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    Singin’ In the Rain Review Singin’ In the Rain (1952) Genre: Comedy‚ Musical‚ Romance Cast Don Lockwood: Gene Kelly Cosmo Brown: Donald O’Connor Kathy Seldon: Debbie eynolds Lina Lamont: Jean Hagen R.F. Simpson: Millard Mitchell Zelda Zanders: Rita Moreno Roscoe Dexter: Douglas Fowley Singin’ in the Rain is one of the most-loved and celebrated film musicals of all time from MGM‚ before a mass exodus to filmed adaptations of Broadway plays emerged as a standard pattern. It was made

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    Sumazau Dance

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    3. What is Sumazau dance? Sumazau dance is a popular ethnic dance from Sabah. This traditional dance has always been correlated to the tribe of Kadazandusun‚ a tribe that populates and settles in Sabah. The locals from the district of Penampang are substantially well-versed in this type of dance. Being the most famous dance in Sabah‚ it has also become the “symbol” of Sabah. Hence‚ it can be meditated as the state dance of Sabah. Additionally‚ Sumazau dance is oftem performed as a thanksgiving

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    Emily Ahrens Kathy Gorman Dance Appreciation-05 Dance Performance Critique 14 December 2013 Nutcracker Ballet December 14‚ 3013 On December 14‚ 3013‚ I attended the Nutcracker Ballet at Viterbo University in La Crosse‚ Wisconsin. This ballet was put on by the La Crosse Dance Center’s. When critiquing a dance performance there are lots of things to take into consideration. You should pay attention to the following: number of turns‚ speed‚ coming up and down and on and off point‚ direction of turns

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    10 October 2012 ‘‘Dances With Wolves’’ film review ‘‘Dances With Wolves’’ is a 1990 western film directed‚ produced by‚ and starring Kevin Costner who plays the character of John J. Dunbar‚ a Civil War First Lieutenant on the Union side. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake . With this movie‚ Costner made his debut as a film director. ‘‘Dances With Wolves’’ scored a total of seven Oscars for best directing‚ best script‚ cutting‚ music and sound effects

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    History of Dance

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    History of Dance Speech INTRODUCTION: Once upon a time there was dance! In dance there are many forms. There is Ballet‚ Jazz‚ Tap‚ Hip hop‚ partner dancing‚ modern‚ and country and western. Dance originated many‚ many years ago. People used it to express emotions and stories. As time went on so did new dance techniques. Ballet came into the world around the 15th century Italian Renaissance and it slowly became the backbone for all dancing styles. As Albert Einstein said “dancers are the athletes

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    HISTORY OF SOCIAL DANCE Social dancing (dancing for pleasure) really starts with the Cotillion and Quadrille. These are set dances for four couples‚ and their descendants are still around today in the form of English and Scottish country dancing and‚ of course American square dancing Dancing in couples came along in the form of the Galliard‚ Minuet and Gavotte (each developing from the other)‚ but each danced essentially at arms length‚ and in repetitive sequences. Imagine trying to get close

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    Pantomina (Spanish for pantomime) was originally a wedding dance from the towns of Bicol’s Estandarte and Sorsogon subregions. This dance is tradionally performed during wedding festivities by the couple and their visitors. The dance is still popular in the Bicol Region even up to this time. The pantomina is very popular in the northern part of Samar especially in towns of Allen and Capul - both directly facing Bicolandia. Traditionally‚ musicians accompanying the dancers pause from playing the

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    "Dances With Wolves‚"� started off in St. David’s Field‚ Tennessee‚ in 1863. During the Civil War‚ Lieutenant John J. Dunbar tried to commit suicide by riding right into the path of the Confederate States of America‚ but instead of being killed‚ he inspired the rest of the Union to fight‚ and they won the battle. After the battle‚ Dunbar was given the choice to any assignment he wanted‚ and chose to go out West. When he went to his post‚ he found it empty‚ but had plenty of provisions for everyone

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    Traditional Dance

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    different kinds of traditions and arts from different traditional festivals‚ food‚ music‚ attire‚ arts‚ and also not excluding the performing art that will be found in any distinct culture all over the world- Dancing. According to Brittanica.com (2012)‚ dance is “the movement of the body in a rhythmic way‚ usually to music and within a given space‚ for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion‚ releasing energy‚ or simply taking delight in the movement itself”. People can enjoy dancing because they can

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    Gong 1000834396 Dr Annette Sanger VPMA99H3 B-boying or breaking‚ also called breakdancing‚ is a style of street dance that originated among African American and Puerto Rican youths in New York City during the early 1980s. People who dance break dancing are usually called “B-boy” or “B-girl” distinct from their gender. Although the term "breakdancing" is frequently used to refer to the dance in popular culture and in the more mainstream entertainment industry‚ "b-boying" and "breaking" are the original

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