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    Dance Review

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    Dance Review The performance‚ “Dance Matters” was absolutely amazing. Walking into the theater I wasn’t quite sure of what to expect and was really excited to see the show. I got even more excited seeing that this performance was directed by my professor. There were four parts in the performance. Also‚ each of them had its own story and full of meaning. I was surprised and learned from the performance. I appreciated to have a chance seeing this amazing show. There was one part of the performance

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    Evolution of Dance

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    Evolution of dance Purpose: To inform the audience on the evolution of dance. Thesis: Dance has unquestionably came a long way and it is important that we know what the initial purpose of dance was when it was first introduced‚ the many benefits that dance offers and how dance is used today in many ways such as recreation and entertainment. Organizational Pattern: Topical I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: “Dancing is the loftiest‚ the most moving‚ the most beautiful of the

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    Dance Is A Sport

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    skill in which an individual team or team compete for entertainment. For the longest time dance‚ which is indeed a sport‚ has been disputed over and its legitimacy questioned. Not only is dance is a sport that requires a person to possess strength and athleticism‚ athletes of other sports use dance to improve in their own sport‚ and the definition of ‘sport’ in every respect embodies dance as a whole. Dance is an important part of culture and society today. It is something that has been around for

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    Dance is a sport

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    Persuasive Speech Outline Dance is a Sport! I. Introduction: a) Attention Getter: What is the definition of a sport? A game played with a ball? Is it people in tight pants running around? How about “an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature”? That sounds more like it. Football‚ baseball‚ and track fit those definitions‚ but so does another recreational activity that is not typically considered a sport: dance. b) Personal Statement: I myself

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    Analysis of Dance

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    Tiffany Miller Professor Stickney Intro to Humanities 23 June 2013 The type of dance I attended was a mix of ballet and modern. This involved group performances as well as individual performances. For the purpose of this paper I will narrow my observations to an individual performance of both ballet and modern and a group performance of both. Dance has the ability to draw it’s viewer in‚ by captivating the audience with the amount of grace‚ coordination and talent it’s dancers display

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    Bata Dance

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    Music and Dance of Bata is a ritual form of dance for Sango‚ a deity in Yoruba land. Sango was the third king of the ancient Oyo Empire. It is a communicative dance between the worshipers and the deity. The Oyo Empire‚ established by the Yoruba people‚ controlled a wide area between the Volta and Niger rivers by the mid-17th century. The capital of the state was moved here from Old Oyo (Katunga) in the 1830s‚ and the Alafin (leader) of Oyo still resides in the city. A typical bata dance takes the

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    Kathak Dance

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    the classical dance of north indian style that was characterized by rhythmic footwork danced under the weight of more than 100 ankle bells‚ spectacular spins‚ and a representation of themes from Persian and Urdu poetry alongside those of Hindu mythology. The word kathak means "to tell a story". It is derived from the dance dramas of ancient India. Kathak arose from the fusion of Hindu and Muslim cultures that took place during the Mughal period. More than any other South Asian dance form‚ kathak

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    Dance 101

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    Summer Dance 101 Composition Assignment: Create a Group Dance Composition Based on a Social/Political Issue   As a group‚ sit down to brainstorm‚ discuss and decide upon a social or political issue that you want to explore through movement. Examples of social/political issues are: homelessness‚ oppression‚ environmental issues‚ corporate avarice‚ racism‚ domestic violence‚ racial profiling‚ but there are many‚ many issues that can be explored in addition to those mentioned above. You may wish

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    Zulu Dance

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    Essay on Zulu dance According to Zulu Culture.com‚ thousands of Zulu virgins dance at the Enyokeni Zulu Royal Palace each September at the Reed Dance Festival‚ or Umkhosi Womhlanga. The tradition begins with the virgin maids gathering reeds from the river and bringing them to the Zulu king. The girls dance with the reeds in front of the king‚ and then he chooses his bride. Besides the bride choice‚ one of the main purposes of this ritual was to encourage girls to remain virgins until marriage.

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    Types of Dances

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    Types of dances Ballet Ballet serves as a backbone for many other styles of dance‚ as many other dance genres are based on ballet. Ballet is based on techniques that have been developed over centuries. Ballet uses music and dance to tell stories. Ballet dancers have the ability to transport an audience to another world. [pic] Country and Western Country and western dance includes several dance forms‚ usually danced to country-western music. If you’ve ever been to a country and western

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