History of dance

Last Saturday, Julia Chigamba and her family presented an unforgettable dance performance on campus. Julia Chigamba came from Zimbabwe which is a beautiful country in South Africa. She was invited to many places to performance and teach people how to dance. After watching the dance, I believed there was something special in her dance which could make people feel refreshed and energetic. These dance all described about daily scenes in Zimbabwe for example how women do the chores, how men go out…

Bob Fosse, as a choreographer and director, changed the way that people dance on stage and revolutionized aspects of filmmaking. His dances were physically demanding for even the best dancers. They were also very sexual and they addressed a full range of emotions. He is also still the only person to ever win an Oscar, Emmy, and Tony, all in the same year. Bob Fosse was born on June 23, 1927 in Chicago, Illinois. As the youngest of the six kids in his family, Bob used dancing to win attention.…

something that brings me back to dance. Dance has been around since the beginning of time and has been preserved and continued throughout history. It evolves and changes all the time, but the concepts and rudiments are still present. Why is it that dance has been able to stand the tests of time, maintain its influence throughout history, and personally allowed myself to stay committed and invested, even when my motivation is little to none? Personally, I believe that dance is a form of…

One of the most incredible video that I watched to complete a Dance Observation assignment for Dance class is the video of: “Wade in the Water from “Revelations” by Alvin Ailey Company. This video was published on YouTube on November 25, 2007 and performed at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. This video is very beautiful and impressive at the first time I saw it. Then I keep watching it again to really focus on the detail of very movement and sections. The dancers presented a movement of…

Garrison, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown. Grade 4 Dance Standards 3: Understand dance as a way to create and communicate meaning. Objectives: 1. The student will be able to (TSWBA) explain and communicate the emotions and contributions of Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist, in the mounting tensions over slavery through an original dance routine created in cooperative groups. Assessment (summative and formative): • Objective 1 will be…

opportunity to express myself and doing something meaningful are my three main reasons to study performing arts. While almost every little girl finds it amusing to dance in front of the mirror in a new pink tutu, for me the art of movement was always a part of my day and became my steady companion. From the first time I put on my ballet shoes, dance has been my source of inspiration, self-expression and pure joy. It is not only everyday practice but a part of who I am and what I want to be. I…

I love dance, social media, Taylor Swift, history, and learning new things. I started dance when I was about two years old. I continued doing ballet and tap until I was about ten because I didn't find it fun anymore. However, about two years ago, I watched a show on TV called Dance Academy. It was a fiction show about this ballet school in Sydney, Australia. This was what got me so interested in ballet. Since I was attending a private school, I didn't have the time or the money to start taking…

said, "When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way." There are many types of dance, for example, ballet, hip hop, contemporary, jazz, and many more. One specific dance is African dance. There are many different kinds of African dances, because there is more than one ethnic group in Africa. African dance is more than just dancing, it can also be a part of someone religion, tradition, and culture. African dance is a part of…

of the rich culture and history of Native Americans. “Pauwauing” referred to a religious ceremony for curing the sick and consisted of a gathering of spiritual leaders. European explorers observed this religious practice and dances in the 1800s. The Europeans mispronounced the name for the gathering as “powwow”. This leads us to the pronunciation of the word today and adaptation. Nonetheless, gatherings similar to powwows existed long before European settlement. Dances have always been an…

All across the world there are dances for everything from weddings to war preparation to child birth; dance is an important aspect of many cultures, traditions and societies. My life has been influenced by a number of dance forms. One dance type I feel very passionate about dicussing and practicing is Capoeria. Capoeria is a dance that form I was introduced to when I was around 7 years old by the local Boys & Girls Club and as I began to get older and do my own research on its origin and…