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    African Music

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    African music carries both cultural and historical significance in the lives of the African people. There are many different rituals in African music that are very unique and exemplify the many different cultures. The African people also express their mourning and grief through their music and this music also vary throughout the country. The African people express themselves musically through a variety of musical instruments. African music also includes a wide variety of instruments with heavy

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    Dance Choreographers

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    Amber Ford She began dancing and teaching in January of 2003 at the Dance Gallery. Amber is the choreographer for Elliot Productions. She is experienced in theatre/musical theatre‚ cheerleading/ dance‚ hip hop‚ ballet‚ tap‚ and some break dancing. Amber Ford currently teaches at The Centre in Dallas. She has worked with many choreographers and is the only female member of hip hop/bboy crew Tigerstyle. Jayson Wright Jayson has been a choreographer/dancer for over 20 years. He worked with Elton

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    The Wedding Dance

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    The Wedding Dance By: Amador T. Daguio Setting: a)  place – in the mountains somewhere in the Philippines b)  time- a long time ago c)  weather conditions- fine d)  social conditions- lower-class e)  mood or atmosphere- sad and tense Plot: Linear a)  Introduction The story opens with Awiyao entering his and Lumnay’s house.  b)  Rising Action Things start to heat up when Lumnay says she does not want any other man.  c)  Climax  There is more intensity when Awiyao says he does

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    Wedding Dance

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    Amador Daguio’s short story‚ Wedding Dance‚ a long married couple from the mountain tribes. Awiyao‚ who in spite of being in love with his wife‚ Lumnay‚ feels the need to marry another woman in order to have a son. A child who will continue his bloodline to live in their tribe. Awiyao’s insensitiveness and being coward is introduced in the story. He is insensitive believing the answer to Lumnay’s sorrow would be to join the other women at the wedding dance. On the other hand‚ he is coward because

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    Dance Ethnography

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    Music is a form of expression. It is a way of communicating an idea and telling a story. But music can be used in various ways. Throughout my life‚ I’ve found the power of music within my passion for dance. I enjoy finding different instrumental pieces and discovering how I can create movement based on them. However‚ my favorite part about creating choreography is letting myself go and using my experience in theatre to understand the power of conveying a story. I decided to follow this passion when

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    "Rituals and ceremonies help define a culture. Without them‚ societies or groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are." The rituals and ceremonies that one finds in many societies today are largely relics of the past. They were born at a time when humans were still struggling to understand the awesome powers of nature‚ and thus‚ feared them. At first‚ they were no more than simple pagan rites that were performed to appease the sun god or the rain god. Later on‚ these rituals and ceremonies

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    Ancient Asian Religion

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    it is today. During the fall semester of world history‚ the main religions that were brought to my attention were Christianity‚ Polytheism‚ Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ Islam‚ And Confucianism. Hinduism was like an umbrella for the religious ideas in the Asian continent. These ideas go closely to the first Vedic tradition‚but over the years many have added local influences with many other variations. Hindu denominations fall in three main groups: Vaishnavaism‚ which is the worship of Krishna and His incarnations;

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    dances with wolves

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    he quickly becomes infatuated with their way of life and begins to adopt their culture. Analysis I will freely admit that I am not a great admirer of Kevin Costner’s work‚ either as a director or as an actor‚ and I did not expect much from his Dances with Wolves. In spite of this‚ I found the film to be sufficiently well made and intriguing for it to retain my interest throughout much of its duration. Towards its conclusion‚ the movie does become far too heavy-handed‚ but this weakness is not

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    Indian Dances

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    Indian dances India shows a variety of dances which can be seen in various parts of the country. These dances are performed differently and are an important aspect in Indian dance because they bring the past in the present by telling us about ancient Indian history. Besides entertainment these dances are knowledgble. The Indian dance are divided in two types Indian classical dance and Indian folk dance. The Indian classical dance comprises of : Bharatanatyam‚ Kathak‚ Odissi‚ Kuchipudi‚ Mohini attam

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    Ballroom Dance

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    GNED 199 Mid-term Assignment Ballroom dance in social community of China Professor: Gel Messinger Date: March 10th‚ 2013 By students: Ballroom dance was from Europe‚ and it refers to set of partner dances‚ which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects‚ ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed in stage‚ film‚ and television. Ballroom dance may refer; at it’s widest to almost any type of social dancing as recreation

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