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    Elizabeth Miller ES 2400 Sec 01: Intro American Indian Studies Final Research Paper The Ojibwa Tribe and their Dances and Ceremonies “When Ah-ki’ (the Earth) was young‚ it was said that the Earth had a family. Nee-ba-gee’-sis (the Moon) is called Grandmother‚ and Gee’-sis (the Sun) is called Grandfather. The Creator of this family is called Gi’-tchie Man-i-to’(Great Mystery or Creator). The Earth is said to be a woman. In this way it is understood that woman preceded man on the Earth. She is

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    GNED 199 Mid-term Assignment Ballroom dance in social community of China Professor: Gel Messinger Date: March 10th‚ 2013 By students: Ballroom dance was from Europe‚ and it refers to set of partner dances‚ which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects‚ ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed in stage‚ film‚ and television. Ballroom dance may refer; at it’s widest to almost any type of social dancing as recreation

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    Dance Theropy

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    Introduction Dance therapy is a kind of psychotherapy that uses movement to promote the social‚ mental‚ emotional‚ and physical improvement of an individual. Dance is the most important key of the arts it involves a direct expression of someone’s self over one’s body. It is specifically a powerful medium for therapy. Dance therapy is the use of movement to recover the mental and physical health of a person. Dance therapy is the use of movement to recover the mental and physical health of a person

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    Dances With Wolves

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    Dances With Wolves The film “Dances With Wolves” initiates with Lt. John Dunbar in fear of having his leg amputated by the doctors‚ he would rather die than to live without his leg. In his attempt to die‚ he decides to become a distraction to the enemy by riding in front of them and be the main target. While they were trying to shoot him‚ the rest of the union he belongs to overcome the enemy. Consequently Dunbar is named a hero and is offered a station wherever he liked. He chooses the frontier

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    Katherine Dunham Dance

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    strived to expose the awareness of the African Diaspora through her choreography. Her dance technique shows a collection of many cultures since she herself was a very cultural ethnic person. Dunham’s work has brought a great influence in the world of dance. Her hard work is still honored and appreciated to this day. Katherine Dunham was born on June 22‚ 1909 in Glen Ellyn‚ Illinois. She fell in love with dance and theater as a child‚ but didn’t have the opportunity to explore her interests until

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    There is much more to the arabesque‚ grand jeté‚ and fouetté than just hours of practice and strong toes. Dancers do not often understand the physics and mathematics describing their movements‚ but they know how to execute them with grace. If ballerinas were not able to feel physics‚ they would fall over. Legs‚ arms and head are oscillating as they turn– moving back and forth in seemingly separate patterns. For dancers‚ everything must move in separate patterns‚ yet at the same time‚ move at the

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    HISTORY OF SOCIAL DANCE Social dancing (dancing for pleasure) really starts with the Cotillion and Quadrille. These are set dances for four couples‚ and their descendants are still around today in the form of English and Scottish country dancing and‚ of course American square dancing Dancing in couples came along in the form of the Galliard‚ Minuet and Gavotte (each developing from the other)‚ but each danced essentially at arms length‚ and in repetitive sequences. Imagine trying to get close

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    Save The Last Dance

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    Final Outline Dirty Dancing and Save the Last Dance Thesis statement: Should people change to fit into a new environment? A person has to give a little of themselves in order to grow. We befriend different types of people for many reasons. Dirty dancing vs. Urban Hip-hop: Dirty dancing is sensual‚ suggestive dancing with a partner. To dirty dance is to dance with abandon‚ with your body loosened up and your whole being thrown into the rhythm. Baby is a teenage girl who crosses over into womanhood

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    Kanghua Chen Dance 270 Baker‚ Janice A 2/18/2013 Modern Dance Summary Modern Dance is tradition of theatrical dance unique to the 20th century. Modern dance flourished in areas that lacked strong ballet traditions‚ such as in the United States where ballet companies were imported from Europe. Although modern dance originated in Europe‚ by 1930 the United States had become the center for dance experimentation. Many early modern dances were miniatures—solos of highly compressed effect. They

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    Each country in Africa has its own language and customs including the way each of them dances. Every tribe has its own dance and each of them is significant to the people within the tribe. Inside the African community everyone dances. There are distinctive dances for certain associates of the tribe which include dances that are there are dances for women only or men only or the old or the young. These separate dances are closely related with ceremonial means of passage and can sometimes display the roles

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