The Performing Arts and Inspiration
The Performing Arts and Inspiration Tiffany O’Connell 03/23/2015/ARTS100
Ballet and Modern Dance
My personal feelings of ballet are that it is so extremely important to every dancers training. It develops discipline and dedication: ballet technique is very detailed and requires practice to improve. Let’s face it; everything in ballet requires good posture. In time, the posture is utilized in the studio and translates to every part of a dancer's life. Two large parts of ballet technique which, as a result, diminish the likelihood of injury in ballet, sports, and other dance forms. Though often slow and graceful, ballet has many jumping exercises which people need to maintain agility. You learn to connect verbal commands and musical cues with exercise demonstrations and perform them in your body. Different parts of the brain are problem solving to perform the movements in time with the music. One of my friends has taken modern dance classes ever since she has started ballet. At her dance school, to attend modern dance classes, they have to take weekly ballet classes so we have the correct technique’s they need.
I enjoy modern dance but it is very much based on emotion through every movement and performance. Some people have a lot of trouble showing emotion and that is one of weakness which can be improved upon. Modern dance originated from ballet so it is said that they copied the ballet origin. As a reaction, modern dance would try and set itself as far away from ballet as possible. Regardless of this, similarities remain.
Modern dance encourages the design of new steps. Dancers and choreographers are free to create new steps based on their moods and emotions. They don't always have to stand or move a certain way. For example, modern dance performers use more human and natural movements to express themselves, like pedestrian motions as simple as walking or playing a game.
I think in modern dance there is less concern about
Ballet and Modern Dance
My personal feelings of ballet are that it is so extremely important to every dancers training. It develops discipline and dedication: ballet technique is very detailed and requires practice to improve. Let’s face it; everything in ballet requires good posture. In time, the posture is utilized in the studio and translates to every part of a dancer's life. Two large parts of ballet technique which, as a result, diminish the likelihood of injury in ballet, sports, and other dance forms. Though often slow and graceful, ballet has many jumping exercises which people need to maintain agility. You learn to connect verbal commands and musical cues with exercise demonstrations and perform them in your body. Different parts of the brain are problem solving to perform the movements in time with the music. One of my friends has taken modern dance classes ever since she has started ballet. At her dance school, to attend modern dance classes, they have to take weekly ballet classes so we have the correct technique’s they need.
I enjoy modern dance but it is very much based on emotion through every movement and performance. Some people have a lot of trouble showing emotion and that is one of weakness which can be improved upon. Modern dance originated from ballet so it is said that they copied the ballet origin. As a reaction, modern dance would try and set itself as far away from ballet as possible. Regardless of this, similarities remain.
Modern dance encourages the design of new steps. Dancers and choreographers are free to create new steps based on their moods and emotions. They don't always have to stand or move a certain way. For example, modern dance performers use more human and natural movements to express themselves, like pedestrian motions as simple as walking or playing a game.
I think in modern dance there is less concern about