Isadora Duncan

“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…

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.…

To start, Stadium Pow Pow by A Tribe Called Red Ft Black Bear, showcases the beauty, complexity and livelihood of the Native culture. This video embodies the Native culture by displaying the traditional outfits, the dancing, the musical element, as well as the people. I would describe this video as a perfect embodiment of the true nature, the livelihood, and the strength of the native tribe through colours, scenery, music and dancing. Our current generation are not strangers to the media. The…

During the first week of January 2018, I took part in the Gaga Intensive in New York City. The intensive was led by recent company members Shamel Pitts, Bobbi Jene Smith, Omri Drumlevich and Or Meir Schraiber. The intensive was held in one of the studios at the Mark Morris Dance Centre in Brooklyn, New York. The space was quite large and open, with curtains covering any mirrors. There were approximately sixty participants, extremely diverse in age, ethnicity and dance experience. However, there…

I attended the St. Ambrose University Dance Company Performance in the Rogalski Center Ballroom on Sunday, April 15th at 2pm. The dance company is a club here at St. Ambrose for students who may not have the time to fully commit to the dance team here at St. Ambrose. However, these individuals all share the love for dancing. Through this club they are able to continue to do so and practice dance without such a big time commitment. Although the time commitment is not as much, these six…

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…

Yo, Do You Break? Homosexuals, snobs, stuck up people with inborn talent and funky artists portray the dance subculture to those who do not understand it. Conversely, an extensive dive into this creative faction reflects a whole new module that kindles the face of our society. Dancers are categorized from casual to professional. Telescoping into this class of people can hand out a division of persistence, creativity, inspiration, and healthy artists commonly noted as dancers. Dancers, while…

Dancing is one of the few things in this world that you can 't put a time table on to find its origin. We can guess that dancing has been around since the beginning of the human race and even before in other species. It is a trait that has been programmed into us as a species. We learned that beauty is pre-programmed trait among people that carries on throughout time from generation to generation. You must thing of another form of beauty other than paintings and sculptures, and that form is…

Lighting up the Dance Community Let 's face it, technology in the 21st century has influenced an abounding number of things, from how we go about socialising with one another to the simplest tasks like online shopping. It is therefore no surprise that technology has also impacted the performing arts and managed to further integrate technology with the dance communities. Alas, people have witnessed such complexity through the use of technology in two contemporary pieces such as, Gideon…

In “A Dance through the Ages,” a practicum performance focusing on various social and courtly dances throughout many generations, two distinct sections of the dance are evident: a montage of more formal, courtly dances and a montage of more fun, racy social dances. These two distinct categories are meant to represent a chronologically accurate record while also providing the audience with a glimpse at the evolution of formality in dance. Beginning with the Pavane, the dance progresses to the…