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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Fashion is a worldwide means of self-expression. Many things are factored into an individual’s fashion choice‚ from color‚ to style‚ season‚ and even accessories. Fashion has no boundaries or age limit‚ and it is a universally popular phenomenon. In doing research‚ the fashion choices of the Japanese culture was really intriguing; from the unique shape and intricate designs of their kimonos‚ to the more modern and outrageous fashion style of the Japanese youth. Traditional Japanese fashion is timeless
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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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Dance Paper ARTS/100 February 28‚ 2011 Dance Paper Dance is used as a form of expressing how you feel through the movement of your body through music. Through the different styles of dancing‚ it can be slow paced‚ fast paced‚ mellow‚ seductive‚ fun and enjoyable at the same time. The different styles discussed in this paper will show that jazz‚ ballet‚ folk‚ ritual and modern dance are different but similar. Whatever style of dance you choose they all have repetition‚ form and rhythm
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Speaking tearm 4 Thienhaxanh! 7.FASHION AND STATUS. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One should never judge a person by external appearances. In general‚ some people tend to decide whether a person is good or not good just by his external appearances. However‚ I do not go along with the idea. For one thing‚ we may notice that a person is actually a good person by talking with him regardless of his external appearances. In addition‚ I think that it is more important to look
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(#1) Between 800 and 900 A.D. people began to dance as entertainment‚ this was known as a flamenco dance. (#2) Flamenco dance was first performed by the Untouchables. The Untouchables were a group within the Indian caste system. This group was combined by acrobats‚ dancers‚ musicians‚ palmists‚ metalworkers‚ and animal traders. It wasn’t too long before others realized that they wanted to perform these kinds of dances as well. (#2) Flamenco dance was performed in Andalusa. Andalusa is in the
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Soyinka’s 1986 Nobel prize for literature reads: “Who in a wide cultural perspective and with poetic overtones‚ fashions the drama of existence”. The “wide cultural perspective” mentioned refers to the fact that Soyinka’s writings‚ especially the dramas for which he is best known‚ are at once deeply rooted in traditional African expressive and performance forms like myths and rituals‚ dance and mime‚ music and masquerade and are also greatly influenced by such diverse Western dramatic and theatrical
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She Just Kept Swimming We look for role models everyday in our lives‚ but what if one day you turned on your tv and found a new role model‚ right there on the screen. Everyday between 3 and 5 PM The Ellen Show airs all around the United States‚ and at all different times around the world. By talking to celebrities‚ prodigies‚ and playing games with her guests‚ she inspires people all over the world to strive for greatness and to be positive. However‚ the greatness defined within the prodigies‚ celebrities
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The Ghost Dance In January 1889‚ Wavoka‚ a Paiute Indian‚ had a revelation during a total eclipse of the sun. It was the genesis of a religious movement that would become known as the Ghost Dance. It was this dance that the Indians believed would reunite them with friends and relatives in the ghost world. The legend states that after prayer and ceremony‚ the earth would shatter and let forth a great flood that would drown all the whites and enemy Indians‚ leaving the earth untouched and as it
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When all that is Solid Melts into Fashion - fashion’s FLIRT with modernity DKDS // CDF // 2006 Two Papers on Fashion Theory TWo PaPeRS on FaShIon TheoRy 2 When all that is Solid Melts into Fashion - fashion’s FLIRT with modernity Nikolina Olsen-Rule // External Lecturer‚ University of Århus // nor@dkds.dk // Research Assistant // Danmarks Designskole // 2006 0 Ferns in Fashion - on the Logic of Trends Maria Mackinney-Valentin // Ph.D. Scholar // mmk@dkds.dk // Center for Design Research
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