Dance music

“Pina dance, dance otherwise we are lost” Pina is the name of the movie I watched. It’s a series of performances by a extensive group of about twenty dancers. The movie consisted of a series of settings. Throughout the performances the aforesaid theme was applied. The dancers were consistently liberated, but sometimes used very sharp quick movements. The dancing styles were mostly modern and contemporary. The themes were quite troublesome to catch on to but I attempted to unravel each…

a beam routine, was no easy tasks. Multiple people would be involved, including the person who would be performing the routine, and two to three creative people from the team. To make a floor routine, the creative people would first listen to the music, and then discuss the tumbling passes the person performing the routine would need. It would be discussed if the person…

Before I knew it I was viewing music videos on MTV and VH1 when they still had them. I imitated countless Michael Jackson dance steps. Then I continued rehearsing and training for my performances more than anything in my life. At daybreak I cavorted on the dead grassy schoolyard by myself because nobody played with me or appeared…

“THE RED SHOES” Over the years, there have been several movies in which attempts have been made to capture the spirit and the beauty, the romance and the enchantment of the ballet. And, inevitably, in these pictures, ballets have been performed, a few times with charm and sincerity but more often—and unfortunately—without. However, there has never been a picture in which the ballet and its special, magic world have been so beautifully and dreamily presented as the new British film, "The Red…

Between 1830 and 1850 classical dance has evolved significantly from its early years in French aristocratic court life, but no other period in its history created such monumental change as the Romantic Era. Despite the brevity of this period, it created radical change and helped form ballet into what it is today. Its impact can be seen in simple changes to costuming and theatrical innovations, which made a significant and substantial impression on how the public perceived dance. These…

To achieve your goals you have to be motivated and spotting just doesn’t do that. Spotting doesn’t help us be focused on the task at hand, and keep us from becoming distracted; it just helps our body turn around. Dance can help us achieve our goals though because we often set goals ourselves, trying to work on a particular move so we can perfect it. I think that it would be more realistic be a more realistic point to say that we are always working to get better and…

video as a perfect embodiment of the true nature, the livelihood, and the strength of the native tribe through colours, scenery, music and dancing. Our current generation are not strangers to the media. The odds of seeing this type of music on the radio, or winning a grammy is not common. The question is why, has our generation not been exposed to this new culture of music and will be accepting of it, since the dominant culture has not yet portrayed more…

white short-sleeved shirt with a knee-length pink skirt, 50’s style, and a ponytail, feeling a bit nervous. I took a deep breath and I strolled to my place on the stage. The song “Hokey Pokey” began playing, and once I started dancing to the energetic music, I forgot all about my nervousness. There was a blissful feeling in me as I watched the audience focus their eyes and attention on me. I felt like a star. After that night, I realized I really liked the feeling of presenting myself. That…

In class we have been discussing tools for choreography such as juxtaposition, counter point, mirroring, cannon, and many others. A piece that I found called “Framed” by M&N Dance Company displays a lot of these different tools that we have learned about these past couple of weeks. This piece was beautifully crafted and since it was a duet I believe it was very difficult to provide as much variety as they did in this piece. One of the first tools they utilized was mirroring. This was easy to…

I have chosen to review the Alberta Ballet’s performance of Love Lies Bleeding for my dance production critique. Preceding the show I had relatively low expectations since I am not an Elton John fan and the show was set to his music and was inspired by his journey. Fortunately, my expectations were surpassed considerably. Love Lies Bleeding was a zestful, dynamic, and alluring theatrical experience unlike no other. This production was built on a strong foundation of classical ballet technique…