Zumba Zumba is a dance fitness program created by Colombian dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez during the 1990s. Zumba involves dance and aerobic elements. Zumba’s choreography incorporates hip-hop‚ soca‚ samba‚ salsa‚ merengue‚ mambo and martial arts. Squats and lunges are also included. Zumba Fitness‚ an organization that sells Zumba videos and products‚ does not charge licensing fees to gyms or fitness centers. Approximately 14 million people take weekly Zumba classes in over 140‚000
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Pearl Primus Choreographer and company *‘’Why do I dance? Dance is my medicine. It’s the screen which ease for a while the terrible frustrations common to all human beings because of race‚ creed‚ or color are invisible. Dance is the first with which I fight the sickening ignorance of prejudice.” Pearl Primus * Pearl Primus’s style of dance was a style that many artists in modern times could relate to. Pearl was infusing other cultural dances with modern and ballet movement. Pearl
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Hailey had wanted to be a dancer since she was little. Her coaches all said she was a natural. She was on a dance team called the Leaping Leopards. She was on the team with her best friends Ava‚ Sydney‚ and Ashlyn. The Leopards were undefeated and the best in their league. They were trained by some of the best coaches in the nation and they seemed nearly unstoppable. The final national dance competition of the year was coming soon to Hollywood and the Leopards were practicing harder than ever. One
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Protection Throughout the book‚ Mercy Among the Children‚ the main character‚ Sydney Henderson is continuously forced to endure the utter embarrassment of being openly mocked‚ assaulted and publicly victimized. His innocent children watch wide-eyed‚ secretly wishing for the day when their father will ultimately confront his tormentors and protect their family—not knowing that this day will never come. As the novel progresses‚ Sydney continues to fail to do so‚ his cowardice bringing shame and humiliation
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Social media has created a new-generation of never before seen expression. The world of dance has been known for its generations of professionalism and strict adherence to tradition. Dancers have recently stepped into the world of social media. Social Media has greatly changed the dance world‚ and raised the standards for future dancers. Dancers often fit to a mold when performing uniformly onstage. Social media offers dancers an outlet to show their own personalities offstage. It also allows
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this was enough inspiration to motivate me to pave away for the upcoming generation. Not only was it important to me to prove a point but also for children to know that they have a choice. Thankfully with my faith in god‚ guidance from my mother‚ and dance I was able to stay motivated and focused on accomplishing my goals. I began dancing at 4 years old‚ at The
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LATIN AMERICAN DANCE MUSIC INTRODUCTION Latin America thrives on its culture. Its dance and music is known to be very sexy and promiscuous‚ and is recognizable by anyone familiar with dance. Latin American music has had a large influence on the form the dances have today. It was the mariachi bands of Mexico that stirred up the quick paced rhythms and playful movements at the same time that Cuba was embracing similar musical and dance styles. Traditional dance was blended with new‚ modern ways of
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American Indian Dance Ceremonial dance of American Indians is often referred to as a religion‚ although most American Indians would argue is more of a practice of their spirituality and well being. They embrace ceremonies as a way to help overcome the difficulties of life‚ such as‚ marriage‚ death‚ war‚ and weather. The rituals unite in community and give recognition to their ancestor and nature. Therefore‚ American Indians have created and practiced their own diverse types of dance thru movement
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Martha Graham’s Journey with Dance Martha Graham once said‚ “great artists must reach beyond themselves‚ to the point of defying death” (Cass 255). She was known for her discipline and the way she encouraged her students to believe in their individual strengths. She was also a very determined and disciplined dancer in her years prior to teaching. She is “arguably the most legendary figure in U.S. modern dance” (Kowal 144). She continued to grow throughout her career as a very established dancer
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African American Dancing: A Breakthrough Dance brings life to the party. It is not known for being spiritual as much as it is secular in today’s world. African American dance originated from a different perspective than regular dance. African American dance has a meaning behind the movements; Non-African American dance is a pastime that usually does not have meaning behind the dance moves. Slavery originated African American dance. The history of dance is just as distinct as some of the major events
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