My initiative project created two different interventions‚ a liturgical dance group and a support group targeted at African American women. This project was 6-week long randomized study and tested the change in the participant’s thoughts on both adequate physical activity and dietary requirements. Both intervention targeted social and cultural values. The study used surveys at the beginning and at the end to determine the effectiveness of the interventions by the results of the individual surveys
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The book I read is a fantasy novel called A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin. There are 18 point of view characters in the book. These characters are Tyrion Lannister‚ Daenerys Targaryen‚ Jon Snow‚ Bran Stark‚ Davos Seaworthy‚ Theon Greyjoy‚ Lady Melisandre‚ Quentyn Martell‚ Barristan Selmy‚ Jon Connington‚ Victarion Greyjoy‚ Arya Stark‚ Areo Hotah‚ Jaime Lannister‚ Cersei Lannister‚ Kevan Lannister‚ Varamir Sixskins‚ and Asha Greyjoy. I chose to read this book because I had read the previous
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Kristen Erdiakoff ERDIAKOFF1 English. 100 December 3rd‚ 2012 My Dance Injury Dancing‚ primarily ballet‚ has been the main focus of my childhood (from age three and beyond)‚ as well as early teen life. In many ways‚ it is what defines me; how I see myself as well as describe myself. But‚ My ballet career was forever altered when‚ in 2008‚ I did a lunge in a primary class with the Artistic Director at the San Francisco School of Ballet and landed ever so gracefully which
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In the story of “The Devil and Tom Walker” by Washington Irving and‚ the story of “The Devil and Daniel Webster“ by Stephen Vincent Benét are two different stories with the same theme about not making a deal with the devil and the consequences. In the stories‚ the characters’ families and ol’ Scratch are very different. Tom Walker has no kids with a very poor looking house and not a very good relationship with his wife. The devil in his story is a dark native American dressed as a woodsman. Who
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Devil’s Tower Devils Tower National Monument‚ America’s first national monument is located in the Black Hills side of Crook County Wyoming and is home to the world famous rock formation that is raised high above the Ponderosa Pine Forest. The rock formation is a sacred part of the Native American tribes that live in the area. Native American tribes such as the Kiowa and Sioux speak of similar tales that surround the tower. Devils Tower can measure from its base more than four football fields tall
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I loved every second of my private rehearsals with just me and the dancer playing the Sugar Plum Fairy‚ Harley‚ fittings for my adorable pink tutu with bows all over it‚ and getting to perform by myself for the little kids and seeing them watch me dance with wide eyes.
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Dances With Wolves Chapter Summary‚ Chapter 1 The first chapter introduces the protagonist of the story‚ Lieutenant Dunbar‚ a soldier who is posted to the frontier. The time is during the American Civil War. Dunbar is at Fort Hays‚ but talks to Major Fambrough about being posted on the prairie. Major Fambrough‚ who appears as a little insane‚ agrees and sends him to Fort Sedgewick. He goes there with a peasant called Timmons. In the meantime‚ the same fort is being abandoned by Captain Cargill‚
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Ballet is a form of dancing performed for theatre audiences. Like other dance forms‚ ballet may tell a story‚ express a mood‚ or simply reflect the music. But a ballet dancer’s technique (way of performing) and special skills differ greatly from those of other dancers. Ballet dancers perform many movements that are unnatural for the body. But when these movements are well executed‚ they look natural. The beginnings of ballet can be traced to Italy during the 1400’s at the time of the Renaissance
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Dance Analysis As the lights went off‚ the audience went silent‚ curiously waiting to see what was going to happen next. All we knew was the performance name‚ Agwa‚ the Portuguese term for water. Even if I had not been given the title of the performance‚ I could have guessed it after seeing the dancers perform.The performance Agwa portrayed the many dimensions of water through dance. The essence of water was clearly painted on the stage by the bodies of the dancers through fluid movements‚ powerful
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War Dance is a documentary with a unique perspective on the tragedies that are going on in Uganda‚ during its seemingly never ending war. The story follows a group of young kids who have dealt with more sorrow in the pubescent life than anyone should endure. These kids tell the story of how their lives were destroyed by the war in meticulous detail‚ but that’s not the real story of the film. The real purpose of this documentary was to explore how a national dancing event has inspired the children
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