Ballet shoes

Joseph Cornell was an artist known for his shadow box art. He kept his interests separate and together by creating these boxes which also reflected the small wooden house in which he lived. The script is made of compartments rather than having one event trigger another. A character may come into a scene or Cornell may move out of a scene and the scene completely changes. It is not always clear if the stage directions are to only be followed or if some are to be read. Sometimes there are…

I am a part of the Brady Bunch. No, there is no sitcom about my family and unfortunately, we have neither a dog nor a maid. Nevertheless, I have three older brothers (including one with the same name as a famous quarterback), two younger sisters, and our last name, believe it or not, is Brady. Not only am I a member of this unique family, but I also have a special place within it. I am both a middle child and a ‘first’ child because I am the fourth of six, yet the first-born girl. Life in such…

Audrey Hepburn was a successful actress, her prime in the acting business being in the 1950s and 60s. She is very well known for her film Breakfast at Tiffany’s and her Broadway performance of Gigi, and is one of only 13 people who have received an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony award. She was also active in helping children in need through the organization UNICEF. Despite the fact that Audrey had to manage numerous hardships throughout her life, including a near death experience as an…

I slide on my stretchy black track pants, a comfortable loose fitting shirt or hoodie, and place my things in my backpack, including an extra pair of lightweight gym shoes and dance shoes (jazz or ballet). Attire is one the most important parts of taking a dance class; similar to police officers, each item of clothing proves to be vital for the completion of the tasks at hand. Dance is a physical activity with many rules and guidelines…

Naha-Shi, Okinawa. This is a small island. She grew up on Japanese television and reading manga. She recalled most Japanese kids read manga. In Japan, she grew up in a wealthy household and her family had maids. She had private tutors, studied the ballet, and learned piano. Her brother also had private tutors and learned piano. English and Japanese was spoken in the home. They were a high cultured family. However, her father’s health was failing and her step-mother did not want to be left in a…

As they say in theater, “the show must go on”. This is true for professional ballet dancers and athletes alike when experiencing injury. We are all still expected to get on stage or stay in the game while injured and expected to perform or make the winning point. My first major injury occurred when I was an apprentice on tour in San Antonio performing The Nutcracker with the Alabama Ballet. During a rehearsal, I fell on stage and landed on the side of my foot, overstretching and spraining the…

Final Assessment: Diaries Entries - Jasper HARTE 1st Diary Entry: Ma’s perspective (His first encounter with the Little Chinese Seamstress) Explanation Paragraph: As the warped wooden door creaked open, we were exposed to a mass of informality, splintering wooden beams, laden with dust that had gathered over time, watched cautiously over us, as we ambled wearily into the unknown. The distant murmur of a sewing machine resonated, as it reached our ears, humbled by this subjection to primitive…

the world. Values are the pillars of my personality, there many people who like to challenge rules a little, but I am not one of those people; I like to follow the rules and have limits, I am very predictable and you could call me a “goody goody two shoes.” I am organized, strong charactered, persistent,empathetic, loyal, hard working and I have a sense of humor. I have always been very persistent even when I was a baby; my mom always says that when I was about one and a half years old I would…

Baroque is a tradition representative of Europe art culture style. This word comes from Portuguese ”BARROCO”, which means pearls that not perfect sphere and in the early time it refers to grotesque shape. In addition, “Baroque” means peculiar, strange, and distortive in Italian. Moreover, “Baroque” in French means messy. In the early Europe, it used to describe the work that "lack of classical balance ", which was originally named that advocate of classical art in seventeenth Century is…

It was one of those nights you’ll never forget in Sarah’s case. It seems that Sara had an audition for a performing art’s school which has always been a dream of her’s being the ballet that she is and of course wanted her mother to be there to watch her experience that wonderful moment but, sadly her mother was so busy that she couldn’t quit make that promise. After recognizing that her mother was not there for her audition she became furious and was upset with her mother until she found out…