Choreography

most difficult year of all because of all the college applications and taking many tests and not missing deadlines were stressing me out, dance rehearsals were getting much more difficult since I couldn’t focus anymore, I wasn’t able to pick up choreography as quick and that would cause me to get frustrated. I wasn’t getting any rest. I did not do homework for about two weeks straight and saw how badly it affected my GPA. I was so close to quitting everything I couldn’t take it anymore all I…

significant contribution to feminism was to have helped free women from the tyranny of the corset. More precisely, Duncan advocated naturalness; her dances were characterized by simplicity and economy of means, qualities that applied not only to her choreography but to her themes, scenery, and costumes (Au 89). In an age still dominated by the dictates of conventions, Duncan used a backdrop of simple grey-blue or blue curtain on stage and dared to dance uncorseted (Au 90). Dressed in a…

Writing and performance by Rita Bozi, The Damage Is Done is a play about her own family’s situations and experiences concerning their struggles with depression, pain, addictions, and their individual reactions to what life has in store for them. With the drama’s development starting at the Banff Centre, The Damage Is Done is now showing in Vancouver’s very own Historic Theatre at The Cultch. The play goes on to portray her family’s life and her cultural history, dating back to the effects of…

The Matrix is a film which is both intriguing and exciting produced by Joel Silver, directed and written by Wachowskis in the year1999. In this film I’ll be focusing on the important elements such as mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound and editing, how this elements bring about life in the film and how they affect each other or rather assist each other. In The Matrix we find that there are two major characters by the name of Neo and Morpheus, Neo is by day is a normal computer programmer and…

Culture than Color The Latin Dance Club at the University of Oklahoma is an active student organization that exists to promote Latin dance, music, and culture on the OU campus and around Oklahoma. The club’s dance teams attend socials and perform choreography pieces, and put on several events throughout the year such as dance parties and classes where anyone can learn to salsa and bachata. I attended the Salsa Ball sponsored by the Latin Dance Club on Friday March 24 in the Molly Shi Boren…

never will. Well, I am about to make sense. Basketball has certain positions and moves that they have to do to get the ball. When they do certain shots like a 3 pointer, they get a certain amount of points. In competitive dance you have to do the choreography (in basketball the certain moves) and go to the certain places so you don’t bonk into each-other. The basketball shots are the leaps and crowd shocking moments that get you more points. Getting it more? Olympics and Boys Dancing I know,…

Please watch the video before reading choreography notes to experience the piece first with no context. The time stamps are to the song itself, Chinese Translation by M. Ward, not the video itself, the song starts at .03 in the video. I based my movements on the contemporary style and the themes are on Translations by Brian Friel, my own people's history as Native Americans, and colonization. 0-.08 Walk and sit In Translation they people are educated in the way traditional to them and are…

“When your music begins, you will be in competition mode.” I took a deep breath, it was showtime. I was introduced to the world of competitive dance in August of 2011 and ever since, dance has been the outlet for all of my emotions. I started off as a shy little girl who hid in the corner, barely extending her limbs as I attempted to mock those in front of me. As time elapsed, I persevered through challenging ten hour practices and the taunting of my peers. Slowly, I began to get closer and…

of his movie success came from the Shirley Temple movies. He starred in four of these movies, which are The Little Colonel, The Little Rebel, Just around the corner, and Rebecca of Stonybrook Farm. Also, Bill receives credit for helping with the choreography of Shirley Temple's film, Dimples. Bojangles mark on the tap dancing world still remains today. His famous tap dancing routines are still admired by many, and his " Stair Dance" is still used in many movies and by many dancers.…

from him, delivered her lines, and ran off stage. It was obvious that they were not acting by letting their characters interact with each other, driven by the desire to influence each other. Rather Ramos and Dorado-Mariscal were reciting blocked choreography and meaningless groups of…