Jazz dance dates all the way back to 5‚000 – 9‚000 years ago. Although many people believe that jazz dance originated from United States‚ it actually came from early African cultures. In Africa‚ natives danced to celebrate cycles of life such as birth‚ puberty‚ marriage‚ and death. Child‚ adults‚ and the elderly depended on jazz dance to express their culture and beliefs. People from Africa who were later sold into the slave trade around the late 1800’s to mid 1900’s brought the dance with them
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to be inspired and having others inspire you can only have positive effects. Its one of life’s win win things. By acting in ways that inspire others we ourselves benefit‚ as we are giving rather than receiving. Also‚ those we inspire benefit and hopefully go on to inspire others in turn. It can only be good thing for society as a whole when we are inspired by others and are ourselves an inspiration to ohers. So who has inspired me? Well‚ as a young person there were many people who inspired me. I
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The Historical Context of Performance‚ Dance. In this essay I have been researching and will be discussing the different contexts of west side story. This will help me to critically comment on the portrayal of Romeo and Juliet through the use of dance. West Side Story is a modern-day version of Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet‚ west side story however is set in the Upper West Side of New York City in the late 1950s with conflict between two teenage rival street gangs of different ethnic and
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Dance is a highly appreciated art form and sport that is practiced by hundreds of cultures‚ religions‚ and teams worldwide. It exists in many genres and is available to anyone with a passion and drive. Many people falsely believe that dance is just an art form and do not consider it a sport‚ but on the contrary‚ dance is very much an art form and very much a sport. Dancers must be extremely athletic‚ able to practice and train hard for hours on end‚ and train in an extremely competitive environment
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Dance Appreciation Erin Leigh 11-10-2005 Jazz Dance "Jazz dance mirrors the social history of the American people‚ reflecting ethnic influences‚ historical events‚ and cultural changes" (Kraines‚ 2005‚1). When I was younger I used to take dance. I hated ballet‚ liked gymnastics‚ and thought tap was okay; but I loved jazz. I took jazz dance three times a week and never complained; it was my life. People all over the world are familiar with jazz dance. Jazz
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30 September 2014 Physics/4 The Physics Of Dance Essay Physics and dance represent remarkably complementary approaches to human body movement. Those involved with dance and science can easily find the many aspects of science incorporated into the beauty of dance. With its graceful moves‚ jumps‚ turns‚ and kicks‚ dance is a representation of physics at its best and most elegant. Two dance moves in particular come to mind when I think of physics and its effects on dance. They are the grand jeté & projectile motion
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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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Each country in Africa has its own language and customs including the way each of them dances. Every tribe has its own dance and each of them is significant to the people within the tribe. Inside the African community everyone dances. There are distinctive dances for certain associates of the tribe which include dances that are there are dances for women only or men only or the old or the young. These separate dances are closely related with ceremonial means of passage and can sometimes display the roles
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Project report Abstract Introduction: Many young children in their school years struggle to figure out who they are as individuals and what values and morals they hold. There are many other difficulties they face in their journey from childhood to young adulthood such as ineffective communication skills and low self-esteem or self-worth. Being able to communicate feelings effectively with friends and family can have a positive influence on the person a student becomes. Children are more likely
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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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