Social dance

Our world is a melting pot filled with a variety of cultures and ethnicities. People who grew up with a different cultural background sometimes forget their roots as they get older. I even forget my roots sometimes because, despite the fact that I grew up with a Vietnamese background, I have become so used to America and how they do things differently compared to Vietnam or Vietnamese people, that I simply forget about my culture and traditions. Another thing that I also overlook is the…

had them. I imitated countless Michael Jackson dance steps. Then I continued rehearsing and training for my performances more than anything in my life. At daybreak I cavorted on the dead grassy schoolyard by myself because nobody played with me or appeared to appreciate what I did… at least that’s what I originally assumed. Droves of kids accosted me and said shit like, “What the hell are you doing?” I replied, “I’m just practicing so I can dance like Michael Jackson.” Some sprogs expressed…

seconds in, I realized that the way she dance correlated with the time period of French culture. During the 1800’s women in France held rebellions and forcefully involved themselves in politics and because of that they were not allowed to speak in public. That relates to France in the Pas de Fiancée because she danced as if it was the complete opposite for her— she danced with the finest aspects of entitlement and reagalness. After France came Romania, dance by Caitlin Coley, came to stage.…

AVID Speech AVID has helped me be more focused and serious about finding a career, being more organized and helping me help my peers. Before AVID I felt like a beginner in an intermediate dance class. AVID has helped me by being m dance instructor, helping me step by step. AVID, being my dance instructor helped me become more focused and serious on what I wanted to do and how I would get to that point in life. Before AVID I wasn’t really worried about life would be like after high school…

yourself. It could be in when you were a little kid, or more relevant- high school. Elizalde wants us to reached 20 years later and picture ourselves committing everything that you are passionate about. I decided and committed to opening or running a dance studio business. Secondly,”No pain, no gain” (Elizalde para 20). Basically saying, you fall down, get right back up and do it again. This can apply to a dancers life because you literally go through blood, sweat, and tears. I been in this…

story. In a classical ballet, the costumes are more elaborate and add layers to the story, that in an interpretation of Balanchine’s opinion, are not necessarily needed. The classical ballet costumes would tell the audience where a dancer stood in a social structure. The costumes pointed out which dancer’s would be the main attraction overall, and which characters had less important roles. The story in a classical ballet is driven through movement, costumes, and set design. Where in…

less of an oceanic identity. Although I never put much thought into it, this is very prevalent in my daily life. According to our studies, the reflective self or identity tends to be one that is revealed in abstract statements, it transcends specific social roles or situations. From this definition, I can completely agree that I have more of a reflective identity. As a child I never understood the rules and roles placed on us by society. I always thought outside of the box. I questioned gender…

The Wayang Kulit is a famous shadow puppet play in Indonesia. Wayang means shadow and Kulit means leather. This is to be said one of the earliest forms of puppet dancing, going back to the year 800. The origin of the Wayang Kulit comes from Indonesia, although there have been arguments that it also could have come from China. This style of theater is based on the "Ramayana" and the "Mahabharata". The Ramayana is a story where a prince Rama tries to rescue his wife from an evil king and The…

Flamenco is a folk art and culture from Iberia, or present day Spain. A genre that has been the musical outlet for the poor and the troubled, Flamenco is not merely a style of music, song or dance from Spain but rather a way of life that influences the daily activities of many individuals. The art of flamenco was intended to be an outward expression of an individual’s most profound emotions and the flamenco way of life. It was never intended to be a technical art performed with enduring…

The task set is to identify the social-cognition concepts that are found in the characters behaviours and attitudes in the film, ‘Take the Lead’. Impression formation is when someone forms impressions of peoples charismas based on traits and behaviours. People can form impressions verbally, which involves what is said such as swearing, polite and/or formal language. An example of this is how Pierre, throughout the whole film, talks in a polite manner and never once raises his voice. His…