Nightclubs Research Articles

Effectiveness of Extra-curricular Activities in the Self-Development of Primary School Students

The research aims to study the impact of attending extra-curricular activities on the self-perception of primary school students. The survey was conducted by using a questionnaire to determine students’ self-perception in order to study their striving for independence. The obtained results were compared through Student’s t-test. Primary school students who attend extra-curricular activities have statistically higher self-perception of scores than those who do not attend such activities. Children’s striving for independence increases with age, but this is significantly influenced by their attendance in extra-curricular activities. Primary school students who attend activities of tourism, sports, and dance clubs have statistically higher self-perception indicators for the subscales of Physical Appearance and Athletic Competence than those who attend extra-curricular activities on music, art, and design. Extra-curricular activities contribute to a better self-perception of children of primary school age, and have a positive effect on their self-development and striving for independence. The results of the student survey indicate the need for a rational selection of extra-curricular activities, their types, and quantity for effective development and prevention of student overload.

Contribution of methamphetamine and insulin to the death of a woman suffering from type I diabetes - which played the greater role?

This report presents a fatal case of a young female Type I diabetic patient who developed convulsions and loss of consciousness after taking methamphetamine and spending some time in a dance club. During the convulsions, she was given sugar and when no response occurred, her boyfriend who was not experienced in the use of insulin administered a dose of insulin to her. The woman lost consciousness and died despite the efforts of the emergency service. A biochemical analysis revealed a high level of insulin (196.67 mU/L) and low levels of glucose (2.96 mmol/L) and C-peptide (26 pmol/L). Toxicological analysis revealed a methamphetamine concentration of 389 ng/mL and an amphetamine concentration of 19 ng/mL. The forensic perspective of the difficult determination of the contribution of each of the factors to the death, i.e., the pre-existing medical condition (Type I diabetes), the use of methamphetamine, the physical exertion at the dance club, and, finally, the non-indicated administration of insulin, is discussed. The ruling of the court is also reported.

Guardians of the Nightlife: A Sociological Exploration of Bouncers and Dancers in Exotic Dance Clubs

ABSTRACT This paper examines the primary agent of social control in strip clubs: the bouncer. It discusses the bouncer’s various roles, including gatekeeping, controlling patron behavior, managing dancer behavior in different club settings, and enforcing all rules of conduct. Additionally, it explores lesser-known roles that generate income for both bouncers and dancers, such as the relationship between rules and bouncer behavior, and the scheduling of regular clients for exotic dancers. The research is based on over 200 interviews conducted with bouncers and dancers at all levels of clubs between 1993 and 2023 across several states.

Picturing the dance: intersections of gender, sexuality, and age in older women queer square dancers

A dearth of research has focused on the diverse experiences of aging sexual minority populations and, in particular, older sexual minority women. Studies that have disaggregated the population of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex and two-spirit (LGBTQIS+) older adults reveal that due to minority stress and a lifetime of disadvantage. Lesbians experience higher rates of chronic health conditions and mental health problems (including loneliness) than heterosexual women and greater financial inequalities compared to gay men or heterosexual women. Despite this, limited inquiry has explored the everyday lives of older queer women and fewer still draws upon women’s commentary on their own lived experiences or centers older women as authoritative agents and experts on their own lives. In response to this knowledge deficit, this research traverses the aging experiences of female-identified members of a gay square dance (GSD) club in Toronto, Canada. We apply queer theory to explicate the unique ways in which a GSD club queers the aging process for 14 older women dancers. Findings of the inquiry highlight the ways in which these dancers confront and reject heteronormativity, while illuminating pathways to successful aging for older sexual diverse women. The older women dancers in this study perform gender in ways that challenged heteronormativity and gender binaries, enhanced belongingness and acceptance, embodied joy, and fostered wellness. These concepts have been identified as critical factors in successful aging and highlight what queering aging might look like for this resilient population who have overcome a lifetime of disadvantage.

Out on the Floor: Exploring the London Lesbian Club Scene of the 1980s and 1990s

ABSTRACT This article sets out to counter dominant depictions of DJs and clubbing that privilege white male DJs and their scenes, and that erase nightclubbing’s Black queer origins. Using queer oral history interviews and engaging with material fragments from the time (playlist notes, flyers, records), I focus on London in the late 20th century, where Black and white lesbian DJs, promoters, and clubbers created their own club scene. The scene’s events and nights were a combination of queer women’s creative cultural activism and the love of music that DJs and dancers shared, away from the surveillance and gaze of the straight world.

