Just Dance

because when I attended this powwow I learned that each of the dances possess a beautiful strong background to them, and it was more than what I was taught growing up. The mens traditional dance is a warrior dance. The man dancing it has never taken a step back while he was dancing. A warrior should not back down or take a step back from my understanding, and that is a very powerful symbol. The ladies traditional dance is a Mother Earth dance, she never takes both her feet off of the ground. I…

doors for the deaf community and her story is very inspiring. When Nina Falaise was ten years old she decided to audition for the Royal Ballet School in London. She had always been inspired by the Bolshoi and Kirov ballerinas and she strived to be just like them. In the audition, she danced so well that the founder of the school came up to her told her she “would go a long way” (Lagnado). Later on she had to have a medical exam where they realized that she was deaf and was immediately let…

headdress. If you were viewing this piece from a museum you would only think, “that’s a nice hat”, but you would never guess that it takes a huge part in African dance and expressing ones self. In our textbook its states that dance is a major part of Africa culture. In Africa, people dance at funerals, wedding, and many other occasions. In these dances their clothing and headdresses usually symbolizes the significance of that person’s role in the ceremony. Like all artists they chose materials,…

someone answers dance, usually people give weird looks but don't say anything, trying not to be mean. Dance has been accepted as a sport in many countries, but for some reason America will not. People think dance is more of an art than a sport and it does not fit the definition of the word “sport”. Dance deserves to be a sport because it is physically exhausting, you work as a team, and you compete for entertainment. Dance is also tiring and it is unfair not to call it a sport. Dance takes a…

something out of my comfort zone sing and dance. I knew this was going to be a challenge but I was willing to do it. As a little girl I loved to dance, there wasn't a party I didn't dance at I considered myself to be pretty good at dancing. Then as I grew up and I realised that I wasn't as good anymore I slowly felt like I had forgotten to Dance. So when family parties came around I would never dance even if I really wanted too, I didn't want to look dumb trying to dance. I didn't want to be…

Maddie Ziegler is saying goodbye to the Abby Lee Dance Company and she is moving on from Dance Moms. The talented dancer has been on the show since the beginning, and she’s undeniably the breakout star of the series. Ziegler may have grown out of her role on the show and wants to focus on acting. “I am leaving, but it’ll be a good thing because we’re moving on to cool things,” Ziegler told reporters at the Nickelodeon's 2016 Kids' Choice Awards on March 12. When asked about what she will miss…

Age-Appropriate Coaching: A Dance Perspective. There are many factors to keep in mind when coaching any type of sport. A specific factor that absolutely must be adhered to is age, which influences many performance capabilities both physically and psychologically (Crocker, 2011). In consequence, all coaches must adjust their instruction in order to maximize success of athletes. I have had the opportunity to work with youth from ages three to fifteen in a dance setting, which, after many failures,…

week is Spring Formal Dance at Phoenix High School. Students are passing notes, asking their crushes to the dance. Some students test their limits to go big, making posters saying, “Would you go to Spring Formal with me?”, and buying bouquets or chocolates or candy; who would ever say, “no” to that. Grace and her squad; Mason, Daisy, Olivia, and Maya; planned to walk together into the assembly. The assembly was authorized to inform the students about the Spring Formal Dance. All but one of…

"By the end of August 1518, nearly 400 people had experienced the madness."(Waller, n.p.) John Waller, a leading expert on the dancing plague of 1518, had this to say on the strange occurrences in a small, French town during 1518(Waller, n.p.). There is still much debate as to what caused the dancing plague to occur in 1518. Some people believe it was caused by the ingestion of ergot by the local people of Strasbourg, France(Israel, n.p). Others believe it was caused by a mass hysteria that…

been missing one rib on each side of her rib cage since she was born, but this doesn’t affect her as she is one of the most flexible people. Sophia started dancing at two years old, and started competing at the age of 3. She was first inspired to dance by her older cousin. Now she practices 35-40 hours a week on jazz, contemporary, tap, and ballet. That is more hours than an average person works per week. A time period of 2 days is all it would…