Graham Norton

An individual's woman experience with dance therapy was examined in the case study conducted by Lee (2014). The author chooses of a 56-year old patient diagnosed with major depression, established the treatment as one 60-minute session a week for 2 years, except during the holiday Chinese New Year. It was an extensive treatment with specific psychiatrist supervision and documentation. Lee (2014) researched dance movement therapy as a tool to discover the deep feelings of the patient. During…

Betty Marie Tallchief was a great dancer. Things that made her a great dancer was the stories her grandmother told her. Some other things that made her a great dancer was her determination and passion to deny the racism and negative criticism she faced as a ballet dancer. One last key factor was that she told her heritage in her dances. Betty Marie Tallchief Has alway lived in her heritage. I think this because, passage stated, “Since most professional ballerinas at the time were white and…

“The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.” (Graham). In pole dance, one uses their body to create art. The dancers body is not the art, but the movements the body creates is the art. Contemporary dance is musical expression which incorporates modern and post-modern aspects of dance, as well as classical dance styles such as ballet. In “The Last Goodbye” choreographed by Isis Masoud, and starring Marlo Fisken & Kyle DesChamps, they combined…

certain posture that is also required in Ballet. However, modern can also be very different from Ballet. For example, Modern dancing involves contorting, contracting, and a lot of improper posture that would be forbidden in a Ballet class. Martha Graham did an amazing job at turning ballet movement into modern…

Brenda Ways and KT Nelson choreographed/curated Boulder and Bones with Lucy Lippard Escape Attempts by allowing themselves to create a conceptual performative art that was “free to let the[ir] imagination run rampant.” (p.7 ). In order to move away from the traditional conventions of ballet and obtain inspiration and organization for Boulder and Bones, the choreographers collaborated with artists of different mediums was put together which included: Andy Goldsworthy, Zoe Keating, and Rj Muna.…

Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself.(Ellis, Ch.2) There are many styles of dancing, the basics being ballet, tap, and jazz. They are defined, unique styles, but they are all considered a form of art. It’s all very dynamic and visual like art. All styles are defined by their steps, technique, and training, but they’re all the same in that they are a visual form of self-expression.…

Franklin "Billy" Graham Jr. is an American Christian evangelist. I chose Billy Graham because my family looks up to him religiously, and my church has went to one of his sermons before. I unfortunately didn’t get to go because I was too young. My churches youth group would always watched videos of him preaching, and I felt as if it was the only person I could write about with interest. Billy was born November 7th, 1918 in Charlotte, North Carolina His parents were William and Morrow Graham. He…

The Color Barrier has been Broken Introducing Misty Copeland and Early Dance On September 10th, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri, a star was born. Only in this case no one believed in her or thought she was a star. Everyone had their mind made up about her; poor family, abused, homeless. Well they thought wrong. On this September day Misty Copeland came into the world, ready to dance and she did. No matter how many obstacles stood in her way she faced them. She grew up wanting to dance, and…

Martha Graham was a skilled and influential dancer who touched the lives of many. As an influential figure in someone’s life, one would leave a lasting mark on his or her actions, tendencies and personality. Graham left more than a lasting mark on the lives of Merce Cunningham and Paul Taylor; she gave them training to become the dancers and choreographers that they were destined to be. Martha started the idea of innovation and modernization in dance; Cunningham and Taylor continued it. Martha…

it into my marshmallow. As I hold it above the blazing fire, I turn it to make sure each side gets a pleasant golden-brown tint. When it’s perfectly done, I scrape it carefully between two graham crackers and throw in a piece of chocolate to top it off. Indulging into the ooey-gooey goodness is messy. The graham cracker breaks sending crumbles to the ground and my fingers become sticky from the melty marshmallow. Taking the final bite, I close my eyes to enhance my flavorful experience. Not to…