Just Dance

interest of mine since i was five years old and began taking dance classes. Although I knew everything about learning and performing I had little knowledge about the choreographing process. I decided to learn these steps for my project to be able to construct my own dance in two years when I have my senior solo, as all seniors do at my studio. At the end of last year my dance teacher said if a fellow dancer and I wanted to choreograph our own dance for recital next year, she would definitely…

Dance is defined by Howard Nadel and Raymond Strauss of The Dance Experience as “a purposeful human endeavor that involves components that can be universally observed even when appearing in widely varying forms” (121). Most people perceive dance only as a form of entertainment. Not only is dancing enjoyable, it is a means of physical activity which requires certain skill sets and can be labeled as a sport. I believe that dance encompasses all the requirements other sports have and therefore…

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…

Dance is a common theme in every culture. It doesn’t require a specific language in order to be understood and can be interpreted in many different ways. However, this subjective point of view can also make it being difficult to convey a specific theme. By combining aspects of music and visual art I can more easily define what emotions and theme I conveying during my performance. Physics must also be taken into account when choreographing. A beautiful movement that contributes to the theme and…

Dance Like a Man (Anmol Garg, Sec A, 20142025) “A woman in a man’s world is considered progressive but a man in woman’s world is pathetic”, this was the statement given by Amrit Lal Parik. The movie, thus revolve around the sentence, as we see, Jayraj Parik, who liked to dance was slowly and gradually forced to stop dancing either say because of circumstances or by the conditions of his father or the selfishness of his wife. The movie thus portrays multiple themes keeping the viewers engrossed…

explore and expand our dancing horizons. Several dances are performed throughout the beautiful city of San Diego. We trek across a long road to a red tent, pick up our passes and join the other spectators at our first stop of the day. The seventeenth annual Trolley Dances brings people of all ages, ethnicities, and dance knowledge to one place to experience “America’s Finest City” and some of the city’s most talented performers. Six choreographed pieces dance in various parts of downtown San…

examples of self-actualization. With the pursuit of self- actualization, you will realize your full potential in life. The dance concert was just that, the dancers had a motive and that was to fulfill their full potential. This was a great addition to the theatres productions, overall I thought it was fantastic. So great that I went to go see the production twice. Flashlight, a dance of belonging was the first to jump out at me. The meaning of belonging has a variety of values. To me this piece…

anything that sparks an interest in our minds. As a child, we form to what we enjoy. Young boys watched baseball with their dads because they just started T-ball. Young girls, like myself, watched professional dancers because they just started their first combo class. With young minds, come young thoughts that can be falsely advertised through any media source. Dance especially, harmful risks are hidden behind the beautiful artwork. When asked the question, “What is your knowledge of a dancer’s…

The Tarantella is one of the oldest Italian folk dance that can be traced back to the middle Ages. Many labelled the tarantella the dance of healing/cure of the sick and courtship. It is also one of the most known, popularized, traditional dance in Italian society. The tarantella is characterized by upbeat music followed by a lead singer. The dance is also accompanied by light and quick steps mixed with teasing, flirtatious gestures between partners. Included in the music is a live 6/8 time…

traditional Balinese dances accompanied by traditional music. There were also traditional instrument performances during the show. This show had a lot of different components to it that pertained to…