History of dance

Analogy/Dora: Tramontane On Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 at 8 pm, I had the honor of viewing the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company perform Analogy/Dora: Tramontane, at Lafayette College. It is hard for me to put this performance into words, because it was outstanding and complex, so my brain is still trying to process what it saw. Overall, the evening length piece was about a woman named Dora Amelan and her life experiences. Amelan was a French Jewish nurse and social worker that worked at…

drama, the scenes, and indirect characterization to explain the plot of 2081 and it was impressive to see. Acting, the art of pretending, otherwise known as drama. Many people love the different kinds of art, music, dance, theatre, and visual arts. It seems Kurt like dance, the ballerina and Harrison danced, but were shot down. This explained character among how during the two’s performance, Harrison had silenced all of their handicaps. They thought for themselves on this, they had their…

that dance makes you healthier and smarter? And people who dance often have a higher esteem and a greater perspective on life. Have you ever wondered whether dance is a sport or an art? Many people think dance is art, but I think that it is a sport and an art. There are many reasons why dance is a sport. The definition of a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment (Merriam-webster.) Dance…

This dance focused on the butt and had existed for centuries but didn’t really get much attention until it was banned in the 1980’s. If we look at how twerking is looked at today in America it would “ interpret it as being sexual, scandalous and controversial”. When really if you put it in it’s original context it means joy and people only did the Mapouka dance or shook their butts on occasions like “family gatherings and weddings”. Since the dance Mapouka was banned in the 80’s…

Why a Dance Team Should start in ECHS Escondido Charter High School and Escondido Charter High School Flex are really awesome programs. A couple weeks ago when I toured the high school it was beautiful. The gym, field, theatre, architecture, rooms, lunch area, and the flex highschool was all amazing. I noticed on the sheet handed out at the end of the tour that their were several amazing sports that even I was surprised was on there. Roller Hockey, volleyball, basketball, baseball, swimming,…

writing, singing, and many more. A way to express myself is through dancing. I don’t dance just because I can express myself, but I dance because it brings back memories. Memories that are very special to me because my aunt was the reason I started to dance. I remember her teaching me how to warm up my body before dancing, so I won’t hurt myself. My aunt also taught me how to become a choreographer and how to handle my dance team. Dancing is very special to me because it reminds me of my aunt.…

Woo (2009) describe dance as a choreographed routine of movements usually performed to music. A world wide human activity, dance integrates the coordination of intentional body movements, performed in synchronization with rhythmical stimuli, usually together with other individuals (Murcia, Kreutz, Clift, & Bongard, 2010). Alpert (2011) contends that it is this direct expression of the use of body movements and expressions that makes dance the most fundamental of the arts. Dance can be described…

Kayla Rabenold Does Music Affect the Performance of a Gymnast’s vault? Introduction Gymnastics is a sport that involves so much more than just the skills. A gymnast needs to be strong, physically and mentally. A gymnast needs dedication, determination, and a will that could endure the worst of the worst. All of the factors that are needed to become a gymnast are not easily attained; it takes time to be able to incessantly progress. Gymnastics has been around for over 2000 years, but didn’t…

Modern Dance Class I went to observe the modern dance class on a thursday morning. This class was split into six different groups of at least 5 people in each. They were all taught a choreography a couple of days before and everything had to be memorized by the time it was their turn to dance. The class as a whole is doing well in communicating and in waiting for each other as they dance. These groups were randomly chosen and they all had to work together to make the choreography look nice,…

was an artist, author, anthropologist, manager, movie star, teacher, and mother. She revolutionized American dance by using her experience in black dance and rituals and transforming them into a choreography that speaks to the audience. Katherine Dunham was born June 22, 1909 and she died May 21, 2006. But she accomplished so much in her life. She originally never thought of a career in dance, She, like her brother, when to the university of Chicago and earned bachelor, masters, and doctoral…