Recreation is an activity of leisure. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment‚ amusement‚ or pleasure and are considered to be "fun". The term "recreation" implies participation to be healthy refreshing mind and body..Kinds of recreation.strolling.. Cycling is becoming increasingly popular as well.. Swimming and sunbathing.. lPicnics and shish-kabobs Picnics often involve shish-kabobs or barbequed meat‚ homemade salads‚ and‚ of course‚ alcohol.. Extreme sports (hangliding‚ bungee jumping
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variation for Spain was doughnuts and pastries. The girl dancer wore a black long dress with colorful doughnuts on it‚ and she did not wear ballet shoes. The guy dancer wore a black and neon pink matador style costume. The two did a flamenco dance for this variation. Then in Barishnikov’s version of the Spain variation they were hot chocolate instead‚ but the guy dancer still had the matador style costume with the color orange. As for the girl dancer she also had the matador style dress and an orange
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(Cultural Studies‚ pg.1). With the massive spread of popularity and the mainstream commercialism Salsa dancing has been molded to every different "walk" of life. Even though the Latin ideals still link the dancer to the past‚ each new community brings something distinct to the dance. Salsa dancers adapt the culture to new environments while retaining some of their traditional ideals and values because those ideals are based on acceptance of new influences. The Salsa community has the principle of
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“So‚ what sports are you involved in?” “Oh‚ well I dance.” “That doesn’t count‚ dance isn’t even a sport.” “Um. . . actually‚ yeah‚ it is. So. . .” To any dancer‚ this has most likely happened numerous times‚ not to mention the occasional interruption of conversations in the school halls to say dance isn’t a sport. “I mean‚ it doesn’t it doesn’t even use a ball‚ so it can’t be a sport‚ right?” “It’s not even similar to other sports‚ so it can’t be one.” But‚ it is. By definition‚ actually
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Section 1: Identification and evaluation of sources Question: What was the role of ballet in political relations between the United States and the Soviet Union? Source 1: Croft‚ Clare. "Ballet Nations: The New York City Ballet’s 1962 US State Department-Sponsored Tour of the Soviet Union." Theatre Journal 61‚ no. 3 (2009): 421-42. In this study by Clare Croft‚ the political and social factors behind the New York City Ballet’s tour of the Soviet Union is explained in depth and includes multiple
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that they enjoyed the music and dance the slaves had created. In minstrel shows‚ white entertainers parodied their conception of slave life and popularized the African style of dance and music (Naden 37). With white dancers as the star performers‚ it was difficult for a black dancer to gain stature as part of a dance troupe. Because of this‚ many black performers migrated to Europe‚ where they introduced the newly emerging forms of Jazz music and Jazz dance. In Europe‚ these talented and innovative
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Gerald L. Archard November 22‚ 2010 2nd block dance 2 Dance Pioneers‚ Companies‚ and Choreographers Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey‚ Jr. was an African American modern dancer‚ dance teacher and choreographer‚ who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Ailey was a gifted creator of dance expressing the African American cultural experience and history. His choreographic works live on in performances by the company he founded. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater toured extensively and
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Question 1: Give an account of the socio-historic context of the work Cry In the early 17th Century‚ European settlers in North America turned to African slaves as a cheaper‚ more plentiful labour source than indentured servants. After 1619‚ when a Dutch ship brought 20 African ashore at the British colony of Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ slavery spread throughout the American colonies. Though it is impossible to give accurate figures‚ some historians have estimated that 6 to 7 million slaves were imported
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Each dancer is given different movements that do not seem to relate to anyone around them‚ and then Cunningham would have them turn the same direction or hold hands for a brief moment to provide a random encounter or chance happening. Merce Cunningham is recognized
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Abstract Ballet. In theme ballets‚ there is no storyline‚ but all the characters are connected to one theme. For example‚ the most well-known theme ballet is Jewels by George Balanchine‚ a very famous choreographer. Jewels is a collection of dances by dancers dressed as either rubies‚ emeralds‚ or
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