Tiffany Miller Professor Stickney Intro to Humanities 23 June 2013 The type of dance I attended was a mix of ballet and modern. This involved group performances as well as individual performances. For the purpose of this paper I will narrow my observations to an individual performance of both ballet and modern and a group performance of both. Dance has the ability to draw it’s viewer in‚ by captivating the audience with the amount of grace‚ coordination and talent it’s dancers display
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Music and Dance of Bata is a ritual form of dance for Sango‚ a deity in Yoruba land. Sango was the third king of the ancient Oyo Empire. It is a communicative dance between the worshipers and the deity. The Oyo Empire‚ established by the Yoruba people‚ controlled a wide area between the Volta and Niger rivers by the mid-17th century. The capital of the state was moved here from Old Oyo (Katunga) in the 1830s‚ and the Alafin (leader) of Oyo still resides in the city. A typical bata dance takes the
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the classical dance of north indian style that was characterized by rhythmic footwork danced under the weight of more than 100 ankle bells‚ spectacular spins‚ and a representation of themes from Persian and Urdu poetry alongside those of Hindu mythology. The word kathak means "to tell a story". It is derived from the dance dramas of ancient India. Kathak arose from the fusion of Hindu and Muslim cultures that took place during the Mughal period. More than any other South Asian dance form‚ kathak
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Summer Dance 101 Composition Assignment: Create a Group Dance Composition Based on a Social/Political Issue As a group‚ sit down to brainstorm‚ discuss and decide upon a social or political issue that you want to explore through movement. Examples of social/political issues are: homelessness‚ oppression‚ environmental issues‚ corporate avarice‚ racism‚ domestic violence‚ racial profiling‚ but there are many‚ many issues that can be explored in addition to those mentioned above. You may wish
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Essay on Zulu dance According to Zulu Culture.com‚ thousands of Zulu virgins dance at the Enyokeni Zulu Royal Palace each September at the Reed Dance Festival‚ or Umkhosi Womhlanga. The tradition begins with the virgin maids gathering reeds from the river and bringing them to the Zulu king. The girls dance with the reeds in front of the king‚ and then he chooses his bride. Besides the bride choice‚ one of the main purposes of this ritual was to encourage girls to remain virgins until marriage.
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Types of dances Ballet Ballet serves as a backbone for many other styles of dance‚ as many other dance genres are based on ballet. Ballet is based on techniques that have been developed over centuries. Ballet uses music and dance to tell stories. Ballet dancers have the ability to transport an audience to another world. [pic] Country and Western Country and western dance includes several dance forms‚ usually danced to country-western music. If you’ve ever been to a country and western
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“Dance” If you are looking for an activity which allows you to obtain many benefits at the same time‚ you can think on “Dance”. Most people believe that dance is just a way to have a good time with friend and relatives‚ but it also could be consider a job‚ form of workout your body and your mind. There are different styles of dance with excellent benefits and also disadvantages. We can dance different styles involving different techniques with uncountable emotions and inspiration for
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similarities between the rituals of primitive societies and rituals that we have in today’s society? Society today does use dance in religious ceremonies or occasions but not necessarily in a ritualistic form that earlier primitive societies would use per say. However‚ dance in both today and past societies used basic‚ everyday motions and movements to form dances‚ where some of these dance practices are still used even today. How might one’s moral‚ religious and ethical values influence their thoughts
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are used out on the field. Dance is another physical activity that is sometimes not viewed as athletic sport. Dance is often categorized with the performing arts and not given full credit for the physical dedication and commitment it takes in order to be a professional dancer. People need to ask themselves‚ “Is the dedication to becoming a top notch football player any different than the dedication it takes to excel as a dancer?” The answer to that question is no. Dance should be considered a sport
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Music/dance 101 Alvin Ailey American Dance Company Performed by Donna Wood Dance “Cry” Dance Critique. Ballet “Cry” simply showed to us real life of all African women. Every single American people know what kind of life they went through. Therefore it touched their heard. Alvin Ailey’s “Cry” presented wonderfully combined movements‚ technique and emotion. Ms. Donna Wood uses tragic face‚ a mask of sorrow. It is a face born to cry
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