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The gymnast closed her eyes. Her arms swayed gracefully into each pose and traced the motions she was about to compete. As she visualized herself flipping four feet off the floor on a four inch beam, her body trembled and her palms perspired. Over the past 16 years of her life, she has spent four and a half hours, five days a week, 52 weeks of the year, training in the gym, for this moment. As she concluded her mental routine, the athlete smiled gently at her coach and made her way over to…

to their audience. Plus the dance moves that he came up with where ideal for the time he was in. People would love to learn…

On April 14th, I attended a concert performed by Flux Pavilion in Washington, DC. Flux Pavilion is a soloist that plays as a DJ at many concerts. Most often his music would be considered Electronica or Dubstep. Some of the songs that he included in his performance were I Can’t Stop, Pull the Trigger, and Cut Me Out. The people that attended the concert were very in tune with the music getting excited like the DJ jumping up and down and shouting. By the DJ getting excited about the music it made…

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.…

” Nina Ananiashvili, the artistic director for the State Ballet of Georgia, begins to describe the magic and mystic found within the art of ballet. Only a ballerina possesses the key to unlock the mysteries hidden within each graceful movement of dance. Nevertheless ballet, like almost everything else, has a side far less romantic to it. Throughout her entire career, a dancer struggles to ensure a strong and healthy body while simultaneously pushing it to its limits and demanding for it to…

Dancing on the brain Dance has been proven to increase brain activity. A study shows that dancing frequently decreases possible dementia by 76%. Dancing for century has improved the physical and mental health of those who participated in dance. Dance classes are essential in the education system for students to reach their full potential . It has become imperative for students to become immersed in dance to improve not only their physical and mental health but almost to improve learning and…

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…