#Sheila Swayze

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Horses in general, and horses' feet in particular, have been a fascination of mine since I was a child. They are so different from our feet, and they way that they work is incredible. The "bearing weight" example looks crazy, but look up some pictures or video of a horse taking off or landing from a jump, or switching its weight onto a foot as it moves, and you'll see this happening. Their feet are spring-loaded, and bending like this causes a spring-back which makes their movement very efficient. When riding horses as a child, I used to watch with fascination as the fetlocks of the horse in front would bounce as it walked, as if they had springs in them. They basically do.

Look at this photo of a bronco by Renee Carter, and a zoom in on its left forefoot:

In this photo of a cantering horse by Daniel Schuh, you can see the right forefoot compressing before it springs back and launches the horse into full suspension (all four feet off the ground):

And this photo by Sheila Swayze of a horse launching into a jump shows just how extreme the contortion can be, with the fetlocks practically on the ground. It looks almost painful to us, but this is just how horses' feet work.

They are incredible animals. They deserve all the time that any artist could spend studying them.

for all of you who struggle to draw horse feet. :) You’ve gotta have those pasterns in there, as they are the horse’s main shock absorbers, as seen in the “bearing weight” example.

If you can handle an animal autopsy, here’s an interesting vid on how the muscles and joints work in the lower leg of the horse.

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More Than 30 Years Later, Where Is the Cast of ‘Dirty Dancing’ Now?

Source: definition.org

The movie Dirty Dancing took the world by storm back in 1987. Everyone wanted to be Jennifer Grey’s “Baby,” dancing with Patrick Swayze’s character, “Johnny,” in his tight black pants and low-cut shirt (and stellar body). It was a journey of young love in a turbulent time, and it became a timeless, iconic movie, much to the surprise of everyone involved. The song at the end of the film, “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” has inspired people to dance in the decades since. It’s been more than 30 years since the film smashed box office expectations, and it remains beloved by people of all ages to this day. Where is the Dirty Dancing cast now?

Jerry Orbach (Dr. Jake Houseman) - Deceased

Jerry Orbach played the poor dad in Dirty Dancing who just wanted his two girls to behave like ladies. Everyone wanted Baby’s dad to be their own when they saw the movie. Orbach was already a successful actor when he got the part, having received two Tony nominations for his roles in Chicago and Guys and Dolls. After the film, he went on to land many film and television roles, including the voice of Lumiere in Disney’s animated classic Beauty and the Beast. If you don’t know him from that, you most likely know him from his 12-year stint as Lennie Briscoe on Law and Order.

Sadly, he passed away from prostate cancer in 2004 at the age of 69. When he died, he donated his 20/20 eyes to medicine, and now it is confirmed that two different unnamed people are walking around with one of Jerry Orbach’s eyes!

Cynthia Rhodes (Penny Johnson)

Cynthia Rhodes was the tall, statuesque beauty who played Johnny’s dancing partner. Her long legs and professional dance moves made people either want to be her or want to be with her. Cynthia has had a long career as an actress. In addition to Dirty Dancing, she was in Flashdance and Staying Alive. After filming Dirty Dancing, she retired from acting to raise her three sons with her husband, singer Richard Marx. Sadly, though it lasted 25 years, the marriage ended in divorce in 2014.

Jane Brucker (Lisa Houseman)

Jane Brucker, who played Baby’s annoying older sister, was every teens’ version of a nightmare sibling. Jane played Lisa with great style, even with her off-key singing voice in the talent show. She had a couple of other movie roles right after Dirty Dancing, including one in a movie called Bloodhounds of Broadway, but she’s spent the last number of years raising her two daughters. Maybe once they’re all grown up we’ll start seeing more from her again!

Miranda Garrison (Vivian Pressman)

Miranda Garrison played the vixen Vivian, who just wanted a few “dance lessons” with Johnny because her own marriage was lacking desire. She may have been unfulfilled in her movie role, but her real life has had no such issue. Not only did she assist with the choreography in Dirty Dancing, but she also went on to choreograph a number of other high-profile films, including Evita, Selena and, if you can believe it, The Skeleton Key. (We bet you didn’t know that thrillers have choreography, too.) All in all, she has nearly 50 acting credits on her resume, and an equal number of choreography credits. Wow!

Patrick Swayze (Johnny Castle) - Deceased

Patrick Swayze was every woman’s favorite part of Dirty Dancing. With his slick moves, good looks, and charming demeanor, he managed to steal the hearts of all his fans. As almost everyone knows, Swayze starred in many successful movies after Dirty Dancing. Most notably, he played lead roles in Ghost, Roadhouse, and Point Break. He tragically passed away in 2009, at the age of 57, after a brutal battle with pancreatic cancer. He left behind his loving wife, Lisa Niemi, of 34 years.

