Dance Class Reflection Over the course of the semester‚ I have learned about different types of dances including hip hop‚ dance hall‚ and contemporary‚ Bhangra‚ street jazz‚ Latin‚ zumba and more. In the beginning‚ I believed that I danced well and dance was easy to do but once I figured out how much effort‚ practice‚ coordination‚ and preparation for a dance‚ I thought differently. Dance is all about expressing your emotions by using your body‚ having fun‚ gaining strength in my muscles and developing
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Written by AQ ACT Dance is used as an effective way of expressing ideas or telling a story while allowing the dancers to express emotions in a performance setting. Dance is a fascinating form of art‚ with thousands of dance productions that are shown annually worldwide from various schools and locations. It is continuously broadcasted and featured throughout the media‚ giving it a broad variety of audience. With its growing popularity‚ it is a very effective way to express opinions and make a
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difference between the art of Irish Dance‚ and the art of Highland dance. To the untrained eye‚ it is perfectly acceptable to confuse the two passions; nevertheless there are quite a few similarities‚ however there are far more differences. The differences of the two practices are actually quite obvious: The costumes that the dancers wear at demonstrations‚ the dances that are executed at competitions‚ and the style of music played at performances. Highland dance originates from Scottish heritage
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The bassadance is a dance where you have to dance slow. The bassadance‚ also referred to as Basse danse‚ was a popular dance from the 15th to 16th centuries. The word Basse describes a movement in dance‚ where people glide slowly and gracefully without having their feet leave the floor. There were four types of steps: pas simple‚ pas double‚ demarche‚ and branle. With the pas simples‚ dancers took two steps in one measure‚ with the feel of 6/4. In pas double‚ the dancers took three steps in one measure
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Modern dance has developed to what it is today through the contributions of many famous artists. The choreographers mentioned are and were some of the most influential people that defined what modern dance is today. Modern dance is developed when a choreographer wants to move away from the restricting rules of classical ballet and the strong ideals of what dance should be. Students often take preference to what style of dance they like‚ either ballet because of the security of the positions‚ steps
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Dance Appreciation Erin Leigh 11-10-2005 Jazz Dance "Jazz dance mirrors the social history of the American people‚ reflecting ethnic influences‚ historical events‚ and cultural changes" (Kraines‚ 2005‚1). When I was younger I used to take dance. I hated ballet‚ liked gymnastics‚ and thought tap was okay; but I loved jazz. I took jazz dance three times a week and never complained; it was my life. People all over the world are familiar with jazz dance. Jazz
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ODISSI The Odissi dance is the Indian classical dance from the Eastern state of Odissa. It has a long‚ yet broken tradition. Although dance in Odissa may be traced back more than 2000 years‚ it was brought to near extinction during the colonial period. Therefore‚ modern Odissi dance is a reconstruction. Like other forms of Indian classical dance‚ the Odissi style traces its origins back to antiquity. Dancers are found depicted in bas-relief in the hills of Udaygiri (near Bhubaneshwar) dating
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------------3 History of Ballroom Dance in China ---------------------------------------------------------------------3 Beginning -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 Declines -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 New Start Point----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 Modern Dance -----------------------------------
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Dance I think that one of the most important topics held in class was the study of dance as an art of body movements. In fact‚ these body movements have some links to society and the historical periods. What‚ how and when individuals performed the dances are important components in understanding dance. Theoretical analysis that is provided by Copeland & Cohen (1983) serves as a basis for comparing two or more societies in that dance has been a mirror of various societies in response to historical
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DANCE FORMS OF INDIA Bharata Natyam Bharatanatyam is the most popular of Indian dances and belongs to the South Indian state of Tamilnadu. Its antiquity is well established. In the past it was practised ad performed in the temples by a class of dancers known as the devadasis. It was a part of the religious rituals and has a long and hoary past. The kings and the princely courts patronised the temples‚ as well as the various traditions sustaining the dance form. The salient features of Bharatanatyam
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