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    Ballet Diversity

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    Prof. Silvia Ballet Discriminatory Diversity Everyone cannot make it into the entertainment business. Specifically not everybody can become a dancer. It takes pure talent‚ and the natural ability to be great at dancing. On top of that many professional dance companies want the whole package. Yes dance companies choose people based on talent‚ but they unfairly make decisions on whom they want in their company based on discriminatory diversity. I know many great dancers who will dance circles around

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    classical dance and European Classical ballet. Introduction: The main topic of my research paper is comparing and contrasting the difference between Chinese Classical dance and European Classical ballet. The questions I will develop in the paper included as follows. The first one is the difference of movement between Chinese classical dance and European Classical ballet. The second one is the difference of performance between Chinese classical dance and European Classical ballet. The third

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    Ballet Russes

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    that *…..* had on the world of classical ballet. The Ballet Russe Dance‚ as we know it today‚ has evolved into a tremendously popular aesthetically pleasing form of entertainment. It merges with other forms of art to create one master piece‚ a sort of melting pot of art. Before the time of Diaghilev and the Ballet Russe‚ dancing was not nearly as exciting and stimulating to watch‚ much less as popular. In the mere twenty years of its existence‚ “the Ballet Russe accomplished more in the development

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    | Ballets Russes | | 4/21/2009 | | | | For my final paper‚ I chose to watch the documentary Ballets Russes. This documentary recalls the history of the legendary dance troupe Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. The documentary includes in depth interviews with many of the original members of Ballet Russe of Monte Carlo dance troupe. Through analysis of these in depth interviews‚ I was able to observe many aspects of the ballet culture. Such aspects include things such as social

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    The History Of Ballet

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    Ballet dates back hundreds of years into the 15th century. It is the most common style of danced and is familiar in all parts of the world. Ballet is best known for its elegance and every style of dance has some moves and positions that come from ballet. Ballet from the very beginning still influences so much of todays work in the theater. The style of ballet began in the 15th century during t he Italian Renaissance times. The word ballet comes from the word "ballare" which translates to dance in

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    History of Ballet

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    Ballet is one of the most beautiful‚ graceful dances known to the dancing world. From the tutu to the pointe shoes the need to see the expression of the steps given. Being able to see how the illusion of a flying princess is one of the most mysteries that come with a ballet show. The history of Ballet has evolved into one of the most well-known type of dances in the world this is from only the men having roles in the ballet to women being able to express emotion. History Then: Ballet started in

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    Modern Ballet

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    English 1301-81420 September 13‚ 2014 Modern Dance Ballet The inspiring Dallas Black Dance Academy‚ is the official dance training school offering dance classes from ages 4 and up. The academy inspire boys and girls to appreciate dance as an art form‚ particularly Modern Dance Ballet. Although there are different ballet styles. I chose the Modern Dance Ballet because it is more of a freestyle dance unlike the stylize placement ballet. A typical ballet dancer day consists of warming-up‚ pre-practice

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    Ballet Folklorico

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    music. Each dance has a story‚ a representation. Ballet Folklorico is one of those dances that truly represents the culture of it’s origin. Mexico’s traditions and history live on through these dancers‚ even to this day. In the 1950s‚ Amalia Hernandez was a young dancer with a goal. She was a resident of Mexico City. This is where her‚ along with a few dancers founded a dance company. The art of Ballet Folklorico was born. Hernandez then began to choreograph over 30 ballets‚ or dances. When the art

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    Ballet Study

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    unique to ballet are: Pulling Up - it promotes good posture by making sure that the spine and neck are straight and in line. This is unlike modern dance that frequently uses contractions and jazz which is more forward than upright. Elevation - the action of reaching a higher level. It is shown very often in ballet when it comes to things like pirouettes‚ sautes‚ and releves. Port de Bras - carriage of the arms. There are many dance styles that use port de bras but what makes it unique to ballet is that

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    Ballet History

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    In the articles I read about the history of ballet I was astonished to learn how much the dance has and has not changed over the centuries. Ballet transformed from a dance performed casually by kings to a show performed by professionals. The dance is and seemingly always has been associated by high social class. Originally Ballet was performed by kings and nobles inside of court. This was shocking to me because I had expected the dance to have its roots as merely a performance for kings. The articles

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