As I came to learn through the process of choreographing my own dance, setting dance choreography can be a daunting task no matter how experienced you may be. That is why before beginning my project I purchased a file which contained materials associated with personal project so that I knew I was following guidelines. In this file I also placed my planner which contained all upcoming deadlines so that I could manage my time accordingly, which helped prevent any unnecessary stress (Appendix A,…
notes in the music and also feel the vibrations. Like many deaf people, she has small amounts of hearing and uses it to the full extent. She also says the vibrations help convey the emotion of the piece and move her throughout. Crystal Rolfe, senior audiologist at the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, states, “Someone who is deaf can sense sounds through vibrations. Depending on how much hearing they have, a person may also be able to hear some of the beat of the sounds to dance to,…
to be a dancer. I relate to Melanie’s use of, “…sweat, tears and sometimes blood,” (15 Truths About Being a Professional Dancer) because I have experienced similar hardships. Dancers must also be encouraging to others for progress to occur on the dance floor. A team will succeed or fail together, and failure will be because of the lack of support and motivation given to teammates from one another. The encouragement given to a teammate could lead to their own determination to complete a difficult…
Dance is an art form consisting of individuals or groups moving in patterns, either practiced or impromptu, to the rhythm of music. Dance and music go hand in hand, allowing the music to set a tone for the dance, creating different styles of dance. Dance is likely to have begun as a ritual to appeal to a culture’s worshipped being or included in ones “rite of passage” (Histoy of Dance, n.d.). Evidence has been found in India showing the existence of dance in the form of paintings made in caves…
Several UNR students and faculty choreographed the Fall Dance Festival on November 18, 2016. The festival featured eight distinctive dances that had their own unique theme. While many of these pieces were great, “Fragile” and “My Monster” had an additional emotional element that stood out. Both pieces being so uniquely different from one another were interesting to compare. The ballet dance piece “Fragile” was more than true to its name the movements of the dancers were appeared to be as fragile…
Maddie Ziegler is saying goodbye to the Abby Lee Dance Company and she is moving on from Dance Moms. The talented dancer has been on the show since the beginning, and she’s undeniably the breakout star of the series. Ziegler may have grown out of her role on the show and wants to focus on acting. “I am leaving, but it’ll be a good thing because we’re moving on to cool things,” Ziegler told reporters at the Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards on March 12. When asked about what she will miss…
Pantherette Dance team. The weekend of November 22nd, 2015 the city of Deland, Florida held their annual Deland Fall Festival of the Arts. The Pantherettes performed a few of their routines from their pep rally routine to a dance created for their few competitions during the season. The first performance was a new work to the music “Goodnight Moon” by Shivaree, the music selection was very instrumental to the choreography and helped to tell the story and relay the mood of the dance.…
environment you must get to know the residents and develop a true understanding of the background and diversity they bring to the floor. One of the moments that stuck out to me while trying to build this environment came from a conversation about Indian dance and the Punjabi culture. I was with a resident checking to see how she was adjusting to being away from home when she told how she found her fit on this team called Buckeye Bhangra. Curious…
The Pahkola people have two leaders for their ceremonies on that is in charge of leading the deer dances and one that is in charge of the pahkolam. Both leaders are call Moro, and the leader of the deer dance wears a black mask, but the other dancers were their created masks for the dance. The mask are commonly worn on the back or left side of the head and when a Pahkola person dies the mask is also places on the top of Pahkola person’s head when they are buried, along with a note. These mask…