Born-Again Boogie

This article examines the culture of California Christian nightclubs opened by evangelical entrepreneurs in the 1970s and ’80s. These venues were part of an effort to reclaim secular spaces and transform them into Christian copies of typical nightlife sites like bars and dance clubs. The nightclubs were designed to break the stereotype of religious spaces as anti-fun, offering a secular feel with dance floors and state-of-the-art sound systems. The article explores the rise of Christian nightclubs, the development and culture of these evangelical spaces, and the reasons for their failure to become a significant part of American nightlife. Despite the excitement of Christians at the opening of these venues across the United States, no real mass Christian nightlife movement developed. Although Christian nightclubs opened in various cities well into the twenty-first century, they survived only briefly as novelty creations. Because they were unprofitable, they failed to create a lasting Christian nightlife culture.

Continuous training in young athletes decreases hepcidin secretion and is positively correlated with serum 25(OH)D and ferritin.

Iron deficiency is known to impair muscle function and reduce athletic performance, while vitamin D has been reported to induce iron deficiency. However, the mechanism underlying exercise-induced changes in iron metabolism and the involvement of vitamins in this mechanism are unclear. The present study examined changes in biological iron metabolism induced by continuous training and the effects of vitamin D on these changes. Diet, physical characteristics, and blood test data were collected from 23 female high school students in a dance club on the last day of each of a 2-month continuous training period and a 2-week complete rest periods. Serum hepcidin-25 levels were significantly lower during the training period than the rest period (p = 0.013), as were the red blood cell count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit (all p < 0.001). Serum erythropoietin was significantly higher (p = 0.001) during the training period. Significant positive correlations were observed between 25(OH)D levels and serum iron, serum ferritin, and transferrin saturation during the training period. Multiple regression analysis with serum 25(OH)D level as the dependent variable and serum ferritin and iron levels as independent variables during the training period revealed a significant association with serum ferritin. Continuous training may promote hemolysis and erythropoiesis, contributing to the suppression of hepcidin expression. The relationship between serum 25(OH)D and iron in vivo may be closely related to metabolic changes induced by the exercise load.

A Quantitative Study of Dance Teaching and Students’ Aesthetic Ability Development in the Framework of Aesthetic Education

Abstract With the deepening of today’s education reform, the development of students’ aesthetic ability is becoming more and more an important part of the education system, and dance teaching, as an indispensable part of the cultivation of aesthetic ability, is receiving more and more attention. This study takes students majoring in preschool education in colleges and universities as the research object, integrates dance teaching in music courses, conducts a questionnaire survey research, and then conducts research on the characteristics of the dance teaching mode under aesthetic education, studies the relationship of the factors between the survey object and the school dance teaching in terms of the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis, and further analyzes the factors influencing the development of the aesthetic ability of the students. After the analysis, it can be concluded that the place of residence has the main influence on the development of students’ aesthetic abilities, despite the individual differences of students. The integration of art courses and dance courses in schools, the degree of attention of dance teachers to students’ aesthetic ability in dance teaching, the development of dance club activities in schools, students’ participation in club activities, and the cultural atmosphere of dance on campus had high correlations with students’ aesthetic ability, with the highest correlation value of 0.412** for art courses. From the multiple regression analysis to explore the development of art courses and students’ aesthetic ability, it can be seen that the school is the main influencing factor in cultivating the development of students’ aesthetic ability towards dance, so the school should improve the content of art and culture courses and focus on the development of students’ aesthetic ability.

Application of The OPERA Information System in Hotel Reservations to Increase The Productivity of The Front Office Department (Case Study at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Bali)

