Jaime Macdonald Mrs. Sox English IV 11 October 2012 Classical and Contemporary in the Same World Classical ballet is one of the most complex and beautiful forms of expression. This is because it has had many years to develop and evolve. Some people believe the art has evolved so much that we have lost the classical aspect of the art form. Most dance companies perform more contemporary works than classical works. This is because more and more people are drifting farther away from classical
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pants. His mother‚ the Queen‚ is dressed in a long blue dress which fades into white which also has large silver jewels and head piece with a veil. The chorus of female dancers elegantly dance on pointe‚ in which the dancers support their entire body weight on the tips of their extended feet with pointe shoes. The male dancers show their strength‚ energy‚ and grace through impressively
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play on the field‚ because of the strengthening it does. Ballet is not always just flat footed though‚ as your foot and arch of the foot get stronger‚ you can and will advance into pointe shoes. Pointe shoes are shoes that have a wooden block at the top allowing dancer to stand up high. The risk of injuries on pointe is a great number because you must renew all of the steps you already have known. Every other sport has a high risk of injuries also because of the skills they learn‚ but they also already
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The Sleeping Beauty dance performance is one of the most important performances. It has many versions and every version casts a spell over the audience. With the modern movement‚ Sleeping Beauty is interpreted in a modern and different way than classical ballet. In this paper‚ I am going to analyze and compare two different versions; Mats Ek’s the new‚ modern version and Vivien Durante’s classical version (Royal Ballet) of Sleeping Beauty. The difference between modern dance and Ballet can be seen
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other to convey the story of the ballet. Tchaikovsky decided to use a more symphonic approach when writing Swan Lake (Chiego‚ pg.83). In Swan Lake‚ the ballerinas use a dance technique called “on pointe”. “On pointe” simply is when the ballerinas dances on the tips of their toes. There are special shoes that must be worn if a ballerina is going to use this technique. In the ballet when the music is softer‚ the ballerinas dance in a flow type of motion. It is peaceful and you expect it to be because
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My main three are to be in hearts for hearts‚ be in company‚ and have pointe shoes. As I said before‚ I have been in hearts for hearts so that takes one thing off my list. Right when I thought it was impossible‚ I received amazing news. My jazz teacher‚ who was the studio owner‚ offer my jazz class a once in a lifetime opportunity
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watch. I have no regrets. Watching a ballet is just as much fun. At my first dance lesson I was so excited and scared at the same time. We practiced as a group going in circles doing pirouette and ballon. A pirouette is done on demi-pointe by the male‚ on pointe by the female dancer and ballons are the spring of a dancer in leaping and jumping movements. Adagios‚ are slow and sustained movements; also‚ the section of pas de deux in which the ballerina‚ partnered by the dancer‚ displays her
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dance requires special care to be given to the feet and legs to prepare to go pointe‚ or the tips of the toes. Also‚ although ballet seems very gentle and full of grace‚ ballet dancers must master the art of making difficult ballet jumps‚ and ballet in general‚ look easy. Lastly‚ of course ballet is famous for its wardrobe‚ such as its frilly skirt‚ called the tutu‚ and its special ballet slippers and pointe shoes. Ballet is very unique and different from
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I began dancing at the age of three. First I took simple jazz and tap classes‚ but as I grew older I took more advanced classes such as ballet‚ pointe‚ modern‚ barre‚ and technique classes. From the first moment that I stepped onto the stage‚ any career possibility that involved something other than dancing didn’t seem like a plausible one for me. It wasn’t until I was about fourteen that I really took to the idea of living in New York City‚ the dance capital of the world. As a freshman in high
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In the article‚ “When Two Men Fall in Love on the Ballet Stage‚ and Why it Matters”‚ Gia Kourlas addresses how the roles in ballet are changing. A creator of the ballet’s‚ Lauren Lovette created a pas de deux which is typically a ballet between a man and a women. Lovet decided to make her ballet‚ “Not our Fate” a romantic duet between two men. Ballet has taken longer to change than other types of art‚ but recently they have done more ballets with same sex duets. Kourlas explains how these duets
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