Just Dance

There was a dance show about the student choreography on March 24th, 2017 in Discovery High School. The show started from 3:30pm to 4:30pm and another show started from 6:30pm to 7:30 pm on March 24th. There were many talents dancers from Discovery High School participated in the dance show, to show off their talents and the skills that they learned in school. There were a solo, duo, and group dance. The students performed their dance on the theater stage, and they had to create a dance moves…

I was wishing time would slow down as they called number after number, dance, after dance, and my turn was quickly approaching. I ran my dance through my head during my final moments backstage. I heard my dance teacher telling me good luck, and just try to have fun. I was not ready to walk out among the heat bearing lights. It was June 24, 2015, and our competitive dance team had made it to nationals. Nationals is just like any other competition, minus the fact that this is where the all the…

Dance Alabama is a program through the dance department that gives students of all majors to try out and participate in a dance production. It is generally students that grew up and danced throughout their childhood and high school years. The audition process is competitive so it is an honor for the performers that were chosen for this production. Some chosen continued to study dance at the university and others decided to pursue other interests but still have a passion for dancing. They…

the ages dance has provided mankind with a connection not only to ourselves, but to others as well. The art of dance depicts the power of the human body through movement; but just like any form of art, other factors contribute to achieving perfection. The Netherlands Dan Theater offers viewers to experience the art of dance, as well as, the factors that go into achieving excellence through set designs, costumes, and lighting. One performance in particular fortifies the experience of dance…

located in one of the many French Polynesian islands. On this island, people dance the beautiful art of Tahitian Ori (dance) with the sound of the Tairi Pahu (known as Tahitian drumming; meaning ‘the one heartbeat’). I have grown up with this part of the Tahitian culture and have spent many years dancing it. Through the years I have fallen in love with the culture, so I have chosen to study the history of Tahitian dance and drumming as my topic for my senior project. Through this journey I have…

wear. They were obviously bought for me by my parents who signed me up in classes based on my mom’s love for dance when she was growing up. I loved them, I was so excited about dance and getting to see my friends and teachers every week. Graduating into my next pair of soft leather ballet shoes was still exciting, and to go on from there into split sole and the canvas, and even onto other dance shoes, was all apart of the progression. However, that first pair of soft leather ballet shoes will…

Ever since I was five, dance has been a huge part of my life and has taught me so many things that I will carry with me forever. Dance has taught me determination, confidence, dedication, and teamwork. It has given me many experiences that I will cherish for a lifetime. Determination and confidence. Over the past thirteen years I have learned to push myself to be the best that I can be. In life people always want to be at the top, and for some that comes easily; for others it takes hard work…

The Bumps and Bruises of Ballet Sascha Radetsky, a premier dancer at American Ballet Theatre, doesn’t just wear his war paint on the stage, he has been fighting a battle of pain for many years before realizing surgery is the only option (Radetsky). Radetsky is no thin-skinned man, as he vowed to never let an injury take him away from a performance after undergoing 3 ankle operations. He went through years of tearing, sprains, bumps and bruises, before the pinching in his knees reached a…

Another girl, her face pale, stopped running and vomited in the grass. 6 laps later, the girls were finished with their 15 laps around the building. But this was only the beginning of their stretching and conditioning class with Mo at Studio One Dance Company. The exasperated girls trudged inside to continue their class. “You know what to do,” sighed Mo as he turned up the music. Sit ups, jumping jacks, lunges, burpees, and v-sits were…

The dance concert I chose to see for my critique was The Nutcracker. Ballet Arizona was the company that put on this show. I saw this production on Tuesday, December 10, 2015 at Symphony Hall in Phoenix, Arizona. Since The Nutcracker is a holiday classic, I have always wanted to see how a young girl's toy nutcracker came to life. I have read before about it but have never seen it for myself. The first piece was the “Party Scene”. It had a very beautiful set including a huge elegant fireplace on…