Alvin Ailey became interested in dance at age 12‚ he moved with his mother to Los Angeles‚ where he was introduced to dance by performances of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and the Katherine Dunham Dance Company. His formal dance training began with an introduction to Lester Horton’s classes by his friend‚ Carmen de Lavallade. Horton‚ the founder of the first racially integrated dance company in the United States‚ became a mentor for Mr. Ailey as he embarked on his professional career. After Horton’s
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Isadora Duncan Isadora Duncan pioneered the pathway that for many years lead some of the most influential modern dancers into fame. Leading a life that although today is common‚ she lived many years ahead of her time. She broke out of the box of societal influence‚ not because she wanted to but she felt she needed too. Isadora Duncan was one of the first to have shaped what we consider modern dance today. Born in 1877 and living till 1927 Isadora lead a very provocative lifestyle. She also had many
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Phillips‚ Michael‚ M. 4. Publisher: Broadway Books 5. Published: The Gift of Valor is the story of an ordinary young American‚ Marine Corporal Jason Dunham‚ who was mortally‚ wounded shielding his fellow Marines from a grenade. Dunham grew up in a working-class family in a small town in upstate New York. An indifferent student but an outstanding athlete‚ Dunham joined the Marine Corps right out of high school. The Marines fit him well‚ and he rose to the rank of Corporal by the time his unit -- 3rd Battalion
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2004‚ 2006; Hobbs and Fletcher 2008; Raven et al. 2008; Higgs et al. 2009; Leggatt et al. 2012; Tibbetts et al. 2013; Devlin et al. 2015; Abass and Dunham 2015‚ 2016a‚b). Dunham et al. (2002) reported that the transgenic common carp Cyprinus carpio by rainbow trout cDNA in the four families of the F1 generation and eight families in the F2 generation grew 3% to 37% and 0% to 49% faster than their non-transgenic
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------------------------------------------------- Mozart and dance From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Grosse Redoutensaal (Grand Ballroom) of the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna‚ where much of Mozart ’s dance music was first performed. The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote a great deal of dance music. This article covers the types of dances that Mozart wrote‚ their musical characteristics‚ and their reception by the public both in Mozart ’s day and in modern times. Mozart ’s dance
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were developed and thought in classes for dancers to learn all techniques. The influence of modern jazz dance developed from ballet by tying its techniques of natural body expression to create an artistic and sophisticated quality of dance. Katherine Dunham a huge influencer of jazz dance – incorporated ethics and soul filled styles from the Caribbean‚ regions of South America and Asia‚ bringing a variety of forms to
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grew up in Kansas City‚ Missouri. Crosthwait earned a bachelors degree from Purdue University in 1913‚ and in 1920‚ he got his masters degree in engineering. A few years later‚ he became Research Engineer‚ Director of Research Laboratories for C.A. Dunham Company‚ in Marshalltown‚ Iowa. He worked there from 1925 to 1930. During the 1920 ’s and the 1930 ’s Crosthwait made many improved or new inventions like‚ an improved boiler‚ a new thermostat control and a new differential vacuum pump. All of
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primate that are native to Madagascar. There are many different species of lemurs and they are all endangered. There are several reasons why lemurs are facing extinction; lemurs are being put at risk by deforestation‚ hunting‚ and climate change (Dunham et al.‚ 2008). Deforestation in Madagascar is especially significant in affecting lemurs. Deforestation leads to habitat loss and habitat fragmentation‚ which may have negative consequences for lemurs (Craul et al.‚ 2009). Lemurs are threatened by
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resources for the group; and‚ a stronger communication structure (Griffith & Dunham‚ 2015). Our text explains that group diversity improves task performance and goal orientation. Ethnic and nationality diversity is a positive cognitive outcome of diversity because these types of groups experience are equipped with an assortment of worldviews that lead to a wise and innovative decision-making and problem-solving (Griffith & Dunham‚ 2015). As a result‚ critical thinking processes
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will do what the public demands them to do; in fact power is used accordingly to the judgment of the individual who withholds the power. Dunham and Alpert make it clear that “the public has the right to spell out the criteria by which the judgments should be made‚ and to insist both competence and good faith in the application of those criteria” (p. 5). Dunham and Alpert define social contract as “embodying a general test of the legitimacy of the acts and rules of public agencies of law enforcement
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