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A Personal Observation of the Magnificent Dance Number (716 words, 2 pages)

The curtains pulled back, and the lights illuminate a stage filled only with a line of girls. The music begins with the steady beat of a percussion instrument. The beats evolve and become more complex, adding instruments one by one making the overall sound more dynamic. As the tension rises ... Read More

An Observation of the Different Dance Performances During the Dance Alabama Performance of Alabama by Justin Oliver (985 words, 3 pages)

The Dance Alabama Performance begun with a live performance of Alabama by Justin Oliver. The singer was positioned on the edge of the stage, as close as possible to the audience. This created an immediate sense of intimacy between the performers and the audience itself. The music began, and as ... Read More

An Analysis of the Dance Performances of MamLuft&Co. (2340 words, 7 pages)

MamLuftCo. is a Modern Dance company out of the Cincinnati area who recently celebrated the ten years since its founding with a dance show entitled 5 of 10. This show incorporated five of the company's favorite pieces over the past ten years, and the whole experience was remarkable and inspiring. ... Read More

Crossing Boundaries in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Dance for Me by Gautier and Yellow Woman by Silko (1138 words, 3 pages)

Crossing BoundariesThroughout this last unit there were three main stories that related together through crossing boundaries. All of these stories rap around the fact that all the main characters were trying to find out who they were or their identity. Within all of these stories every character must leave what ... Read More

A Summary of Susan Sell’s Article on the Benefits of Dancing and Popular Types of Dance for Children (519 words, 2 pages)

Dance, in its various forms, is a tradition that spans all cultures. This tradition has been passed down from parents to their children for thousands of years. Susan Sell, author of The Journal of Dance Educations article Preschool Dance, writes, A childs experience with dance is influenced by family life ... Read More

The Little Boy and the Dancing Pumpkins the Night Before Halloween (321 words, 1 pages)

Each year on Halloween pumpkins come to life. All different types of pumpkins. Orange pumpkins, green pumpkins, fat pumpkins and small pumpkins. The night before Halloween they all rise up from the ground and throw a huge party in the fields, where they dance and party before Halloween day arrives. ... Read More

The Gender Discriminating Definition of the Word Pussy in Music and Lyrics (2005 words, 6 pages)

The Female Body Part as an Insult More often than not, I hear the term pussy as a reference to the vulva. It is becoming increasingly rare to hear the term in context to its primary definition of cat (Dictionary.com). I seem to find myself hearing the noun pussy in ... Read More

Movement and Dance in the Musical West Side Story (800 words, 2 pages)

West Side Story Movement Evaluation The movie West Side Story is a modernized take on the classic Shakespearean story of Romeo and Juliet. Taking place in Manhattan in the mid-1950s, it revolves around the forbidden love between a Puerto Rican girl, Maria, and a white boy, Tony. Marias brother is ... Read More

The Impact of Social Influence and Theory of Mind on the Decisions of People to Sing and Dance in Public (1037 words, 3 pages)

When people hear a good song, they tend to show their appreciation through singing the lyrics or dancing to the song. However, if people were to hear this song in a public place, they are more hesitant to break into singing and dancing. Why is that? Singing and dancing is ... Read More

A Summary of The Dancing Girl, a Short Story by Ogai Mori (1265 words, 4 pages)

The title, The Dancing Girl signifies the difficulty of Elises life it was mentioned in the text that the dancers are todays slaves who are often dressed beautifully when they are performing but then they go back to their lives and are hard pressed to earn a living for themselves ... Read More

A Comparison of Dancing and Basketball (512 words, 2 pages)

Basketball and dance are two of my favorite sports. I played basketball during middle school and enjoyed watching it more than playing it. However, Ive danced my entire life whether it was at a party or dance recital and I cant imagine life without it. I got my basketball skills ... Read More

The Development and Evolution of the Art of Dancing (855 words, 5 pages)

The Aesthetics Of An Ever-Growing FormThe world of dance has passed over mountains of innovation since its beginning, and has developed in many different directions that each contains its own vivid intricacies. These intricacies can be seen in each landmark choreographers distinct works throughout history, and have developed specifically to ... Read More

The Use and Benefits of Dance Movement Therapy, a Form of Psychotherapy (1592 words, 6 pages)

Everyone who has ever lived, no matter where they live, has a universal language movement. Body language or nonverbal communication is everyones native language. Nonverbal communication is how everyone (even babies, those that speak another language, people who cannot speak) can express their needs, feelings, and emotions. Dance can be ... Read More

A Review of I Had A Blue Bicycle, They Have My Blue Bicycle, a Dance Choreography by Marina Mascarell Martinez (607 words, 2 pages)

I had a blue bicycle, they have my blue bicycle is a piece choreographed by Marina Mascarell Martinez that includes three dancers and instrumental music. The dance starts out with only one dancer with minimal leg movements before a male came out onto the stage about one fourth of the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Dara’s Dance, a Painting by Beverly McIver (798 words, 3 pages)

Doras DanceThe piece of art that caught my attention at the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, NC was Doras Dance. This is an oil on canvas painting done by artist Beverly McIver. It was painted in 2002 and has been on display at the Mint Museum since 2012. This ... Read More

A Review of Firebird and Oh! My Mozart by UTEP Dance Departments (1025 words, 4 pages)

On February 19, I had the pleasure of watching the UTEP Dance Departments presentation of Firebird and Oh! My Mozart. These two acts consisted of two very different presentations, but both were extraordinarily beautiful. The first act, Oh! My Mozart, did not follow a linear storyline but instead showed us ... Read More

