Writing Topic: What point does Leo Tolstoy’s story “After the Dance” (pgs. 71-75) make about Russian society? What moments or details in the story help to convey this point? Explain in a carefully written essay‚ supporting your argument with evidence from the text. Tolstoy’s “After the Dance” is essentially a representation of Russian history and the exposition of a dark side to the seemingly regal atmosphere of the Russian aristocracy first introduced at the ball. Using literary elements such
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Historical Context Originating in the United States‚ tap is a combination of African tribal dances‚ Scottish‚ Irish‚ and English clog dances‚ hornpipes‚ and jigs. In the last few decades of the 20th century‚ it was believed that African slaves and Irish servants observed each other’s dances on Southern plantations and tap was born from this. Tap dance was a dynamic art form‚ and dancers continually molded and shaped it. Dancers such as Harland Dixon and Jimmy Doyle impressed audiences and influenced
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Today‚ ballet is one of the oldest art forms still studied. It’s regal and graceful steps were originally intended as entertainment for the French Royalty. Knowing that it originated in France‚ how did it get to Russia? The Vaganova School in Russia is one of the most prestigious yet strict ballet schools of the world. The Bolshoi Company is known for their flawless choreography and technique‚ which is often flaunted at the Mariinsky Theatre. Since ballet in Russia is so prominent‚ sometime in Russia’s
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Edgar Degas’ painting‚ “The Dance Class‚” or often referred to as‚ “The Ballet Class‚” to discuss how his interpretation of ballet aspects are de-romanticized despite its era of late romanticism. This topic is of interest to me because I have an appreciation for ballet as an art form. For almost all of my life‚ I have noticed that media and society have hyper-exaggerated the obsession with sexually objectifying ballerinas. This‚ in turn‚ has undermined the true beauty of ballet‚ in which Degas’ painting
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Charleston Nicky Tran The Charleston is about a group of men and women dancing together‚ the dance could be done by yourself‚ with a partner‚ or in a group. The movement is very active and fun. It is originally developed by The African American Slaves. The dance then became re-created with a few changes in the moves it became really popular in the 1920s. The woman’s in their 20s use to love dancing the Charleston. They would wear clothes that the elderly think
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My initiative project created two different interventions‚ a liturgical dance group and a support group targeted at African American women. This project was 6-week long randomized study and tested the change in the participant’s thoughts on both adequate physical activity and dietary requirements. Both intervention targeted social and cultural values. The study used surveys at the beginning and at the end to determine the effectiveness of the interventions by the results of the individual surveys
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the handout about tribal dances and ceremonies‚ I learned a lot of interesting things I never knew before. I guess the fact that I haven’t taken a dance class ever before and wasn’t taught too much about dance in grammar school or high school‚ I was ignorant to how important and how influential ritual dances are within a society. Dancing is an activity that can be dated as far back as the Stone Age‚ when people first existed on this planet. Not only that‚ ritual dances can be found in almost
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Crystal Jackson 2/21/12 Dance 6/7 pd. When being asked what would be taken from me if I could no longer dance I had to think for a while. I had to rearrange the question and ask myself “what does dance mean to you‚ and how does it affect you?” It honestly not something I think about much so it actually was a bit hard trying to put all the emotions that this prompt evoked in words. If I was no longer in a position where I could freely dance multiple things would be taken away from me. Initially
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Douglas Copeland and Sylvia DelaCerna‚ September 30‚ 1982 in Kansas City‚ Missouri. She came from a misfortunate childhood‚ with many troubles but she still managed through. She is the first African American female principal dancer to dance with the American Ballet Theatre in 20 years! Misty is the fourth of six siblings of generally mixed heritage. Sylvia DelaCerna had consecutive marriages and boyfriends‚ which includes the family moving constantly‚ sometimes to awful living conditions at times
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As an extremely challenging and physically demanding pastime‚ it makes sense that a career in dance has lots of pressures that go along with it. This should come as no surprise seeing that every professional sport requires hard work and at least some sacrifice. It is questionable‚ however‚ if there is maybe too much pressure put on dancers in this day and age. Many people do not realize what it takes for a person to make it as a dancer‚ the dedication and drive the person must have. The fact of the
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