Step dance

So, I was like 11 or 12 and I tried out for a dance team called The St. Louis Dazzling Diamonds. When I tried out for this team is was extremely hard. We had to do all these turns that I didn’t know how to do and I thought I would never make that team. But I actually made the team. I was so freaking excited. So the coach called my mom at 2pm and said “ Good morning I would like to call and congratulate Raquel on making the fifth spot on The St.Louis Dazzling Diamonds.” My mom said “ Thank you…

My story is going to be about my first Cross Country race. I know it’s not that exciting, but it was for me. I met lots of people that day and I made some friends with the other team. Before the race I wallked from the High School to the Elementary. I walked with with Spencer and we talked a little bit. Once I got there I went to the bathrooms close to the concession stand. I changed there, left my stuff at the concessions stand, brought a water bottle with me, and I jogged to the course. Once…

intended to go on stage and dance, and to sing in the style of Connee Boswell, a singer who sung Boswell’s “Judy” and “The Object of My Affection” a song recorded by the Boswell Sisters, and won the first place prize of $25.00. In January 1935, Ella won the chance to perform for a week with the Tiny Bradshaw band at the Harlem Opera House, where she met drummer and bandleader Chick Webb, and Webb offered her an opportunity to test with his band when they played at a dance at Yale University.…

nothing else and I can just enjoy and focus on the activity on its own. Consequentially, I spent a lot of time doing it and became quite good at dancing, and there were many people out there who would criticize and be very jealous of me. By accepting my dance as a free gift and not worry about living up to the expectations of all these people, I can more freely participate it by not have their judgments cloud my mind and focus solely on my dancing. Trying to explain it as something other than a…

Martha Graham’s Lamentation expresses the emotions of the Great Depression. Her facial expressions and body movements’ shows agony from the people who endure sufferings caused by the Great Depression, and the dancer’s body language expresses it in the dance. The Great Depression is a recession in economy and market that last in a long period of time. It caused people to lose their jobs, lose their homes, and lose all the people’s saving from banks that cannot give money back to the people. In…

The History of Ice Skating and Its Massive Popularity As with all sports, ice skating was something that stemmed from curiosity about whether it could be done and became something that others enjoyed doing as well. However, ice skating is one of the few sports that immediately drew massive popularity. It is also interesting because it is a sport that was thousands of years ago. To help you gain a better understanding of the history and popularity of ice skating, you should check out the facts…

“Cool, blonde and beautiful. Kelly was fire under ice.” (World, 134), producer Alfred Hitchcock describes actor Grace Kelly which would later be starred in three of his films. Over five years, Grace Kelly is casted in 11 films and over 60 televisions shows until settling down with a Prince and starting a family. Grace Kelly lead an extraordinary life pursuing an extremely successful acting career, but gave up hollywood to start a family with Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Grace Kelly was born on…

centimeters tall. It resides in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, Spain. The Green Dancer was created during the 19th-century art movement called Impressionism. Nine Dancers are dressed in costume performing and preparing to perform a ballet dance. The artwork created by Degas features three dancers wearing teal leotards and large teal tutus with coral, green, and white specs on the tips of the tutu. The dancers are crossing the floor in a back attitude with their left leg and their…

In “Dance Dance Revolution” by Barbara Ehnrenreich, she describes the very background and core controversies surrounding the legalities and restrictions surrounding dance. Ehnrenreich To make her idea that dance is a persistent conflict that requires a call for action clear, she uses the contrasting times throughout history, using examples to relate to modern times, and the appellate of human empathy. Throughout the passage, Ehnrenreich continues to show the different conflicts around dance…

heritage. Further, my exposure to multicultural communities extends to my high school, which is composed of students with various backgrounds. Every school year, there is a showcase called “Multi” that represents dances from cultures all over the world. While I do not participate in the dances, I appreciate and admire all of the different representations that are…