When this school year began‚ I also started taking ballet classes at Sacred Heart School for the Arts. I take class for an hour and a half twice each week. In these classes I work on technique‚ performance skills‚ and flexibility. For the Nutcracker performance this December‚ I will be working as a stagehand. In the spring‚ I will start taking more classes each week and I plan to be in the spring recital‚ Hansel and Gretel. I really enjoy dancing because I like being able to perform‚ and
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Now I know why I have never read a book about skiing before there is not much to it but going up and down mountains. That’s not much of a fun book now is it? Wait! Don’t stop reading yet it gets better. As the story begins the motive behind Steff’s journey is to prove she is just as worthy as any “man” mainly her father who she inspires to impress including obtaining his approval. I found the writing a bit philosophical the book’s main focus goes beyond just skiing to what Steph was learning about
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dance as "an artistic form of nonverbal communication" (dance). As Christians we have always heard that dancing is immoral; that dancing only led to one thing- sex. Although this is the general belief‚ many people find the art of ballet‚ such as The Nutcracker to be tasteful. Dancing embodies passion‚ grace and poise. Dancing is not just a mating ritual as we have been told; it is a story that is too good for words. Dancing is a way to communicate with anybody no matter what language they speak or how
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tone. However‚ I suggest that they could have fewer violins‚ or more of other instruments. The group played ten pieces throughout the concert. The pieces were the Introduction and Tarantella by Pablo Sarasate‚ Pezzo Capriccioso Op. 62 by Peter Tchaikovsky‚ Violin Concerto in D major by Johannes Brahms‚ Barcarolle in F major by Fryderyk Chopin‚ Piano Concerto no.2 in F major by Fryderyk Chopin‚ Clarinet Concerto no.1‚ in F by Carl Maria von Weber‚ Caprice no.24 in A minor by Niccolo Paganini‚ Vioiln
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The 1812 Overture is a sixteen minute‚ thirty nine second long classical composition by Tchaikovsky written in 1880 to commemorate Russia’s defeat of Napoleons Grand Armenia was scored for an orchestra that consists of the following: • brass band • woodwinds (a piccolo‚ 2 flutes‚ clarinets‚ bassoons and oboes‚ and one English horn) • Brass(four horns in F‚ two trumpets‚ two cornets‚ three trombones and a tuba).The trombones have to be two tenor and one bass • Strings: first and second violins‚ violas
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Whilst the foundation of how Swan Lake began and came to be is still‚ to some extent‚ unknown‚ it is widely believed that the production was originally choreographed by Julius Reisinger with the accompaniment of celebrated Russian composer Russian Tchaikovsky for the musical score. It was first presented as The Lake of the Swans by the Ballet of the Moscow Imperial Bolshoi Theatre in 1877 in Moscow‚ Russia. Brash judgment and calamitous reviews were passed upon this production and in turn‚ most ballet
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The culture of the arts took off during Romanticism. In literature there were leading writers like‚ Wordsworth‚ Shelley‚ Keats‚ and Byron changing how prose was written. In music‚ composers like‚ Beethoven‚ Wagner‚ Chopin‚ and Tchaikovsky were making their romantic impact in music. Romanticism could even be seen in paintings by: Gros‚ Goya‚ and Delacroix. However‚ the biggest cultural impact seen during this time is the invention of the folklore. Hobsbawm believes‚ “The Folk’ could be revolutionary
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word. Those were the thoughts going through my mind when I went to go see my first ballet. It was only a few years ago and I still can remember how excited I was before watching it‚ during‚ and after. My mother and I went one afternoon to watch The Nutcracker. It was in San Francisco around early December in the year 2010. I remember showing up and for some reason I was so nervous. I couldn’t understand why it made me nervous‚ but the thrill of finally being able to see my
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today‚ such as Giselle and La Sylphide. It was during this period that ballet began to take off in Russia. Famous choreographers and composers‚ like Petipa and Ivanov developed some of the greatest classics; Swan Lake‚ The Sleeping Beauty‚ and The Nutcracker. During this period‚ steps started to become more difficult‚ pointe work was
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TEENAGERS: CLASSICAL MUSIC YOUR CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW (AND WILL ENJOY!) Many parents‚ when faced with the teenage years and teenage musical tastes‚ buy their child a headset and hope that their child’s hearing will survive the next ten years. (The generation gap can often be measured in decibels!) And yet‚ while schools provide the counterbalance to popular reading matter with good literature and a talkshow view of contemporary society with courses on history and current events‚ it is left to parents
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