NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS CURRICULUM SUPPORT Dance Advice and Guidance to Support the Choreographic Process [NATIONAL 5] [pic] This advice and guidance has been produced to support the profession with the delivery of courses which are either new or which have aspects of significant change within the new national qualifications (NQ) framework. The advice and guidance provides suggestions on approaches to learning and teaching. Practitioners
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Ballet Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread, highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary based on French terminology. It has been globally influential and has defined the foundational techniques used in many other dance genres. Ballet requires years of training to learn and master, and much practice to retain proficiency
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constructs of dream ballets can be used to examine this question very specifically. Dream ballets came along with the creation of the book musical, which helped create musical theatre form we know today. Thus, dream ballets played a significant role in shaping the function of dance on the musical stage. In their original iteration, dream ballets served to expose the internal lives of the characters that could not be expressed by words alone. Even though over time dream ballets have fallen out of popularity
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Since the age of three, I have been dancing various styles such as ballet, pointe, jazz, stage, tap and lyrical at Panorama Dance. During this time, I was able to complete my Pre-primary to Grade Eight Royal Academy of Dance ballet exams and my Intermediate Foundation to Advanced One Vocational Exams. I have also competed in solos, duos, and groups from the age of six. Through competitive dance, I have learned the importance of teamwork and commitment. On average, I spend about ten hours a week at
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Ballet Script Introduction Ballet is a form of dance that uses emotions, Physical movement, and gestures. Ballets tell a story, like a play except the dancers don’t speak. Some examples of different ballets are Swan Lake, Cinderella, and the Nutcracker. Ballet is an art, just like a painting or a piece of music. Technique Ballet is based off 5 positions of the feet. Dancers turn their feet outwards which helps with leaps, turns, and balance. In ballet, not only are there positions for the feet, but
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The white saris with silver embroideries and the gold jewelry wrapped the actresses from head to two, glistening under the lighting; each costume piece being emphasized in every move. The camera zoomed into the actress’s face; her expressions changing according to the tempo of the music. Three year old me sat on the ground in front of the T.V., captivated as each move slowly pulled me into the world of dance. Although I didn’t start taking professional lessons until a few years later, I danced
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Bodies are Equal A simple Google image search of “ballet” and “ballerina” returns images of thin, white women standing on their toes. Then, with a quick scroll down, there is an image of Misty Copeland standing on her toes yet still surrounded by images of white women on their toes. The image of a ballerina is steeped in centuries long ideas about what it means to be beautiful and who is able to be worthy of being beautiful. Due to this historical inequality and unequal opportunities, black dancers
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When most people think of ballet they think of beautiful women twirling around the stage in pink tutus. Although that cannot be farther from the truth. Most ballets today do not even have dancers in tutus. Ballet has made many such changes. Even ballet in its earliest form it is almost unrecognizable to the casual viewer. Ballet has evolved from a court dance into the 19th century and finally into modern ballet. Most people think that ballet originated in France. In actuality it started in the courts
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watching television. George is very handicapped with both blocks and earplugs. But Hazel is very average and don’t need any handicaps. They are watching a bunch of handicapped ballet dancers dance, when suddenly the transmission is interrupted by a newscast. A dangerous person named Harrison Bergeron has escaped. The ballet show is resumed, but is quickly interrupted by no other than Harrison Bergeron entering the stage. He has massive handicaps and full headphones. He is protesting against the way
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How children should be raised Our upbringing has a critical importance for us. It makes us who we are and has a great influence on our way of living. Today, most parents try to raise their children to become as perfect as can be. Kids are forced into education and have become victims of insecurity because of the major pressure the civilization puts on their shoulders. These methods of raising children have caused great debate. 1. In text 1, Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld tells about how it was being raised
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