History of dance

through the Department of Cultural Affairs City Council Initiative, supported IATI Theater’s Latin Dance Senior Swing Workshop, a cultural engagement program brought to United NSC in Brooklyn. This body awareness workshop taught and promoted the Latin culture while dancing and learning the history of the best known Latin social dances. Taught by our dance instructor Walter Perez, based on the exceptional dance idioms of Tango, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, and Cha-Cha, all sessions/classes of this…

the Dance illustrated by members of her company. Her return from near death to an altered but extraordinarily active life is outlined in her book Reprieve one of the five books she wrote since her stroke the other four being Where the Wings Grow America Dances Portrait Gallery and Martha The Life and Work of Martha Graham. She is also the author of Dance to the Piper translated into five languages And Promenade Home To a Young Dancer “The Book of Dance Lizzie Borden” “Dance of Death Dance in…

Bassetti takes various dance classes, performs, and observers dance, to understand the culture of male dance. Through antidotes, he explains how dance must be viewed in order for male in dancing to be more acceptable. This article is beneficial to the paper because it not only states some of the negative body image issue males have, but also gives insight on how the negative stigmas of male dancing can be changed. Budowski, Jade, Erin Shanley. “What Men Want: Male Body Image in the Dance World.”…

Professionals, create dance routines and teaches them to dance, is a career I wish to pursue, for the rewards my students will earn, the more dance they will learn, and the more activity the student will do. I been interested in this career I always dance and it made me happy, so that’s when I thought to myself that. I was going to be a choreography. This career grabbed my intention because, I always went to birthdays parties and they always danced and it was fun and the way people look at me it…

was walking by the store Fat Albert and turned into the wrong door. That wrong turn changed my life. My mom had accidentally walked into the dance studio that became my second home for the next two years. Eventually my family moved from Brooklyn to the Bronx as I was accepted into a high school in Westchester. It was my mother who then found my new dance home, Harlem School of the Arts. The fluid movement of a prima ballerina…

the Great Lakes area. The workshop included participation in traditional dance, an example of both traditional and arranged music, a version of the Native American creation story, and a summary of the culture throughout history. The concert was an excellent opportunity to learn through observation, but I mostly took the chance to enjoy a new type of music. It also included audience participation in a traditional round dance and continuing access to their music. A Native American’s identity…

warriors with images of war and painted faces always involved in combat, or as mighty hunters, and again savages. Without personal contact, I was led to believe what was portrayed in the media was valid to some degree. For example, ceremonial attire and dance is partaken of, however, the attire is not universal, and it is according to the tribe and location. Presently, the media’s portrayal is less impacting after visiting the Pow-wow and presentations depicting the life of Native American in…

Tahitian dance is exuberant and vibrant, and has a long history of cultural consequentiality. These dances are associated with certain events and occasions, and there are multiple dance styles. Tahitian dance has had an arduous history, but despite setbacks to this artistic expression, it remains a popular and recognizable aspect of Tahitian cultural tradition. In the early age of Tahitian dancing, performances were symbolic and consequential, not just an art form. Native people of Tahiti had…

Victoria C. Acosta April 17, 2017 Intro to Dance Hozhoni Days Powwow Hozhoni Days Powwow actually means "Days of Beauty." This Navajo name is Its Navajo name has superbly became the older name running up against the Hozhoni Days. The Hozhoni Days are a month long of pageantry, guest speakers, powwowing/dancing, and the celebrating of all of the different cultures that attend our beautiful Fort Lewis campus. Here at Fort Lewis, we also have the greatest tradition that is student lead/driven…

Lord of the Dance you can see many different and similar interactions with dance; which incorporates Yoruba Nigerian Christine’s and traditional dance. As well as Indian religious traditions that is forms of worship. Upon reviewing these two cultures and how they incorporate family, dance, and movement. You can also see the difference visually with the attire and people around. Family’s come together to celebrate with other villagers finding their God. Movement is a large part of dance and being…