to offer light resistance exercises to bedridden patients‚ and thus the seed for Pilates equipment was planted. After the war‚ Joseph Pilates moved to New York‚ where he and his wife opened their first Pilates studio near the New York City Ballet in 1926. It wasn’t long before he drew a following of dancers‚ who took to Pilates for its ability to create long‚ lean muscles and a strong‚ sleek physique.Legends Martha Graham and George Balanchine were among his clientele. He eventually
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Live Performance Response The aim of this paper is to carefully analyze the performances entitled‚ “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by Tchaikovsky and the “Russian Dance” from Nutcracker. Herein‚ it should be noted that both the songs and the ballerina performance are exemplary and have been considered as a great example of fine movements and choreography. The analysis of the selected performances will be done through the point of view of dance sequences and movements that have been designed based
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French area into a family of French dance masters; he was a French dancer‚ teacher and choreographer. He was the ballet tutor of King Louis XIV also known as the Sun King and was regarded as one of the finest dancers of his time. Beauchamp is also known to be the first to officially codify the five basic positions of ballet. The first assigned date of ballet is in 1581‚ when the so called Ballet Comique de la Reine was produced‚ this was in the early baroque period where dance was moving of court dancing
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foster an environment for people to learn about and build an appreciation for ballet and its contributions. The process of the Castro government‚ much like any other large political movement‚ was a step-by-step process. In order to create an
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03/23/2015/ARTS100 Ballet and Modern Dance My personal feelings of ballet are that it is so extremely important to every dancers training. It develops discipline and dedication: ballet technique is very detailed and requires practice to improve. Let’s face it; everything in ballet requires good posture. In time‚ the posture is utilized in the studio and translates to every part of a dancer’s life. Two large parts of ballet technique which‚ as a result‚ diminish the likelihood of injury in ballet‚ sports‚ and
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Nutcracker as a gift from her godfather on Christmas Eve. She had fallen asleep when she had a very enchanting dream about the Nutcracker. There are various versions of The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Versions include plays‚ musicals‚ and ballets. The original ballet about The Nutcracker and the Mouse King was performed in 1892. Even though the versions are a little bit different the plot of the story still remains the similar to the original story. The plot of the story revolves around the protagonist
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course ballet‚ which is considered a classical or formal dance. Ballet has gone through many changes since the 17th century‚ and continues to transform. But‚ one thing you cannot deny with ballet is the beautiful lines‚ and positions used throughout. Ballet no matter how evolved it becomes can still be considered the most classical genre in dance. When thinking of the overall theme of The Nutcracker‚ multiple themes come to my mind. One would
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La Sylphide - Ballet Critique The ballet‚ La Sylphide‚ was performed at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on March 3rd. The dancers in the ballet were both female and male professionals and were performing a ballet from the romantic era. The dancers were able to vary their movements and transfer between emotions of the dance throughout the performance. The dancer that represented James in the story‚ Naoya Ebe‚ had amazing technique‚ from the parts that should be automatic‚ such as
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Giselle essay The history of the ballet Giselle was choreographed by Gautier it was about a young girl who dies from injuries received from the sword of Albrecht’s. Petipa didn’t think it was suitable that Giselle should die that way. Instead Petipa story of Giselle was that the young girl dies of a weak heart caused by sorrow and sadness. Giselle’s lover was Albrecht. Albrecht was already engaged to another girl Bathilde. When Giselle died she became a Wilis‚ which is a female vampire‚ which
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of dance that’s dear to me which is ballet and jazz dance. Dance is one of the most universe activities in the world. It’s used on several different occasions. Ballet is an art of dance created by body movement. Ballet began in Italy in the 15th century. According‚ to the (Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. 2014)‚ “In the 16th century‚ Catherine de Medici‚ an Italian noblewoman‚ wife of King Henry II of France and a great patron of the arts‚ began to fund ballet in the French court. Her elaborate
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