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of the media they produced inaccurate terminology in an effort to present the urban dance practice to the masses by creating a Westernized ideal/twist to the originality of the culture. Society constructs an Eurocentric conception forming a gap between anthropologist and scholars that exists due to the incorrect use of terms, the tendency to treat dance left to right, and the limited knowledge of non-western dance forms (joann) This often transpires when the Western domain is introduced to…

Makeup can only make you look pretty on the outside but it doesn’t help if you’re ugly on the inside. Unless you eat the make-up. – Audrey Hepburn Now flash back to 1929, Audrey Kathleen Ruston, who is know by film fans as Audrey Hepburn, was born near Brussels, Belgium to Joseph and Edda Ruston. Unknown to her parents, young Audrey would later become one of the best actresses across many countries, and would be considered as one of the most humanitarian helpers among all celebrities. At age…

for me because I never danced before. I was so nervous, but I was determined to make the team. Every day after we learned the dance I would go home and practice some more for hours. Doing this showed myself and others (such as my family) that I was dedicated and hard-working. This was something I never have seen before in…

Imagine sprinting for 40 meters while holding a pole up to three times your height. At the end of the runway you propel yourself up as high as you can to fly over a bar. The four stages include prep and stance, acceleration, pole plant, and clearance and landing. The pole vaulters stance is the set up in preparation to begin accelerating towards the platform. The 40 meter dash while holding the large pole is a phase known as approach. The stance swing occurs during the pole plant which then…

or the African Mask Dance, has been performed for hundreds of years however is only performed every sixty years as it is based on a celestial cycle that refers to a star that circles around Sirius (Rik Pinxten, 2015). It is a significant part of the African history to follow this particular celestial cycles. The Dama is a ritual dance for the Dogon Tribe of Mali, situated in West Africa. This essay will examine and analyse the movement and non-movement components within the dance. It will also…

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therapist regularly. I was able to visit her, however, during my spring break; she continued to work with me to teach me how to dance correctly and gave me stretches to help to release my psoas and hip flexors. I am pleased to have felt some relief this semester, and I will continue to work towards strengthening the correct…

Trampolines are fascinating contraptions. Trampoline-A sheet, usually, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts, and is used as a spring board in tumbling. Trampolines are kind of dangerous but very fun. The way trampolines have developed over the years really shows the greatness of the human mind. Many forms of trampolines were created over time. The history of the trampoline is very interesting. The first known…

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…

did not stop her from giving Liriana tiresome and strict training. After those few years of harsh training, she knew how to perform on the dance floors with grace. In her later years when she was about 8 years old, her parents let her have a little bit of freedom because of how well she was when doing ballet. One day while she was practising with her other dance partners, she spotted a small group of people who were outside of their region come to visit. Liriana never met anyone outside of her…