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Dancing Group In 16th August, The Impression of Haiti showed up in Beijing. Combining Western African dances with voodoo legend, Haiti dancing group – Ballet Bacoulou gave an enthusiastic performance. Also, they will perform in Dezhou and Jinan, Shandong province. The debut they made in Beijing won rounds of applause. They presented 14 native dances with special charms. For instance, The Dance of Liberator revealed the slaveries’ ecstasy of reembracing freedom. They danced in a lively beat…

Roller skates first came into American history when James Plimpton, an inventor, found a more usual way to design on land skates. After roller skates had been made more functional The Coliseum in Chicago had opened a public skating rink. After that Madison Square Garden had become a skating rink. Hundreds of rink openings followed. The roller skates had been made for the rich only. During the golden age of roller skating, 1920’s- 1950’s, the roller rinks were segregated. Then the roller derby…

This article presents a photographer named Lujan Agusti who has recently arrived in Mexico. During her time there, she was straight away shocked by the numerous amounts of religious festivals occurring all through the year. She was captivated by the performances that re-enacted the past, along with the characters. There were many festivals dedicated to their religion, celebrating holy week, anniversaries of churches, and more. “Religion is everywhere!” Agusti said. Agusti roamed around the…

A trapeze artist, a tiny young woman in a dress so short that Ruby Ann could see where her legs turned into hips, danced along a taut wire tied between two poles. Beside her, a man covered in tattoos played some kind of flute, egging on the little woman. Roaming through the crowds were women dressed in little more than bras and panties with sheer skirts that twirled around them and seemed to change color as they juggled flaming orbs and danced provocatively. Men threw swords to each other and…

The Life Experience of a Cheerleader The rush of excitement running through the stands during the freezing Friday Night Lights. There is nothing better in the world than the feeling of pumping up the football players and crowd during a football game. Cheerleading began during the late 18th century. It originally started out with all males. Nowadays, there is a majority of females with few males or no males at all. Being a cheerleader is a great way to increase spirit in the school or community.…

For the syllabus addition paper I chose the dance voguing. Created by gay Black and Latino Americans, voguing evolved out of Harlem in the 1980’s. Its origins date back to the 1930’s in the underground LGBT ballroom scene, where it was known as “performance.” Voguing was mostly done in ‘houses’, which are family-like collectives of members of the LGBT community, one of the most popular being The House of Xtravanganza in New York City (the mecca of voguing). Here, the dancers would strike poses…

them going into Oklahoma. Oklahoma became home to many Native Americans, and after migrations, it became an area full of rich culture. In the late 1800’s, the Kiowa tribe began a new ceremony and dance, which was unique to their culture. Along with the Kiowa, the Comanche tribe also created a new dance and celebration tradition, known as a “picnic.” During the 19th Century, many changes were upon this culture. Non-Native American settlers were moving westward, thus beginning…

On October 1st 2015, Hollins Dance hosted a talk titled “Where Do We Go From Here” with New York choreographer John Josperse. The talk was guided by Dance professor Jeffery Bullock asking questions about dance culture in academia. The talk began with simple questions like, what does it mean to be a dance artist? How does dance sit in academia? What is dance culture? Does dance affect the system we live in? John described his journey of becoming a well-known choreographer and how from the very…

and acrobatic gymnastics because it requires a lot of strength and the ability to tumble. It also requires teamwork, balance and focus to be able to lift other people into the air to hold or to do a trick. It's similar to dance because cheerleaders learn different styles of dances and like all 3 sports, cheerleaders compete while doing a…

successfully execute them during a large, long competition. Cheerleaders need to maintain a healthy body weight, and eat a certain number of calories from specific kinds of foods to sustain energy levels. The sport of cheerleading involves tumbling, dance, Stunts, strength skills and requires significant athleticism. A cheerleader may be on her feet for the entire routine, which can often last several minutes, the routines are high speed and require a lot of physical and mental health.…