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    Dance Assignment: Revelations Alvin Ailey stated‚ ‘The greatest works are always personal‚ and this was personal’ on Revelations. I think Ailey’s work was defiantly personal and was influenced a lot by his youth and childhood. This work could also be influenced by his training‚ religion and background. Revelations was deeply influenced by Ailey’s youth and religion. He was born in Texas into a very religious family. A lot of his inspiration came from the gospel churches from home and songs

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    The dance show that I went to was called Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The place of the performance is 131 W 55th Street between 6th and 7th avenues. The date and time of the performance was Saturday‚ Dec 16‚ 2017 at 2:00pm. I was 20 minutes late to the first performance because of the heavy traffic‚ but i did see a portion of the first dance. Heysel and I both saw this dance performance together. The order of the dances were The winter in Lisbon choreographed by Billy Wilson‚ Night Creature

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    Alvin Ailey: Cry Essay

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    Alvin Ailey: Cry When Alvin Ailey’s Cry premiered in 1971‚ Judith Jamison was praised for her tour-de- force 16-minute solo. An original New York Times review expressed that “She looks like an African goddess”. Cry - originally a gift for Ailey’s mother - was dedicated to “all black women everywhere‚ especially our mothers”. This work‚ one of Ailey’s greatest successes‚ evokes an emotional journey‚ as the performance depicts the struggles of African American women suffering the extraordinary hardships

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    Alvin York Alvin York started off as an average man who loved to hunt and use guns and ended up using those skills for something else. Alvin York ended up with a Congressional Medal of Honor because of his skills with weapons. Alvin York was a kind and decent man who never planned to serve in World War I‚ but his life changed when he was drafted. Alvin York was born in 1887 in a two-room cabin in Tennessee. Alvin was one of eleven children and didn’t have a very fortunate childhood. He

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    Analyse the choreographic style of Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey was a famous choreographer/dancer also founder of his own dance company (AAADT). Inspired by many‚ (including Katherine Dunham and Horton) he began dancing at the age of 15 where he found his love for dancing. Ballet‚ jazz and Broadway were the three main dance styles Ailey loved. These styles can also be recognised in nearly all of his choreographies. As choreographic styles identify the constituent features‚ when it comes to Ailey’s work

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    Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey is a multicultural modern dancer known for his great accomplishments in dance and choreography. He founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and throughout his lifetime created some 79 ballets‚ many of which have appeared in the repertoire of major dance companies. It was on a junior high school class trip to the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo‚ he fell in love with concert dance. He became inspired by performances of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company and classes

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    American hero of World War I and maybe of the world was Alvin York. Through courage‚ determination‚ and God’s power he was able to save almost his whole battalion against heavy machine-gun fire singlehanded. A man from a small town who was against shooting humans and killing them became the greatest American hero of all time. His legacy and his impact still lives on today by people who have and will treat him with reverence until the end of time. Alvin Cullum York was born in Pall Mall‚ Tennessee on December

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    Alvin Ailey – ‘Cry’ Give a chronological account of Ailey’s background‚ training and influences up to the time he made ‘Cry’. Discuss how this may have informed the narrative of the dance in the work ‘Cry’ Alvin Ailey used his culture and countless childhood memories to base his choreography. His background‚ training and influences have informed and influenced the narrative of his work ‘Cry. The concept of cry was devised by Alvin Ailey. ‘Cry’ took its inspiration and stimulus from the suffering

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    to ABN News (2012)‚ “His improper doings caused damage to the school’s reputation” (Para. 2). Being on scholarship‚ law student Alvin Tan’s actions will cause big discussions‚ such as the conduct and the procedure of selecting scholars. After all‚ Singapore’s government is sponsoring their education and scholarships should not be awarded to students with poor conduct. Alvin Tan is an embarrassment not only to NUS‚ but also a disgrace to Singapore‚ Malaysia and his family. Alvin’s actions may not be

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    CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW The chapter gives reviews of the theoretical and empirical literature about vocabulary learning strategies. There are three sections in this chapter. In the first section‚ it defines the concept and importance of vocabulary learning strategies and provides taxonomy of vocabulary learning strategies. In the second and third sections‚ it reviews the current studies examining junior and senior high school EFL students’ usage of vocabulary learning strategies‚ respectively

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