Duncan MacLeod

Choreography Mathew Bourne depicts a classic ballet type of dancing that was merely represented among the male type of dances in Britain. The theoretical dance moves represent an artistic technique of dancing elements that includes costume, music and stage scenery (Johnson, 2006). However, the moves are an expression of a typically female type of dancing but performed by completely male dancers. The idea of using totally male dancers represent a certain symbol of masculinity and the gay culture.…

In my world, the sesamoid bone is pushed to unusual extremities, the ankles are turned out to a slightly less than perfect one-hundred and eighty degrees, and the back is always straight as can be. While it can be painful and so far has caused me a stress fracture, hyperextended elbow, and chondromalacia in both knees, it is what I fell in love with, and so have many others. The art of dance has been around since 3300 B.C. in paintings and as a way to pass stories through the generations. It…

Dance & Ritual Dance in religion is highly variable and changes depending on religious traditions, geographic location, and culture views surrounding the body and movement. Court Dance is related to politics; it is used to reinforce the power of a ruling people. Ballet Ballet is a direct descendant of European court dance traditions. It was borrowed from the Italians and developed by the French. It provides a living bridge between court dances of history and court dances of the present.…

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This year’s Contemporary Choreographers production was a huge success. The conservatory did a beautiful job, the lighting and stage crew, the dancers, the rehearsal directors, and of course, the dancers. Point Park was lucky to have choreographers David Norsworthy and James Gregg create new works on the students, as well as Stephanie Martinez and Helen Simoneau set their previous works on the dancers. After seeing the show twice, as well as being a cast member of Pink Mist by James Gregg, it is…

In the film Save the Last Dance as well as Street Dance 3D, dance establishes the different social classes present through an ongoing theme of inter-class conflict, specifically between the lower and upper classes. In Save the Last Dance, the main character, Sarah, is a white female and ballet dancer who is of upper middle class. Her social class is apparent through her ballet because it is perceived as being dominant and a high art form that is costly and often exclusive to certain incomes…

Victoria C. Acosta April 17, 2017 Intro to Dance Hozhoni Days Powwow Hozhoni Days Powwow actually means "Days of Beauty." This Navajo name is Its Navajo name has superbly became the older name running up against the Hozhoni Days. The Hozhoni Days are a month long of pageantry, guest speakers, powwowing/dancing, and the celebrating of all of the different cultures that attend our beautiful Fort Lewis campus. Here at Fort Lewis, we also have the greatest tradition that is student lead/driven…

From ballet and modern to hip-hop and jazz, today’s dance world is a dizzying array of different qualities, techniques, pedagogies, and artistic intentions. As dancers, we are told that the key to being a successful dancer in today’s world is versatility; yet, a dancer’s entire entity is often molded by the technique in which they primarily train. Therefore, it can be challenging to adapt and learn different styles of dance depending on the isms developed from training in a certain technique.…

Edna deeply desires to fulfill her sexual wants. Although the desires are not the same we see both woman go behind society’s back not opening how they are to fulfill their desires to the public. At the beginning of the play Macbeth the reader views Lady Macbeth as a relentless person with no weakness but by the end of the play we know that the murders she is covering up from society takes a major toll on her. In comparison Edna is strong when she moves out of her husbands house but is worn down…

In her madness on her quest, Lady Macbeth is willing to take the risk of losing everything and she believes they will get away with it if Macbeth does exactly as she orders. After the murder she continues to persuade Macbeth by telling him “These deeds must not be thought after these ways: so, it will make us mad”, suggesting that if they don’t think about the murder then they can pretend it never…