Tarantella In Italian culture‚ the word “tarantella” evokes images of a frenzied spinning dance traditionally played at weddings. However‚ this popular native dance of Southern Italy has a history and myth spanning several centuries. The dance‚ originally an Italian folk dance of the lower- and middle-classes‚ has been labeled as a dance to cure sickness and as a dance of courtship. In the courtship version of the dance‚ the woman uses rapidity and liveliness to excite the love of her partner. In turn‚
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effects of Dance Imagery and its contribution towards healthy body alignment and positive development in dance. This essay will discuss how to focus on keeping ideal alignment by using Dance Imagery in the process of personal development throughout technique and independent rehearsals. (Ashley. 2005) “alignment is good posture‚ achieved by holding sections of the body in line with one another and using minimal muscular work”. Body alignment is about how your head‚ shoulder‚ spine‚ hips‚ knees and
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Monique Morris March 22‚ 2013 Bitch Bad “Bitch Bad” is popular hip-hop song performed by Chicago native rapper‚ Lupe Fiasco. The song depicts the word bitch in the many forms that it is used in today’s urban society. The song starts with a dark weary synthesizer and a heavy deep 808 drum pattern that reflects the sound that is used in many of today’s popular club/party songs. The words to the song shine a stereotypical light on “bad bitches‚” but there is a twist. Fiasco highlights 3 significant
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Compare-Contrast Essay Hip Hop and Street Dance Is Hip Hop and Street dance one and the same? Most of the people would say a yes. Both these dance styles have been widely accepted by the youth today. Any dance forms can be matched up or vary with factors like origin‚ dance style‚ beats‚ moves and age limit. Although‚ the youth tend to use hip hop and street dance to mean the same thing‚ the fact is both these dance forms have been a success due to their individual creativeness. A dance is introduced only
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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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All throughout human history‚ dance has played an important part in cultures around the world its purpose ranging from rituals to entertainment. As cultures grow and mature dance often reflects the movements and mood of the era. So how does dancing of the 1920’s reflect the cultural movements of the 1920s? Such as the changes in both the Women’s right and African Americans movements. During the 20’s‚ a majority of the workforce was mostly strictly males professionals‚ although some women in previous
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the surprisingly difficult sport of dance is commonly overlooked. Shanna LaFleur once said‚ “It takes an athlete to dance‚ but an artist to be a dancer.” Dance expresses strong feelings and emotions through graceful or sharp‚ powerful movement‚ revealing to the audience every bit of passion behind it. Countless forms of dance exist in the world. Jazz‚ ballet‚ and tap are the most common. When a person thinks of dance‚ they think of pink tights and tutus. Dance consists of so much more than that.
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Mikayla – African dance African dance is extremely musical based‚ each step flows a beat. It is usually performed ritually‚ normally at coming of age ceremonies‚ weddings and anniversaries. It is similar to Aboriginal dance with the way it is choreographed and the movements. African dance isn’t performed in one particular part of Africa‚ it is performed all over Africa‚ just with each part of Africa having different variations of the dance. The costumes used in African dance are quite flamboyant
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Dance is such a beautiful art because it is not only something that we‚ in America‚ share with each other‚ it is practiced world-wide. In Baghdad‚ there is one dance in school in particular that focuses on using dance to bring people together. The Baghdad School of Music and Ballet has given decade’s worth of children the opportunity to purse their dreams in the arts. The country of Iraq‚ which Bagdad is the capital of‚ has been at war for years which causes a lot of fear in the children who are
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“Chicken Hips” In the article‚ “Chicken Hips‚” the Canadian narrator‚ Catherine Pigott gives us the different cultural views between Canada and Africa; mainly the societies’ views regarding beauty and image. In the early 1980s Pigott goes to Gambia‚ Africa to experience a new culture. Pigott faced trouble when she first went to Gambia because she had many problems adjusting to a new society and new people. When looking around at everyone‚ she saw that everyone was “big.” Men and women had thick
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