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    One obvious choreographic style of Merce Cunningham was the idea that every dancer is a soloist‚ they form no relationship with each other‚ because there is never a narrative and a story to be told‚ for Cunningham a dance work shouldn’t be concerned with telling a story‚ he didn’t believe there was anything to represent‚ it is purely about movement‚ for movement’s sake and the exploration of something beautiful. The dancers are dressed in very neutral clothing‚ both males and females wear virtually

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    behind the glamor‚ the slippers‚ the makeup‚ lies an eminent issue affecting these performers. Ballerinas will go the extreme to uphold the beauty and idealistic vision society sees as the “perfect” dancer. Because of the pressure of perfection haunting them constantly‚ a substantial amount of these dancers scum to an idealistic body by anorexia. With the relentless pressure ballerinas must face daily‚ the greatest of these pressures is on being lean because of media’s views and on the ideal ballerina

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    go. I know I probably won’t but‚ I can dream. What is Dance? Dance is moving your body in a rhythmic way and is also one of the oldest art forms (Woodley 23). Most dancers are very passionate about dance. “Can’t you just skip rehearsal” their friends would say in ignorance to the passions of the dancer. (Jarvie 30) Dancers often run into this problem when they are very dedicated to dance. Dance can strengthen social connections (Woodley 23). II. History of Juilliard

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    is questionable‚ however‚ if there is maybe too much pressure put on dancers in this day and age. Many people do not realize what it takes for a person to make it as a dancer‚ the dedication and drive the person must have. The fact of the matter is‚ the outcome of a dancer’s career may not outweigh the physical and emotional damages left over from the long journey to the top. In the eighteenth century‚ the most prominent dancer of the time‚ Marie Camargo‚ set the standard for the typical dancer’s

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    Preformed by six mature dancers‚ I felt this artistic choice could express how Canada has grown and matured. One thing that interested me about this performance is the fact that Carol Anderson choreographed it to be specific to the rose garden. The garden has three main sections that the dancers explored‚ with the audience stationed at the front of the garden; there was an odd sensation that we were distant‚ yet still close enough to feel connected to the work. With the dancers dressed in all red‚

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    our body.  Dance‚ then‚ is the most personal of all the arts . . . it springs from the very breath of life. * In dance‚ the body is the mobile figure or shape‚ felt by the dancer‚ seen by others. The body is sometimes relatively still and sometimes changing as the dancer moves in place or travels through the dance area. Dancers may emphasize specific parts of their body in a dance phrase or their whole body.  When we look at a dancer’s whole body we might consider the overall shape design; is it

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    his main form of ‘gallery’ and this makes his artworks easily seen by the public‚ he has also had many exhibitions in galleries of works he has done on canvas. Two artworks he has done are ‘Jesus Christ with Shopping Bags’ and ‘Sunflower field Gas Masked Girl.’ Artemisia Gentileschi’s work when she first started painting would have displayed her work in her father’s workshop where today galleries are important to view her artworks as they are the only place you would find them. Two of her artworks

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    the dancers use their arms/hands to convey the meaning of holding onto something. The “holding on” represents holding onto a person. The dancers wiggle and drop their bodies. There is a unison part where they all walk together and turn heads in the same direction. Part of the group wiggles and drops their bodies again. The dancers wiggle by moving their shoulders in a wavy movement and then go down and roll back up. The dancers use strong movements and abstractions in the dance. The dancers tend

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    Analysis The style of the chosen solo is Contemporary. This needs analysis focuses on fitness components required from the dancer‚ whilst also specifying muscle groups targeted during this piece. Physiological Analysis: The solo requirements are high and many components of fitness are applied. To create improvements in weaker areas of required components of fitness‚ the dancer will focus on flexibility and balance‚ enabling her to improve both dynamic and static movements. Boreham and Sharp (1999

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    welfare of all dancers and the dance community. Most of the presenters who present at the third annual meeting are university level dance teachers or are in the medical field that focus on dancers and dancer health. This article covers what happens at this meeting‚ and how dance can effect people. Many people feel that dance isn’t a sport‚ but a researcher named Doreste Blanco‚ compared dancers to other athletes. They gave 50 people‚ mostly women‚ a physical exam that. These dancers placed at a medium

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