Social dance

For the past three years, I have been apart of the Sartell Dance Team. Starting my freshman year I was definitely intimidated. I was scared that all the upperclassmen were judging every kick, jump, and turn I did at practice. It was a year of learning the ropes and getting the feel for high school dance team. I thought it was fun to be honest. I enjoyed hanging out with my grade and just getting to know them. I felt good about myself because I went from an alternate to a dancer in formation…

warriors with images of war and painted faces always involved in combat, or as mighty hunters, and again savages. Without personal contact, I was led to believe what was portrayed in the media was valid to some degree. For example, ceremonial attire and dance is partaken of, however, the attire is not universal, and it is according to the tribe and location. Presently, the media’s portrayal is less impacting after visiting the Pow-wow and presentations depicting the life of Native American in…

Between 1830 and 1850 classical dance has evolved significantly from its early years in French aristocratic court life, but no other period in its history created such monumental change as the Romantic Era. Despite the brevity of this period, it created radical change and helped form ballet into what it is today. Its impact can be seen in simple changes to costuming and theatrical innovations, which made a significant and substantial impression on how the public perceived dance. These…

continued to dance. In the Russian documentary I saw five young girls pushing their bodies to the breaking point to become the best, no matter what it took to get there. Dancer place themselves in difficult situations and push their bodies so far to accept pain. They are truly athletes of the greatest degree. Anna Aalten wrote in her journal, In the Presence of the Body: Theorizing Training, Injuries and Pain in Ballet, that humans were not made to stand on their toes, let alone dance. But…

Essay Question 2100 words Discuss and analyse the relevant issues related to creativity and performance in theme based work, making references to the devising process and finished work. Your discussion and analysis should be informed by performance and choreographic theories, as well personal engagement. This essay will look specifically at creativity, performance and the relating issues from the director and performer/dancers point of view. I will discuss the issues in relation to two…

deep sense it is who you are.” (Wainwright, Williams, and Turner, 2005, p.49). As this quotation suggests, dance is often considered a major source of identity for dancers. Mainwaring, Krasnow, and Kerr (2001, cited in Eusanio, Thomson, and Jaque, 2014) suggest that one’s self-identity is often defined by one’s work- for dancers, their work is their dancing, hence their identity is defined by dance. Therefore, this may be particularly applicable to student dancers who have grown-up dancing. As…

The social norm we broke was dancing in public, and not just dancing, dancing baldy. In public people are supposed to behave civilly and keep to themselves. Dancing in public breaks this norm because it calls attention to oneself and distracts others from their tasks. Shoppers generally go to get their items as quickly and efficiently as possible. Going to a store to dance is not a normal activity one would participate in. It is a folkway because there isn’t any moral significance attached to…

The stories in which were expressed so adamantly on the program and through the art of a dance entitled “Here we are.” This power behind the performers twists and turns and the pain so easily expressed through the creases and frowns on their faces, led me to believe that these dancers were human and had experienced events that have made them…

Social Psychology amongst Cheerleaders For this paper, I chose to evaluate my high school’s cheerleading team for concepts that were taught in Social Psychology. I was a member of this team for my junior year of high school- 2012 to 2013. I was a first-year varsity cheerleader, and it was my second year attending this school. This team was almost entirely composed of student dancers with teammates ranging from fourteen years old to eighteen year olds. I was the only non- freshman who had not…

Waltz was a kind of music related to the theme of dance. It replaced elegant but artificial court dance in the old days and reflected the spirit of the new era. Viennese Waltz slightly anticipated the second beat of each measure, making it sound as if the third was late and creating a certain buoyancy. It was popular in Europe, especially in Vienna, because no matter nobility or common people, they liked music and dances. In addition, Johann Strauss I and his son Johann Strauss II were the…