Brown coal mining limits in North Bohemia of mining operations whole villages, towns and even cities (Most) were demolished to extract the coal that lay beneath; their inhabitants were rehoused in large-scale new prefabricated panelled apartment buildings. The low quality technology used for large-scale burning of brown coal led to a sharp increase in the content of harmful sulfur dioxide and aerosols in the atmosphere. The result was wholesale damage to the environment (such as the die-back of the forests in the Ore Mountains from acid rain) and human health. In view of the unsustainable situation, the first post-communist Czechoslovak government decided to resolve the situation by
Eddie Brown (dancer) his dances were filled with syncopated steps and complex patterns. The specific style of tap that he performed and later taught to students was called “scientific rhythm.” Brown explained, “You heard all this music and rhythm but couldn’t see where it was coming from.” Eddie Brown’s natural propensity to hear and create intricate rhythms allowed him to make his mark on the world of tap dance: “A good ear ain’t good or bad, but a good ear is what you need. That’s why tap is scientific.” Eddie Brown (dancer) Eddie Brown, was a dancer born in 1918 in Omaha, Nebraska.