Social dance

As she drove down the back roads she knew so well, she could not help but think back on all she was leaving behind. Her quiet home amongst farmland, the bed she collapsed in each time she had a bad day, her costumes and shoes from her fifteen year dance career, pictures and clothes and the four bedroom walls that had provided her comfort for the entirety of her life. Nerves took over her thoughts and as the drive…

to be a dancer. I relate to Melanie’s use of, “…sweat, tears and sometimes blood,” (15 Truths About Being a Professional Dancer) because I have experienced similar hardships. Dancers must also be encouraging to others for progress to occur on the dance floor. A team will succeed or fail together, and failure will be because of the lack of support and motivation given to teammates from one another. The encouragement given to a teammate could lead to their own determination to complete a difficult…

Russia. It is a technical form of dance that includes ravishing, elegant arm movements along with perplexing, impressive footwork. Consisting of more than just steps, it allows space for both physical and mental growth. Ballet provides more than just the ability to perform steps and recognize the corresponding names, such as “plie” or “pirouette”. Long-lasting effects are presented on human beings, such as physical and mental improvements. Essentially, ballet dance has countless benefits to a…

required chairs. To do this dance there was a lot of core strength involved, they also wanted a lot of acting. It was made up of a series of fidgets. After they taught us the first dance we did it in groups of 4. The whole time they were videotaping us. After that we cleared out the chairs and learned the second dance. The second dance was to the song “Revolting Children.” It was sharper and consisted of fast boxing and dodging the fidgets. After they taught us this dance, we did the…

The Dancing Wheels Company portrays a fantastic utilization of art to bring awareness to social issues. By encouraging the disabled to participate in preforming arts (such as dance), Quinlan (2010) wants to empower these individuals and change the negativity that surrounds the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the arts as well as in broader communities. The Dancing Wheels Company also re-enacted a protest from 1985 on stage with the help of an all-African American partner company in…

Strange Fruit; a solo first performed in 1945, was created by a woman named Pearl Primus. She was in a dance company that encouraged her to address social issues through movement. The soloist performing Strange Fruit in a woman who is witnessing a lynching. Ms. Primus was reflecting on the struggle of black share croppers in the south. The message and purpose of this piece is clear. I am sure during its time it must have caused a stir in the audience. Even today I think it would cause discussion…

To understand the primary method of communication between the teachers and students at Elsa Pardo Dance Center, I analyzed their studio Facebook page. This page is where the instructors update the students on upcoming rehearsals, class cancellations, changing schedules, special events, and performances. The page is updated on a daily basis by the Director of the BRAVO Competition Company and posts range in content, from simple reminders to lengthy descriptions of competition details, the dancers…

and Technology, Department of Sociology and Social Research. University of Trento. 20 Jan. 2014. Web. 26 Oct. 2015. Bassetti explains that there are certain stereotypes that are placed on man dancers. His article examines, how can the idea of males dancing be socially normalized. During his 3 yearlong study, Bassetti takes various dance classes, performs, and observers dance, to understand the culture of male dance. Through antidotes, he explains how dance must be viewed in order for male in…

Growing up in an artistic household,there had never been a time that dance was not present in my life. At an early age, I was exposed to the arts and show business and nothing intrigued me more. I would spend countless hours backstage of my mother’s performances, frolicking in her makeup and playing make-believe. I fell in love with everything the theater had to offer and eventually it became my second home. As I grew older, and my motor skills emerged, nothing and no one could restrain me from…

3. Musicians and dancers: Fine arts like music and dance have reached glorious heights during the period of the Vijayanagara rulers. The wide spectrum of music and dance in the Vijayanagara period is attested by testimony of sculpture. An attempt has been made to give an account of different aspects of the musicians and dancers in the Vijayanagara temples of Rayalaseema. The temple walls, pillars, adhisthana, gopura and other component parts display different models of musicians and dancers.…