Application of Information Systems OPERA at Reservations Section, Front Office Department, in Hotel GrandHyatt Bali. The information system is a system within an hotel that reconciles the needs of daily transactionprocessing, support the operation, managerial in character and strategic activities of an hotel as well as providecertain outside parties with the necessary reports. In general, the reservation section in front office departmentis reserving facilities including accommodation, food and beverage, seat pad in the show, airplanes, trains, bus,entertainment, night club, discoutegue including booking hotel rooms. Population and sample in this researchwere employees on duty in the reservation section, front office department who really understands the OPERAinformation system being researched at this time, the respondents are 11 people. The calculation is done byusing the simple empirical formula, as well as the determination of the value-oriented to simple statistics withdata collected through a questionnaire. Motivation of development of information systems at Grand Hyatt BaliHotel is a profit motive, thus the profit and loss aspects are taken into consideration in the development of thesystem. Based on respondents’ ratings of the three operational criteria of reservation section in front officedepartment in Grand Hyatt Bali Hotel. In general the condition of reservation section based on the views ofrespondents is 87.37% agree 12:12% fairly agree and 0.50% disegree, and there are some advantages of usingthe OPERA information system are speed, convenience and other benefits.Keywords: Application, Information System, Reservation, Front Office

Sunday Horos in Bulgaria Today

The paper focuses on the phenomenon of open-air folkdance gatherings that happen every Sunday afternoon in Bulgaria. A bottom-up social dance event, Sunday chain dances (horos) are hailed as part of the “back-to-the-roots” movement and together with recreational dance clubs have become an important part of the overall post-Communist folklore dance and music context since 2013.

Re-thinking Drag: From Night Clubs to White Cubes

Re-thinking Drag: From Night Clubs to White Cubes

‘Even with the craziness, it worked’: PE teachers working in and with an Activist Approach

ABSTRACT Background As one pedagogical approach, an Activist Approach to teaching offers a structure for inquiry-oriented, learner-centered processes for context-specific educational endeavors (Oliver and Kirk [2015]. Girls, Gender, and Physical Education: An Activist Approach. New York: Routledge). With its four critical elements of student-centered pedagogy, attentiveness to issues of embodiment, inquiry-based learning centered in action, and listening and responding over time, this approach was developed to engage disengaged girls in PE. An Activist Approach has since expanded into coeducational PE, after-school sport and dance clubs, work with socially vulnerable youth, and teacher education programs. While increased interest exists with scholars learning to integrate an Activist Approach with youth in physical education and physical activity settings, little research exists with physical education teachers learning to use the approach in their own classrooms. Purpose This study’s purpose was to explore secondary physical education teachers’ perceptions of working in and with an Activist Approach. Methods This paper draws from a longitudinal study in PE professional development for physical education teachers learning to use an Activist Approach. Participants included six physical education teachers (three middle school and three high school) with 7–34 years of experience teaching across four school districts, plus four researchers. With the reflective and integrative process of an Activist Approach, data analysis took place in three levels as not only as a culminating review but also serving as a regular, ongoing feature to help build the programming workshop-to-workshop. Findings The first theme explores teachers’ perspectives working in an Activist Approach, highlighting their engagement in a community of learners and how they broadened their perspectives of content. The second theme examined teachers’ perspectives on their students working with an Activist Approach, demonstrating teachers’ recognition of increased student engagement and its intersection between incorporating student voice in the curriculum and developing relationships. Conclusion While we have known an Activist Approach allows us to meet the needs of those involved because of its commitments to the four critical elements, never could we have imagined a pandemic as the context within which we would find ourselves working. Nonetheless, an Activist Approach helped us create a professional development program that met teachers where they were in the moment and guided teachers in meeting students where they were in the moment. For these teachers, having opportunities to share with and hear from each other was critical to not feeling alone and helped them connect to their specific contexts, increasing their abilities to better hear their students’ needs.

Dünden Bugüne Fuhuş Mekânları

Prostitution is considered the oldest profession in the world. Although the culture and date of its inception is not clear, there are various myths. It has different meanings and reflections in every culture and civilization. This situation causes it to take on different places. The beginning of prostitution is thought to derive from phenomenon of war; therefore, it relates to the settlement of the occupation forces in the cities. Economic reasons accompany the phenomenon of war. According to the type of prostitution, the phenomenon of religion also shapes prostitution. Social and cultural meanings attributed to prostitution, types of prostitution and sex workers, accessibility, urban politics and technology can be counted among the dynamics in the selection of spaces of prostitution. All these factors transform and diversify the places of prostitution. We will examine the changing places of prostitution from the past to the present including what these types of places are, both chronologically and thematically on the basis of countries. It is possible to collect types of spaces of protitution under eight different headings from design (planned and organic), settlement (urban and rural), religion (holy and non-religious), law (legal and illegal), and location in urban space (centre and periphery – scattered or combined), to access (virtual and real – mobile or fixed), continuity (legal and illegal) and front spaces (night club, pavilion, residence, hotel, massage parlor, Turkish bath and tourism). In this study, it is aimed to discuss the dynamics of choosing a place for prostitution, its concentration in the region where prostitution occurs, and the formation of prostitution in a region with activities of no prostitution. For this purpose, spaces of prostitution will be categorized. For the classification of spaces of prostitution, the phenomenon of prostitution in different countries will be analyzed. Key Words: Prostitution, Spacial, Red Light District, Sex Worker, Brothel.

