SWANGE DANCE Introduction. Benue State is state of the historic Benue river‚ a State renowned for the valiancy of its progenitors‚ a State of notable political gladiators and hardworking people who rightly brand themselves as ‘the food basket of the nation’. Benue is also a State of rich cultures and traditions‚ as exemplified in the world acclaimed SWANGE DANCE which has brought fame to both the State and the nation. Meaning of Dance Dance is a type of art that generally involves movement
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Is Dance a Sport? The endless debate between the dance world and the sports world is trying to decide where dance fits in. Dance does require athletic ability for the technique needed. However‚ dance does not fit completely into what is typically considered a sport. Some people say it cannot be called a sport and that it is an art instead. In this argument‚ it is important to distinguish what type of dancing is being discussed‚ as there are many different types of varying levels of difficulty
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The Ghost Dance In January 1889‚ Wavoka‚ a Paiute Indian‚ had a revelation during a total eclipse of the sun. It was the genesis of a religious movement that would become known as the Ghost Dance. It was this dance that the Indians believed would reunite them with friends and relatives in the ghost world. The legend states that after prayer and ceremony‚ the earth would shatter and let forth a great flood that would drown all the whites and enemy Indians‚ leaving the earth untouched and as it
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History of Dance Speech INTRODUCTION: Once upon a time there was dance! In dance there are many forms. There is Ballet‚ Jazz‚ Tap‚ Hip hop‚ partner dancing‚ modern‚ and country and western. Dance originated many‚ many years ago. People used it to express emotions and stories. As time went on so did new dance techniques. Ballet came into the world around the 15th century Italian Renaissance and it slowly became the backbone for all dancing styles. As Albert Einstein said “dancers are the athletes
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Historical Context Originating in the United States‚ tap is a combination of African tribal dances‚ Scottish‚ Irish‚ and English clog dances‚ hornpipes‚ and jigs. In the last few decades of the 20th century‚ it was believed that African slaves and Irish servants observed each other’s dances on Southern plantations and tap was born from this. Tap dance was a dynamic art form‚ and dancers continually molded and shaped it. Dancers such as Harland Dixon and Jimmy Doyle impressed audiences and influenced
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the Sun Dance‚ which is a sacred annual summer ritual that was performed by some twenty tribes of the Plains Indians (the nomadic tribes of the American mid- west). The performance of the Sun Dance varied among different tribes people‚ but certain activities were common throughout the various Plains Indian tribes. In a word‚ the performance types and structure are different between varies tribes. Just like other native dance and music‚ the purpose of the Sun Dance‚ which is a sacrificial dance‚ and
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into the world of the tradtional dance used in the arab I will be talking about how to dance my traditional lebanese dance dabke commonly practices in certain events and ceremonys so if you would like to show the fomouse traditional arab dance to your friend I will be willing to show you how. Requirements to complete this traditional dance are having the required clothes‚ approporiate music‚ dance steps. Firstly‚ you start by preparing for your fast pased dance by getting a suitable pair of clothing
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Dance Assignment Draft In 1981 Christopher Bruce choreographed a dance about the human rights of people in Chile and how they were tortured or killed and left to rot on the side of the road until they were found. The dance is called Ghost Dancers. In Ghost Dances there are a eleven dances‚ there were three people who represented the dead and the rest of the dances were the Sullivans who were just doing their normal everyday activities and didn’t know when death was going to come and take them away
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Dance Facilitation Essay Discuss the meanings of authoritarianism and anti-authoritarianism in practices of dance teaching. Make specific reference to examples from practice and from the literature. Discuss ways of working that might be appropriate to working with a group of GCSE students and prepare a lesson plan for a specific session with GCSE students. On an online dictionary the definition for authoritarianism is; "Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to authority‚ as against
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Irish Dance: A Marvelous Dance Irish step dancing has existed since the 1700’s‚ over 300 years. Families in Ireland have passed down Irish step dance from generation to generation as a way of preserving their culture. While the meaning of the dance remains the same‚ the performance and showmanship has changed dramatically. From girls and boys with pale skin and natural hair to girls with fake tanned skin‚ huge curly wigs‚ and thousand dollar dresses and boys with fake tanned skin and outlandish
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