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    Dance Critique

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    Dance Critique The dance performance that I watched was by the San Diego Dance Theater‚ Library Dances. The dance was taken place at the Chula Vista Civic Center Library. There were 3 different dances during the event. The two dances that were choreographed by Jean Isaacs were “Two Forms” and “Water Lilies”. She is also the founder of San Diego Dance Theater. The other dance “Blot” was from a young choreographer’s showcase named Gina Bolles-Soresnsen. The dance occurred at a library‚ which was

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    Modern Dance

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    Summary Paper #1 Chapter 10 pgs. 169-182‚ Ballet 1. Who was Serge Diaghilev and the Ballet Russe? What were the innovations in ballet under Diaghilev? The Ballet Russe was an American Ballet within the first period of the 20th century that was called “Russo-American era”. Dance scholar and author Lincoln Kirstein coined the term because touring Russian dance artist made a huge impact on American audience and dances. The Russian influence was because of Anna Pavlova‚ Mikhail Mordkin‚ and

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    The art of ballet started out as a fun dance for the wealthy and throughout history‚ has evolved into an elegant‚ world wide form of structured expression. From its beginnings in European cultures to its now widespread and diverse variations‚ ballet shows no signs of slowing down in popularity any time soon. Early ballet was influenced by the social dancing of its day‚ ballroom dancing. This art was born when the ancient Greek and Roman renaissance of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries

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    Analysis of Dance

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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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    Dance essay

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    Dance” If you are looking for an activity which allows you to obtain many benefits at the same time‚ you can think on “Dance”. Most people believe that dance is just a way to have a good time with friend and relatives‚ but it also could be consider a job‚ form of workout your body and your mind. There are different styles of dance with excellent benefits and also disadvantages. We can dance different styles involving different techniques with uncountable emotions and inspiration for

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    Ballet Folklorico de Mexico From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Ballet Folklórico de México is a folkloric ballet ensemble in Mexico City. For five decades it has presented dances in costumes that reflect the traditional culture of Mexico. The ensemble has appeared under the name‚ Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández. The ballet works and musical pieces reflect various regions and folk music genres of Mexico. Many of the ensemble’s works reflect the traditions

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    Dance history

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    Ballet is a form of dancing performed for theatre audiences. Like other dance forms‚ ballet may tell a story‚ express a mood‚ or simply reflect the music. But a ballet dancer’s technique (way of performing) and special skills differ greatly from those of other dancers. Ballet dancers perform many movements that are unnatural for the body. But when these movements are well executed‚ they look natural. The beginnings of ballet can be traced to Italy during the 1400’s at the time of the Renaissance

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    Dance Class

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    Hybrid Dance Appreciation Quiz 3 1. Describe the social classes in the Middle Ages. Which class did not exist during this time period? [pic] No middle class existed in society. You were either a peasant (surf) or a member of the royal class 2. Describe how the Church used dance. Please give examples. The Church used dance as a teaching tool to bring more people to salvation. This dance was very subtle and often took place in the church. Codified arm gestures and movement

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    Dance and Fashion

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    Fashion or Fashionable Dance: Either way‚ it works! A Concept Paper Presented to Prof. Robert Rodriguez Division of Humanities‚ College of Arts and Sciences University of the Philippines in the Visayas‚ Miagao‚ Iloilo In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Course in Communications 2 By Nohr Malynne Tabares February 5‚ 2013 There’s an exciting fashion trend happening – dance. The dance and fashion industries seem to be increasingly joining forces‚ with dance companies commissioning

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    Dance Is A Sport

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    skill in which an individual team or team compete for entertainment. For the longest time dance‚ which is indeed a sport‚ has been disputed over and its legitimacy questioned. Not only is dance is a sport that requires a person to possess strength and athleticism‚ athletes of other sports use dance to improve in their own sport‚ and the definition of ‘sport’ in every respect embodies dance as a whole. Dance is an important part of culture and society today. It is something that has been around for

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