traditional form of music and dance originated in Colombia ’s Caribbean coastal region; its roots come mainly from Africa‚ in fact the name of this traditional dance its comes from the African term cumbé which means revelry or party. However‚ Cumbia is a musical and cultural fusion of Native Colombians‚ slaves brought from Africa‚ and the Spanish. Today Cumbia is the national dance of Colombia which gradually has evolved around this music and came to be known as the Cumbia dance. Cumbia started in the
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SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCE ORIGINS Emmylou Cortez Nicolas BS Biology 1A Prof. Felipa Oliquino PE 2 SWING DANCING HISTORY The swing dance is not a single form/kind of dance but a group of various dances which developed in the earlier half of the twentieth century. These dance forms flourished with jazz or swing style of music. The origin of these swing dances can be traced back to the vernacular African-American dance forms. Today‚ the most popular form of swing dancing is Lindy Hop. In
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The dance performance I chose to review was a recording of the performance Construct by Australian choreographer and dancer Tanja Liedtke. Construct was performed on April 2nd‚ 2009 in Seattle‚ Washington. The type of dance performed in Construct was contemporary modern. Though there were no actual stopping points‚ or named dances in this performance they did however have different sections of different dances with unique styles and props. The three sections I am going to write about really caught
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The Hobby-Horse Dance is a form of ceremonial dance found in the West Country of England. The central figures of the dance include a man covered with a cloak and wearing a horse mask. The most famous example I read about from Rippon was this‚ ”In England the hobby-horse is very much alive still at Padstow and Minehead celebrating the coming of spring. And throughout all the written references we can’t fail to perceive in all the animal guisers bringers in of fertility at the turn of the year” (Rippon
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Tarantella In Italian culture‚ the word “tarantella” evokes images of a frenzied spinning dance traditionally played at weddings. However‚ this popular native dance of Southern Italy has a history and myth spanning several centuries. The dance‚ originally an Italian folk dance of the lower- and middle-classes‚ has been labeled as a dance to cure sickness and as a dance of courtship. In the courtship version of the dance‚ the woman uses rapidity and liveliness to excite the love of her partner. In turn‚
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ballet tradition dating back to the 19th. This subject holds particular significance to me. I have danced for most my life‚ and as a young girl I desperately wanted to dance in pointe shoes. Pointe work seemed like the pinnacle of achievement for a dancer‚ and I waited anxiously for my instructor to allow it. When I eventually began to dance on pointe I realized two things. One: pointe work requires a level of pain tolerance that I do not have. Two: most of the other girls taking pointe seemed young‚ between
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my resume. What you can not see on my resume is the profound impact dance has had on not only me as a leader but my life as a whole. I started dancing when I was 3 years old and 14 years later I’m still dancing. Spending 12 of those years at the same dance studio‚ Dancentre South‚ has allowed me to not only influence my dance studio but the community it creates and is surrounded by. I started assisting and demonstrating for dance classes when I was 12‚ this class started my career of not only helping
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Hailey had wanted to be a dancer since she was little. Her coaches all said she was a natural. She was on a dance team called the Leaping Leopards. She was on the team with her best friends Ava‚ Sydney‚ and Ashlyn. The Leopards were undefeated and the best in their league. They were trained by some of the best coaches in the nation and they seemed nearly unstoppable. The final national dance competition of the year was coming soon to Hollywood and the Leopards were practicing harder than ever. One
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Dance Appreciation Erin Leigh 11-10-2005 Jazz Dance "Jazz dance mirrors the social history of the American people‚ reflecting ethnic influences‚ historical events‚ and cultural changes" (Kraines‚ 2005‚1). When I was younger I used to take dance. I hated ballet‚ liked gymnastics‚ and thought tap was okay; but I loved jazz. I took jazz dance three times a week and never complained; it was my life. People all over the world are familiar with jazz dance. Jazz
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the surprisingly difficult sport of dance is commonly overlooked. Shanna LaFleur once said‚ “It takes an athlete to dance‚ but an artist to be a dancer.” Dance expresses strong feelings and emotions through graceful or sharp‚ powerful movement‚ revealing to the audience every bit of passion behind it. Countless forms of dance exist in the world. Jazz‚ ballet‚ and tap are the most common. When a person thinks of dance‚ they think of pink tights and tutus. Dance consists of so much more than that.
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