Rumba The Rumba is an exciting‚ sensual dance with several influences responsible for it’s evolution throughout the years. African soul has a stronger presence in the Rumba than any other Latin American dance. It originated in its present form in poor districts of Havana and Matanaza‚ not long before slavery was abolished in Cuba around 1880. But‚ surprisingly‚ it actually first began around the time of the arrival of the first African slaves back in the 16th Century. The original rumba rhythm
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Cohen. “What is Dance?” pg 1 -Understand the three basic art theories being discussed -Aristotle is responsible for what part of Western Storytelling/Narrative -Focus on the arguments of Martin‚ Levinson‚ Goodman‚ & Sparshott 2. Sklar. “Five Premises for a Culturally Sensitive Approach to Dance” pg 30 -Understand the five premises and their importance to discussing dance cross culturally -Be able to define Empathic Kinesthetic Perception 3. Dils and Albright. “Looking at World Dance” Pg 92 -Understand
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LATIN AMERICAN DANCE MUSIC INTRODUCTION Latin America thrives on its culture. Its dance and music is known to be very sexy and promiscuous‚ and is recognizable by anyone familiar with dance. Latin American music has had a large influence on the form the dances have today. It was the mariachi bands of Mexico that stirred up the quick paced rhythms and playful movements at the same time that Cuba was embracing similar musical and dance styles. Traditional dance was blended with new‚ modern ways of moving
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outreach and educational programs introduce new generations of audience members not only to dance‚ but to music and visual art as well. BP’s official school‚ the CCP Dance School‚ continues to produce dancers of international caliber. As the dance company in residence at the Cultural Center of the Philippines‚ Ballet Philippines is globally recognized as the country’s flagship company in ballet and contemporary dance. With a treasure trove of over 400 works‚ Ballet Philippines’ wide ranging‚ eclectic
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1 Lesson 1 Study Guide 1.1 Dancing: Chapter 1: The Power of Dance: This chapter takes a broad look at the relationship between human movement‚ framed as dance‚ and important identities such as religion‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ and social status. While not specifically focused on issues of identity in America‚ this chapter will provide an important foundation in understanding the broader scope of how dance can be seen as a representation of cultural values‚ which will underlie the remainder of our coursework
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My Passion Lies with Dance Dancing has been a huge learning experience for me and the influence it has had on my life‚ I will never forget. I’ve learned teamwork as well as leadership‚ and for countless numbers of hours for 6 years I have spent my days devoting myself to practicing‚ perfecting and an open-mind. To me‚ dance is more than just a beautiful art form. Dance is a way to communicate with people and it should be respected and honored. I feel it is beautiful‚
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Ballet Martha Graham once said‚ “Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” Ballet is one of the world’s most graceful and elegant forms of dancing. The first ballets were danced in Italy but it eventually developed in France under Louis XIV. Ballet thrived in St. Petersburg‚ Russia and developed most of the ballet dancers. Choreographer George Balanchine was the first person to bring ballet to the United States. He was born on January 22‚ 1904 as Giorgi Meltitonis dze Balanchivadze and founded
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boundaries from a very young age‚ up until he gets married. When Li first gets chosen to represent China to attend Madame Mao’s Beijing Dance Academy‚ we see a soul-crushing example of communist strictures being imposed on the art. Li then moves on to America to further his ballet career after all the discipline and dedication in Beijing‚ under the caring wing of dance director Ben. Here we see a lot of confusion between Li and his communist Chinese background and the American world. Li is repeatedly
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Introduction (Talha) Hip-Hop is a popular style of dance that is known all over the world. People are very passionate about Hip-Hop dance. In fact‚ every year thousands of people compete in worldwide Hip-Hop competitions‚ with much more watching in live crowds and at home on TV. however‚ it can really be danced anywhere. With so many different styles‚ interesting music‚ a fascinating origin‚ and being able to wear anything you want when dancing‚ Hip-Hop can be very beautiful and definitely drop a
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medium sized stage with low lighting set and slow classical violin music‚ which gave me a intriguing feeling. There are two dancers in this performance‚ a male and female that are dressed in minimal clothing that exposes both of their backsides. The dance starts off with the male dancer sitting on the floor with his head positioned in between his knees and the female not more than a foot away‚ laying flat on the floor face up with her legs bent towards the ceiling in a lifeless fashion. The male dancer
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