Folk dance

been missing one rib on each side of her rib cage since she was born, but this doesn’t affect her as she is one of the most flexible people. Sophia started dancing at two years old, and started competing at the age of 3. She was first inspired to dance by her older cousin. Now she practices 35-40 hours a week on jazz, contemporary, tap, and ballet. That is more hours than an average person works per week. A time period of 2 days is all it would…

Hello, I’m Hannah Letarski and today I am going to talk to you about my passion. My passion is dance and I have been doing it for over 9 years and over those 9 years I learned about leadership, teamwork and problem solving. I danced at Get Out and Dance for 2 years and then switched to Wausau Academy of Dance. At Wausau Academy of Dance I joined a competition group called Strive, my first year was great and then my second year started going downhill I got placed in a group where I was dancing…

flexibility. I perform routines in front of judges, waiting to be praised for my talent. My stage is a square, spring floor, and a 4 inch beam, and two parallel bars, and a vault table. All I need is my leotard, grips, and ambition to score big. I’ll dance across the floor, leaping, turning, flipping through my routine, knowing all eyes are on me as I own the floor. Sprinting down the runway, jumping off the springboard, flying through the air, and flashing a smile at the judge, I stick my…

Bob Fosse, as a choreographer and director, changed the way that people dance on stage and revolutionized aspects of filmmaking. His dances were physically demanding for even the best dancers. They were also very sexual and they addressed a full range of emotions. He is also still the only person to ever win an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony, all in the same year. Bob Fosse was born on June 23, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. As the youngest of the six kids in his family, Bob used dancing to win attention.…

Cheerleaders are expected to have a high level of physical activity to participate. At the beginning of the season try-outs are hosted. Participants are required to do a number of things in order to make the team. They must be able to tumble, cheer, dance, and stunt. Cheerleaders have a practice schedule just as…

Much of my personal growth and my ability to overcome adversity, stems from the concepts of body image and self-control. Ballet gives me fond memories of friendship, developing physical strength and mental discipline, but also reminds me of the pressure of having the perfect figure. Today, I understand how this pressure has influenced my tendency to be a perfectionist in many aspects of my life. Though that resulted in my strong work ethic and persistence, the control I took in terms of my…

The Accelerate dance concert is a modern dance concert presented by the Theater and Dance administrations at the University of Kentucky. The concert consisted of three performances in the month of January. On Saturday January 27th I attended the 7:30 pm Accelerate dance concert in the Guignol Theater in the Fine Arts building on campus. While I have attended dance concerts in my past, both live and through videos, this was the first time I have seen modern dance in person. Currently I am…

Back pain is one of the most common injuries sustained by collegiate cheerleaders. Factors like position in a stunt, experience, and previous back injuries can cause an athlete to develop frequent or chronic back pain. In college cheerleading, there are two different positions in which a cheerleader can be placed. The first position is the flyer, her job is to stay tight by having a strong core and contracting every muscle in her body so that she can be thrown in to the air easily. It is…

While walking into the Gershwin Theater in New York City, people flow past quickly going to their seats to wait for the play to begin. As the lights dim in the large room, many people erupt into loud cheers and claps of excitement. The play begins with a soft string instrument, and is joined by the melodious sound of drums, flutes, and trumpets. The actors appear on stage swiftly as the life of the Wicked Witch of the West is portrayed on the slanted platform in front. Theater has allowed people…

The conga is a novelty dance that is danced individual with a partner, or in a line also known as a “conga line”. The basic steps in a conga line include three shuffle steps on the beat followed by a kick on the fourth beat. When the conga is done as a couple dance, the dancers face each other and move opposite direction of one measure, then they switch directions. When you are at a party, many times people will start a conga line. This is done by each person behind the next places their hands…