History of dance

Christian/Just like Living in Paradise has dance…

Dance is just like an essay. In order to get better, each individual needs to practice. The biggest difference, at least for me, is that most of the time dance is fun and an essay is not. Well, enough of comparing. Lets go back 4 years ago when I first entered Woodrow Wilson High School. I remember myself being very nervous, but exited at the same time. Wondering if I was going to like my classes and my teachers. Every day when it was time to go to dance class, my mood changed from lazy and…

remarkable differences, the similarities between the two styles of dance are self-evident when observing the costuming, technicality, and entertainment of each style. Dance has always played an important role in any culture, from the Mayans to today’s modern society; individuals are continuing to express themselves through movement. Different styles of dance have derived from other forms of traditional dances such as ballet. Every style of dance performed in a studio has some element of ballet…

event or festival in Minnesota, two years back. The sounds or music coming from animations, drums, instruments, parents and children performing this dance make me remember the goes boo I had when I watched them dance. I could not image the performance by these kids born in Minnesota, U.S dancing and following the rhythms of the traditional dance music from where their parents come from so well as if they were born in Mankon, Cameroon. An African ironically expression states “the beauty of a…

needed to dance some hip hop moves for Courfs new ballet, he couldn’t image ever being able to dance with the same fluidity as Bahorel and Grantaire. But apparently, he was ‘a fucking natural, holy shit.’ Enjolras just knew Grantaire would be the same way. He had seen the way he could move like music was flowing through his veins, not blood. If only Grantaire would try. “Apollo, I was just running my mouth off, it’s no big deal, you don't need to like, make time in your day to free me from…

styles such as impressionism, minimalism, abstract, photorealism, pop art and more. Just like photography, dance is becoming more and more popular in the art industry. The acknowledgment that it has received recently its immense that dance is now a new category of art. An art that just like any other is being used for self-expression. A new way of expression that has critiques asking why use dance and how can it be used. Douglas Crimp in his speech rather than answering to the audience as to…

for about a year when the reality TV show Dance Moms aired. I remember constantly hearing different forms of the question; “Is it like dance moms?”, or “Is your teacher like Abby Lee?”. Of course I shot it down because I always thought that the show was a bad thing...partially because my mom never wanted me to watch it. But, now that I am looking at it in a different light, they are similar in some perspective. Competition dancing and the reality show Dance Moms are built upon the same idea, but…

Stereotypical Infamy of Sexual Expression in Belly Dancing “Danse du ventre” translating specifically to belly dance, dates back to 25,000 B.C. In ancient Egypt and India, the paintings of pregnant women found on stone walls and terracotta statuettes of people in poses that portrayed dancing were the first archeological facts to be coined as connected to belly dancing. “Middle Eastern dance (aka belly dance) is an ancient and expressive form of movement, associated with feminine and…

The PowerPoint eight sheds a light on my knowledge and understanding about ballet. I am totally astonished to learn in the “History of Ballet” video that King Louis XIV was the father of this kind of art form. That is probably why I always feel and view ballet as one of the most graceful and classy types of dance. Even though ballet is typical and unique with five basic steps or positions that were invented by King Louis XIV and still applied till today, it has a wide variety of aspects and has…

This past weekend my mother and I went to the So You Think You Can Dance tour event in Houston at the Reinvention Center. The overall experience caused me to realize that dancing takes an abundance of endurance and the ability to keep a straight face during intense environmental circumstances. Dance has the ability to evoke a multitude of feelings for people, but only a few make lifelong impressions due to our past experiences and our ties to certain expressions of emotions. One of the…