spread the love and joy that dance can bring to any community. Rob Horowitz‚ Columbia University Teachers College’s associate director of the Center for Arts Education Research‚ said “[Dance] is incredibly effective in terms of social-emotional development and in terms of being able to incorporate kids from different backgrounds‚ different ethnicities‚ different social backgrounds and have them do something common‚” (Yap Cleo). Having the
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There is much more to the arabesque‚ grand jeté‚ and fouetté than just hours of practice and strong toes. Dancers do not often understand the physics and mathematics describing their movements‚ but they know how to execute them with grace. If ballerinas were not able to feel physics‚ they would fall over. Legs‚ arms and head are oscillating as they turn– moving back and forth in seemingly separate patterns. For dancers‚ everything must move in separate patterns‚ yet at the same time‚ move at the
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traditional form of music and dance originated in Colombia ’s Caribbean coastal region; its roots come mainly from Africa‚ in fact the name of this traditional dance its comes from the African term cumbé which means revelry or party. However‚ Cumbia is a musical and cultural fusion of Native Colombians‚ slaves brought from Africa‚ and the Spanish. Today Cumbia is the national dance of Colombia which gradually has evolved around this music and came to be known as the Cumbia dance. Cumbia started in the
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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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learned many dance styles of Indian dance. India is a country with long history. Indian dance styles have been developing with its cultural background as well. Bollywood is one of the biggest movie industries in the world. Bollywood cannot succeed without Indian traditional dance. South Asian Dancing is quite different than Western styles. Kathak is one of the most famous Indian dance styles. Tap Dance is also very famous in the world‚ which is originally from America. I have learned Tap Dance for a semester
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week I go to the studio and dance. I dance an ancient Indian classical art form called Bharatanatyam‚ hip hop‚ and also various Bollywood styles. Specifically‚ Bharatanatyam is my favorite and closest to my heart. This is the activity I like the best and there are so many reasons pertaining to why this is so. I started this ancient and difficult dance form at the age of five and at the age of eleven‚ after six years of hard work‚ completed my Arangetram‚ the Indian dance graduation which is a milestone
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Dance is considered an art‚ but not always a sport. For instance‚ dancing in your room does not count as a sport. Neither should dancing at a wedding be considered a sport. Perhaps dance to you means somebody moving their body to music. You might even think‚ well it is not hard‚ anyone can move their body! The extent of your dancing might be playing your favorite classical music while playing an imaginary instrument. It is indeed possible to break a sweat if you dance hard enough or long enough.
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DANCE THEATRE Dance Theater is distinctive genre of dance which aims to Break down the barriers between dance‚ theater‚ mime‚ and most of all‚ to communicate ideas and feelings without any pretentions. One of its most effective tools is honesty and openness. Dance Theater combines dance and theater in a way that puts no limitations upon ideas to be expressed and techniques to be use. One artist who defined the form of dance theater the most was Pina Bausch (1940-2009). She was much influenced
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Our year 11 contemporary dance assessment for semester 1 consisted of dance exercises taught by Rachel. Due to a dance injury I sustained 14 weeks ago I was unable to participate in the assessment but‚ instead was asked to asses my peers and write corrections and strengths they demonstrated throughout the class. In this class I really feel‚ as a group‚ they lacked an effective dance vocabulary. In answer to the question What do you feel you need to work on in this exercise?’ there was only really
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Pandanggo sa Ilaw Luzon Folk Dance (Candle Dance) Pandanggo sa Ilaw - This popular dance of grace and balance comes from Lubang Island‚ Mindoro in the Visayas region. The term pandanggo comes from the Spanish word fandango‚ which is a dance characterized by lively steps and clapping that varies in rhythm in 3/4 time. This particular pandanggo involves the presence of three tinggoy or oil lamps‚ balanced on the head and the back of each hand. . It is said to have originated from Mindoro‚ the seventh-largest
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