Since the early 1900’s‚ swing dancing has livened up the dance floors across the United States. Many versions of swing dancing are still in existence today. Of those dances (the Lindy Hop‚ Jitterbug‚ East Coast Swing‚ West Coast Swing‚ and the Charleston)‚ the two most common amongst the social dancers are the East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing. Though they derived from the same dance‚ the Lindy Hop‚ many things set them apart from one another. The style‚ frame‚ and beat of the West Coast Swing
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Michael Nguyen Mr. Arnold U.S. History‚ period 4 Dance with wolves summary In 1863‚ John J. Dunbar was injured in the American Civil War. Rather than having his leg amputated‚ he takes a horse and rides up to the Confederate front lines‚ distracting them in the process. The roused Union army then attacks and the battle ends a Confederate rout. After recovering and receiving a citation for bravery‚ He was awarded Cisco and decided to transfer to the western frontier so he can see its vast terrain
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The New Rock And Roll There I was‚ in the middle of the Las Vegas desert at 5 in the morning watching the sunrise above the barriers of the Motor Speedway and over the mountains across the way. There was dance music pouring from the DJs turntables into the crowd with a bass line so groovy and loud my body was tingling from head to toe. Around me there were thousands of males and females of all ages from every race‚ sexuality‚ and religion cheerfully mingling through out the festival‚ jumping in
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American tribe known as Inuit was to the white man. However‚ in the movie Dances With Wolves the Sioux tribe was not as trusting and welcoming to the white man. My curiosity grew even more after watching and comparing both movies as to the differences in these two tribes and their attitudes towards the white man. As depicted in The Snow Walker‚ the Inuit Tribe was mostly contained within the Arctic Tundra. Whereas‚ in Dances With Wolves‚ the Sioux Indians were west of the Mississippi River in what
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Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1][2][3][4][5] This dance form denotes various 19th and 20th century reconstructions of Sadir‚ the art of temple dancers. Sadir in turn‚ is derived from ancient dance forms that includes some acrobatic karanas. Bharatnatyam is usually accompanied by Carnatic music. It has its inspirations from the sculptures of the ancient temple of Chidambaram. Bharatanatyam‚ as the name depicts is the combination
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Choreographers always have an intention for their dance works‚ but can a dance work be complete without the aural setting to communicate the dance intention? The most common aural setting is music; when the choreographer chooses the accompaniment. Besides music there is found sounds like the traffic a busy Monday morning‚ the sound of a bouncing ball or silence‚ the traffic here would become the choreographers chosen accompaniment to communicate the dance intention. Revelations by Alvin Ailey‚ 1960
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“Ang Pagpanulo sa Baybayon sa Poblacion‚ Carles‚ Iloilo”: A Contemporary Dance Anntonette B. Barrios Rogelin B. Bereber Marnie Lynn S. Martirez Floyd John C. Sorongon Chapter I Introduction of the Study Chapter I is divided into six parts‚ namely: (1) Background of the Study‚ (2) Purpose of the Study‚ (3) Significance of the Study‚ (4) Definition of Terms‚ (5) Delimitation of the Study and (6) Summary. Part One‚ Background of the Study‚ discusses the basic information about
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Discuss the influences which affected the development of the movement style of a practitioner from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. You should refer to appropriate examples from Revelations to support your answer. Alvin Ailey’s movement style has been shaped and moulded constantly as he moved through his life. Whether it was personal experiences or key dancers he worked with‚ each individual story is told through his works and tells the story of Ailey’s life. Ailey’s early experiences had
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Written Concert Critique Guideline Winter Intersession 2008 Daniel Berney Use the following criteria to help format your critique. Depending on the program you attended‚ some of these items may be addressed to a greater or lesser degree! Feel free to add emphasis to what affected you personally/emotionally! 1. Was the program based on a narrative/storyline or more abstract? 2. Did you know in advance what you were going to see? 3. If so‚ how informed were you? 4. Did you
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How Electronic Dance Music Is Taking Over the World What exactly is electronic dance music (EDM) some people say? Well‚ there are many different genres. We have dubstep‚ electro house‚ trap‚ hardstyle‚ glitch hop‚ and moombahton‚ just to name a few. Electro Dance Music is basically computerized sounds. EDM is constructed by means of electronic instruments such as synthesizers‚ drum machines and sequencers. All these instruments give EDM the cutting edge most other music genres don’t have‚ such
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