Ritual dances

These types of light shows started to grow with the aid of hallucinating drugs such as LSD or Ecstasy. In 2006, a light artist named Hermes put the lights into the gloves fingertips, this started a revolution in the way of dance and therapy. Hermes expressed in an interview with Emazinglights, who is one of the major gloving suppliers, “gloving is actually a new way of dancing…when they see it, it blows their mind.” Gloving has been picked up by music video directors, talent…

West Side Story is a play that reciprocates the harsh times during World War Two between two races. America was in a war and there were many Puerto Rican immigrants coming to the states in seek of a refuge. In this play there are two sides named the Jets and the Sharks. These two sides represent the Americans and Puerto Ricans during this time. I saw this play with my family on Broadway in 2009 and enjoyed this play. West Side Story is not only filled with action and romance but is also full…

Susie was a typical freshman girl on Central High’s swim team. Living in California, Susie was used to spending most of her time in the water. Both of her parents loved to be outdoors and enjoyed an active lifestyle that they passed that onto their daughter. Easily passing though swimming lessons, the lead lifeguard approached Susie’s parents about the possibility of Susie joining a swim team. She said, “Even though Susie is too young to compete, I think Susie could get a head start on learning…

Robert E. Lee High School will present “High School Musical” Oct. 6-9, said Michael Ward, drama instructor. Performances are set for 7 p.m. Oct. 6 through 8 and 2 p.m. Oct. 8 through 9 at the Jan E. Jones Arts Center on campus. Tickets cost $5 for children and students and $10 for others. Tickets will be sold in the box office before the shows. The play tells what happens when an athlete and shy student try out for their school’s musical production. This show was derived from the 2006 Disney…

happiness. I don’t want this dance year to be over because I love coming here every week. Fifth Grade Walking into this room was very nerve racking on my…

excel, you need to put your education first. My first year on the Dance Team I received “Most Improved Dancer” award. Then to letter as a Varsity member my next year on the team, was rewarding. It shows that hard work does pay off. This summer I attended Just For Kix camp and was awarded the “Highest Kicks” award. I continue to bring my passion for dance outside of school, devoting over 21 hours a week. Meaning not only do I dance for our High School, but at a local studio as well. This sport…

Alberta Art Gallery October 1-November 20. ‘Halifax-based artist Lisa Lipton brings together the nine chapters of her film and performance opus THE IMPOSSIBLE BLUE ROSE. Three years in the making, Lipton’s project is the culmination of video, theatre, dance, poetry, sculpture, and more that surfaced on her dreamy and rebellious journey throughout North America. Lipton’s story follows its own path, one of spontaneity and intuition, yet with recurring characters, objects, and symbols. It began…

Have you ever wondered how people do pointe dance? Well, actually I am one of those people. It seems really hard but actually it is not. There are three ways that you can improve your pointe dancing skills. The first way to improve pointe is to stretch your feet really well. This will help with both cramps and the way your dancing style looks. When you do leaps and arabesques in ballet, you want your feet to be pointed. You can not point your feet if they are not stretched out. If you point…

libretto for Dark Elegies. The world premiere took place in 1937. It was held as part of the Ballet Rambert, in the Duchess Theatre, London on February 19th. In addition to Tudor, there were many other influential members involved in creating this dance work. Gustav Mahler composed the five songs that make up the score and Friedrich Ruckert wrote all of the lyrics. Nadia Benois created scenery and costumes, while Jean Rosenthal designed the lighting (ABT). For this assignment I viewed the…

Every dancer dreams of starting the one and only class that everybody knows is so famous. What is this beautiful class? It is Pointe, the gorgeous, little, squared-toed, baby-pink slippers that so many dancers strive to wear. Who wouldn’t want to dance on a three-inch surface supporting three times her own body weight? Beauty is pain and the beauty of your feet after you’re done and the pain-staking hours it takes to break in the shoes is so worth it. The most crucial step in taking this class…