Just Dance

During the Spring Break of 2015, I had a two hour dance camp Monday through Thursday on top of my regular classes. On Monday Carly challenged me to dance 50 hours that week; I laughed. However, I wanted to accept her challenge as much as I could so I set a goal to practice 24 hours that week. Each day I worked on a specific dance. These consisted of the Reel, Light Jig, Slip Jig, Single Jig, Treble Jig, Hornpipe, and a set dance. Each dance has two steps that are done on the right and left…

On Thursday, December 3rd, 2015, I saw a few performances of the Dance Company Fall Dance Concert presented by the Theater, Dance, and Film department of Franklin and Marshall College. The concert incorporated the works of Talia Beck, Merce Cunningham, Elba Hevia Y Vaca, Belinda Mcguire, Janet Peck, and Pamela Vail. The Concert took place at the Schnader Theater in Roschel Performing Arts Center at 7: 30 P.M. Of the performances I had the opportunity to watch, the one that most intrigued me was…

Monika Eres Dance 1010 ­ 001 Concert Critique 03.07.2016. Critical analysis of “Badgerette Showcase” I attended the dance concert called “Badgerette Showcase” on March 3, 2016 at 7:30 PM in Horne Activity Center. This concert consisted of 21 unique performances performed by a lot of Utah schools, dance groups and cheerleaders. I picked 4 performances that I liked the best and I am going to be writing about them. Before the show started, the coach introduced all Badgerettes that are in the team…

either Fiji or Tahiti. I have always been fascinated with the blue oceans, sandy beaches, and relaxed culture. All cultures are affected by multiple concepts, the Fijian culture is greatly impacted by dance and music, by the specifics of the Meke, and by the movement of the Meke. In Fiji, the impact of dance and music is tremendous on the people. “A community whose very culture is grounded in communal values seems to be an ideal ground for the development of expertise in part-singing [and…

us about yourself I was about five when I first fell in love. That was the year that I focused on dance, after my physician’s recommendation that it could help my Scoliosis. I can still remember stepping into the dance studio for the first time and feeling happy and excited. I was ready to test my physical limits and be free. Due to my medical conditions, outside of the dance studio I was bombarded with “could nots”. I could not do sports because a hit to the back of the head could…

“Jessica, would you please just sit still for a few minutes?” is something I heard often as a child. I was always on the move, whether I was running, dancing, or twirling around the house. My older brother, however, was the complete opposite; he never was too active. Brandon like to relax, read a book, and just hang out. No, he loved to read books. Most of the pictures from our childhood consist of Brandon sitting next to me, reading way, and me looking bored or trying to escape. Some people…

table trying to explain why I was talking a dance class spring semester while my family laughed at me. Honestly, I was laughing too. I was never graceful, smooth, or anything in the middle. I was just a little goon trying to get through life without tripping over too many things. Despite my family’s laughter and my own reservation, I chose to enroll in dance anyway. I believed what Doris Aman, my carillon instructor, told me about the connection between dance and dyslexia was true; she told me I…

Have you ever read the story called The Osage Fire bird? Well if you have, I am going to point out some of the main events, obstacles and summarize about a girl who had many obstacles in her life. This girl has faced many hard times, but bounced right back on her feet. This girl was named Betty Marie. Betty was born in 1925 on an Osage reservation in Oklahoma. Her full name is Betty Marie Tallchief. Betty was known to herself as the “typical Indian girl.” She was always shy, docile and…

If you asked me today if dance was ever an obstacle in my life I’d probably tell you no. In reality, dance was never really easy for me in the beginning. My journey as a dancer started all the way back to when I was three years old. Growing up, I was never really the girly type. I was more of a sports kind of girl thanks to my older brothers and dad. My mother on the other hand did not want me to go down that route, so she introduced me to the world of dance. It was a love hate relationship at…

not her best friend anymore ever since she hung out with the popular girls. We had dance tryouts and I ended up making the team! There was only room for three girls in one of the dances. It was me, Ximena, and Summer. At our first practice our dance teacher, Mrs. Atanabi told us not to be late and she was late! She…