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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Chorographic Fusion between Contemporary Dance and Indigenous Movement in Bangarra Dance Theatre Stephen Page has been the Artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre since 1991. During this time he has choreographed many works‚ including his two major pieces Ochres and Fish. Ochres was first performed in Sydney in 1995 playing an essential part in traditional life and it explored the significance of ochres. Fish is also about the earth and the power of the elements‚ Fish focused on the waters of
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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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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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learned many dance styles of Indian dance. India is a country with long history. Indian dance styles have been developing with its cultural background as well. Bollywood is one of the biggest movie industries in the world. Bollywood cannot succeed without Indian traditional dance. South Asian Dancing is quite different than Western styles. Kathak is one of the most famous Indian dance styles. Tap Dance is also very famous in the world‚ which is originally from America. I have learned Tap Dance for a semester
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1:00-3:00 ) Dance * To move with measured steps‚ or to a musical accompaniment; to go through‚ either alone or in company with others‚ with a regulated succession of movements‚ (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap rhythmically. * To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion; to caper; to frisk; to skip about. * To cause to dance‚ or move nimbly or merrily about‚ or up and down; to dandle. * The leaping‚ tripping‚ or measured stepping of one who dances; an amusement
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week I go to the studio and dance. I dance an ancient Indian classical art form called Bharatanatyam‚ hip hop‚ and also various Bollywood styles. Specifically‚ Bharatanatyam is my favorite and closest to my heart. This is the activity I like the best and there are so many reasons pertaining to why this is so. I started this ancient and difficult dance form at the age of five and at the age of eleven‚ after six years of hard work‚ completed my Arangetram‚ the Indian dance graduation which is a milestone
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