Jennifer Grey (Frances 'Baby' Houseman)

Jennifer Grey, with her off-kilter beauty, stole the hearts of everyone who saw Dirty Dancing in the 80s. Small acting roles and a 2010 win on Dancing with the Stars — fitting, right? — kept her in the public spotlight until 2015, when she landed a starring role in the Amazon Studios comedy Red Oaks. The show ran for three seasons and ended in 2017. She’s married to actor Clark Gregg, who is famous for his role as agent Phil Coulson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Kelly Bishop (Marjorie Houseman)

Kelly Bishop played Baby’s oblivious mom in the movie, and boy, did she make her mark. (Not that she needed too much help; she had already made a splash as Sheila in the famous musical A Chorus Line, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress.) After Dirty Dancing, she went on to have a long career in film and television. She’s best known for her role as the matriarch Emily Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, which she played for seven years. She is still actively acting, and in 2016 she reprised her role as Emily Gilmore in the miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.

Neal Jones (Billy Kostecki)

Neal Jones played Johnny’s younger cousin in Dirty Dancing (the one who helped Baby carry the watermelon). Billy has had a long career in both films and TV, with roles in The Devil’s Advocate, Law and Order, The Sopranos, Sex and the City, and Criminal Minds (pictured above). His last television appearance was in 2009. He may be finished with acting, but we hope to see him again!

Jack Weston (Max Kellerman) - Deceased

Jack Weston played the owner of the resort in Dirty Dancing. He had already had a long career in film and television, having acted professionally since 1949. He appeared in such films as The Incredible Mr. Limpet and The Four Seasons. After Dirty Dancing, he appeared in two more films: Ishtar and Short Circuit 2 in 1987 and 1988, respectively. In 1996, at 71 years old, he died of lymphoma after a seven-year battle. He was survived by his wife, Laurie Gilkes, and his stepdaughter, Amy.

DID YOU KNOW?

Jennifer Grey’s father is none other than legendary dancer and actor Joel Grey, of Broadway fame. He played the Master of Ceremonies in the 1966 musical Cabaret, and he reprised that role a few years later, in the 1972 movie version, alongside Liza Minelli. If you don’t know him from that, you may know one of his more recent roles: He played the original Wizard of Oz, alongside Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenoweth, in the smash-hit musical Wicked.

Not many expected Dirty Dancing to be such a hit. Not only did it exceed its box office expectations by hundreds of millions of dollars, but it exceeded its stay in theaters by months! The movie was actually popular with every demographic, but it really appealed to teenagers. They continued to see it in theaters. It was in theaters for so long after its initial release, in fact, that it was actually still playing after it came out on VHS. (Remember VHS?) This movie, with a budget of only $5 million, generated $219 million in revenue, and was the 11th biggest moneymaker of 1987.

[ivanreycristo]

Veo VIRGINIA MAESTRO q hoy haces REFERENCIA a TAYLOR SWIFT que salió del BLUE BIRD CAFE de NASHVILLE donde tocaste gracias a tu representante SHEILA "PAZ" al conocer al pianista de la gira de Belgas "VAYA CON DIOS" [=frase final BAJO LA LLUVIA de Keanu REEVES al alcohólico y fumador malogrado Patrick SWAYZE en POINT_BREAK q en España fue LE LLAMAN BODHI =iluminación en SANCRITO..sobre SURFERS q atracan BANCOS con caretas de presidentes USA]..y publicando cd BLUE BIRD q presentaste el dia de mi año 44 [28_11_15] en sala EL SOL y a la q vi en CC WEST_FIELD [LONDRES] en 2012 presentando cd RED..x lo q te recuerdo mi chiste contigo y ella (q x cierto nació en el 89 x lo q público el cd 89 tras RED y q tras su debut homonimo publico cd FEAR_LESS..y la matrícula de mi HARLEY es 5189 o 51=año q cumplo 28_Nov y 89 x lo q Cumple 33 el 13 dic)..y es q estas en el BLUE BIRD CAFE viendo como actúa como hizo para recordar sus orígenes y al acabar la dices q si quiere colaborar en tu CROWDFUNDING para tu siguiente CD y te pregunta q como se va a titular y le dices q ROJA o RED en español como el suyo y te dice q como no xq no sabe que hacer o invertir sus 300 millones de DOLARES tras el éxito de RED pero quiere MÁS DINERO ROJO como BOWIE q público RED MONEY en el lp LODGER en cuya portada sale estampado en una PARED y en cuyo interior salen 2 relojes OMEGA por encima del AGUA ..FOTO DEL CHE GUEVARA MUERTO y también muerto JESUCRISTO

P.d. no cambiaba una HARLEY x un puto deportivo de lujo de cientos de miles de € de un idolo de oro ESTAFADOR

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Sufjan Stevens. He’s on Tumblr. He posts other people’s music sometimes. Here is a mostly complete* list of songs he’s posted on his blog.

