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On Feb. 26 and 27, Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Mystic showcased their students dance talent in a virtual competition against about 21 other dance studios.
The competitors from the Mystic studio were a diverse group, featuring new and beginning dancers as well as seasoned competitors and representing all age groups.
Ballroom competitions include multiple styles of dancing; American style dances, which consist of Smooth and Rhythm, and International Style dances, which include Standard and Latin categories. Another part of the competition was the showcase category, combining many dance styles and theatrical elements.
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It’s one of my clearest sense memories from childhood: I’m standing in my grandparents’ kitchen, surrounded by the smooth, white (probably Formica) countertops, and pull out a seemingly unremarkable drawer to reveal an unusual interior sliding cover. Peeling back the plastic sheath reveals a hidden trove of breads, bagels, and assorted crusty treats, which blast the room like a scent cannon. The smell of bread still brings me back to that moment (I’ll spare you the Proust reference). But the real power of the memory isn’t the food; it’s the design of the bread drawer.
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Let’s begin with two bookcases.
Both are made of simple, sturdy pine, expediently joined together. One will likely be familiar: It’s the primary unit of the Ivar shelving system, which has been manufactured by the Swedish megabrand IKEA since the late 1960s. Its name rhymes with that of the company’s founder, Ingvar Kamprad, who died in 2018. It retails for $69.