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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How Dance Has Affected Me If I had to give one reason why dance has changed my life‚ I would say that it’s because it gave me so much within the numbered dance we had together. When I was 5 years old I asked my mother if I could join ballet. I had been growing obsessed with it for the past year of my life. I loved to watch videos of ballet recitals that my cousin Lucy had performed in. I was extremely jealous of her. She was tall and thin and she looked regal and poised while she was running around
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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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You expect a comedy’ to tickle your funny bone so you can walk out chuckling. Yes‚ Shall We Dance does raise laughs. But - it also raises some interesting questions. The DVD says it’s A New Comedy About Following Your Own Lead’ and a pun like that is bound to appeal to the individualistic age we are supposed to be living in. It does indeed and yet‚ what is happiness and contentment? Is it a lovely‚ loving and loved spouse and all the trappings of a comfortable settled life? Can there be a
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Diaghilev created a revolution that changed dance history as we know it‚ with a new style of dance: expressive ballet. Whereas traditional ballet focuses mostly on technique and is designed to showcase each dancer’s idiosyncratic movement quality‚ Diaghilev’s dancers were encouraged to express more in their dancing. Choreographers were much more creative in amalgamating this expressiveness into their choreography‚ producing works that the audience fell in love with. Around this time‚ such works as
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Special Issue Social Influences on the Creative Process: An Examination of Children’s Creativity and Learning in Dance Abstract The purpose of this paper is to look at the influences of social interaction and learning environment on children’s creativity in dance. Data from two separate studies are examined in which a total of thirty-seven fifth grade students created nine dances. This examination aims to (1) identify crucial elements of the classroom environment‚ which aided the students’ productivity
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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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Dances With Wolves “The white men who wore this came around the time of my grandfather’s grandfather. Eventually we drove them out. Then the Mexicans came. But they do not come here any more. In my own time‚ the Texans‚ they have been like all the others. They take without asking‚ but I think you are right. I think they will keep coming. When I think of that‚ I look at this helmet. I don’t know if we are ready for these people. Our country is all that we have‚ and we will fight to keep
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