Group dance

perform in dance concert is a very unique and amazing experience. Creating ideas with everyone around you and transforming those ideas into a masterpiece is a process like no other. With everyone’s opinions out in thin air, you can put all of your ideas into one to create something so beautiful. In Modern especially it was really intriguing to watch the whole process of how the dance was created. Since we did originally have a combo to go off of, it was different watching all the different…

The Hopi Snake Dance is performed by Hopis which is a First Nation tribe which lives in the northeast part of Arizona. The Hopi Snake Dance is used on the last day of a 16 day celebration which happens in August or early September. Many people call this dance the “Rain Dance” because it is a dance to pray for the rain. The origin of the Hopi Snake Dance also comes from this story. A long time back, there lived a father and a son in one of the Hopi villages. Whenever there were offerings were…

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 the case study, ballroom dance…

began to take Eritrean cultural dance lessons in order to be part of the Eritrean festival dance performance. I have always wanted to excell in everything that I do, especially if it meant a lot to me. I did not expect that these dance lessons would provide me with the lesson of handling failure and criticism. The Eritrean dance performance gave me the opportunity to choreograph my own dance for the first time. Since I was experienced and practiced for this dance I thought I would have no…

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…

have overcome numerous situations with varying degrees of challenges. The most memorable was making my high school dance team. I viewed the challenge of making the team differently than the most average of dancers trying out. I had to work even harder than they did to make the team because my experience was less than average. At first, my observation of the other contenders dance skills terrified me causing enormous waves of self-consciousness. If I were to conquer this feat, it was essential…

walk was created in Memphis. Originated by the group G-Style who released the first Gangsta walk video ever titled “G-Style Gangsta" that consisted of Romeo, Wolf, and Hurricane, who went on to land a production deal with Dallas Austin behind the groups Boys to Men, Monica, Another Bad Creation and TLC to name a few. They went on to land a major record deal with P. Daddy’s Bad Boy entertainment and the first group to launch Bad Boy South. From the group success and their early video release from…

There was a dance show about the student choreography on March 24th, 2017 in Discovery High School. The show started from 3:30pm to 4:30pm and another show started from 6:30pm to 7:30 pm on March 24th. There were many talents dancers from Discovery High School participated in the dance show, to show off their talents and the skills that they learned in school. There were a solo, duo, and group dance. The students performed their dance on the theater stage, and they had to create a dance moves…

When comparing different ballet performances, you look at more than just the way the performers dance. You look at the location, use of the stage, force and speed behind each movement, costumes, and the props used. The performance that seemed very different from Firebird in almost all aspects was the first performance of the night, La Source. The ballets of La Source, Komoreibu, and Firebird were performed at the Koger Center on November 10 and 11, 2016. La Source is choreographed by George…

It is undeniable that the definition of dance is much more abundant than just one’s intrinsic body movement. People devote a lot of time to choreograph complex actions, of which require intensive training; to put in affecting emotions, of which require deep thinking; and to put inspiring moods, of which require precise depiction. In fact, dance is probably the most profound and complex art form yet exists in our society. Nevertheless, the intention of dance before any cultural influences is to…