In the lounge, with its grand piano and dance floor, a half-dozen residents were gathered for a pow-wow with the dining services manager, discussing the pros and cons of taking fruit up to their room.

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Sandor premiered Bartok's Dance Suite and also his Piano Concerto Number 3.

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In Heilongjiang province in the northeast, a survey of 100 nursery-school children showed that 90% took lessons in piano, electric organ, painting or dance.

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