Dance 4/Period 4 The Nutcracker Ballet The Nutcracker is a two act ballet. The first act consists of 3 parts‚ the Party Scene‚ the Battle‚ and the Land of Snow. The second act consists of the Land of Sweets. The Nutcracker is about a girl who falls in love with a nutcracker doll who later turns into a prince. It first premiered on December 18‚ 1892 and originated from Germany. It was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. The name of the ballet is the Nutcracker. The sound of
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Performers in Ballet Nimba’s execution are‚ through the eyes of the Arts Council‚ agents of the black ethnic minority bunch in the UK. This classification likewise incorporates the Caribbean‚ and has no qualification between first era foreigners who were born in Africa and the second third and fourth era local African-English populace. Thusly‚ Ballet Nimba’s endeavour to represent to valid African culture represents a few troubles. The African culture that the Arts Council is attempting to advance
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The ballet form is very strict and is meant to look very effortless. The same way society instructs social guidelines and regime‚ ballet has a lot of rules that are meant to be followed in every ballet performance. For the dance to be fully considered to be ballet it has to follow the rules of the trade. For example‚ when the class first danced ballet we stayed in the five basic positions. The first being‚ to stand with feet positioned apart from each other. This position was seen as a constant in
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also white. The way that many people picture ballerinas as being white is in fact fairly accurate. The ballet world is‚ and always has been‚ dominated by white dancers. Only very recently has this world been penetrated‚ and the effects have reached far further than just the ballet community. Despite a rocky home life and extremely slim odds‚ Misty Copeland’s fiery determination and love for ballet prevailed‚ allowing her not only to become the first African American principal dancer
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Brought out into the light only when the drawer was rummaged through. Once again I needed its assistance to step into a character. Dancing in the Nutcracker ballet as a Chinese dancer at the age of fourteen. With this dance came mastering dancing in and out of giant fans slicing through the air. In so the fan was released from its wooden prison of art supplies. Relentlessly practicing gracefully managing the
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Ballet Report: Teatro alla Scala Teatro alla Scala’s “Giselle” is about a peasant girl named Giselle‚ who dies of a broken heart after discovering her lover‚ Albrecht‚ is to marry another woman‚ Bathilde. The Wilis‚ a group of mystical women who dance men to their demise‚ summon Giselle from her grave. They target her lover for death‚ but Giselle’s magnanimous heart frees him from their wrath. The Wilis are particularly haunting characters‚ and are the spirits of girls that died before they
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The History of Ballet is made of many event. It has come across Europe and eventually into North America and other continents. Even though the beginnings of ballet are important‚ so are the types of ballet and ballet today. Ballet is an interesting art‚ beginning 500 years ago. Ballet is made up of formal positions and steps which have slightly developed throughout the generations and centuries. Positions One‚ Two‚ Three‚ Four‚ and Five are used as the most basic positions‚ created about 100 years
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Ballet was founded around the 15th century in Italy. After everybody in Italy liked it‚ France‚ England‚ and Russia decided to join in the fun-fun action. The higher up people wanted it to be performed just for them. After It become more popular‚ there started to have ballet concerts. This dance was so popular‚ the world started to take notice. The dance is known globally‚ and is loved by many. Today‚ there are many schools that teach ballet to the young and old. Ballet is planned out very precisely
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Assignment #2 Classical and Contemporary Ballet After seeing examples of both classical ballet and contemporary ballet‚ I enjoy watching classical ballet more because I take pleasure in watching fairytales come to life. Classical ballet does just that and much more. Classical ballet is generally structured on a narrative pretext. It is important that the audience has an understanding of the basic storyline so as to fully understand the complex combination of movement‚ music and storytelling that
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Ballet was established in the royal courts of Italy in the 15th century and later was standardized by the courts of Louis the XIV in France. Over the centuries it has evolved to be more structured and taken on new styles and forms. Although originally an exclusive dance form‚ more cultures and types of people now have the opportunity to succeed in the ballet world than they did in the past two centuries. From the courts to the theater‚ from Europe to America‚ ballet has undergone various transitions
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