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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Kanghua Chen Dance 270 Baker‚ Janice A 2/18/2013 Modern Dance Summary Modern Dance is tradition of theatrical dance unique to the 20th century. Modern dance flourished in areas that lacked strong ballet traditions‚ such as in the United States where ballet companies were imported from Europe. Although modern dance originated in Europe‚ by 1930 the United States had become the center for dance experimentation. Many early modern dances were miniatures—solos of highly compressed effect. They
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Jazz dancing involves movements that are specially choreographed to West-African music compositions. The movements are termed as jazz‚ which is basically an umbrella term‚ and set to ’blues’ notes‚ polyrhythms‚ improvisations‚ the ’swung’ note‚ and syncopation. The Jazz form of dancing actually relates to several dance styles that are related‚ such as ballet‚ tap‚ and the African-American rhythms-and-dance styles. This dance form originated in the late 1800s. The trend took time to catch on‚ but
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First major Choreography “Jardi Tancat” which is Catalonian for “enclosed garden” by Nacho Duato performed in 1983 is based on Catalan folk tales. The work explores the hardship and sorrow of the Catalonian people as they struggle working in the barren‚ water stricken Catalonian land. Throughout Jardi Tancat you can see the presentation of contemporary dance‚ with a background of classical techniques; this is evident through the training accompanied. Throughout the performance you can see the influence
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Written Concert Critique Guideline Winter Intersession 2008 Daniel Berney Use the following criteria to help format your critique. Depending on the program you attended‚ some of these items may be addressed to a greater or lesser degree! Feel free to add emphasis to what affected you personally/emotionally! 1. Was the program based on a narrative/storyline or more abstract? 2. Did you know in advance what you were going to see? 3. If so‚ how informed were you? 4. Did you
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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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Summary Paper #1 Chapter 10 pgs. 169-182‚ Ballet 1. Who was Serge Diaghilev and the Ballet Russe? What were the innovations in ballet under Diaghilev? The Ballet Russe was an American Ballet within the first period of the 20th century that was called “Russo-American era”. Dance scholar and author Lincoln Kirstein coined the term because touring Russian dance artist made a huge impact on American audience and dances. The Russian influence was because of Anna Pavlova‚ Mikhail Mordkin‚ and
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Dance‚ Girl‚ Dance is a film from the Classical Hollywood period that presents a complicated reading when viewed through a feminist lens. The 1940 film was directed by Dorothy Arzner‚ one of the most notable female directors and the only prominent woman in Hollywood at that time. Arzner presents her audience with an array of female characters‚ the main characters being Judy O’brien and Bubbles/Tiger Lily White. Judy is a dedicated dancer‚ honing her talents as a ballerina. Bubbles‚ on the other hand
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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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DANCE The idea of dance has always been interesting and a mystery to me. When I was younger‚ I used to participate in Indian dance performances for birthday parties‚ weddings and/or anniversaries. I was fairly decent and I remember that it gave me a sense of freedom. I loved to dance. It was a way of expressing my uniqueness. However‚ things changed‚ life moved on and the stress of it all hid those feelings for another lifetime. They remained hidden for the past four years here at UCR until now
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