Dance is an art‚ a creative portal‚ a form of expression; it is a sport. Atop all of the things that dance can be‚ it is also something physical. It takes work‚ power and effort. It takes stamina‚ grace and an extreme amount of muscle and flexibility. What do athletes need to have‚ all of those characteristics. When it comes to athletes‚ of any kind‚ dance can help with honing their skills. Something that most athletes do not seem to understand is that dance is just as much a physical and athletic
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How did the Great Depression influence the evolution of American vernacular dance? In the Great Depression‚ the American dream had become a nightmare. What was once the land of opportunity was now the land of desperation. The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America‚ Europe‚ and other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. Nevertheless‚ it
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Nov 5th 2010 Dance Critique “Beyond the Reflection” On Thursday October 28th at Cardinal Carter Academy of the Arts the grade twelve’s performed their ISU pieces in the theater. It was 3:30p.m after school hours. The piece I chose to critique was called‚ “Beyond the Reflection.” This piece was done to the song called Primavera. Adelaide Batuk‚ Julianna Bissessar and Jacalyn choreographed this piece. The dancers were Josephine Di Cosmo‚ P.J. Elisha‚ Melanie Ferrara‚ Lauren Paul and Chelsea
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The best aspects of his dancing are emotion‚ speed and agility. His dances on YouTube are really amazing. One of his dance videos I really enjoyed is called‚ Ian_Eastwood Choreography| "fall" | @justinbieber.It to imitate his dancing ability. It shows a lot of his skills‚ including his ability to use dance to show the emotions of the song. His viewers witness some emotion and conviction in Ian’s dancing and choreography as he dances and pours his heart into the song. His bowed head and jerky arm
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Dance 10: Quiz 1-5 Part 1 of 1 Multiple Choice/True False Score: 50 (of possible 50 points) (ADDIONAL) Question 1 of 25 Score: 2 (of possible 2 points) The French court ballet reached its height during the reign of Louis XIV‚ whose very birth had been celebrated by the _______________ of 1639. A. Ballet de la Félicité B. Ballet de la coutisane appelé C. Ballet de Madame D. Ballet de la Déliverance de Renaud ANS:A The dancers in the earliest ballets were highly skilled
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Dance Dance; a body of expression‚ a medium of communication‚ happiness and love. Dance is my passion. I am a trained Bharata Natyam dancer. I am proud to be an Indian because of its rich culture and heritage. In Bharata Natyam Bha i.e Bhaava (expression)‚ Ra i.e Ragha (rhythm) and Ta i.e Taal (beat) are the basic components of a dance. There are seven different classical dance forms in india – Bharata Natyam‚ Kuchipudi‚ Kathakali‚ Odissi‚ Mohiniattam‚ Manipuri and Kathak. I am blessed to be
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Dance‚ the art of precise‚ expressive‚ and graceful human movement‚ traditionally‚ but not necessarily‚ performed in accord with musical accompaniment. Dancing developed as a natural expression of united feeling and action. The Origins of Dance The earliest history of human dance is a continuing mystery. From the evidence of illustrated ceramic fragments‚ some archaeologists have speculated that dance originated some 5‚000 to 9‚000 years ago in early agricultural cultures located in a swath
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My Dance Life Since I was in the primary school I always be the shy one. Not knowing what I realy want‚ and I always live behind the shadow of my big sister. She is the star of the school and I was always ‘Amira’s little brother’. When she left for the secondary school‚ all the teachers turned to me‚ expecting me to be the replacement of her but I always thought that I could never fill those expectation and I always failed them. After all‚ I was tired of living under her shadow. Everyone expecting
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Ending Movement “If you live in the elite world of dance‚ you find yourself in a world rife with racism. Let ’s face it.” –Alvin Ailey. Alvin Ailey was an African American dancer and choreographer‚ born in 1931 in Rogers‚ Texas. Ailey was responsible for creating one of the most popular dance companies of the twentieth century‚ known as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. The forming of this company began due to Ailey’s life long passion for dance‚ and his dream to give African American dancers
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impression of the concert (after one or two dances)? 7. Did this change as you watched more of the program? 8. What was your final impression of the program? 9. Would you have recommended this program to others? 10. What physical elements were used (sets/props)? 11. What were the costume /elements? Did they work to enhance or detract from the dances? 12. How effective was the lighting to the mood(s) created in the dance(s)? 13. What style of dance (s) could you identify (i.e. ballet
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