Dance‚ Girl‚ Dance is a film from the Classical Hollywood period that presents a complicated reading when viewed through a feminist lens. The 1940 film was directed by Dorothy Arzner‚ one of the most notable female directors and the only prominent woman in Hollywood at that time. Arzner presents her audience with an array of female characters‚ the main characters being Judy O’brien and Bubbles/Tiger Lily White. Judy is a dedicated dancer‚ honing her talents as a ballerina. Bubbles‚ on the other hand
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Rituals and festivals have been a part of traditional European life for many years. They involved all religions‚ social classes and happened in almost all areas throughout Europe. Back in these times‚ there were no forms of entertainment like television‚ cell phones and video games. People depended on one another to entertain themselves. People in Europe would also be punished or tortured in front of the whole town to control public outbursts. An example of this is known as charivari. Some of these
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Abilene Christian University Singin’ in the Rain Study Guide! Table of Contents Synopsis………………………………………….Page 1 Director’s Concept……………………………….Page 2 The Creation of Singin’ in the Rain………………Page 3 Slang of the 1920’………………………………..Page 6 History of the 1920’………………………..…..Page 8 1920’s Hollywood Stars….………………………….Page 12 Singin’ in the Rain in YOUR class…………………Page 14 Synopsis: Main Characters: Don Lockwood‚ Hollywood Star Lina Lamont‚
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It is very important to pass down the formal rituals of the town to next generations. In order to pass down the ritual‚ the community will need a large black box to keep the folded papers together when the lottery starts‚ one folded paper with large black dot on‚ a stool to put the large black box on‚ and piles of stone. Remember the ritual might vary slightly from other communities‚ but the ritual is an important part of our society’s history and its present. In our society‚ a lottery will be held
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My Family Rituals My family rituals derive from a culture that dates back before the beginning of modern civilization. The people I speak of are what our history books refer to as Ancient Mesopotamia; “The Cradle of Civilization”. The near extinction of its original inhabitants was as a result of war and religious crusade. Most recently of which was the Ottoman Empire’s massacre of the Christian living among them in 1914. My family is of the few survivors of such unfortunate events. Few people
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Dance Paper ARTS/100 February 28‚ 2011 Dance Paper Dance is used as a form of expressing how you feel through the movement of your body through music. Through the different styles of dancing‚ it can be slow paced‚ fast paced‚ mellow‚ seductive‚ fun and enjoyable at the same time. The different styles discussed in this paper will show that jazz‚ ballet‚ folk‚ ritual and modern dance are different but similar. Whatever style of dance you choose they all have repetition‚ form and rhythm
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Dance is an art‚ a creative portal‚ a form of expression; it is a sport. Atop all of the things that dance can be‚ it is also something physical. It takes work‚ power and effort. It takes stamina‚ grace and an extreme amount of muscle and flexibility. What do athletes need to have‚ all of those characteristics. When it comes to athletes‚ of any kind‚ dance can help with honing their skills. Something that most athletes do not seem to understand is that dance is just as much a physical and athletic
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ASN301 Circulation of Asian Popular Culture Week 1 Introduction Announcements • No tutorials in Week 1. • Students should read and prepare discussion: Reading for Week 2 Tutorial: Siriyuvasak‚ Ubonrat and Hyunjoon Shin. “Asianizing KPop: Production‚ Consumption and Identification Patterns among Thai Youth” Inter-Asia Cultural Studies‚ 8.1 (2007): 109-36. Discussion: How does pop music‚ especially J-pop and K-pop‚ function as a form of “soft power”? What are the principal barriers
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Nov 5th 2010 Dance Critique “Beyond the Reflection” On Thursday October 28th at Cardinal Carter Academy of the Arts the grade twelve’s performed their ISU pieces in the theater. It was 3:30p.m after school hours. The piece I chose to critique was called‚ “Beyond the Reflection.” This piece was done to the song called Primavera. Adelaide Batuk‚ Julianna Bissessar and Jacalyn choreographed this piece. The dancers were Josephine Di Cosmo‚ P.J. Elisha‚ Melanie Ferrara‚ Lauren Paul and Chelsea
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What is dance? Why do we love to do it‚ and more importantly where did it come from? Dance is the way we move our bodies to the rhythm and sound of the music. It’s not just a form of exercise; it is a passion‚ the feeling of expressing yourself through movement. It is art. There are several types of dance such as jazz‚ ballet‚ hip hop‚ lyrical‚ contemporary‚ African‚ along with many other genres. I will give you a general history from where dance came from‚ and then be more specific when I talk
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