I. INTRODUCTION The question of what is and is not discussed in academia has been intensely debated for many years. I specifically want to understand why there exists an extraordinary lack of academic discourse regarding gender-nonconforming bodies in dance. To begin that discussion‚ it is imperative to examine the exclusion of queer and dance knowledge that leads to the omission of queer dance from academic discourse. When the reason behind these exclusions are understood‚ it becomes easier to
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Dance: A Healing Art How often is a human’s movements used for simply completing a task? How often does a human fully use their body? How often do humans express themselves? In this high pace and technological time‚ people live sedentary lives and never seem to have the time for personal expression. Though in recent years there have been social outlets such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Tumblr. However these outlets only allow an individual to only write. They also do not allow an individual to express
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I have known in my heart since I was a little girl what I wanted to be when I grew up. It was not a stereotypical child’s dream such as a lawyer or an astronaut; my vision was instead something that has effected my community on a regular basis. In the last few years I have realized that my passion for crime solving and the medical field is a natural calling that I am destined to follow. I plan on specializing in Forensic Pathology. Forensic pathology is the medical examination of bodies of people
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Chinese Lion Dance The lion dance is a traditional dance performed in the Chinese culture. The performers mimic the moves of the lion inside a costume that looks in a way like a lion. Many people who are not very familiar with the Lion Dance often gets it confused with the Dragon Dance‚ since both are performed‚ for the most part‚ for the same occasions. It is simple to tell the two dances apart. The Lion Dance is performed most of the time with only two people. The Dragon Dance is performed with
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The White Deerskin Dance of the Hupa Indian tribe was a ceremonial dance that symbolized the regeneration or renewal of their society‚ and functioned as an important “part of the ritual calendar that makes up the religious life of the tribe and it expresses the supernatural sentiments of the people in their most poignant form” (Goldschmidt et al.‚ 121). The ceremony served “to wipe out the evil brought into the world by members of the society who have broken taboos” (Goldschmidt et al.‚ 121); as
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looking to improve their skills‚ and engages in competition. The same can be said about football‚ basketball‚ and baseball players. People assume that dance is not as challenging or aggressive on the body as other sports. But I‚ as a dancer‚ can validate that it is just as hard and uses large groups of muscles to complete certain steps‚ or moves. Dance has potential to be classified as a sport by society‚ when all evidence and support is considered. The training of an athlete is vital in sports. This
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Dance Class Reflection Over the course of the semester‚ I have learned about different types of dances including hip hop‚ dance hall‚ and contemporary‚ Bhangra‚ street jazz‚ Latin‚ zumba and more. In the beginning‚ I believed that I danced well and dance was easy to do but once I figured out how much effort‚ practice‚ coordination‚ and preparation for a dance‚ I thought differently. Dance is all about expressing your emotions by using your body‚ having fun‚ gaining strength in my muscles and developing
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Written by AQ ACT Dance is used as an effective way of expressing ideas or telling a story while allowing the dancers to express emotions in a performance setting. Dance is a fascinating form of art‚ with thousands of dance productions that are shown annually worldwide from various schools and locations. It is continuously broadcasted and featured throughout the media‚ giving it a broad variety of audience. With its growing popularity‚ it is a very effective way to express opinions and make a
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Adrienne who took this class several years ago. Dances With Wolves Essay Adrienne Redding No matter how you choose to categorize human beings‚ whether by race or religion‚ nationality or gender‚ the resultant categories will display at least one immutable constant. Each group‚ no matter how diverse their beliefs or how dissimilar their behaviors‚ will contain men of honest and peaceful natures as well as men of divisive and violent natures. In the film Dances With Wolves‚ we are exposed to two distinct
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They called the team name from the front of the judge booth. “Seymour Tigers‚ you may take the mat!” The nerves were rushing through all of us. The adrenaline kicked in and we got on the mat cheering and yelling variations of “Go Seymour!” or “We got this girls!” I know who said “We got this.”. It was Emily‚ who in the beginning was across from me; she gave me a nod and mouthed “Good Luck”. Other girls on the team gave each other the same look of reassurance too. Suddenly‚ the arena that had been
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