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    Primus Choreographer and company *‘’Why do I dance? Dance is my medicine. It’s the screen which ease for a while the terrible frustrations common to all human beings because of race‚ creed‚ or color are invisible. Dance is the first with which I fight the sickening ignorance of prejudice.” Pearl Primus * Pearl Primus’s style of dance was a style that many artists in modern times could relate to. Pearl was infusing other cultural dances with modern and ballet movement. Pearl was looking

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    Dance for styles Project: Indian Dance styles 28 November 2012 India’s languages‚ religions‚ dance‚ music‚ food‚ and customs differ from place to place within the country. In general‚ Indian dances have facial expression of emotions and seeks to communicate ideas. Under performing art in India there’s classical dance forms and formal arts of dance. Thus‚ we were assigned to perform Kathak style which is a classical mythological dance style. As for the other style we selected a dance that have

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    In Foster’s textbook she discusses how Balanchine’s style is more of a story dance with elegance and often involve a plot which is the style that Ratmansky also has. What Balanchine and Ratmansky most have in common is their performance of the Nutcracker (pg 14‚ Foster). Balanchine’s training process is similar to what Ratmansky

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    Dance History II‚ Mid-Semester Exam Study Questions Prepare answers for all of the questions below. On the exam you will answer 8 questions: 4 that I select and 4 that you select = 8 total. The length of each answer should be one-half page or more. 1. How did the Ballet Russe under the Russian director‚ Diaghilev‚ break from the ballet traditions of Russian ballet in the early 20th century? What were the existing ballet traditions at the end of the 19th century in Russia and what new innovations

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    People use dance to convey and explore many things. From narratives to emotions to social critics‚ dance displays a wide range of human thought. The Tower Dancers‚ a dance group made of dancers attending Hillsdale college‚ staged a dance cabaret featuring a wide variety of numbers‚ including a piece titled “Picture This!”. “Picture This!” was choreographed by Holly Hobbs and danced by a nine different dancers‚ including Kathryn DuHadaway‚ Elizabeth Garner‚ Sophie Marie Gorecki‚ Micah Heinz‚ Sarah

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    Khloe DiBiase 2/9/14 G. Hambrick Dance 170-001 Dance Now! Dance Now was an event compiled of thirteen separate performances. Dr. Yoav Kaddar was the artistic director‚ and is also the assistant professor of dance here at WVU. This production was overall a great production. It offered exciting performances and creative work by students and faculty‚ and hosted thrilling dance by students of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School as well as a performance by the Motown Strutters. While most of

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    Dancing At Lughnasa The dancing scene in ’Dancing at Lughnasa’ is important as it allows the reader to learn more about the individual characters and the unity the family has. We see this due to the order of which the sisters join into the dance and the way they act with each other. In the beginning of this particular scene‚ we are told about the way Maggie reacts to the song‚ in a almost surreal behaviour as she creates a ’mask’ with flour on her face. They way that she is described to be wearing

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    Rachel Stansfield Q – Flexibility and strength are two key components of a dance performance. Explain how you have developed your own flexibility and strength to enhance your dance performance. In this essay I am going to discuss the importance of strength and flexibility to a dance performance. I am going to make reference to my personal experience‚ and explain techniques used by dancers to improve strength and flexibility. To briefly conclude‚ I will state how these methods have enhanced my

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    Barbara Streisand’s “The Music…The Mem’ries…The Magic! Tour” marked the last series of concerts legendary singer‚ filmmaker‚ and Broadway star Barbra Streisand would perform throughout her career. The last stop of the tour‚ took place in the American Airlines Arena. Despite the fact that it is a basketball venue and meant for large crowds of rowdy fans‚ the the concert maintained a very soothing atmosphere. This atmosphere is attributed to the stage set up. The stage had been pushed forward and

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    echoed throughout the auditorium‚ she began to dance. For the past hour‚ the girl had been dancing‚ and yet she still didn’t seem tired. This was her final dance‚ yet she performed as if it was her opening act. Every step was neat‚ in sync to the music‚ and was graceful. She twirled around elegantly and finished her debut with a stunning pose. After taking a deep bow‚ the girl talked about her dance life. She said that the only reason why she was able to dance properly for an hour without getting tired

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