Partner dance

Dance is defined, by Merriam-Webster, as movement of “your body in a way that goes with the rhythm and style of music that is being played.” Throughout history it has evolved to fit the ever changing world around us. From Native Americans to Miley Cyrus, dance has remained a popular activity, whether for religious aspects or entertainment purposes. It seems no matter the style of dance, regarding the past century, there is always disapproval somewhere. Usually this disapproval comes from older…

with this, live events were popular as well. Adults went to see jazz players, dance performers, and plays. Although the audience was white-only, the performers were both white and African American. The most popular destinations for live events were all in Harlem, NYC. This includes Connie’s Inn, the Cotton Club, and the Apollo Theater. Most of these locations had a set-up of round tables with chairs surrounding a dance floor or stage. Adults usually smoked, ate, or drank non-alcoholic beverages…

entrance, so we were all getting ready to dance. This was the first dance of the night, and there was so much built up anticipation. This was the moment we were all waiting for, the moment we had practiced so tirelessly for months. Finally, the doors opened, and each pair entered the ballroom one by one, until it was my turn for my escort, Marc, and I entered and then went into our waltz position. The music commenced and the waltz began. I do not know how the dance looked, but I…

Lakalaka is a dance form from the island Tonga, a small island between Australia and New Zealand. Lakalaka literally means, “to stride back and forth” and is one of the only Tongan dances to be considered truly indigenous (Shumway, 29). Lakalaka is a dance form that combines dance, poetry, and music to celebrate the “goodness of the Tongan way of life” (Shumway TWO, 468). I chose to research this dance because I know nothing about it and it seems to not be prevalent in many other countries…

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…

Garrison, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown. Grade 4 Dance Standards 3: Understand dance as a way to create and communicate meaning. Objectives: 1. The student will be able to (TSWBA) explain and communicate the emotions and contributions of Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist, in the mounting tensions over slavery through an original dance routine created in cooperative groups. Assessment (summative and formative): • Objective 1 will be…

explore and expand our dancing horizons. Several dances are performed throughout the beautiful city of San Diego. We trek across a long road to a red tent, pick up our passes and join the other spectators at our first stop of the day. The seventeenth annual Trolley Dances brings people of all ages, ethnicities, and dance knowledge to one place to experience “America’s Finest City” and some of the city’s most talented performers. Six choreographed pieces dance in various parts of downtown San…

I believe that my final performance of my take on the Elements of Dance theme was satisfactory. Given my condition on the day, I am pleased with my focus during the dance and my overall performance. Three aspects that went really well, in my opinion, would be the intense energy that my partner and I brought onstage, our synchronization while performing, and the evident presentation of the light versus dark theme. Mary and I work well together, but I believe that during the performance, we were…

instantly strike people as negative or abusive, but in musical terms, it is just the pace of a song. Depending on how someone pictures a waltz, this could be another ambiguity. I picture a waltz as light and close, while someone else may imagine the dance as slower, strict, or even sad. Overall, there are many ways that the words in this poem can be interpreted. “My Papa’s Waltz” was written using very specific and thought out words. Each word can mean different things to different readers.…

This movement grew from the idea that dance could go beyond simple entertainment: it could be used and be sued by people as a form of communication and expression of personal feelings. By the middle of the 20th century, the modern dance movement had paved the way for dance pioneers to develop the concept of dance therapy. Marian Chace, Mary Whitehouse, and Trudy Schoop were just a few pioneers of this emerging concept. By the 1940s, dance therapy was influenced by the psychodynamic theory…