passed karst sinkholes and ravines, stone towers, and fields that yielded some of Italy’s best olive oil. When many of its people moved to cities, this corner of Puglia became an alcove for outlaws and an illegal dumping ground. Now, Nat Geo reports, it is experiencing a renaissance (pictured above, an abandoned quarry, cleaned of industrial waste, has been reopened to the public). | | | |
| | The Octopus Reacher: Despite their excellent eyesight, red octopuses use touch and smell to find food, relying on chemical and texture receptors that line the rims of their suckers. Emerging at night, this species searches the seafloor, crawling in and out of rocky areas to flush out crabs and shrimp. Once prey is secured, the octopus will kill it with venom secreted from salivary glands before cracking the shell with its beak, says photographer and Nat Geo Explorer Joel Sartore. If you, like us, are fascinated by octopus stories, this one may be for you. | | | |
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