"The art of dance" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 22 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Tap Dance History

    • 1494 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Historical Context Originating in the United States‚ tap is a combination of African tribal dances‚ Scottish‚ Irish‚ and English clog dances‚ hornpipes‚ and jigs. In the last few decades of the 20th century‚ it was believed that African slaves and Irish servants observed each other’s dances on Southern plantations and tap was born from this. Tap dance was a dynamic art form‚ and dancers continually molded and shaped it. Dancers such as Harland Dixon and Jimmy Doyle impressed audiences and influenced

    Premium United States Funk Hip hop music

    • 1494 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Indian Classical Dance

    • 988 Words
    • 4 Pages

    ODISSI The Odissi dance is the Indian classical dance from the Eastern state of Odissa. It has a long‚ yet broken tradition. Although dance in Odissa may be traced back more than 2000 years‚ it was brought to near extinction during the colonial period. Therefore‚ modern Odissi dance is a reconstruction. Like other forms of Indian classical dance‚ the Odissi style traces its origins back to antiquity. Dancers are found depicted in bas-relief in the hills of Udaygiri (near Bhubaneshwar) dating

    Premium Dance Krishna

    • 988 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Physics Of Ballet Dance

    • 826 Words
    • 4 Pages

    When you think of ballet dancing and ballet dancers you think of grace and beauty. While you watch a dancer dance you never think of the physics and mathematics behind their every move. Physics is described as a thing that is all about measurement‚ and that if you know the units of measurement that physics uses and how they work you will understand everything else you’ll learn about (Dennis and Moring 1). The textbook definition of physics is “the study of matter and energy and their relationships”

    Premium Dance Ballet Performance

    • 826 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    Dance Like a Man

    • 1143 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Mahesh Dattani’s play ’’Dance Like a Man’’ opens with a young dancer‚ Lata‚ bringing her fiance‚ Viswas‚ home to meet her parents. Their hopes‚ and the family histories that emerge from their conversation‚ are quietly amusing‚ and the missteps and misunderstandings that trip up everyone when Lata’s parents return to the house are very funny. It is also somehow reassuring to know that families on the other side of the globe are as fractious and occasionally dysfunctional as our own. But be wary.

    Premium Bharatanatyam Performing arts Family

    • 1143 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Dance Team Critique

    • 434 Words
    • 2 Pages

    performance. This was an unprecedented dance for me. It was the first time I would be highlighted amidst 14 other talented individuals. Dancers that could manifest our choreographer’s vision in a more proficient manner were sidelined. I felt petrified. It was indisputable that there was no room for mistake. Our choreographer would be watching and she had high expectations from me. Family‚ friends‚ and teachers were exhilarated to see the Herricks Dance Crew. They deserved a performance and we had

    Premium Dance Performance Choreography

    • 434 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Short speech - Dance

    • 437 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Dance If you believe that dance is only a movement of the body‚ a hobby and sport that only girls can practice‚ maybe you have never really danced in your life‚ dancing is not just moving arms and legs‚ is more than that‚ dancing is a wonderful form of art. It brings out the soul in people‚ show emotions‚ tell us histories. Music helps in brings this art form to life‚ many dancers say “music‚ as an extension of my person or a limb directly attached to my soul”‚ the music promises a sense of self

    Free Dance Choreography

    • 437 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Dance 10 Page

    • 1993 Words
    • 6 Pages

    The History of Hula Dancing Molly Silven ’13 Professor Wise Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body‚ usually rhythmic and to music‚ used as a form of expression‚ social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting. There are multiple forms of dance ranging from hip-hop‚ Irish step dancing‚ ballroom dancing‚ jazz‚ tap‚ ballet‚ lyrical‚ tribal dancing‚ and even hula dancing. Dancing is way to express oneself by using the body. Sometimes

    Premium

    • 1993 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Folk Dances of Rajasthan

    • 560 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Folk Dances of RajasthanFolk dances of Rajasthan include various folk art forms. The traditional dances of this region are absolutely colourful and energetic.Folk dances of Rajasthan derived from various folk art cultures. They have their own significance and importance. A medieval history includes the existence of princely states‚ which provided patronage to these art forms and their artists. Vibrant‚ vigorous and graceful‚ the dances of Rajasthan evoke the desert in

    Premium Social dance Dance Performance

    • 560 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    the wedding dance

    • 337 Words
    • 2 Pages

    This is sad story of a man‚ Awiyao‚ who in spite of being in love with his wife‚ Lumnay‚ feels the need to marryanother in order to have a son. According to the story if a man does not have a son he is considered to be inferior to others intheir community. It is not a case of not loving Lumnay‚ which he does‚ but of his perceived necessity of a son to beconsidered a man. He is however‚ insensitive believing the answer to Lumnay’s sorrow would be to join the other women at the wedding dance.Little

    Premium Marriage

    • 337 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Wedding Dance

    • 2392 Words
    • 10 Pages

    (Epic) Epic Smile Time slows;  then stops. You have an epic smile‚  shining brightly to challenge the sun. You laugh with your soul‚  eyes sparkling in the light. You have an epic smile‚  one I will never forget. My heart leaps at your voice‚  a smile shattering the gloom of life. You have an epic smile‚  brighter than a thousand suns. I will think of you often‚  though truthfully I already do. You have an epic smile‚ my muse‚  one that will always be with me. By: Brian

    Free God Love 2008 singles

    • 2392 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 50