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Is Dance a Sport? Many people when asked what sport they play answer by saying that they dance. These people who say that usually get some funny looks after that because many people do not really consider dance a sport. If those people who gave the funny looks actually danced, they too would definitely agree that dance is a sport though. Almost any dancer, if asked, would say that dance is definitely a sport. This sport is even much harder than many other sports and if bowling can be considered…

Dancing on the brain Dance has been proven to increase brain activity. A study shows that dancing frequently decreases possible dementia by 76%. Dancing for century has improved the physical and mental health of those who participated in dance. Dance classes are essential in the education system for students to reach their full potential . It has become imperative for students to become immersed in dance to improve not only their physical and mental health but almost to improve learning and…

comprehensive. The master of this long alliance was undoubtedly George Balanchine, one of the greatest if not the greatest choreographer of the twentieth century. Born in St. Petersburg in 1904 in a family of artists from Georgia, Balanchine met ballet and music from the cradle. Trained at the School of Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg in the best classical tradition, Balanchine evolved into a unique style that became known as "neoclassical", the revamped classical tradition within the greatest…

Cunningham was exposed to dance, sets, narrative and lighting being interdependent, but Cunningham decided to take the opposite approach in his work. He abandoned the theatrical and musical dependency of Graham’s work in favor of an independent collaborative process between the choreography, music and design. He found ways to isolate his choreographic process to create innovative and unexpected work which is I consider…

investigation of the works of Hofesh Shechter: Gender in dance will be discussed, and elaborating on If the piece ‘Cult’ and Shechter’s choreography in the piece challenge stereotypical representations of gender or reinforce them? An intention of descriptive analysis of Shechter’s work will be considered, also. A discussion on gender in dance and how it has affected recent times. Hofesh Shechter is a choreographer. “The person who constructs or designs a dance. The emphasis upon individualism…

Everyone in the world has something they use to escape, mine happens to be dance, as it has come through for me at many instances in my life, one in particular that possessed a lot of meaning to me. I was a junior in high school and co-captain of my varsity dance team with an exhilarating week ahead because we had our first competition of the year on Saturday morning. On Wednesday of that very week, my best friend Hannah and I had decided to take an unusual route to school just so we could skip…

There have been multiple dances throughout the life of man. Some are used in rituals. These could include the Haka, the Morris Dance, and Rainmaking dances. Others are used to interpret a person’s emotions and feelings. It has more of a modern feel and began in the 1900s. However, that isn’t the dance of focus at the moment. Ballet; an artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures, is the center of attention. The first form of ballet that was…

Since it was my first time attending a college dance show, I did not know what to expect. I know it would be a whole lot better than the dance concerts I had to be a part of in high school. However not as magical as concerts seen in the Medical Center of Lewisville Dance Theatre, but the magic is all in our heads. We chose what speaks to us, we chose what can change our perspective. The audience must be actively participating during the show, in order to have an enriching experience. This show…

percent there music to their audience. Plus the dance moves that he came up with where ideal for the time he was in. People would love to learn…

American dance in the 1930 's by going to the roots of black dance and rituals transforming them into significant artistic choreography”-KDCAH Background/Personal Information About Katherine Dunham Katherine Mary Dunham was born on June 22nd, 1990, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. She was born to her father Albert Millard Dunham and her mother Fanny June Taylor, and was the younger sister to Albert Dunham Jr. (Library of Congress). From a very young age Dunham was fascinated by the art of dance, but…