Between ‘Ich will Spaß’ and ‘99 Jahre Krieg’: Receptions of the ‘New German Wave’ in the United States

In the late 1970s a new music movement, rooted in British punk and New Wave music, emerged in West Germany. It distinctly was not only sung in German, but the lyrics played with the German language by adding Dadaistic elements or youth slang, and reflected on the political, cultural and social zeitgeist of late Cold War West Germany. Over the years this formerly underground music genre was labelled ‘Neue Deutsche Welle’ (NDW) and became a commercial success, both domestically and abroad: Artists like Peter Schilling became known in the United States, the biggest hit ‘99 Luftballons’ by the band Nena reached number 2 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983 in its original German version. Like many other New Wave music, NDW songs found their way to mainstream success in the United States through the club scene, radio shows and the then new music television. At the same time, coming from the then still divided Germany catapulted the bands right in the middle of the Anti-war and Anti-nuclear movements at the end of the cold war, even when NDW bands themselves oftentimes labelled their music as non-political.

Three-keys digital media in strengthening brand awareness at The Vibes Night Club, France

In order to reach and influence potential online customers, there was often an overlap among paid media, owned media, and earned media at The Vibes Nightclub, France. Solving this problem required the integration of campaigns, resources, and infrastructure, which could develop online products, services, and brand awareness. The methodology used in this study is qualitative, using the descriptive approach with display and verification technique analyses at The Vibes Nightclub. The results showed that paid media is done through activities such as Search Engine Marketing (SEM). Further, owned media focus on Facebook, Instagram, and Google pages owned by the club, like Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Earned media includes word of mouth on social media, live, and conversations. Their activities had a significant effect on strengthening brand awareness. In this regard, consistency and optimism in digital marketing activities need to be maintained because these things can improve and maintain existence and sustainability. Furthermore, using more digital platforms and analytics digital should be improved for the targeted results and sustainability of the business.

AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND SECONDARY STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED SCIENCE-RELATED SUBJECTS IN YALA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA: CURRICULUM IMPLICATION

The study focused on after-school activities and secondary students’ academic performance in selected science-related subjects in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria: Curriculum implication. The research design adopted for the study is the survey design and the population of this study comprised all Senior Secondary School One (SSS1) students in selected public Secondary schools in Yala Local Government Area. The population stood at 3,201, with males 1, 501 and 1, 700 females in ten (10) selected Secondary schools in the area. The simple random sampling technique was adopted to select the respondents in the study area thus, (111 males and 119 females). The instruments used for data collection were two questionnaires titled After-School Activities Questionnaire and Student’s Academic Performance Test in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics (ASAQAPTCPM), designed by experts in the chosen field of study, and the reliability was established with spilt-half reliability techniques result showed a high correlation value of 0.87 to 0.89 and this was considered high enough to use the instrument for data collection. The hypotheses formulated to guide the study were tested using the appropriate statistical technique at 0.05 level of significance using simple linear regression analysis and the findings revealed that engagement in playing after school, engagement in homework, and engagement in extra moral classes significantly predict students’ academic performance in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. It was recommended that parents should encourage their children by providing the needed learning materials like textbooks, prompt payment of school fees, school uniforms, and engagement in extra-curricular activities to facilitate playing activities in the learning process, such as sports, drama music, scouting, dance, and various clubs which will promote harmony in learning.

