10-12:18 Argument Paper Dance is a Sport America loves their sports and there is no hiding that‚ but what is the true definition of a sport? Sport /spôrt/: (noun) an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others. Now‚ for the great debate: is dancing a sport? Yes‚ according to the definition from Oxford English dictionary‚ dancing would be considered a sport. Every sport deserves the same respect and dance does not get the respect
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of World Dance 3813-001 April 7‚ 2010 An Exploration to the History of Bollywood Dance In 2008‚ the movie “Slum dog Millionaire” inspired a new dance craze‚ quickly spreading across the globe. Due to the movies‚ popular hit song‚ “Jai Ho” and the famous choreographed dance shown in a memorable performance during the closing credits of the film‚ known as Bollywood dance‚ has exploded into dance studios‚ workout facilities‚ and films worldwide. For decades‚ the infusion of song and dance has been
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following is a case study of a local street dance community with 3 locations in central Sydney‚ Epping and Granville and was founded in 2002. Dance Kool is the pioneer of dance communities within New South Wales region that aims to unite people from different backgrounds to participate in recreational activity. The multiculturalism embedded within this community does not tolerate prejudice‚ discrimination and exclusive attitudes. The Core values of Dance Kool are the encouragement of growth in terms
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the new style was 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
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Why Do You Dance ? “Because it’s like breathing‚ it’s like walking to me. I’m not pretending‚ when I dance I don’t pretend. I’m more of myself when I dance in any moment of the day. I can be stuck there in all of my life. I dance to become someone else. There are so many things in this world that want to push down on you but when you dance you are free. It’s pretty much when I knew like I love the biggest because I have never dedicated so much time and effort into something like this. It’s not
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Disability In the eyes of society the dance community seems like a good place to be accepted since there are so many different types of people in the community. Gender can be expressed in so many ways such as male or female‚ but it can also be expressed as a way for someone to express themselves not necessarily by their actual sex but in a way that makes them comfortable. Gender can be constructed through expressions and acceptance. If a person in the dance community is expressing themselves opposite
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One of the first things that our class learned was the western definition of dance‚ which is that dance is representational. Aristotle believed that “art is imitation of nature” and the 19th c. ballets agreed. To represent nature‚ ballets used gestures and mime to tell their stories‚ with each movement correlating to a similar real world action. Fast forward a couple hundred years to the 1940s‚ choreographer Jerome Robbins followed the 19th c. ballet tradition. Robbins placed an emphasis on
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This year was the first time I have ever been to a dance in my life. During Homecoming week a few of my friends asked if I wanted to could go to eat and the dance in their group. Before this day I had always thought that dances were unneeded and an undesirable event to go to. But‚ by the time we went out to eat and went to the dance I could not believe how much fun I had at a dance. Being around with my friends and getting to see people over the weekend that I usually did not get to see except on
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courses and improving my dancing so that I may one day have a dance studio of my own. After high school I plan on going to college to pursue a career in dance and business. Dancing has been the biggest hobby of mine ever since I was three years old. My passion for dance has inspired me to try out for numerous things. First thing I have felt in love with was liturgical dancing which is usually seen in various churches. This is a style of dance that I have been doing for about eleven years. Within those
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Social media has created a new-generation of never before seen expression. The world of dance has been known for its generations of professionalism and strict adherence to tradition. Dancers have recently stepped into the world of social media. Social Media has greatly changed the dance world‚ and raised the standards for future dancers. Dancers often fit to a mold when performing uniformly onstage. Social media offers dancers an outlet to show their own personalities offstage. It also allows
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