Physical Education 2 Rhythm and Dance Dance * The word “Dance” comes from the Greek word “damson” which means “to stretch”. All dancing made up of stretching and relaxing. * Dance of many types is the physical expression of rhythm and music. * it is the pure expression of the dancers’ thoughts and feeling. * It is the union of movements in rhythm and arts of life. * It is man’s primitive and natural ways of self-expression * Its fundamental movement comes from man’s
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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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Roopali Jayswal Dance 100 Essay2 October 5‚ 2010 Bollywood is the informal term used for the Hindi-based film industry based in India. Bollywood is the largest film producer in India and is one of the largest centers of film production in the world. Bollywood films almost always have a series of songs and dances that sets it apart from industries like Hollywood. Bollywood dancing is a critical part of Indian film and culture and has changed in a number of ways throughout the years. Bollywood
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my mom signed me up for my first ballet class‚ and I loved it. Moving along to the music brought me joy and fulfillment. My liking for it has gradually grown into a passion. But over the years‚ I have also noticed a stigma for extreme competitiveness and perfectionism. Something that originally began as a form of worship has transformed into a celebration of the superficial and frivolous. Dancing often creates many concerns for young performers. Within the dance community‚ there exist many unfortunate
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in India however it is evident that the movements and images performed in this ballet piece are not based on ethnographic knowledge from experience and memory but in fact on fantasy and assumptions of the Orient. In order to fully contextualize this piece and explore the oddities presented in Petipa’s India‚ I will need to examine aspects of the Indian culture portrayed in La Bayadere‚ with an emphasis on clothing‚ dance‚ art and music of the 19th century. In order to delve deeper into this topic
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“The Souls of Black Folk” W. E. B. Du Bois‚ the author of “The Souls of Black Folk‚” had one goal in mind: to describe the conditions and prejudices that blacks encountered in the early twentieth century. Du Bois was convinced that race would be a fundamental problem that would plague the rest of the century. Du Bois was a prominent leader of the black community in the twentieth century along with a contemporary by the name of Booker T. Washington. However‚ their view point on how to tackle the
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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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Ballet is very important to me and is something I would love to pursue as a career. When I watch ballerinas perform it just draws me in. As I move ahead in my ballet career‚ I would like to get into an advanced technique class‚ attend an MBA Summer Intensive‚ and also get into a professional company to perform. With all of these goals for the future‚ the first thing I need to accomplish is getting into the advanced technique class. The advanced class is made up of beautiful and accomplished dancers
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The Evolution of Folk Music Almost all of the music that we hear today can be traced back in one way or another to folk music. The evolution of folk music is rich in history and it is easy to see how the current events and the times created the changes that were to occur. Folk music got its roots from Anglo-American Folk Music and later evolved into what was known as the blues and continues to influence much of the music that is written to this day. Many artists have had major impacts on the music
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Formal Analysis of Edgar Degas’ Ballet Rehearsal (circa 1874) Energy in movement and quiet placidity seen from the eyes of a fly on the wall. Edgar Degas’ Ballet Rehearsal‚ 1874 oil on canvas is twenty three inches by thirty three inches (Honour et al. 2005). The painting utilizes a sophisticated pallet and whimsical impressionist painting style to enchant its viewer. One of a series examining dancers‚ the painting of ballet students in rehearsal conveys Degas’ knowledge and fascination with the
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