dance as "an artistic form of nonverbal communication" (dance). As Christians we have always heard that dancing is immoral; that dancing only led to one thing- sex. Although this is the general belief‚ many people find the art of ballet‚ such as The Nutcracker to be tasteful. Dancing embodies passion‚ grace and poise. Dancing is not just a mating ritual as we have been told; it is a story that is too good for words. Dancing is a way to communicate with anybody no matter what language they speak or how
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Critique of a Passage: Political Sociology of Composing William Matthew Stratton Western Kentucky University Abstract I intend on using “Political Sociology of Composing” thesis that is presented in that paper‚ which is why do composers compose‚ in a manner of expressing why tool writes the songs they write. “Political Sociology of Composing” explores six composers ranging from Mozart to Tchaikovsky. By observing the composers of different time frames and lifestyles‚ we can
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May 29‚ 1913 a ballet was held at the Champs Élysées Theatre by Stravinsky called The Rite of Spring. This piece was “a celebration of pagan rituals that eventually leads to a sacrifice of a chosen young woman to propitiate the gods of spring." However‚ the premiere had not gone as planned. The audience was not fully ready for what they were going to encounter throughout the performance‚ therefore‚ a riot had begun. Which eventually had ended the performance early (p.305). Now the ballet might not
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word. Those were the thoughts going through my mind when I went to go see my first ballet. It was only a few years ago and I still can remember how excited I was before watching it‚ during‚ and after. My mother and I went one afternoon to watch The Nutcracker. It was in San Francisco around early December in the year 2010. I remember showing up and for some reason I was so nervous. I couldn’t understand why it made me nervous‚ but the thrill of finally being able to see my
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today‚ such as Giselle and La Sylphide. It was during this period that ballet began to take off in Russia. Famous choreographers and composers‚ like Petipa and Ivanov developed some of the greatest classics; Swan Lake‚ The Sleeping Beauty‚ and The Nutcracker. During this period‚ steps started to become more difficult‚ pointe work was
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14 in C-sharp minor Quasi una fantasia" (Moonlight Sonata) and “Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major” (Heroic Symphony). The famous “Moonlight Sonata” of Beethoven appeared in 1801 (The History of the ‘Moonlight’ Sonata‚ 2012). During this time‚ Beethoven was going through more than people
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The Hundred Years’ War‚ 1336-1453 Western Europe in 1328 CAUSES The Battle for Flanders Flanders had grown to be the industrial center of northern Europe and had become extremely wealthy through its cloth manufacture. It could not produce enough wool to satisfy its market and imported fine fleece from England. England depended upon this trade for its foreign exchange. During the 1200’s‚ the upper-class English had adopted Norman fashions and switched from beer to wine. (Note that beer and
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What was the influence on of Walt Disney on the American film industry ? Foreword For our OC we did research on Walt Disney and his influence on the film industry. We chose this subject because we are very interested. Everyone knows the movies and basically grew up with them. Not many people know how the company started‚ how it became bigger‚ etc. So we thought it would be interesting to do some research about the development of Walt Disney and his company. Table
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prove that they deserve the title of “American Idol”. That first year America chose Kelly Clarkston to be the shows first “American Idol”. In following years America chose singers with awesome vocal ability such as Ruben Studdard (2003 winner)‚ Fantasia Barrino (2004 winner)‚ and Carrie Underwood (2005 winner). Somehow America made a major mistake by week after week voting for Taylor Hicks. With his less than spectacular performance Taylor Hicks‚ not only made a mockery of him‚ but of the music
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while the guitar starts playing the next. They start blending so well you don’t really notice when they become to join forces to finish the song as one. Track number six‚ “A Mad Russian’s Christmas‚” starts in piano‚ plays a brief clip of the “Nutcracker‚” a popular Christmas ballet. It pauses right before the last note plays‚ over and over‚ leaving you waiting for it to finish. Added excitement begins … shredding guitar playing loudly and almost obnoxiously‚ playing another portion of the “Nutcracker’s”
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