Modern dance

Before contact with the Western world, Hawaiians danced hula simply for social enjoyment. Its chants also preserved epic tales, myths, history, and philosophy (HawaiiHistory). One must practice it long enough for the dance to be within them and the meaning to deepen. Wāhine would grace their audience with the kahiko. The hand woven ti leaf skirts swish to the pounding of the homegrown ʻipu heke. Melodies of the ʻoli fill the sea-salted air as the women serenade the kāne…

range of interesting topics but the ones that I have chosen to enlighten you on today are the different extreme sports that the people in the culture enjoy, the famous Hula dance, and the food that the people in the culture eat. Most people have seen and/or heard of a dance called the Hula. Hula dancing is the traditional dance of Hawaii. The movements in the Hula are very smooth and free flowing. According to some, the…

things about me: I'm Irish. Very Irish. I did Irish dancing for 9 years & my 5-year-old is in her 2nd year of Irish dance. I started dancing again with her this past fall. We'll be walking in Milwaukee's St. Patrick's Day Parade & dancing around Milwaukee for the holiday. I earned my BA in Dance from UWM in 2010. Types of dance I did- Irish, West African, jazz, ballet, Horton Modern, & Musical Theatre. An injury caused me to stop dancing. Then my husband (married since 07') & I had a child,…

Malay traditional dance arts as my cultural performance to represent my nation. Dance can be defined as the art of dance movements of the body, legs and arms to the beat of the music played. Dances from each nation has its own origin. I will introduce Malay traditional dance arts called “Mak yong” as a cultural performance to represent my nation to other.” Mak Yong” dance is a traditional Malay dances that are very popular in Malaysia especially in Kelantan. “Mak yong” dance drama is a form…

Dance is an art form consisting of individuals or groups moving in patterns, either practiced or impromptu, to the rhythm of music. Dance and music go hand in hand, allowing the music to set a tone for the dance, creating different styles of dance. Dance is likely to have begun as a ritual to appeal to a culture’s worshipped being or included in ones “rite of passage” (Histoy of Dance, n.d.). Evidence has been found in India showing the existence of dance in the form of paintings made in caves…

Seventies Dancing Intro: The dances of the seventies were all about disco music. Disco music features soaring vocals over a steady beat, an eighth note or sixteenth note hi-hat with an open hi-hat on the off-beat, and a syncopated bass line. During the seventies, disco clubs, which were very common, were filled with disco dancers. Common dance moves included “The Hustle,” “The Bump,” “YMCA,” and many others. Detailed description of dance and the music: Disco dance is moving to music with your…

In the Winthrop Dance Theater 2015, the Little Swans was choreographed by Marius Petipa and restaged by Mia Cunningham. During this piece the type of music played was “Swan Lake” by Pyotr llyich Tchaikovsky in 1896. Little Swans is considered to be the first of two excerpts from an adaptation of Petipa 's version of “Swan Lake.” This particular piece was in the genre of ballet and was performed by five females, and no males. The costumes these females wore consisted of them wearing a white tutu,…

Pilates to improve their physical fitness and technique.” (Facts About Dance - Did you know?). Dance is a fun activity, but it is obviously difficult and time consuming. The activity takes hours of training, team effort, and a strong passion for the art. Even though dance may just look cool to some people, it is a dancer’s job to make what they are doing look easy. If there is no motivation or dedication to work, practicing dance would be pointless and no one would improve. Competing and growing…

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…

Final Reflection Dance is one of the most intense art forms ever conceived, it is the most physically demanding, and yet balances the ability to display raw emotion. As an actor, I have a strong appreciation for displays of raw emotion because of the cathartic experience that it can enact. Prior to this class, however, I had a very low overall appreciation for dance in general as an art form. This is because I had never had any form of formal training. I understood the effort and technique…