I would definitely choose dance. Dance has had such a powerful impact on my life that I will forever appreciate and cherish. I started dancing at the age of three. Like many parents of young girls‚ my mother put me in dance‚ and I am so grateful that she did. Little did my parents know that I would develop such a passion and love for dance. The dance floor is my happy place. I shut out all negativity and put everything on my mind aside while I am dancing and become
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Stella Wessels 4V5 6/11/2014 Rangahala Kandyan Dance On my holiday to Sri Lanka one of the must-do’s was to visit the Kandyan dance performance. It was a show where native people would dance the traditional Kandyan Dance. It is a dance form that originated in the area called Kandy but today it had been widespread to other parts of the countryIt was nice to be able to experience the Sri Lankan culture in this way. The theatre is located in Kandy‚ one of the biggest cities of Sri Lanka. It was a relatively
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completed posthumously in 1890‚ is often considered his masterpiece‚ telling the story of Russian Prince Igor’s conquest of nomadic tribes. One of the most spectacular elements of Prince Igor is the “Polovtsian Dances‚” a dance performed at the end of the second act. “Polovtsian Dances” draws on traditional musical themes of the nomadic tribes‚ but remains distinctly Russian. Conversely‚ George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward’s Porgy and Bess was one of the first American operas to emerge from the
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I would spend my last day with my family and friends. I would buy a whole bunch of things I have always wanted and use them. I would go driving‚ even though I don’t have a license. I would be scared and unhappy that I was probably going to die‚ but I would still try to act happy and have a good last day alive. I would say everything I have always wanted to everyone. I would make sure that I have made friends with everyone I’ve always wanted too. I would own up to everything I have done to everyone
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Jazz dance dates all the way back to 5‚000 – 9‚000 years ago. Although many people believe that jazz dance originated from United States‚ it actually came from early African cultures. In Africa‚ natives danced to celebrate cycles of life such as birth‚ puberty‚ marriage‚ and death. Child‚ adults‚ and the elderly depended on jazz dance to express their culture and beliefs. People from Africa who were later sold into the slave trade around the late 1800’s to mid 1900’s brought the dance with them
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artist but also a great inventor. Then the author starts referring to “The Last Supper” as a master piece explaining a little bit of the process to making it. Finally‚ by explaining the motives and inspiration that Leonardo da Vinci had for painting the
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Outcome of Revolt By Mahatma Gandhi :-Mahatma Gandhi had played the most important role in the freedom struggle ofIndia through his basic principle of truth‚ non violence and Satyagraha. He entered in the political scenario in 1916 after returning from a successful struggle against discrimination faced by black people in South Africa. In India through chain of movement for peasants and labourers in Champaren‚ Ahemdabad and Kheda he entered the Indian scene. Then he reached the zenith of political
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Colombia has several folkloric/traditional music styles/dances. One of the most popular is the Cumbia. Cumbia have spread to other countries. When danced in shows for the public the dancers wear clothing that were used in old times: Men would wear white pants and shirts‚ a hat (usually the style that used to be hand made)‚ a large colorful handkerchief‚ handmade style sandals‚ and a machete (a large knife used to cut plants). Women would wear colorful long skirts (often black with decorations and
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A 2nd generation Modern Dance dancer and known as one of the greatest and influential choreographers of the 20th century. Cunningham learnt tap dancing at a young age and was exposed to theatre experience then. He entered Cornish School of Fine Arts in Seattle in 1937 and learnt a range of visual and performing arts without specialisation. He was introduced to Graham technique while taking one of Martha Graham’s workshops during his time at Cornish. Graham’s technique consists of the elemental
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Dance History II‚ Mid-Semester Exam Study Questions Prepare answers for all of the questions below. On the exam you will answer 8 questions: 4 that I select and 4 that you select = 8 total. The length of each answer should be one-half page or more. 1. How did the Ballet Russe under the Russian director‚ Diaghilev‚ break from the ballet traditions of Russian ballet in the early 20th century? What were the existing ballet traditions at the end of the 19th century in Russia and what new innovations
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