Late last Saturday day night‚ on April 14‚2012‚ I attended the very first dance concert at John Anthony Theater at Collin College Spring Creek Campus. This concert was performed by Collin Dance Ensemble‚ which is a vibrant company that performs innovative contemporary modern dance. Their goal is to produce dance works at the highest level of artistic excellence. The dance company attends and performs at the American College Dance Festival annually and has been selected for the Gala Performance at the
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ceremonies.Even today several of those dances remain in modern religions practice. Most of the Ancient African dances are for celebrations and traditions. Ancient African dancing is a totally different and self adequate language that is joyful and makes you feel electrified. African dances is a method to communicate with your feelings and emotions. African dances celebrate ceremony of passage and help the bonds between members of tribes as a whole. African dance is an activity that is characterizes
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difference between the art of Irish Dance‚ and the art of Highland dance. To the untrained eye‚ it is perfectly acceptable to confuse the two passions; nevertheless there are quite a few similarities‚ however there are far more differences. The differences of the two practices are actually quite obvious: The costumes that the dancers wear at demonstrations‚ the dances that are executed at competitions‚ and the style of music played at performances. Highland dance originates from Scottish heritage
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What is dance? Why do we love to do it‚ and more importantly where did it come from? Dance is the way we move our bodies to the rhythm and sound of the music. It’s not just a form of exercise; it is a passion‚ the feeling of expressing yourself through movement. It is art. There are several types of dance such as jazz‚ ballet‚ hip hop‚ lyrical‚ contemporary‚ African‚ along with many other genres. I will give you a general history from where dance came from‚ and then be more specific when I talk
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DANCE The idea of dance has always been interesting and a mystery to me. When I was younger‚ I used to participate in Indian dance performances for birthday parties‚ weddings and/or anniversaries. I was fairly decent and I remember that it gave me a sense of freedom. I loved to dance. It was a way of expressing my uniqueness. However‚ things changed‚ life moved on and the stress of it all hid those feelings for another lifetime. They remained hidden for the past four years here at UCR until now
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Irish Dance: A Marvelous Dance Irish step dancing has existed since the 1700’s‚ over 300 years. Families in Ireland have passed down Irish step dance from generation to generation as a way of preserving their culture. While the meaning of the dance remains the same‚ the performance and showmanship has changed dramatically. From girls and boys with pale skin and natural hair to girls with fake tanned skin‚ huge curly wigs‚ and thousand dollar dresses and boys with fake tanned skin and outlandish
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Dance is a form of art‚ a type of that involves movement of the body‚ a form of expression‚ social interaction‚ exercise‚ spiritual or performance setting. Dance is performed in many cultures and religions. Dance as a form of art is also a nonverbal form of communication between humans or animals. It has evolved drastically throughout history. A choreographer is a person who creates dance compositions and plans arrange dance movements and patterns for dances. The art of choreography is a demanding
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Dance of the Goleros or Gallinazos: The argument of this dance revolves around the feast that the goleros or fowl form when they have fresh food‚ which in this case is a donkey supposedly dead. This dance contains popular theater. Dance of the Pilanderas: refers to the work done by women in the field‚ for the cleaning of rice and corn. Dance of Paloteo: It is a dance of character warrior‚ that symbolizes primordially the fight between the nations. The dancers carry a kind of wooden stick‚ with those
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What is a “Grass Dance”? To me‚ the phrase conjures up visions of Hawaiian hula dancers‚ but this was not really the case. Grass dances began with the Sioux nation‚ which was located in and around what is today the state of South Dakota. The Sioux used grass dances as part of their war ceremony‚ so essentially at grass dances originated as war dances. Although this was a music associated with war‚ it spread to from the Omaha‚ to their neighbors‚ through the plains‚ and across North America. Tara
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Bachata dance: Bachata dance alike the music is originally from the slums and barrios of the Dominican Republic‚ where it was created by the servants who were also the first to accept and embrace this new style of movement. Bachata emerged in the early 1960s‚ and is danced to the music of the same name. It is one of the rare forms of dance and music that emerged From the Dominican neighborhoods‚ but over the past few decades it has begun to take shape and establish its presence in everyday life
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