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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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    In the movie “Dances with Wolves”‚ communication was both a barrier and a bridge for John Dunbar a white man of great standing in the white community‚ and also for the Sioux Indian’s who were misunderstood and stereotype often. They relied on multiple forms of communication to break down the barriers that stood between them‚ and create some bridges toward becoming friends. Stereotyping on both sides was a huge barrier as well as the bridge between John and the Sioux. If it had not been for the

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    Every year‚ the University of Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville has a Student Dance concert put on by the students apart of the university’s dance program. This organization is an extremely diverse‚ unique‚ and talented group of dancers. The dance concert had nine different pieces that were all different styles of dance. All pieces were choreographed by different student dancers and had different themes and messages. Two pieces stuck out from the rest. These two were Today and Despondency

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    Russes | | 4/21/2009 | | | | For my final paper‚ I chose to watch the documentary Ballets Russes. This documentary recalls the history of the legendary dance troupe Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. The documentary includes in depth interviews with many of the original members of Ballet Russe of Monte Carlo dance troupe. Through analysis of these in depth interviews‚ I was able to observe many aspects of the ballet culture. Such aspects include things such as social roles‚ language

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    types of Dance: hip-hop‚ jazz‚ Irish dance‚ Ballet‚ and many more. During the Renaissance time period witch is from the 1300s to the 1600s‚ they had different types of Dance too Most dances were very similar‚ and the music during this time had a lot to do with the Dance too. The two main types of dance during the Renaissance were Court dance‚ and Peasant dancing. Court dances were done for entertainment and more complex‚ the courtiers would hire dance masters to come up with some new dances. Peasant

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    You Are Able to Dance As dance‚ of all styles‚ becomes prevalent‚ an increasing number of people choose to dance for their profession and career. They devotedly train and practice dancing in order to show audiences the best performances. Audiences‚ as a result‚ learn to appreciate dance performances as pieces of art works. They become more willing to see how dancers use their bodies to express a special feeling or to tell a distinctive story aesthetically and exquisitely. Nevertheless‚ they seem

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    to shine. At the moment‚ I was convinced that I longed to dance for the rest of my life. Dance delineates me; it is the only avocation that accurately defines each and every aspect of my life. Every time I ascend onto a stage‚ I feel unrestricted‚ I feel sovereign‚ and most importantly‚ I feel like myself. When I was eleven‚ I was asked to determine one word to portray my personality and naturally‚ only one term rose to my attention- dance. It was the ideal way to depict me. From then on‚ anytime

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    1).She brought dance‚ theatre and German expressionism together. A blend of raw emotionalism‚ stark movement‚ earthly pathos and humor. She developed a mixture of dance and theatre that was totally unfamiliar at the time (this was around the 1970s). In her pieces‚ the performers not only dance‚ but they spoke‚ sang and sometimes cried and laugh too. But this strange new style succeeded and redefine dance throughout the world. And this global success can be attributed to the fact that Pina make

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    Medicine; an art? Special Study Unit March 20th‚ 2006 Student No: 90000275 Mothers and Children Dance / Movement Therapy and Bonding Introduction Hofer and Bowlby illustrated that all animals‚ including humans‚ need to form close bonds of affection to facilitate normal development. In an infant‚ physical arousal such as that precipitated by hunger or cold‚ gives rise to emotional arousal. This state can only be corrected by a caregiver‚ given the infant ’s limited capability. The

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    DANCE 10  Quiz 1     Total Grade: 48   (of possible 50 points) Please select the best possible answer for the following questions. Thank you for submiting Quiz 1! INCLUDEPICTURE "https://myetudes.org/portal/tool/e0a5243d-8881-4552-808a-4a76b01e4c6c/icons/section.png" \* MERGEFORMATINET  Part 1 of 1  Multiple Choice/True False     Score: 48   (of possible 50 points) Question 1 of 25     Score: 2   (of possible 2 points) During the era of Molière’s comédies-ballets‚ professional dancers began

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