All throughout human history‚ dance has played an important part in cultures around the world its purpose ranging from rituals to entertainment. As cultures grow and mature dance often reflects the movements and mood of the era. So how does dancing of the 1920’s reflect the cultural movements of the 1920s? Such as the changes in both the Women’s right and African Americans movements. During the 20’s‚ a majority of the workforce was mostly strictly males professionals‚ although some women in previous
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LION DANCE THE HISTORY EARLY BELIEF According to traditional Chinese belief‚ the lion signifies courage‚ stability and superiority. The lion’s dance is performed to chase away ghosts and evil spirits. This is derived from folklore about a monster called Nian. This lion-like monster eats human-flesh for living and hunts for food in a village near the mountain. One day‚ the villagers decided to chase the monster away by throwing firecrackers and playing loud music. To come to their surprise‚ it
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Dance therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses movement to further the social‚ cognitive‚ emotional‚ and physical development of the individual. Dance therapists work with people who have many kinds of emotional problems‚ intellectual deficits‚ and life-threatening illnesses. They are employed in psychiatric hospitals‚ day care centers‚ mental health centers‚ prisons‚ special schools‚ and private practice. They work with people of all ages in both group and individual therapy. Some also engage
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Dance‚ movements orchestrated with music‚ to express the way you feel. The first forms of dance came around in 6000 B.C‚ originating from India. The Hindu dance Gods Krishnu Shiva is the most common God portrayed through dance‚ especially found in Bharata Natyam and Nyark Sharky‚ also known as Belly Dance. In Southeast India‚ it is normal as a young female to learn the ways of Bharata Natyam. Bharata Natyam is widely known for its sculpturesque poses and art of story telling‚ mostly performed only
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Carlee Russell Professor Rita Wisdom English 1301-DL September 22‚ 2012 The Beauty of Dying Young I woke up knowing in the pit of my stomach that something was terribly wrong. I shot up from bed‚ like a jack that finally got to jump from his box‚ to check my phone. As I picked up my phone‚ there was a sort of numbness in my body that I had never felt before. As soon as the screen lit up‚ everything around me seemed to dim into a murky blur. There were calls and text messages from all of my
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"Dances With Wolves‚"� started off in St. David’s Field‚ Tennessee‚ in 1863. During the Civil War‚ Lieutenant John J. Dunbar tried to commit suicide by riding right into the path of the Confederate States of America‚ but instead of being killed‚ he inspired the rest of the Union to fight‚ and they won the battle. After the battle‚ Dunbar was given the choice to any assignment he wanted‚ and chose to go out West. When he went to his post‚ he found it empty‚ but had plenty of provisions for everyone
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Guns by: Sean Chong Type of Speech: Informative Specific Purpose: To inform the class about the history and the present days about guns. Thesis Statement: Guns‚ a deadly weapon for everybody‚ so here’s a way to use a gun‚ to defend yourself with it and how it works. Introduction: I. “Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns‚ why should we let them have ideas.” This is a quote from Joseph Stalin. Though ideas are powerful so are guns and guns are not should
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different kinds of traditions and arts from different traditional festivals‚ food‚ music‚ attire‚ arts‚ and also not excluding the performing art that will be found in any distinct culture all over the world- Dancing. According to Brittanica.com (2012)‚ dance is “the movement of the body in a rhythmic way‚ usually to music and within a given space‚ for the purpose of expressing an idea or emotion‚ releasing energy‚ or simply taking delight in the movement itself”. People can enjoy dancing because they can
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form‚ which was mainly originated by Andalusian gypsies. It exists in 3 forms: El cante‚ song‚ el baile‚ dance and guitarrra‚ guitar playing. Its roots also are with Arabs‚ Spanish Jews and socially outcasted Christians. The flamenco essence is song‚ which is usually accompanied by guitar and improvised dance. Complex rhythmic patterns and sophisticated footwork differs from other European dance forms. The word "flamenco" has been questioned on why an Adalucian music form would be represented
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to learn how to dance. Dancing made Clarissa feel like she found her roots and belongs in the pow-wow circle.she becomes free of anger and discontent while she dances. In conclusion‚ the writer shows us that Clarissa has found her inner piece‚ she gains a sense of community and now can unveil hidden talents that she never knew she possessed. This little girl was able to capture the spirit of dance through the Elder Molly Graybull and radiates with pride when she herself dances‚ a strong sense of
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