Contemporary dance

On December 2nd, 2016 at the Constance theatre the dance department presented a show called Agbedidi. The show, directed and choreographed by Mohamed DaCosta and Trent D. Williams, Jr., displayed a combination of Traditional African and Contemporary Dance. The house buzzed with excitement as the start of the show approached. It is quite encouraged to see such a large audience at an event, but this audience also brought a positive, vibrant atmosphere for the dancers to soak up. I was curious to…

well put together and I found it to be very entertaining. Some of the dances, in my opinion, were very good and then some of them I did not exactly understand. All of the dancers did a very outstanding job and their hard work showed in the production. The dress for the dances were all very uniform and most of them were things that were easy for the dancers to move in comfortably. The types of dance varied from hip-hop, to contemporary, and ballet. It was very diverse and they included both male…

preceded to transform dance with her style, originality and new ideas. Martha was a modern dancer and choreographer. Who way of dance has been influence and compared with Picasso. Martha first started teaching dance in 1926 her first group of people had been sucked into her creative style and technique. After the first lesson she started Martha Graham Studio so that all dancers influenced by her can be under her watchful eye. The National Association of Schools of dance adopted to her way of…

started at 7;30 pm and lasted for about one an hour and a half. And it included three dances and two intermissions. The dances were Circular, Sketches of Flames, and Revelations. Circular and Sketches of flames are newly choreographed dances by Jae Man Joo and Bridget L. Moore respectively. While Revelations is was originally choreographed by Alvin Ailey in 1960. Circular combines both classical and contemporary ballets. The stage setting of Circular was dim and dancers wore gray and black…

famous American choreographer, dancer, and teacher of modern Graham and was an inspiration for many people, not only for a dancer. Also, Martha Graham was the first lady to brought muscle movements in dance and strong emotional story with feelings. Additionally, Graham also knows as “the mother of modern dance.” Her students included many famous people. According to the “About The Dancer article”, “As a teacher, Graham trained and inspired generations of fine dancer and choreographers. Her…

Production, The Business of Fancy Dancing, by Sherman Alexie tells the story of Seymour Polatkin, a young writer struggling with his identity in a world what it means to be a Native American man is highly contested. We first encounter one of Seymour’s dances in the film’s credit sequence…

All dreams begin with a “first,” and for the Fine Arts Department at Copperas Cove High School, its First Fine Arts Gala became a reality Saturday, March 26 at Lea Ledger Auditorium to a crowd of about 120. The gala was a collection of acts, like dance, singing, instrumental ensembles and acting with event organizer and senior Mirko Enriquez finding it a challenge getting the right mix of acts together. “We wanted to showcase the different Fine Arts groups and make this into a formal event to…

Dance is just like an essay. In order to get better, each individual needs to practice. The biggest difference, at least for me, is that most of the time dance is fun and an essay is not. Well, enough of comparing. Lets go back 4 years ago when I first entered Woodrow Wilson High School. I remember myself being very nervous, but exited at the same time. Wondering if I was going to like my classes and my teachers. Every day when it was time to go to dance class, my mood changed from lazy and…

Elizabeth Ross is the owner of a dance company in Birmingham called DANCEe. Last year, she choreographed a performance based on the storybook Where The Wild Things Are. This performance was a combination of contemporary “modern” dance and hip-hop. Both of these styles are very misunderstood, and many people do not consider them as actual dance. Both styles are legitimate art. They have a lot of hard work put into them, and can bring you some type of enjoyment. That enjoyment can be emotional or…

when I chose them. Although it can be said that all of the old tap legends served as leaders in the industry for the future generations, this particular legend was a pioneer for African-Americans in show business and paved the way for my chosen contemporary tap legend to succeed. Prince Spencer was born in Jenkinsville, South Carolina on October 3, 1917. At seven years old Prince was inspired by King Rastus Brown who was a hoofer and vaudeville performer during Prince’s childhood. From very…