Starting pointe too early can result in bad technique that the student will need to relearn later at best. At worst‚ the student could not only injure bones and/or joints‚ but would also put unnecessary stress on certain body parts. Bones that are not hard can be deformed when put under the pressure of pointe. There isn’t usually any harm in waiting to begin on pointe; later starters nearly always catch up. When the student waits an extra year‚ her feet and ankles are stronger and she will be more
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good leaked out Question 9 0 out of 2 points _______________and _______________ are important elements in the Energy category. (select two) Selected Answers: Dynamics Tempo Question 10 2 out of 2 points __________________________ ballets came to the forefront in the nineteenth century‚ and were characterized by their use of mythical characters and places. Selected Answer: Romantic Question 11 2 out of 2 points Seeing dance on a video or DVD provides the same experience
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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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Every year‚ thousands of young girls inflict permanent damage on their feet by dancing en pointe‚ a ballet tradition dating back to the 19th. This subject holds particular significance to me. I have danced for most my life‚ and as a young girl I desperately wanted to dance in pointe shoes. Pointe work seemed like the pinnacle of achievement for a dancer‚ and I waited anxiously for my instructor to allow it. When I eventually began to dance on pointe I realized two things. One: pointe work requires
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Byzantine empire 1000 years of a strong and large empire 500’s-1463 Location: on the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Therefore good fisherman‚ sailors Therefore good economy‚ good trade. Therefore a lot of cultural diffusion -In ancient times this is called Asia Minor -Not to far from Greece Therefore a lot of Greek influences. 1) Spoke Greek 2) Influenced by Greek Architecture 3) Influenced by a new form of Christianity Greek orthodox church=Byzantine Empire is called the Eastern Orthodox
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make use of other resources should it not be available! 1. On November 1‚ 1993‚ the parliament of the Russian Republic of the USSR granted Russian President ______________________ broad power to begin radical economic reforms. 2. In 1991‚ the population of Russia was estimated at ________________________. 3. In the ninth century‚ Scandinavian chieftains established the first Russian state‚ centering it on ___________________ and Kiev. 4. When did Lenin die? _____________ How did he die
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outcomes? Compare and contrast the perspectives on Russian political culture and democratization by Pipes‚ Colton/McFaul and Rose/coauthors‚ Treisman‚ and Fish. What is Political Culture? Political Culture -- “a people’s predominant beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ ideals‚ sentiments‚ and evaluations about the political system of their country and the role of the self in that system.” How Does Culture Affect Politics? Four Competing Arguments on Russian Political Culture and Public Opinion 1. Russia
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Modernism – Ballet Thursday‚ May 22 Announcements and Reminders Concert reports due no later than today Paper due date: Tuesday‚ June 3 Final: Not cumulative (starts after Beethoven) Wed.‚ June 11‚ 12-2pm Similar format as midterm Study guide to come next week Outline I. Late Romantic Ballet (traditional) a. Tchaikovsky – Sleeping Beauty II. Music in the Age of Modernism: The 20th Century III. Modern Ballets a. Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Late Romantic Ballet Peter
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sentiments of ballet by challenging conventional expectations of the past‚ transforming the work into the acclaimed masterpiece and milestone in ballet it is today. II. Stravinsky- brief background of life up until the premiere of The Rite of Spring A. Birth and Life in Russian Empire 1. Family 2. Musical Influences a) Mussorgsky b) Rimsky-Korsakov c) Glazunov d) Wagner 3. Law school and Nikolai Rimsky-Korskov 4. First orchestral works and Commission by Diaghilev a) Firebird‚ first ballet score
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As a result‚ Stravinsky utilises this technique in many of his works in the Russian period. This is seen in his ballets‚ The Firebird‚ Petrushka and The Rite of Spring‚ all of which contain the two representations of “diatonic” human characters and “octatonic” supernatural beings (Griffiths; Burkholder‚ Grout & Palisca 2014‚ p. 832). Other important features that are characteristic of Stravinsky’s work in the Russian period include musical forms and structures that are practical for story and stage
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