Bob Fosse is a choreographer‚ dancer and director best known for Tony Award-winning musicals including Chicago and Cabaret. Bob Fosse was born in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ on June 23‚ 1927. A trained dancer‚ Fosse achieved success as a choreographer and director of stage and screen musicals. Fosse took an early interest in dance‚ displaying unusual skill. His parents supported his interest‚ enrolling him in formal dance training. By his early teens‚ Fosse was dancing professionally in local nightclubs.
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The art form of dance has been present on this planet for centuries‚ creating and inspiring people all around the world. Over time‚ some dance forms have evolved to mould society’s expectation and perspectives‚ while some have actually grown to question and scare it. Created in a time of change and cultural awakening‚ Post Modern Dance was seeded by performers in search of a new meaning to dance in a changing world. Since its beginning in the 60/70’s‚ the style has pushed the boundaries of dance
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My favorite style of dance has to be Latin dance‚ because I have grown up seeing my family dancing to salsa and bachata music in every family gathering. My family have tried to teach me‚ how to dance to bachata but I could never get the right steps‚ without accidently stepping on my cousin’s feet. I seem to lack in the dancing field for so reason. Except‚ when it comes to Zumba; which is a popular fitness program inspired by Latin dance. Zumba is a type of aerobic dance that uses upbeat Latin dance
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Needs Analysis The style of the chosen solo is Contemporary. This needs analysis focuses on fitness components required from the dancer‚ whilst also specifying muscle groups targeted during this piece. Physiological Analysis: The solo requirements are high and many components of fitness are applied. To create improvements in weaker areas of required components of fitness‚ the dancer will focus on flexibility and balance‚ enabling her to improve both dynamic and static movements. Boreham and Sharp
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think that ballet was boring. I did not understand ballet as an art and did not recognize its classical and modern types. Dances like hip-hop‚ samba‚ rumba‚ cha-cha‚ tango‚ and disco appealed to me more. Once I tried ballet myself in the U.S.‚ I realized that most of the great dancers learned ballet for a lengthy amount of time. I decided to take ballet classes and after a year I realized that ballet brings me indescribable joy and appeasement. I became interested in learning more about ballet itself
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When people think about ballet the same image enters everybody’s mind‚ a ballerina standing on her toes while she wears beautiful silk pointe shoes. Along with experience a dancer also needs to be responsible and also needs to know how to care for her and the shoes in order to prevent serious injury. Pointe shoes are generally made with a lot of layers but even many layers cannot prevent pain and injury. It is important that I discuss the history of pointe dancing‚ the disciple and care that is needed
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Ballet and War: Review on Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age The Rite of Spring by Modris Ekstein examines the cultural history at the start and in World War I and the consequences that would follow after the end of the war. Ekstein separates his book into three acts- pre-war‚ during the war and then after the war. Act One takes the reader first to Paris and the premier of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet‚ Le Sacre du primtemp translated to the Rite of Spring. Choreographed
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possible 50 points) (ADDIONAL) Question 1 of 25 Score: 2 (of possible 2 points) The French court ballet reached its height during the reign of Louis XIV‚ whose very birth had been celebrated by the _______________ of 1639. A. Ballet de la Félicité B. Ballet de la coutisane appelé C. Ballet de Madame D. Ballet de la Déliverance de Renaud ANS:A The dancers in the earliest ballets were highly skilled professionals capable of feats of strength and agility. True False ANS:F
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To many‚ the allure of Anastatia remains hard to resist. For starters‚ Anastasia is a tale based on the estranged daughter of a Russian czar who endures a host of probelms. Throughout her life‚ Anastasia remains afflicted by her identity‚ or lackthereof. No other venue can encapsulate such a tale the way that braodway does. Whether the powdery snow or the scenic aura‚ The Broadhurst Theatre served as platform for the show. Furthermore‚ Anastasia was played by none other than the charismatic Christy
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Ballerina slippers The dirty ballerina slippers hung loosely on her small feet. The subbing sound that came every time she moved them echoed off of the tall walls decorated with vines and weeds. She smiled to herself. There was nothing more beautiful than nature claiming what used to be theirs. Her little heart jumped in her chest when the threads of the shoes made her trip. The shoes were at least two sizes too big‚ but her correctly sized wellies were thrown into one of the corners of the building
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