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    Dances with Wolves

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    10 October 2012 ‘‘Dances With Wolves’’ film review ‘‘Dances With Wolves’’ is a 1990 western film directed‚ produced by‚ and starring Kevin Costner who plays the character of John J. Dunbar‚ a Civil War First Lieutenant on the Union side. It is a film adaptation of the 1988 book of the same name by Michael Blake . With this movie‚ Costner made his debut as a film director. ‘‘Dances With Wolves’’ scored a total of seven Oscars for best directing‚ best script‚ cutting‚ music and sound effects

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    Tap Dance History

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    artistic form of dance performed today‚ it includes a metal plate on the toe and heel of the shoe which makes tapping sounds. Tap has two historical links in Ireland and Africa. They were brought over to the United States through immigration and slavery. In mid 19th Century‚ Irish would ‘blackface’ and perform imitations of slaves as a form of comedy‚ mimicking shuffling and chugging movements. They started performing on stages which started the origin of tap. Tap started as a social dance‚ and developed

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    ambition‚ seduction‚ pregnancy‚ birth‚ death‚ motherhood and self-awareness.’ The messages were portrayed through the use of dynamics and motifs as well as sharp and percussive movements. Jiří Kylián was born on the 21st of March 1947 and is a Czech dance choreographer. * He studied in prague at the age of 20 * One of his best known works is ‘symphony of Psalms’ (1970) and also ‘Falling Angels’ * In 1993 and 1999 Jiri was awarded the Prix Benas de la danse as a choreographer‚ he is also

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    Classical Dance

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    Classical Dances of India Rewati Limaye FSC1 50109 Dance in India‚ is rooted in longstanding tradition. This vast Indian sub-continent has given birth to varied forms of dancing. Each of them is shaped by the influences of a particular period and environment. These pristine forms have been preserved through the centuries‚ to become a part of our present culture‚ a living legacy which is both our pride and delight. Some of the world-famous dance forms that originated and evolved in India are

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    Social Ballroom Dance

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    SOCIAL BALLROOM DANCE ORIGINS Emmylou Cortez Nicolas BS Biology 1A Prof. Felipa Oliquino PE 2 SWING DANCING HISTORY The swing dance is not a single form/kind of dance but a group of various dances which developed in the earlier half of the twentieth century. These dance forms flourished with jazz or swing style of music. The origin of these swing dances can be traced back to the vernacular African-American dance forms. Today‚ the most popular form of swing dancing is Lindy Hop. In

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    Dance Kool Case Study

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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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    Why Do You Dance ?

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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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    Define Commercial Dance

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    Define what commercial dance is. Support your answer with examples and justify why these are classified as commercial dance. In this essay I will discuss what defines Commercial Dance referring to different styles that are often seen and how these can be caught under such a massive umbrella term. I will also be discussing the impact that integration has had on Commercial Dance. Commercial Dance can be defined as any style of dance that can create revenue‚ involving any style or technique out

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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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