Yasunari Kawabata: The Dancing Girl of Izu My favorite author is Yasunari Kawabata‚ was born in June 14‚ 1899 and died in April 16‚ 1972. He is a Japanese short story writer and the first Japanese author to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. His works combined the beauty of old Japan with modernist trends. Kawabata’s books have been described as melancholy lyricism and often explore the place of sex within culture and within individual lives. “The Dancing Girl of Izu” is a story like this‚ my
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In any story‚ the repetition of a word‚ theme‚ or symbol typically marks that thing as important to the author and reader. It reflects the message of the piece as a whole. In Tom Whitecloud’s Blue Winds Dancing‚ the word in particular is “home.” It represents more than where he grew up; more than just a birthplace. “Home” means family. It means friends‚ love‚ comfort‚ and protection. “Home is where the heart is” so the saying goes‚ and for Whitecloud‚ this couldn’t be any truer. Home is the most
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Ballroom dancing is a fantastic sport to do‚ even though many people don’t share the same view as I have. Ballroom dancing is the only sport that uses both your body and your mind at the same time. The two people in the image are WA’s Best Youth couple. This couple that you see in front of you are Brodie Bardon and Lana Skrgic –De-Fonseka. As you can most likely tell this is a real image. The image shows a male and a female ballroom dancing couple performing their routine at a competition. The
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making up the Foxtrot‚ Waltz‚ and Tango. Ballroom is a social dance and a style of competition dance. This dance tradition began in the 1700s and today the young and old find enjoyment in this dance style (New World Encyclopedia‚ 2009). Traditionally‚ the couples dress in formal wear of the period. The graceful music and a large dance floor can turn a couple’s dance into a graceful art form. The popularity of Ballroom dancing is growing because of film and stage performances. As the
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Essay Comparing and Contrasting “Two Kinds” vs. “Blue Winds Dancing” While both of these stories have different themes regarding cultural issues‚ the characters involved similarly have their own reasons that compel them to oppose their individual situations. In Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” and in Tom Whitecloud’s “Blue Winds Dancing”‚ both narrators choose nonconformity regarding their unique situations‚ but have different motivations for doing so. In “Two Kinds”‚ the narrator struggles to be the ideal
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Street dance refers to a dancing style‚ which was born at the street‚ following the hip hop culture in 1970s. It is basically improvisational‚ street dancers do not need a studio to dance‚ they can express at any available open spaces such as streets‚ dance parties‚ parks or school yards. It was once considered as inappropriate stuff for youngsters by adults because it is not a formal kind of dancing style. But lately‚ it is getting popular and accepted by majority of the adults and it has become
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Shay Conley 11/09/2011 Research Paper Dancing “Fun.” “ Flowing.” “ Elegant.” “Wild.” “Graceful.“ “Beautiful.” These are all words describing a body movement to the rhythm and beats of music. “Dancing is your pulse‚ your heartbeat‚ your breathing. It’s the rhythm of your life. It’s the expression in time and movement‚ in happiness‚ joy‚ sadness and envy.” ( “What is the Meaning of Dancing“) Dancing can be done with a partner or alone. The origins‚ styles‚ and important forms
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to music. It is performed in many cultures as a form ofemotional expression‚ social interaction‚ or exercise‚ in a spiritual or performance setting‚ and is sometimes used to express ideas or tell a story. Dance may also be regarded as a form of nonverbal communication between humans or other animals‚ as in bee dances and behaviour patternssuch as a mating dances. Definitions of what constitutes dance can depend on social and cultural norms and aesthetic‚ artistic and moral sensibilities. Definitions
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Square dancing is said to have started in Europe with its first dances documenting in the sixteenth century. This style of dance was common and popular throughout the continent of Europe. The idea of square dancing was brought in the United States during the time when Europeans started to move and colonize to the thirteen colonies. The colonists that came from Europe brought along and carried their traditional folk dances with them. These traditional dances eventually spread through the United States
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The author proposes introduction of social dancing in Golden Age senior residences in order to prevent or delay the onset of dementia among their residents. For this he cites that according to 21 year old study which states only frequent dancing offers protection against dementia. I find his claim specious and unreliable on many grounds. Firstly‚ the authors claim depends on a study that is statistically unreliable. There is no mention of when the study took place‚ the sample size of the study
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