Modern dance

when she began dancing at the age of three. After years of intense practice, Mallett was accepted into one of London’s top theatre arts schools, The Italia Conti, where she received a BA in dance and theater arts. As for Mallett's career, she started out seeking an occupation in musical theater and dance, but later on she decided to pursue a career in exercise and exercise training. She has several fitness certifications including AFAA group certified fitness trainer, certified sports…

Hanya Holm’s ideology, as well as her movement quality, is woven throughout Gus Giordano’s career and his approach to movement. Giordano successfully established a technique that, like Holm’s approach, took advantage of other dance techniques, such as ballet and modern, and morphed components of each into a new art form (Sabo, Made in America 44). Not only did Gus use others’ techniques, but he also anticipated the manipulation of his own technique to fit into his students’ personal style.…

parents posed the question of why, I simply explained that everyone else was learning to dance and so I wanted to join. Not only was this the beginning of what I recall as the longest 4-year dance experience known to man, but also the first time I remember personally deciding to conform to the “social norm”, whether I knew it or not. I distinctly remember noticing there was a young boy who was also apart of my dance class…

is known for his amazing choreography in Jazz dance. He was born on July 10, 1923 in St. Louis, Missouri. Giordano was introduced to Jazz dance when he was 5 while on a trip to New Orleans to visit family. His cousin had taught him the Charleston dance step and he was hooked. When he returned home he soon began to study dance with a local dance teacher. Minette Buchman is whom Giordano credits his early training to. Giordano took ballet and theater dance classes as well as vocal lessons and…

Should Dance Be a Flex Credit at Jackson High School? Dance is well known to millions across the world as moving in a different your body in a different way than your body would normally. Yes, dance is moving your body in a unique way, but dance also takes strength, stamina, and flexibility. In order to qualify as a flex credit in the state of Ohio the student must benefit or build self-esteem, personal health, motor skills, and knowledge. This requirement has been in effect for years and…

playing”(). As she grew, her sense of adventure mirrored. Brown began taking dance classes as a child and she wished to expand on it. She attended Mills College, studying modern dance and the Connecticut College Summer Sessions. It is at the Summer Sessions that Brown had the opportunity to work with some of the largest names of Modern Dance: José Limón, Louis Hurst, and Merce…

Dancing on the brain Dance has been proven to increase brain activity. A study shows that dancing frequently decreases possible dementia by 76%. Dancing for century has improved the physical and mental health of those who participated in dance. Dance classes are essential in the education system for students to reach their full potential . It has become imperative for students to become immersed in dance to improve not only their physical and mental health but almost to improve learning and…

consider but it combines my passion for dance and helping people (without viewing bodily fluids). I have been dancing since I was five years old and will be entering Umass Amherst this fall as a dance major. Although I vehemently protested majoring in dance for years and fought the notion of being a 'starving artist', the truth of the matter is I can not live without dance in my life. I finally accepted that I would apply to colleges in the fall of 2014 as a dance major in the spring of 2014. I…

tool for research and solution. In defining “career longevity” for this specific research, I am focusing on preventing dance related injuries in order to lengthen the number of years of performing on stage. The average dancer stops performing in their 30’s. Increasing the longevity of movement ability positively correlates with increased performance opportunities and diversity in dance styles. Furthermore, more performance experience will allow the dancer to acquire more information that they…

Modern music has a variety of repeating themes that can be found in classical pieces from the early-twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Women and the representation of women is an example of one of these reoccurring themes. The Weeknd’s “Six Feet Under” from his latest album, Starboy describes a woman in a way that Richard Strauss’s “Dance of the Seven Veils” depicts a seductress in the play Salome. The Weeknd’s voice is very iconic. Its high-pitched quality makes his sound easily noticeable…