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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10 October 2012 ‘‘Dances With Wolves’’ film review ‘‘Dances With Wolves’’ is a 1990 western film directed‚ produced by‚ and starring Kevin Costner who plays the character of John J. Dunbar‚ a Civil War First Lieutenant on the Union side. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake . With this movie‚ Costner made his debut as a film director. ‘‘Dances With Wolves’’ scored a total of seven Oscars for best directing‚ best script‚ cutting‚ music and sound effects. Although
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------------------------------------------------- ‘Falling Angels’ by Jiří Kylián Falling Angels is a part of the Black and White ballets which were created in 1989 with 8 white female dancers dressed in black leotards. It was performed to drumming/percussion music based on ceremonial ritual music from Ghana. The piece is performed by eight women dancing to rhythmic drumming. Jiří Kylián’s Falling Angels expresses emotions through movement which connects to the audience and creates and understanding of the messages being portrayed
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What is ethnomusicology? It comes from the word‚ ¡§ethnographic¡¨‚ which is the study of music within its social content and it is an account based on research. It documents traditional music and focuses on what the meaning of music is. ¡§ethnomusicological research also involves history‚ and for many studies history is the focus. Often ethnomusicologists study cultures other than their own‚ a situation that distinguishes this field from most historical musicology¡¨ (Meyers‚ 1992: 3). In this essay
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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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quite free and flowing. Dances were created due to contests where people made up their own dances. Most dances were invented in the 1920. The Charleston was one of the first. It was popular from its feature on two Broadway shows in 1922. Next‚ came the Black Bottom‚ which was the most popular from 1926 to 1927. In 1927‚ the Lindy Hop became popular. The Lindy Hop eventually became Swing dance. The places where they danced were called dance halls or night clubs‚ which had live music playing for the dancers
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Dance‚ Music‚ and Performance "The Joy of Life" Introduction In the nineteenth century some of the greatest innovations come from artists who strove to discover if art could work on the same level as music. I have decided to research the relationship between art‚ dance‚ and music. The interpretation of dance and music in art continually developed during the twentieth century. Firstly dance as a subject matter‚ drawn narratively and may have a symbolic meaning. This then moved on to dance interpreted
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can dance it. Salsa is a popular dance that initially arose in New York City during the 1970s. It is the product of various musical genres. Nowadays‚ people dance salsa at competitions‚ parties‚ and even on the streets. However‚ if you want to excel at dancing it‚ you have to know a few basic things. First‚ you need to have a partner. You can ask your relatives or your friends to be your dancing partner if you do not manage to find someone else. The next thing you are going to need is a music player
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Colombian traditional dance has much to do with their culture and history.It can be traced back to the sixteenth century. Colombia culture has many different varieties of Colombian dance. The popular styles are: Vallenato‚ Salsa‚ Cumbia‚ and Bambuco. Vallenato is more known for having the popular rhythms. Salsa is the native rhythm part‚ from Barranquilla. Bambuco represents the Andean zone of Colombia‚ And is performed mostly in trios or duos. Cumbia is the most popular‚ especially if one wants
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I would definitely choose dance. Dance has had such a powerful impact on my life that I will forever appreciate and cherish. I started dancing at the age of three. Like many parents of young girls‚ my mother put me in dance‚ and I am so grateful that she did. Little did my parents know that I would develop such a passion and love for dance. The dance floor is my happy place. I shut out all negativity and put everything on my mind aside while I am dancing and become
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