European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes sunday March 1,1987 news updates plan struck Down Washington a a fed Oral appeals court panel Friday struck Down an affirmative action plan aimed a increasing the num Ber or Black firefighters in the District of Colum Iii. The court by a 2-1 vote said the 1485 plan represents a form of rafts discrimination against White the Conn mid preferential treatment for Black applicants is nol needed. Because Blacks have rial been discriminated against. The decision overturned n fed eral court consent decree in which the capital City s government Ogrett that of every 10 people hired by the tire department at least six would be Black. New policy on a is Washington a faltering savings and loan associations in economically troubled Oil and farm states May be allowed to operate without meet ins mini mum capital requirements under a Civ policy approved by the Feder Al Home loan Bank Board. The Board under heavy con Gressional pressure said it will not automatically take action against a is also known As thrifts that Are in jeopardy because their asset base relics on Loans to Farmers and Oil producers. Many of those Loans arc now questionable because of the Trou bled economics. If they arc written off or downgraded however the in Rifle assets would plunge and Many would fall below minimum Federal requirement. 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Both enjoy taking to the dance floor. But Allen s preference for the soul sounds of Cameo and raw s for the new wave verve of a creche Mode left them ill prepared for partnering dances the Core idea of Chi Sloan s a midcourse. A professional choreographer Sloan is no stranger to the digital beat that often Bunches Allen and raw into overdrive. Sloan s background includes a stint with Alvin Ailcy. His Finger snapping and body rhythm remove All doubt that the 41 year old new yorker feels As at Home with Madonna s music us with Mozart a Sloan sketched the boundaries of instruction to the seven boys and 11 girls curly on the first Day. I have to reverse n trend of an entire generation he said. Dancers Haven t partnered since before you were bom. I la suggest ways to make two bodies work As one. 1 know that s new to impossible was a More appropriate Choice of words Early on. Raw and Allen discovered thai it takes More than two to tango. Timing patience and style were the missing Mem Bers in their first latin dance routine. Dancing with a partner that s Abnor Mal raw said after the first four hours of Slop Start dance. Most of the kids Aren t used to body Contact. It s a lot easier if you know a person Allen a Stuttgart High school senior agreed with his Frankfurt High school partner. The Steps they be taught arc like a beginner s class for me he said. Danc ing with a partner is the Lough thing. That s two people working As one. I Don i do thai in my dance studio lessons in but Allen and his Ober Wesel dance classmates kept working at understand ing that concept the next three Days aided by a few psychology exercises. I want everyone to sit Down und face your partner Sloan said. Tell your partner inc most important thing in your life that you be never told anyone be an awkward silence followed bul the noise level turned up a notch As fear yielded to i rust. Sloan turned away As the dancers continued heart to heart discourses. I m not going to make dancers or Art ii out of them in Ihrcke and a half Days he said. Ital there Art ways to Blip past i Hill resistance Button they All have. By thursday 1 Hopt that they be formed a dance ensemble where before Here were Only 18 individuals with big if the dance class heard the Lango boat of Toulouse Una inc Wall. A grand might for so often the nent three Days that As one Jancer put it. I feel like humming it Whit j jul the two pairs of feel that were to inter Lavai Jqhn Alli n supports Aleece raw while partnership dancing in Ober Weser pret that Musie weren t always in sync. You share this dance space with everybody Here Sloan yelled wiping sweat from his forehead you can t swing your lady around like a Side of beef. Even after the dance space closed shop each Day Many of the students paired off trying to perfect a dance technique that grew ass elusive with each Impromptu session. The dance class members assembled fur their final session a 7 . Thursday iwo hours before their opening and final night appearance. Their Dodds Peers would form the audience. I can t Stop leaching until the final Sloan said. Then he spoke to each dancer splicing words or Praise with suggestions Tor a better performance. The class provided the finale thurs Day night with ainu until other creative connection a bows such us the string ensemble jul Shiiki scare class showed their stunt. On Cue the dancers charged out per forming the Charleston a dance style More in tune with their up Tempo Buck ground than the final two numbers. Next came the tango. Only three Cou Ples took the stage. Allen and raw were one of them. Their Steps is ill had a rough Edge about hem yet this was a changed dancing duo from the one thai met three Days earlier. Wearing masks. The ensemble finished with a Waltz and applaud when it was Over the Dan is waited outside for a few minute pondering their dancing future. Another 15 Haw said. "1 think another is minutes and Lavaughn and i would have had that tango Down. But the dance class was Worth it t made a lot of friends and who knows mybo i la get a Chance to tango Allen plotted a More definitive go slow Dodds exit. I m going to find some girls i know Bik k in Swangan who like to dance i m going to Lake them out on the floor and do these dances at he
