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    Professional Dancer Path

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    an easy career though‚ on by body or my mind. I will be dancing six days a week‚ dancing 7-9 hours a day. Never the less‚ I am 100% willing to experience the joy and pain of being a professional ballet dancer. “Choose a job you love‚ and you will never have to work a day in your life.”-Confucius. Ballet is not my “job”‚ it is my vocation for life. This job is not in high supply‚ but there is a demand for more dancers. I could be employed in Grand Rapids Michigan. But‚ I have a good lead in Pittsburgh

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    Measurement and Tulle

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    all the tulle strips‚ until the circle is complete. STEP 6. Check the fit. Have the recipient try on the tutu to make sure the length is correct and it is easy to dance in. tutu skirts are often worn with a leotard or bodice on top‚ tights and ballet shoes. TIPS Buy more tulle than would seem to be necessary. For a tutu skirt for a small child purchase at least 10 yards (9 m). for a adult‚ purchase at least 15

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    Billy Elliot

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    on‚ doesn’t like the brutal boxing lessons at school. Instead‚ he falls for the girls’ ballet lessons. When his father finds out about this unusual love of his‚ Billy is in trouble. Being supported by the ballet teacher‚ Mrs. Wilkinson‚ he keeps on training secretly while the work situation as well as the problems at home get worse. Finally‚ Mrs. Wilkinson manages to get Billy an audition for the Royal Ballet School‚ but now he also has to open his heart to his family. Billy is taken to the boxing

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    Black Swan: a Film Review

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    Film Review: Black Swan Everyone has heard of ballet‚ some perhaps just that‚ while others practice it or just enjoy watching it on stage. Most people have also heard of Swan Lake‚ maybe even saw it performed in one or another adaptation‚ as there are many. Then there is Black Swan directed by Darren Aronofski‚ which leaves most other adaptations in the shade. Darren Aronofski is a most certainly an ingenious director; he’s proven that with Black Swan‚ as well as with his previous films which

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    Billy Elliot

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    directed by Stephen Daldry that tells of a twelve year old boy called Billy. Raised in a working class family‚ Billy had always possessed a love for dancing. However‚ set during 1984 in the small mining town of Everington‚ his dream of becoming a ballet dancer proves to be difficult. His father‚ Jacky and brother‚ Tony are also involved in the miners’ strike‚ which puts the family in financial difficulties. The main idea of this film is to pursue your dream and not to give up when there are obstacles

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    The China Coin Essay

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    On this mission‚ they accept their renewed identities and confront the challenges of the backdrop in Tiananmen Square. In the film “Billy Elliot” by Stephen Daldry‚ the main character experiences a transformation from an adolescent to extraordinary ballet dancer. Furthermore‚ Arthur Golden’s novel “Memoirs of a geisha” extends the concept

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    change and growth in oneself‚ but also empathy. Alootook Ipellie‚ in her short story “Walrus Ballet‚” teaches empathy and understanding others will promote growth in character. In “Walrus Ballet”‚ Rudolph journeys from Canada to Siberia to get more walruses for his camp‚ but after hearing his friend Giselle’s story he empathizes with her‚ and helps the walruses escape from capitalism to freedom. Walrus Ballet by Alootook Ipellie teaches how being a good human and understanding others evokes change‚

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    Western societies. Time set during miner’s strike of North England‚ early 1980’s Entire town participating in the strike violently  continued presence of riot police against strikers affects Billy into cultivating his pursuit of passion to become a ballet dancer. Audience Not intended for a young audience regardless of an eleven year old protagonist Contains themes of identity‚ homophobia and family relationships Purpose Present viewers with the realities of being different Changing pre-conceptions

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    this day made him the king of Broadway today. Through his deepest anxiety and not fitting in the American dream‚ his compassion made it big in ballet and Broadway. With his passion and determination‚ he was known for his unique and imaginative choreography. Through sweat and tears‚ he was a choreographer at New York City of BalletBallet U.S.A‚ American Ballet Theatre‚ and many other international companies. Robbins was born in New York on October 11‚ 1918‚ but was raised in Weehawken‚ New Jersey

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    everyone had already rushed out the studio door and crowded around the bulletin board. Lainey waited for a few moments before making her way to the bulletin. She hoped to receive the role of Princess Clara. Princess Clara is the lead in the Nutcracker ballet‚ she is transformed from the young Clara

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