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    America Dance Essay

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    show that airs every year with a new cast. The point of the show is to look for “America’s favorite dancer”. Many men and women from across the country audition to be on the show and only one of them can be “America’s favorite dancer”. For the last few years‚ at the end of each season‚ they travel on tour with some of the dancers from previous seasons the “all stars” and that seasons final dancers. They perform many of the dance routines from the show‚ and created new dances specifically for the

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    breathless and wanting more. The dance was led by Jodi Melnick‚ who is a great dancer‚ deeply accented her knowledge and flair of dancing languidly to the spectators. The movement of the dance was somehow unhurried‚ each step gracing the stage with their imminent presence. Contrary to other dance moves in fashion at the moment‚ this particular dance was delicate and gossamer like silk. With the help of fellow dancers‚ Maggie Thom and Emma Grace Skove-Epes‚ the dance was created to perfection to convey

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    levelheaded and calm‚ telling the story of her childhood‚ as if a grandma was telling tales to her grandchildren on Christmas Eve. I specifically love that kind of feeling – warm and cozy. The Nutcracker is also a good chance for many young talented dancers to be on the stage‚ since it requires many young ballerinas; some of them have been dancing since the age of

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    Jules Perrot

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    Perrot a ballet dancer for numerous of years. He choreographed many ballets in France and Russia. Perrot created one plotless ballet. Jules Joseph Perrot was known as the Balletmaster‚ in St. Petesburg‚ Russia. Jules Joseph Perrot born August 18‚1810 and died August 18‚1892. He was French virtuoso dancer and master choreographer. He was recognized for creating some of the most known ballets of the Romantic period. His talent began in his native Lyon by imitating the comic dancer Charles Mazurier

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    The Oxford Dictionary defines romanticism as a movement in the arts and literature which originated in the late 18th century‚ emphasizing inspiration‚ subjectivity‚ and the primacy of the individual. Two authors who emerged during this period of time were Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ who‚ like most authors in this time period‚ were realizing the beauty and darkness of both human nature and natural scenery .Poe and Hawthorne’s works were primarily based on the topic of the human conscience

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    men and women to have face-to-unveiled face contact.” (Lorber 1993: 100) Just as Lorber examines gender identity as a socialization process‚ Lewis examines the socialization experiences of exotic dancers. In Lewis’ study of exotic dancers socialization process‚ he discovers two types of socialization dancers receive. These two socialization processes were both informal and‚ “(1) were anticipatory in nature‚ occurring prior to dancing; and/or (2) occurred on-the-job‚ once they were employed to dance

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    or the stage‚ although traditional folkdances may be later arranged and set for stage performances. * Their execution is dominated by an inherited tradition rather than by innovation (although like all folk traditions they do evolve) * New dancers often learn informally by observing others and/or receiving help from others. More controversially‚ some people define folk dancing as dancing for which there is no governing body or dancing for which there are no competitive or professional performances

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    Alvin Ailey ’s Influence on Modern Dance Alvin Ailey never considered dancing as his career. He had always been enthralled by the lights‚ costumes‚ and dancers flowing with the music‚ but it never occurred to him that he would be creating such spectacles. He went to see many shows when he was younger‚ mostly ballet and musical theater. Acceptance for modern dance had not yet been established during the 1940 ’s‚ when Ailey was in his childhood‚ and he would become one of its most major influences

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    women. Therefore‚ the blonde serves as a reminder to the narrator the he will never get to realize social equality. The blonde symbolizes forbidden freedom‚ and she strips the narrator of his innocence and decency. By provoking them with the naked dancer‚ the white audience shows the amount of control they have over black people. The audience not only consisted of the black boys‚ but also important men in the community such as judges‚ lawyers‚ bankers‚ fire chiefs‚ merchants‚ and teachers. A pastor

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    Tension and suspense is established when Benvolio says‚ ’The day is hot‚ the Capulets abroad‚ And‚ if we meet‚ we shall not ’scape a brawl’ The ’fiery Tybalt’ enters looking for Romeo. He felt that Romeo had insulted him by going to the Capulet masked ball and he wanted to exact his revenge. Mercutio deliberately insults him and draws his sword. Just as Benvolio tries to calm them down‚ Romeo enters. Tybalt tries to incite Romeo into fighting by insulting him: ’Romeo‚ the love I bear thee can

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