Fred Astaire

of America because of the bewildered looks from store cashiers, gas station attendants and waiters, In this, Dumas uses hyperbole. Later, when describing her father’s speech when talking about vectors, surface tension and fluid mechanics, he was Fred Astaire with words, but outside of petroleum engineering he had two left tongues, Dumas employs the use of juxtaposition illustrating how the one statement negates the other. Over the course of 30 years, Kazem learned much of the culture, but he…

The quote within the acknowledgements of Michael Ondaatje’s Running in the Family draws attention to the fact that any history is a story at heart, and like any story, is subject to the story teller. From the first page of the book, Ondaatje draws our attention to the form of this story, and the flaws therein. The prologue seems to be Ondaatje himself, describing his arrival to his homeland as the author, the narrator. His first act is to draw attention to himself and the form of his story,…

Hollywood was known as the entertainment capital of the world. Hollywood was a place where people all over the world came to make their dreams come true. Hollywood in the 1930’s was surprisingly hit very hard. It was surprising because that’s not what it looked like from the outside. Hollywood in the 1930’s introduced women to film, made the depression less depressing all while extending itself to a higher length. People in the Great Depression struggled to make ends meet everyday.…

and Irish. It didn’t take long for tap to become a common talent of all performers from musicians to actors. In fact, many musicians were inspired by tap dancers. They became a sort of muse for many drummers with their unique rhythms. People like Fred Astaire made tap dancing really popular with the routines that appeared in his films. I studied tap for about seven years as well. It was my favorite style. It’s an exciting,fun, and challenging experience learning to match or create beats with…

20s Music in the 1920's was commanded by jazz, soul and the peregrinating move groups that played what was well known at the time. Taking after the decimation of the main World War, Twenties music was entirely energetic and hopeful as the economy blasted and parties thundered in spite of banishment in the US. The music business as we probably am aware it was simply starting and all things appeared to be conceivable. Specialists, for example, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Ma Rainey, Sophie…

Art and Immigration Historically, the way most immigrants live is a dialect surrounding the memories of the world in which they have come and the daily battles of learning the stretches of the new society. Other things like new language masterly, staying and performing one’s duties among strangers as well as the struggles to cope up with unfamiliarity make up other challenges faced by the immigrants in their supposedly new home. As they live to seek comfort in whatever they see, they feel so…

George Balanchine Russia's contribution to the great effervescence of ballet in the United States is complete and comprehensive. The master of this long alliance was undoubtedly George Balanchine, one of the greatest if not the greatest choreographer of the twentieth century. Born in St. Petersburg in 1904 in a family of artists from Georgia, Balanchine met ballet and music from the cradle. Trained at the School of Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg in the best classical tradition, Balanchine…

Typically, in musicals women are depicted as skinny, attractive, well-mannered people who live up to the “ideal” expectations of society’s standards. This concept is constantly propelled in the public’s face because many actresses have a similar physique, petite and attractive. Usually, we will not see women who are overweight, acne ridden, or blessed with a raspy voice because these types of actors are not the model people company executives want to present to their audience. Instead, movies…

On the first day of Dance 101 we were asked to write down what dance meant to us, my response was that dance was a personal expression through movement and a way to honor, and keep traditions alive. When I registered for this course I knew I would enjoy it because I love dance but what I got was an amazing journey without going anywhere that has increased my desire to travel the world and explore for myself. While taking this course my view of what dance is has expanded from my initial response…

Michael Jackson effort for music and dancing did not just change pop culture, he revolutionized it, becoming the biggest star during the seventies, eighties and nineties. He made society rethink the entire industry of pop culture itself as he made famous for his music, videos, dancing and clothing. He bridged most of pop culture back then to what has become now. If it weren’t for Michael Jackson influencing society through his music many people who was inspired by his work wouldn’t be where they…