Classical ballet

This historical painting is regarded as one of David’s absolute masterpieces. It conveys heroism and patriotism, themes that will acquire fundamental importance during the French Revolution. However, these themes are represented by making use of a classical subject. Therefore,…

Loie Fuller Marie Louise Fuller (1862-1928) was a significant dancer born in Fullersburg, Chicago, later to be known as Loie Fuller or “La Loie”. Fuller is known for her innovation and experimental cooperation with technology and multimedia techniques such as extravagant lighting and usage of mirrors during the twentieth-century in order to ‘hypnotize’ and capture her audience. Fuller’s innovations would inspire many various types of artists and intellectuals, including future modern dancers…

Article Review The beauty and elegance of a ballet dancer is achieved with years of technical training. Like with any sport, to be great, a ballet dancer must train with the expectation that his or her efforts will help one to achieve excellence. Ballet dance is competitive. Without proper technical training, the odds of making it as a professional dancer are little to none. It is due to this small window of opportunity that ballet dancers are willing to put their bodies through strenuous and…

Who is the mother of modern dance? None other than Martha Graham. Many believe that Martha Graham is one of the most influential dancers of the 20th century. Martha Graham was born in what is known as Pittsburgh, PA, on May 11, 1894 to Dr. George Graham and Jane Beers. Dr. Graham had a great deal of influence on Martha’s life. Dr. Graham specialized in nervous disorders who used physical movements to treat his patients. By the age of 14, Martha and her family moved all the way across the…

As I stated in my midterm, setting goals for myself only allow me to become a stronger dancer. This semester in Ballet II, I personally believe that I have grown tremendously as a dancer in ballet. With this being my first semester in Ballet II, I had a few ups and downs throughout the class. With this being the case, I set three different goals for myself so that I could focus on fully reaching my potential the areas. These goals included: fully executing my petite battements and completing a…

Martha believed ballet was mostly consisted of flow and grace, she wanted to change and improved the left violent traditions passions, by expressing emotional and spiritual themes that other dances ignored. She was able to achieve this through the repetition of sexual…

Powell, born November 21, 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts comes from very humble beginnings. A shy Eleanor got her start in dance at the early age of 11 in an attempt by her parents to make her more sociable. She trained in only acrobatics and ballet initially, which many believe led to her specific grace and style. Her life changed drastically when visiting her relatives in Atlantic city where Gus Edwards, the head of the Vaudeville Kiddie revue, spotted her ability which lead to her stage…

Marie Salle the French Dancer and Choreographer Francoise Prevost stated in his early life “The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature” which inspired Marie Salle to become one of the prominent dancers of her time. Prevost was said to be a teacher of Salle. Marie Salle was most known for her expressive, dramatic choreography which made her a very popular figure during the eighteenth-century. Marie Salle was born somewhere in 1707 in Paris, France. It wasn’t said who her parents exactly…

Choreographers attempt to “expand breadth and increase the depth of performance,” by expressing an idea through the ever evolving art form, dance. Born in 1894 Allegheny- Pennsylvania, Martha Graham an inspirational choreographer, embellished historical American culture and woman rights. A revolution and adventure in itself. Graham establish new pathways in the field of choreography and performance through family influences plus through different eras. Graham, once described as “indomitable,…

Tahitian dance is exuberant and vibrant, and has a long history of cultural consequentiality. These dances are associated with certain events and occasions, and there are multiple dance styles. Tahitian dance has had an arduous history, but despite setbacks to this artistic expression, it remains a popular and recognizable aspect of Tahitian cultural tradition. In the early age of Tahitian dancing, performances were symbolic and consequential, not just an art form. Native people of Tahiti had…