Experiences with social support among older adult women participating in gay square dancing

LGBTQI2S+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and two-spirit, etc.) individuals face unique challenges to physical activity participation, such as discrimination and exclusion. Square dance is a form of collaborative group dancing and while traditionally a heteronormative form of dance, gay square dance is typically open to everyone, regardless of sexual orientation. Square dancing offers opportunities to belong to a community of others engaged in the same activity, which older adults often find satisfying. The aim of this research was to understand how older adults who identify as women experience social support in the context of participating in gay square dance and the role previous experiences of social exclusion play in influencing these experiences. Fourteen self-identified women (age range 55–79 years; n = 11 White, n = 1 Black, n = 2 Jewish) belonging to a gay square dance club participated. Participants self-identified as heterosexual (n = 7), lesbian (n = 3), pansexual (n = 1), bisexual (n = 1), or did not identify with existing terminology (n = 2). Interviews were conducted during a gay square-dancing festival and thematically analyzed. Findings highlighted that participants experienced acceptance which affirmed their sense of self and enabled their authentic selves. To foster a sense of belonging and close relationships, specific actions (e.g., demonstrative welcoming of newcomers, mutual support) were taken by other participants in the group. Physical touch is an inherent part of square dancing, which took on different meanings for participants and was overall perceived as safe. Inclusive groups like gay square dance clubs are an important and consistent means where older adult women can experience meaningful social relationships and interactions.

LEO PALAYENG

This article examines the historical and sociological processes that led to the electronification of traditional Acholi musical repertoires in the northern region of Uganda. Akena P’Layeng Okella, also known as Leo Palayeng, is presented as a leading figure in this transformation of traditional music to electronic music, which has become known as Acholitronix. Palayeng is also my main interlocutor. Through Palayeng’s biography, the influence of digital technology in the production, distribution, and reception of musical traditions is discussed. The new, digitised repertoire was first integrated into wedding ceremonies, and then played in bars and clubs in the city. It finally reached the international, alternative electronic club scene. This process of transformation in the repertoire is part of a long history of local and international musical influences in Uganda. The extent to which information and communication technologies have played a decisive role in the dissemination of musical genres, the adoption or adaptation of musical instruments and techniques, and the creation of local, national, or even pan-African musical identities since the 1980s, is described in the article. The place that these forms of digital musical traditions have on online platforms is also discussed. Based on these observations, the contours of the transformation and switch from the acoustic to the electronic – while being considered by the actors as being the same music – are described.

Kudus Regional Regulation Number 10 of 2015 Concerning Discotheque, Night Club, PUB, and Karaoke Entertainment Arrangement Businesses

The Regional Regulation of Kudus Regency, Kudus Regency Number 10 of 2015, in its implementation, has not been fully successful in implementing and realizing the principles of good governance. The approach method used in this study is sociological juridical with primary data and secondary data. The research results obtained are that the implementation of the Kudus Regency Regional Regulation of Kudus Regency Number 10 of 2015 concerning Discotheque Entertainment Business, Night Clubs, PUB, and Arrangement of Karaoke Entertainment is full of discriminatory actions considering that not all people in Kudus Regency are Muslim. In addition, the Kudus Regency Regional Regulation Number 10 of 2015 does not contain the principle of equality and participation. Implementation of the Regional Regulation, the local government has carried out outreach and warnings both verbally and in writing, the Regional Government has also carried out raids and even forced closure of business actors who are still determined to operate. At present the government continues to supervise so that the entertainment venues no longer operate.

Ralph L. Sacco, 65, Dies

![Graphic][1]</img> Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS, FAAN, FAHA, the only physician to have served as both the president of the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the first neurologist to serve as president of the AHA, and an expert on stroke risk and prevention, died January 17, 2023, of a brain tumor at his home in Long Island, NY. The founder of the Northern Manhattan Study, a professor of neurology, public health sciences, human genetics, and neurosurgery at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine and the Olemberg Family Chair in Neurological Disorders, he was 65. For Dr. Sacco, who grew up in Margate City, NJ, 3 blocks from the Jersey shore, there was no more peaceful place than the beach. After settling in New York to do his residency in neurology in 1983 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, he began to spend his free time in the Hamptons where he developed a zeal for boating, interior design, and architecture. The eldest of 5 children, Dr. Sacco occasionally worked in the family business, Sack O′ Subs, cutting cold cuts and stacking steaks. “I didn't like working around food because I ate too much,” he would later confess, adding that he preferred his paper route, except when being chased by dogs. He set his sights on medicine after an aunt suggested that he would be well-suited for the career. Growing up in the disco era, he and his sister, Bess, 2 years his junior, would frequent the dance clubs in Atlantic City and Wildwood, NJ, along with mutual friends. Few people knew that he was skilled at freestyle—save those who later invited him to their weddings, and the close friends that he called his chosen family who accompanied him and his husband, Scott Dutcher, on coastal vacations … [1]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif