Ritual dances

My First Dance Competition The first time I performed at a dance competition was a very exciting and memorable moment for me. I was six years old and insanely nervous. Typically the nerves hit me while I wait in the wing of the stage for my name to be called, but this time it began the moment I woke up in the morning. I remember having to wake up at about six in the morning in order to have time to get ready and be at the convention center in Wichita when the doors opened at 7:30 a.m. I have…

television of the body”, Claire Perkins discusses how the body is used in place of dialogue to develop the story and the characters (34) The next few shots are jump cuts between Marnie and various main characters. First we see Jessa who has wild and free dance movements that show her carefree nature. Her face is always positioned away from the camera, which indicates that she is secretly insecure about who she is – something she does not have the courage to admit out loud. Then we are introduced…

In this study, five case studies that relate to a circus were selected in order to study the functions, circulation and spaces that needs to be implemented into the circus project. The case studies chosen are La Nouba, Zarkana, Le Noir, Circus Vargas and Cirque Eloize. The first case study presents La Nouba. It is a Cirque Du Soleil show in a residence custom built free standing theatre. It is a contemporary circus that features aerial ballet, trapeze, high wire and flying trapeze and other…

On a snowy night in 1892, The Nutcracker (originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Balletmaster Lev Ivanov) made its first appearance at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia. With a dazzling original score by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky and classical ballet choreography, The Nutcracker became a holiday tradition in the United States a few years after its first full-length American production by dancer/choreographer Willam Christensen for the San Francisco Ballet on December…

Miniature sized madonnas of their era gracefully parade down the stage as their names are called, covered in full glam from head to toe in extensions galore. The authenticity of these young girls wears thin as their costumes exhibit a mature look while their bodies have yet a long way to develop. As pure and glamourous the art of pageantry might seem, behind the curtains lie a different show. Karen Kataline, President of The Center for Leadership Communication and author of award-winning…

Sartorial trendsetter and mega star Miley Cyrus is in the spotlight a lot, but some things she's hidden away from the press. We've uncovered these facts that have slipped through the cracks, and today we're here to give you 15 things you didn't know about Miley Cyrus. Check out part one now, and stay tuned for part two, coming soon! Number Fifteen: She Launched The Happy Hippie Foundation. You might be aware that Miley is connected to the Happy Hippie Foundation, but did you know she started…

of the Marching Band is led by one drum major, and do outdoor or indoor performances in rows that form a pattern formation that changes constantly according to the flow of choreography to the song being played, and accompanied also by the action of dances performed by number of players’ Color Guard. The marching band originated with traveling musicians who performed together at festivals and celebrations throughout the ancient world. It evolved and became more structured within the armies of…

The crowd is watching intensly as the gymnast soars over the vault and scores a perfect 10.00. The crowd goes wild! Gymnasts have to work hard to accomplish the difficult tasks of competing at gym meets all over the world. It takes a strong commitment and a positive attitude to become a competing gymnast. Gymnasts train for many hours of the week, the risk of injury is very high, but the rewards are worth it. Gymnastics is an amazing sport that provides many values, but there are challenges…

should be. All-Star is a combination of dance, gymnastics, and motions. All-Star cheer is highly competitive. All-Star cheerleading requires participants to be physically fit. Cheerleading requires the strength similar to a football player because you will have to use your upper body strength for stunting. All-Star also requires endurance because there is fast-paced non-stop movement for two minutes and thirty seconds. Endurance is also needed for the dance portion of the routine because there…

Gymnastics you ask what is it it’s a sport that is performed in the winter Olympics. Yes it is a sport some people say it is not a sport but it is because it uses the performance of exercises requiring strength, flexibility, balance and control. It’s actually two types of gymnastics there’s artistic and rhythmic. Yes they are different because rhythmic gymnastics you do Gymnasts performing as in jumps, tosses, leaps and other moves with different types of apparatus. Rhythmic gymnastics is the…