50 Cent - We Up ft. Kendrick Lamar

A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation

Al Green - The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow

Alessandro Marcello - Concerto in re minore per oboe e orchestra

Angelo De Augustine - Truly Gone

Arcade Fire - Here Comes the Night Time

Baba Maal-Balade - Chansons Traditionnelles

Beach Boys - In My Room

Beck (ft St Vincent) - Never Tear Us Apart

Benjamin Britten - Malo (from The Turn of the Screw)

Bill Bennett - Billie Jean

Björk - Unravel

Bombino - Tabsakh Dalet

Boyzone - Father And Son

Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band - Landmarks

Chris Thile - Too Many Notes

Colin Stetson - Among The Sef & In Mirrors

David Bowie - Space Oddity

David Bowie - Space Oddity

Deerhoof - Rainbow Silhouette of The Milky Rain

Donnie Hathaway - To Be Young Gifted and Black

Eddie Murphy ft. Michael Jackson - Whatzupwitu

Fol Chen - I.O.U.

Fol Chen - The False Alarms

Frantic Elevators - Holding Back The Years

Future Rapper - Corporate Thuggery

Gallant - Open Up

Gallant - Weight In Gold

George Harrison - Be Here Now

Haddaway - What Is Love

Helado Negro - Dance Ghost

Helado Negro - I Krill You

Helado Negro - It’s My Brown Skin

Helado Negro - Mitad De Tu Mundo

Henry Purcell - Remember not, Lord

Hiroshi Yamauchi - Super Mario theme

Iannis Xenakis - Metastasis

Ivor Cutler and Linda Hirst - Women Of The World

James Brown - Sex Machine

Jeffrey Lewis - Anxiety Attack

Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong

Judee Sill - The Kiss

Justin Bieber - PYD

Kenny G - Going Home

Leon Bridges - Better Man

Leoš Janáček - Christ The Lord Is Born

Lily & Madeleine - Goodbye to Anyone

Linda Perhacs - Freely

Linda Perhacs - Prisms of Glass

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Full Force - I Wonder If I Take You Home

Little Scream - Love as a Weapon

Local Natives - Colombia

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear - Silent Movies

Marsha Hunt - Desdemona

Maurice Ravel - Jeux d'eau

Michael Bolton & Kenny G - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You

Michael Bolton - How Can We Be Lovers

Michael Bolton - The Best Of Love

Michael Praetorius - Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming

Michael W. Smith & Amy Grant - Love Will Find A Way

Missy Elliott - Lose Control

Missy Elliott - WTF (Where They From) ft. Pharrell Williams

My Brightest Diamond - Be My Husband

My Brightest Diamond - Pressure

Nedelle Torrisi - Double Horizon

Nina Simone - Here Comes the Sun

Ocean - Put Your Hand In The Hand

Palestrina - Sicut Cervus

Pandit Ravi Shankar & Anoushka Shankar

Patrick Swayze - She’s Like The Wind ft. Wendy Fraser

Pennan Brae - Don’t Know Nothing Bout Love

Petite Noir - Chess

Petite Noir - Down

Philip Glass - Opening (from Glassworks)

Platinum Consort - A Hymn to the Virgin

Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can

Rafter - Convertible Jeep

Ready For The World - Oh Sheila

Rutherford Chang - White Album - Side 1 x 100

SMOOTA - Black White Yellow Makes Blue

Shara Worden - I Will Always Love You

Sigur Rós - Brennisteinn

Simon & Garfunkel - America

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Spellbound

Soul-Junk - Vesuvius

Stereolab - Motoroller Scalatron

Swans - Love Will Tear Us Apart

Tammy Faye Bakker - Don’t Give Up You’re on the Brink of a Miracle

Teddy Pendergrass - Come Go With Me / Close The Door

The Bangles - In Your Room

The Innocence Mission - Brotherhood of Man

The National - Mistaken For Strangers

Thomas Tallis - O Nata Lux

Throne - Tharsis Sleeps

Vampire Weekend - Ya Hey

Vixen - Edge Of A Broken Heart

Wham! - Last Christmas (Slugabed Ruined It)

Winger - Hungry

Yazoo - In My Room

Zapp & Roger - I Wanna Be Your Man

Zero Boys - Livin’ In The 80’s

* unfortunately, some video or audio posts he’s made are linking to things that no longer exist, and it isn’t always evident from his caption what the song was. Also, on at least one occasion he has linked a song from within the text of a post. I did not attempt to track down those instances.

[jacnaylor]

rules: tag nine people tagged by: the always lovely cassanabaratheon

tagging: sadsapphoclub, oceanhunters, here-for-the-story, catelynstxrks relationship status: single as usual. i mind less now. i think?? favorite color: green, pink, light blue, reds lipstick or chapstick: lipstick for sure  last song i listened to: drops of jupiter by train (you know when u hear one song and listen to it 884 times till it means nothing? this is it atm. reccing it to a friend so i came and listened to it again lmao)  last movie i watched: dirty dancing 2. wow it was...not good. but diego! also swayze turns up so top 3 tv shows: farscape, prison break, black sails top 3 characters: phew...abby griffin (just started 100, lovin her), jasmine burrows (<33), rachel scott (<333) top 3 ships: ((currently:)) michael/sara (pb), harvey/donna (suits), joel/sheila (santa clarita diet) books i’m currently reading: peguin’s poems for life (been reading it for three months on and off) and illuminae (ahaha...i hate it. no character development at all)

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Beautiful black Friesian horse jumping by Sheila Swayze