Origins of Jazz Dance in American Culture The varieties of jazz dance reflect the diversity of American culture. Jazz dance mirrors the social history of the American people‚ reflecting ethnic influences‚ historic events and cultural changes. Jazz dance has been greatly influenced by social dance and desired music. Like so much that is “from America‚” the history of jazz dance commences somewhere else. The origins of Jazz music and dance are found in the rhythms and movements brought to America
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The word music comes from the Greek mousikê (tekhnê) by way of the Latin musica. It is ultimately derived from mousa‚ the Greek word for muse. In ancient Greece‚ the word mousike was used to mean any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses. Later‚ in Rome‚ ars musica embraced poetry as well as instrument-oriented music. In the European Middle Ages‚ musica was part of the mathematical quadrivium: arithmetics‚ geometry‚ astronomy and musica. The concept of musica was split into four major kinds
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Tiffany Miller Professor Stickney Intro to Humanities 23 June 2013 The type of dance I attended was a mix of ballet and modern. This involved group performances as well as individual performances. For the purpose of this paper I will narrow my observations to an individual performance of both ballet and modern and a group performance of both. Dance has the ability to draw it’s viewer in‚ by captivating the audience with the amount of grace‚ coordination and talent it’s dancers display
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and pine. March the 15th‚ the day of my ballet recital. Today will be the best day of my life‚ I thought dreamily. I made my way down the stairs and was greeted by my mom with a wide smile on her face. A sumptuous breakfast was laid out for me. On the table were my favorite peanut butter and jelly sandwiches‚ scrambled eggs‚ hotdog tortillas and a cup of refreshing orange juice. I took my time to enjoy my breakfast and when I was done I made my way to my ballet studio‚ excited to start my day. "One
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African Proverb Kristy Nilsson - Tarentelle‚ Atlanta Ballet Centre Theatre If you can talk‚ you can sing. If you can walk‚ you can dance. ~ African Proverb The
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while Save the Last Dance uses dance as more of a form of self-expression. Center Stage uses mostly a ballet based form of dance with some infusion of jazz in the mix‚ whereas the dance in Save the Last Dance is based more on hip-hop and contemporary dance with some ballet thrown in here and there. The reasons that those styles were used are because they serve very different purposes. Ballet tells stories‚ such as Swan Lake etc.‚ it is used for that purpose. There are instances
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transforming into new experiences. The film ‘Billy Elliot’ can challenge individuals’ attitudes and beliefs through the ideas of family values‚ gender stereotypes and determination as he leaves his monotonous life and discovers his passion and love for Ballet. These themes are conveyed through a number of film techniques such as camera angles‚ camera shots‚ music and lighting. Gender stereotypes are beliefs or images concerning the social roles of both male and female‚ both domestically and socially
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production of the ballet Swan Lake but with a twist. The ballet requires someone who can play the parts of both the White Swan and the Black Swan. The White Swan is more innocent and gentle‚ while the Black Swan is portrayed as dark and seductive. Nina Sayers‚ a ballerina in New York City‚ auditions for the part of the Swan Queen. While she perfectly fits the part of the White Swan‚ Nina struggles to portray the Black Swan and its dark characteristics. She is pressured by the ballet director‚ Thomas
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and as a form of religious ceremony‚ expressing praise‚ gratitude‚ sorrow‚ and offered as a gift. It is in this sense that dance is a form of "communication without boundaries." Life itself is a form dance. Jacques D’Ambrose‚ of the New York City Ballet theatre‚ likens the heartbeat to a dance. The heartbeat‚ he says in the first rhythm of dance‚ with its primary tempo a basic upbeat. It is this upbeat that sustains us all. Child dancer Ryan McCormick makes this point especially clear. As part
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Dance Film Review “Petite Mort” Petite Mort is a piece choreographed by Jiri Kylian for the Nederland Dans Theatre. It is part of a group of six pieces‚ called the Black and White ballets‚ all choreographed by Kylian. Petite Mort was filmed for the first time in 1996 and is still being performed in theatres all over the world today. The lastest being in America by the American Dance theatre under the guidance of Alvin Ailey. The piece starts of with male dancers playing around with fencing
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