Eastern (Belly) Dance (The super condensed mini version) Middle Eastern Dance is an umbrella term which refers to all dances of the Middle East and it’s surrounding areas from both the past and present. However its also a term commonly used to refer to Raqs Sharqi or "belly dance" and its various styles‚ offshoots‚ and predecessors. Many scholars believe that Raqs Sharqi stems from older dances. It has been called the world’s "oldest dance‚" with theories linking it to ancient dances in Mesopotamia
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Modern dance is a broad genre of western concert or theatrical dance‚ primarily arising out of both Germany and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The oversimplification of modern dance’s history often leads to the erroneous explanation that the art form emerged merely as a rejection of‚ or rebellion against classical ballet. An in-depth analysis of the context of the emergence of modern dance reveals that as early as the 1880s‚ a range of socioeconomic changes in both
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Chinese Lion Dance The lion dance is a traditional dance performed in the Chinese culture. The performers mimic the moves of the lion inside a costume that looks in a way like a lion. Many people who are not very familiar with the Lion Dance often gets it confused with the Dragon Dance‚ since both are performed‚ for the most part‚ for the same occasions. It is simple to tell the two dances apart. The Lion Dance is performed most of the time with only two people. The Dragon Dance is performed with
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AGAPE INTENT THE SOUL OF THE EVA HERR Copyright © 004‚ Eva Herr‚ all rights reserved. www.evaherr.com 4 I dedicate this book to my father‚ Norman Flack. Agape (pronounced ah-gah’-pay) is a Greek word meaning unselfish love of one person for another. Table of Contents Part I: The Beginning An Introduction-A Story in Time . . . . . . . . . . . . The Kidnapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 . The Battle for My Son and My Life . . .
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gender-nonconforming bodies in dance. To begin that discussion‚ it is imperative to examine the exclusion of queer and dance knowledge that leads to the omission of queer dance from academic discourse. When the reason behind these exclusions are understood‚ it becomes easier to see the roots of the gender-nonconforming bodies that are excluded from the academic dance-world. This piece is divided into eight sections‚ each providing background into the reasons that gender nonconforming bodies in dance are excluded
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strived to expose the awareness of the African Diaspora through her choreography. Her dance technique shows a collection of many cultures since she herself was a very cultural ethnic person. Dunham’s work has brought a great influence in the world of dance. Her hard work is still honored and appreciated to this day. Katherine Dunham was born on June 22‚ 1909 in Glen Ellyn‚ Illinois. She fell in love with dance and theater as a child‚ but didn’t have the opportunity to explore her interests until
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Trash Dance was such an inspiring film created by Allison Orr and Andrew Garrison. While watching this film it changed how I view dance as a whole. Looking at the film a recurring question kept popping into my head‚ what is dance? There is already a preexisting meaning for dance‚ but little do people know is that it is so much more than what people give it credit for. For me‚ this film broke all barriers of my knowledge in a good way. In the beginning of the film‚ she took it upon herself to
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Dance: A Worthy Career By Patricia Robinson Dancing is not a money-making career. In addition‚ it ’s not a very long one. But why bother if it is not a long career? Dance is a passion career that can be successful. When someone asks a dancer why they had chosen a career in dance the most popular response they get is that the dancer have always loved it‚ it makes that person happy‚ it feels right and fulfilling‚ it is what they have always planned on‚ always work hard at it‚ and because there
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What is a “Grass Dance”? To me‚ the phrase conjures up visions of Hawaiian hula dancers‚ but this was not really the case. Grass dances began with the Sioux nation‚ which was located in and around what is today the state of South Dakota. The Sioux used grass dances as part of their war ceremony‚ so essentially at grass dances originated as war dances. Although this was a music associated with war‚ it spread to from the Omaha‚ to their neighbors‚ through the plains‚ and across North America. Tara
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History of Step Dance 1. Where did stepping begin? How far can it be traced back? Stepping began during the early part of African American experience. Its roots may be from Africa because it can be traced back to slavery times. 2. How was step dance used during slavery? Step dance was used as a means of communication during slavery times. Because slaves were often unable to communicate in their native languages‚ they incorporated stepping into their cultures and were able to communicated
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