Ballroom dance

Ballet is the one of the most traditional form of dance. There is a lot about ballet that people don’t know, such as the history. Do you know what it took to get the art form to what it is today. Then again, maybe you didn’t know that the pointe shoe didn’t always look like what it is now. Did you know that for almost every ballet company you have to meet certain bodily attributes in order to be a part of the company? Ballet and just dance in general is the way that humans first shared our…

on a dance called the “Mambo”. The video was sort of interesting because it was a type of dance that I wasn’t familiarized with. In the video I could see that the girl was dressed in a very weird way. A man and a woman danced together, so I can assume that the Mambo is a partnered dance. In the video, I really liked what the man and woman were wearing. The woman was showing off her hips and she was wearing shoulder shimmies, so the element of costuming has to be very important to the dance. The…

it is still possible to attend the Charleston classes it is not used as independent dance style anymore. There are more Charleston steps invented such as side, back, fly or double Charleston, but all of this are just the part of the Lindy Hop movements. Balboa Another popular swing dance is called Balboa that was originated in Southern California during the 1920s/30s. A lot of dance historians believe that this dance was influenced by Foxtrot, but others state that it was evolved from the…

Th Gift of Social Dance Social Dance has opened my eyes to the different possibilities of how dance can make people feel. I was very timid and cautious about this class for I did not know what I was expecting. I joined the class because my roommate did not want to do it alone, and it would be something different and out of my comfort spot. However, I am actually very pleased with the overall outcome that came from this experience from the various types of dances, having new partners each day,…

structure of ballet would you consider the early onset of modern dance relative to feminist ideals? Please support your thoughts based on the required textbook reading and any outside research you may have investigated. I would not consider the early onset of modern dance relative to feminist ideals because in the textbook said that “Isadora was teaching ballroom dancing to Californians in need of social polish.” That is mean that people can dance and they do not have to get a permission to…

For my ballroom dance activity, I went to Capital Dance Center on May 9, 2017 (7PM), which was in Rancho Cordova, California. Alexey Baykov instructed a one-hour group session of American Style Smooth Foxtrot. When I arrived at the location, I was glad that I dressed appropriately for the event because the other leads were dressed in dress shirts, slacks, and dance shoes too. There were six females and five other males dancing, and they all seemed to be middle age. I was the youngest person…

often of a competitive nature (Sport 1). Dance requires all of these aspects. Dance is an art, but it also has a competitive side. You can compete in many different categories such as solos, duets, trios, or a group. There are also different age groups. There are so many different genres of dance, it would be difficult for someone not to find at least one type to enjoy. Some popular dances in America include hip-hop, ballet, tap, and ballroom. Hip hop can be easily enjoyed by both…

Dance has circulated throughout history by articulating different movements and connecting styles together. For example, in the jazz dance module, movements first created during World War One were created and then changed moving forward. The creation of the lindy hop was one of the earliest swing dance forms that was a motion created within jazz and tap influences. This was created by African Americans in social dance settings. Connecting the lindy hop's movements, the movement of the jitterbug…

Dance Essays for The Rumba and The Merengue There are many folk dances that are performed around the world but two of the most popular are the Rumba which originated in Cuba, and the Merengue which originated in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. (The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica) The rumba is a dance that rivets its image on the mind. With so much history, rumba has been and is a dance of conflicts: love versus hate, aggression and harmony, sexuality and prudence. Musically, it taps…

another or others for entertainment”. By using this definition, many would consider dance to be named a sport. However, society labels all dance styles as a club or extracurricular activity. At first glance, dancers would say dance should be named a sport. But on closer inspection, others can argue against this. Although society has so far refused to recognize dancing as a team physical activity, I believe that dance should be accepted as a sport. Some do not consider dancing to be a sport…