Acro dance

audience much more attentive and pondering the themes of the stories compared to if they only performed from the text. This might sound a little out of the ordinary, but the performance I related to the most was the dance segment the girl performed at the end of part 1. I’ve been taking dance lessons since I could stand, and as a dancer, I felt a connection with her movements and the emotion conveyed throughout the choreography. A second portion of the performance I saw myself in was the story…

book was a turning point for me. I, for as long as I can remember, have always loved dance, so reading a book about dancers was exciting for me. Consequently, I actually sat down and listened to the story. I even enjoyed the story. My parents realized the trick: make it dance related. They soon got me another book called I Wear My Tutu Everywhere. This book, similar to the first, is about a little girl’s love of dance and a tutu. These two books were fascinating to me; I could listen to them…

Cumbia being probably the most well known dance there is in Colombia it’s no surprise is filled with wonder as how it’s done and the reputation it has. Cumbia is known as the main folk style of dance and symbolizes colombian nationality. Cumbia being so popular it has made it spread to other countries and has made it for other new cumbias to emerge such as in peru, mexico, argentina, etc. however Colombia being the founder. Cumbia originated first from a fusion between native colombians and…

During the 1970's a group of skaters called the Z-boys created a punk style that still exists today. The skaters were part of a skate team called The Jeff Ho Zephyr team that's where they got the name Z-boys. The start of Z-boys was in 1973 when Jeff Ho opened his surf shop in Venice beach California. The first Z-boy was Nathan Pratt when he was 14 years old. He was hired to work as a surfboard maker and the founder of the Z-boys. By 1974 the Z-boys had 5 members Allen Sarlo, Jay Adams, Tony…

of the media they produced inaccurate terminology in an effort to present the urban dance practice to the masses by creating a Westernized ideal/twist to the originality of the culture. Society constructs an Eurocentric conception forming a gap between anthropologist and scholars that exists due to the incorrect use of terms, the tendency to treat dance left to right, and the limited knowledge of non-western dance forms (joann) This often transpires when the Western domain is introduced to…

and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you to witness…” the announcer started. The once noisy, chattering room was now silent with anticipation. No one in the audience knew what they were going to witness, all they knew was that Step Afrika was a dance group. The room was electrified from the audience's curiosity. While the voice announced Step Afrika, the room became dark, and when the lights came back up a group of people had silently moved to the middle of the black wooden stage. This…

Google search revealed the song has been featured in many commercials and in movies such as American Pie and Date Movie. I chose it because of the upbeat and happy feel. In addition, the tune puts listeners in a good mood and also entices them to dance. The following essay will first describe some of the important musical characteristics that are prevalent in the song. Next, a description will be included as to how the song contributed to the genre of folk rock. Before giving my personal…

Makeup can only make you look pretty on the outside but it doesn’t help if you’re ugly on the inside. Unless you eat the make-up. – Audrey Hepburn Now flash back to 1929, Audrey Kathleen Ruston, who is know by film fans as Audrey Hepburn, was born near Brussels, Belgium to Joseph and Edda Ruston. Unknown to her parents, young Audrey would later become one of the best actresses across many countries, and would be considered as one of the most humanitarian helpers among all celebrities. At age…

for me because I never danced before. I was so nervous, but I was determined to make the team. Every day after we learned the dance I would go home and practice some more for hours. Doing this showed myself and others (such as my family) that I was dedicated and hard-working. This was something I never have seen before in…

Imagine sprinting for 40 meters while holding a pole up to three times your height. At the end of the runway you propel yourself up as high as you can to fly over a bar. The four stages include prep and stance, acceleration, pole plant, and clearance and landing. The pole vaulters stance is the set up in preparation to begin accelerating towards the platform. The 40 meter dash while holding the large pole is a phase known as approach. The stance swing occurs during the pole plant which then…