Dance studio

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…

I voluntarily teach dance at Nena Smith's School of Dance in Wesson, Mississippi. Every Tuesday from September through May I see around eighty kids Kindergarten through eighth grade. Teaching has made me a better person. It encourages me to be more outgoing and it builds my confidence. Teaching also allows me to build close relationships with the students I teach. In July of 2013, my dance teacher asked me to teach. Teaching dance is a dream i had for many years. I remember being so excited…

Dance has been a friend to me that has taken on different roles depending on the situations that I have faced. Whenever I am faced with a stressful situation, I look to dance as a form of therapeutic exercise, allowing myself to release the anxiety and tension held within my muscles and bones. Since I was very little I pranced about out of joy, found comfort curling up my body to watch dance videos or stretching out my limbs to release negative energy. As I became more fond of dance, a strong…

When I was four-year-olds, I was placed into dance classes at the Dance Unlimited Studio in Paradis, Louisiana. I meet most of my phenomenal friends in dance class; especially my great friend Maddie. Maddie was two grades above me, so when I was an eighth-grader, she was a sophomore at my current high school. One day during dance class, she hurled her whole body upon me for a hug and squealed in excitement. "Guess what!?" she exclaimed. I replied with a distorted face, and my mouth ajar. "Guard…

Growing up in an artistic household,there had never been a time that dance was not present in my life. At an early age, I was exposed to the arts and show business and nothing intrigued me more. I would spend countless hours backstage of my mother’s performances, frolicking in her makeup and playing make-believe. I fell in love with everything the theater had to offer and eventually it became my second home. As I grew older, and my motor skills emerged, nothing and no one could restrain me from…

With a fervent heart and free spirit, the passion embodied in Isadora Duncan extended far beyond the boarders of dance and even beyond the barriers of time. Her mere existence was an insurgent force against the rigidity of ballet as she disregarded the idea of pointe shoes and a corset, and began dancing barefoot as a profound form of personal expression. Having grown up in the United States, the time period in which Isadora was in her prime completely rejected originality. The basis of her…

Sugiyama grows to greatly enjoy the dance classes and competitions he attends. He also finds a friend in a fellow male dancer who happens to work at the same corporation at him. At the start of Shall We Dansu, Mr. Sugiyama is very quiet, almost silent yet dancing seems to help him not only…

led by recent company members Shamel Pitts, Bobbi Jene Smith, Omri Drumlevich and Or Meir Schraiber. The intensive was held in one of the studios at the Mark Morris Dance Centre in Brooklyn, New York. The space was quite large and open, with curtains covering any mirrors. There were approximately sixty participants, extremely diverse in age, ethnicity and dance experience. However, there was a communal openness and sense of vulnerability. Each dancer was present for themselves, yet were selfless…

portrayed as rebellious and this is shown by the use of the colour black①. In Les Kendall’s dance studio, Scott is irritated by everyone because they are showing their disgust about Scott’s behaviour at the championships. This causes Scott’s partner, Liz, to stop dancing with him until he “dance like you’re (Scott) supposed to” ②. Liz is then asked by Ken Railings to dance…

Swamp Dance Fest! UF SoTD; McGuire Pavilion G-6 studio; July 30th 7:30pm. Repertory Concert After Image was supposed to bring out imagery of the files arctic expedition made by S.A. Andrée in1897. The only part of the dance that I was able to recognize was the paper being torn and placed over the dancers, like ice breaking up. I couldn’t really pick out any of the other movements as specifically representing the expedition. At first the movement in After Image was confusing and I wasn’t quite…