Changing My Major Annie Farber Friends University Writing 2 Changing My Major Enrolling at Friends University Freshman year I had the mind set of what I wanted to major in. Majoring in the Ballet Program was the path I was so positive that would lead me to my future job after college. But after getting settled into college and moving out of state my mind set on the path I had chosen changed. In April of 2011 my senior year of high school I had visited Friends University during my Spring
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casts a spell over the audience. With the modern movement‚ Sleeping Beauty is interpreted in a modern and different way than classical ballet. In this paper‚ I am going to analyze and compare two different versions; Mats Ek’s the new‚ modern version and Vivien Durante’s classical version (Royal Ballet) of Sleeping Beauty. The difference between modern dance and Ballet can be seen clearly in Sleeping Beauty. Both versions are using the same music (P. Tchaikovsky) but interpreting totally different.
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music. Rhythm and tempo of the music and movements of ones body creates different variations of dance styles. Shoes and outfits help to identify what type of dance is being performed. Every dancer has their own style. Main types of dance are jazz‚ ballet‚ or modern dance. Dance is not just a female dominated activity. Many men are starting to become dancers than before. Jazz dance is one of the more popular dance styles out there. This type of dancing is a fun and energetic type of dance to watch
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levels. There seems to be a broad misconception‚ though‚ that ballet is an art form that does not progress; does not change. Many people assume that ballet’s set vocabulary of movement places limitations on how far the art can expand. Little do many people realize that this vocabulary is a mere foundation for the myriad of interpretations that the art went and will continue to go in. Michel Fokine is one revolutionary ballet choreographers‚ whose reforms have taken this previously monotonous
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pursuing my ballet dream. Despite all this hardship‚ I managed to come out on top. I was offered a spot on my dream ballet company American Ballet Theatre (ABT)‚ got to be bettered by their expertise on my ballet journey ‚ and was given many amazing opportunities for them. Being a dancer with ABT through all of the opportunities I’ve received from them have brought some of my greatest accomplishment. The goal in every ballerinas’ life is to make it on the a ballet company. Each year‚ top ballet companies
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century. Modern dance flourished in areas that lacked strong ballet traditions‚ such as in the United States where ballet companies were imported from Europe. Although modern dance originated in Europe‚ by 1930 the United States had become the center for dance experimentation. Many early modern dances were miniatures—solos of highly compressed effect. They were unlike anything known‚ for dance at that time was dominated by late 19th-century ballets‚ which were characterized by large casts‚ a great variety
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Wheeler1 Miranda Wheeler Ms. Riser English 101 September 25‚ 2014 Dance Classes Have you ever taken dance? I have been in dance for twelve years. Three examples of my favorite dance classes are tap‚ ballet‚ and pointe. Dancing has been one of my favorite hobbies since I was five years old. One example of my favorite dance classes is tap class. The reason it is one of my favorites is because my dance class has high heel black shoes with metal taps on the heel and
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come from? Dance is the way we move our bodies to the rhythm and sound of the music. It’s not just a form of exercise; it is a passion‚ the feeling of expressing yourself through movement. It is art. There are several types of dance such as jazz‚ ballet‚ hip hop‚ lyrical‚ contemporary‚ African‚ along with many other genres. I will give you a general history from where dance came from‚ and then be more specific when I talk on a certain type of dance. Since the beginning of time there have been rituals
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Mats Ek Allegra Vianello English National Ballet School 2nd year Words Count: 2304 23/04/2013 Contents Page Introduction Life and career Re-making of the ballet classics Stylistic elements of his choreography: clarity and irony Themes Movement Vocabulary References Influences and Muses Bibliography Introduction In this essay I will present one of the greatest
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emotions and personalities to shine through. Today‚ I would like to explore with you four very different types of dance: ballet‚ Chinese‚ ballroom‚ and hip hop. Ballet is an art form that originated in the 15th century during the Renaissance. As you can see from the picture‚ the ballerina wears pointe shoes – basically regular ballet shoes (hold shoe) with a box on top. The ballet shoe is usually made of satin or regular cloth‚ is sometimes covered with leather on top‚ and has leather soles for
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