Stomp dance

Born in the Bronx, New York City on July 24, 1969, in a Puerto Rican household Jennifer was searching for her big role that would make her a household name. According to biography.com, Jennifer danced on In Living Color, however, that did not ensue her a hit role. It was not until 1997 her big role came in the iconic movie, Selena. In an interview with the Today Show Jennifer says emotionally, “ it was a great thing for her to be my mentor in a way and for her to teach me so much about, yes…

Embracing the idea of movement as more than just dance is an overarching theme in Deidre Sklar’s “Dancing with the Virgin” and Cindy Garcia’s “Salsa Crossings”. Both ethnographies analyze the implication of movement in the establishment of the community. In “Dancing with the Virgin”, members of the community are brought together through collective memories that are embodied in the dance as well as the rest of the fiesta. In the world of “Salsa Crossings”, the intent is to establish identity in…

Discourse community is seeking the same or certain purpose and talking about particular topics and issues. John Swales suggests that groups or communities can only be a true discourse community if they meet the following six requirements: (1) the community shares clearly stated goals and common objectives … (6) a discourse community is not stagnate, thus the group may replace old members with new ones, and this creates different levels of expertise within the community (Swales 471-473). When I…

Hanya Holm’s ideology, as well as her movement quality, is woven throughout Gus Giordano’s career and his approach to movement. Giordano successfully established a technique that, like Holm’s approach, took advantage of other dance techniques, such as ballet and modern, and morphed components of each into a new art form (Sabo, Made in America 44). Not only did Gus use others’ techniques, but he also anticipated the manipulation of his own technique to fit into his students’ personal style.…

“Be you. Make sure you're saying something when you're saying something. It's important to sound like you, to feel like you, to be like you. Be you.” -Erykah Badu. Just one of the many inspirational quotes said by the soulful artist. Born Erica Abi Wright later change to Erykah Badu,("kah" is an Egyptian term for one's "inner self," and "badu" is her favorite jazz-riff scat sound.) on February 26, 1971, in Dallas, Texas. Erykah was introduced into music and other arts in her early life because…

A person who is talented, but a cheater could be like a poker player trying to win. They could be compared to this because if you are determined and talented at something like poker you might cheat so you don’t lose money and ensure a victory. When comparing theses types of people I will be talking about Tonya Harding, who was a great figure skater, but hired a hitman to attack another skater so she could win. After reading many online resources, it is clear that Tonya Harding was a great…

Consequently, at the time when we were given a choice for Play #5, I was also lucky enough to receive an opportunity to see the “The Great Comet of 1812” with my residence hall. Since the tickets were significantly discounted and right at my disposal, of course I took the opportunity to go. When the show was announced, I was very excited as I had heard a lot of buzz about the musical. First of all, it stars Josh Groban in his debut on Broadway, which obviously would direct a lot of attention…

It had always been a dream of mine to enter high school and be not only a member of the dance team, but an officer or a colonel. Since I am an experienced, competitive dancer and have been dancing since I was 3, becoming a member of the team was fairly simple, but I knew becoming an officer would be a challenge. I became a member of the team my freshman year and instantly fell in love with the change of environment. When sophomore year arose, being apart of the team became tedious, but my…

As time is ticking by and decisions for my future are needing to be made, I struggle pinpointing what exactly I should do as my profession. I think that I know a little about a lot of different things, so it’s hard to decide just one of the many that I think I do well at and enjoy. However, one of my hobbies has really begun to be highlighted as I am getting more recognition for my work. That hobby is doing hair and makeup. It has become my new job goal, but I do need to consider a few things;…

The show was ordered up as Disney's attempt at its first female buddy show,[clarification needed] but with a dance-driven aspect.[7] Initially carrying the working title Dance, Dance Chicago, the original description was described as the journey of two kids on a contemporary American Bandstand-type show.[8] Veteran television producers Chris Thompson, a former writer for Laverne & Shirley and creator of Bosom Buddies and Rob Lotterstein, who had worked on several series including Boy Meets World…