The Theme of Being Alone as a Child Leading to a Stormy Life in the Lyrical Poem Alone by Edgar Allan Poe (367 words, 1 pages)

Poetry ResponseThe lyrical poem Alone, by Edgar Allan Poe explains a theme that being alone as a child can lead to a stormy life that is easily morphed and transformed as good and bad influences arise. Poes idea to write this poem most likely comes from his personal experiences. It ... Read More

The Benefit of Dancing in Hairspary, a Musical by Adam Shankman (1246 words, 4 pages)

Dance Brings Out the Good In the 2007 musical Hairspray, directed by Adam Shankman, dance brought out the good in a community by ending segregation. This musical takes place in the 1960s, when racism was very present and even what is broadcasted on television sends the wrong message to viewers. ... Read More

The Challenging and Demanding Activity of Dancing (1245 words, 4 pages)

Imagine you are backstage waiting for the number before you to finish. Your heart is beating fast and your palms are sweating, but you know after spending endless hours perfecting this routine, you are ready. As the audience finishes their applause, you hit your starting position and wait for the ... Read More

Flamenco Dance, Culture, and Techniques as Ties Between Marius Petipa’s Don Quixote, Georges Bizet’s Carmen, and Carlos Saura’s Carmen (1466 words, 7 pages)

Extravagance and extreme edges are the fundamental ribbons which thread between all natures of dance. Showy costumes and precise steps are important components of presentation within styles such as ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop. While flamenco conforms with these descriptors as well, this Romani-originated medium of expression distinguishes itself through ... Read More

The Memories of Michael Evans Growing Up in Dancing at Lughnasa (1022 words, 3 pages)

Dancing at Lughnasa is about the ideological, historical, and cultural issues in the fictional town of Ballybeg, Ireland. Michael Evans speaks of the memories growing up when he was seven years old with his unmarried mother and aunts, (acknowledged as the Mundy sisters in the play) and with no father ... Read More

A Proposal for the Funding of UCanDance, a Mobile, Non-Profit Dance Education Organization (1169 words, 4 pages)

Mission StatementEvery child should have the opportunity to learn about the arts, specifically the art of dance. UCanDance is a mobile non-profit organization whose goal is to provide an introduction to dance education for students who do not have access to this resource without assistance.Proposal SummaryWe are requesting funds to ... Read More

The Life of Martha Graham and Her Contributions to Dance (866 words, 4 pages)

Martha Graham was an artist who shaped the history of modern dance with her work and technique. During her lifetime, she danced for seventy years, developed her own unique dance technique emphasizing contraction and release, and choreographed works that are performed to this day. The Graham Technique that she created ... Read More

A Reflection on the Ideas and Strategies Used in Teaching a Non-Majors Dance Class Which Need to Be Implemented in Regular Classes (574 words, 2 pages)

The next time I teach a class, I would incorporate many of the ideas and strategies I used to teach the non-majors class. Based on the feedback I received from my peers and the students, I would keep the flow of the class the same to keep the students warm, ... Read More

The Life and Contributions of Bob Fosse to Jazz Dance (868 words, 4 pages)

The Life and Impact of Bob Fosse in Jazz DanceBob Fosse was a man who changed dance history with his unique style of Jazz dance. He is widely known for choreographing Tony-award winning musicals including Chicago and Cabaret, and for refining his own personal style of movement. His work is ... Read More

Anna Halprin’s Ideology in Dance Making in the Controversial Parades and Changes in Lepecki’s Dance: Documents of Contemporary Art (334 words, 2 pages)

The dance maker I read about in Lepeckis Dance Documents of Contemporary Art, was Anna Halprin. On pages 53-55 of the text, she discusses her work, Parades and Changes which caused controversy because it had nude dancers in it. What I think was most interesting about this interview and Halprins ... Read More

The Paradox of Fighting Eating Disorders in Dancers with Dance (1177 words, 5 pages)

Eating DisordersLong flowing limbs, sleek, nonexistent body lines, and tall, precise spines the makings of a picture perfect ballerina. Or are they? Is a beautiful ballerina nothing more than the way they look in tights and a tutu? Todays dance society places such high regard on the way a ballerina ... Read More

The Importance of the Costume in the Flamenco Dance (2474 words, 16 pages)

Traditional Flamenco performance is a unique art form that deeplyexpresses the culture and history of the Andalusian and Gypsy people.Categorized as a type of "tripartite art", Flamenco involves dance baile,singing cante, and guitar toque simultaneously along with various formsof rhythmic punctuation palmas and encouragement jalo (Faucher 1).Although there are hundreds ... Read More

A Critique of Brighton Beach Memoirs, a Play by Neil Simon Presented by UF’s School of Theatre and Dance (645 words, 3 pages)

Brighton Beach Memoirs, as presented by UFs School of Theatre and Dance, was a delightful production. This was in no small part due to wonderful performances by the entire cast. I focused especially, however, on the male lead, Kevin Roost (Eugene). Having also enjoyed seeing Roost portray Mr. Cladwell in ... Read More

The Value of Working to Succeed in My Experience with Irish Dancing (329 words, 1 pages)

In my experience with nine years of Irish dancing, I have learned the value of working to succeed. Over the years, I observed dancers give up trying to succeed once they entered a challenging level. At one point, I almost followed that same path, but I soon realized that I ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013