Choreography

52 weeks of the year, training in the gym, for this moment. As she concluded her mental routine, the athlete smiled gently at her coach and made her way over to the beam. While she waited for a signal from the judges, she whispered her verbal choreography and confidently prepared to compete. A few feet away, her coach stood patiently and waited for her to mount the beam. The coach pictured all of the memories…

Two weeks ago, I visited HHC Ybor Main Stage Theatre where the Fall Dance Concert was performed. Usually, I hardly drove to Ybor at night, but I was lucky to be at HCC Ybor on time. The parking was dark and full, so I had to drive several rounds to find the spot. However, I think Fall Dance Concert was worth the drive. This was my first experience about theatre since I came to US, and I really enjoyed it. When I first came to the theatre, I was handed a flyer where all the performances were…

Assembly. The Multicultural Assembly is a huge deal as it is not like other rallies. The entire school watches the rally. I was the stage manager and a performer in two sections of the show. I needed to make sure that everyone had their music, choreography or act ready before rehearsal. I also had to make sure that what ever they wear was school appropriate, even if the outfit was from the original part of that culture. I still sure things were still happening even if I couldn’t be at a certain…

Thank you, Begleiter, for the Exclamation Point in Oliver! Lionel Begleiter wrote and composed a 1960 stage musical inspired by the Charles Dickens’s book Oliver Twist; this was eventually released in 1968 as a film musical (Oliver! Background). Under director Sir Carol Reed’s supervision, an unlikely selection for directing this heartfelt film based on his previous works of war movies as of The Third Man and the Hitchcock-styled Night Train to Munich; Oliver! became a sensation for its time…

Alvin Ailey was the choreographer of the masterpiece Revelations. His inspiration to create this performance was from his ‘blood memories’ of his childhood. Alvin Ailey grew up in a small town in Texas where racism was a big issue. As Ailey was African American, he grew up in a time of racial segregation, violence and lynching’s against African Americans. Early experiences in the Southern Baptist church instilled in him a fierce sense of black pride that would later figure…

“brought her [Donna] back into the kitchen”, instead of acknowledging the circumstances of her health (Sklar 42). She describes moments such as these as “the movement of building memories...” implying that the interaction of shared memories is as much choreography as the…

Currently, American films are a common way for the average American to spend his/her free time. Individuals watch movies for escapism and entertainment, but the art form that the film industry grew out of is not as common to the public eye: modern American theatre. Modern American film and modern American theatre have more in common than what people might believe, while still retaining their own uniqueness. For example, one similarity both theatre and film share is the formula, or definition, of…

One of the best memories I have from my time spent at Wearwood was helping create a campaign for the State and National Junior Beta Club conventions. I suggested the campaign theme that was chosen, wrote song lyrics, helped create choreography and costumes, and campaigned for our candidate at both conventions. The hard work that other club members and I put into the campaign made it possible for a small elementary school to have a state officer for the Junior Beta Club. This taught me…

Olivianah Baugh October 26, 2015 Film Studies Singin’ In the Rain Analytical Essay Singin’ in the Rain premiered in the year of 1952 and was one of the most popular movies of it’s time. With a quite unusual plot, this movie intrigued audiences everywhere, and it’s originality is what made this the great film it is. Directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, this classic was one of the most iconic films in the musical genre. Alongside directing, Kelly (Don Lockwood) acted in this film with other…

ballet. Dancing hip-hop is also my style of dance it is loose and carefree; however, ballet has set positions and it has to be precise. They are different production like the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and others for Disney princess for ballet. Hip-hop choreography are like the Cupid Shuffle, Cabbage Patch, and other dances. The music used in the dances are modified to match the dances. Ballet has a soothing and flow feeling because they music most of the time is instrumental. In hip hop it has an…