After watching the five different dances, I find that the setting and the lighting design of the stage, the kind of music chosen, the costume design of the dancers, the accessories used and the way they are handled, the movement of the dancers and the facial expression of the dances all contributes to the quality of a dance. Firstly, good lighting and stage set design is a very important key for a good dance performance. The lighting and stage set design create a sense of visibility and the atmosphere
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Analysis of Dance Styles ARTS/100 Professor Analysis of Dance Styles For centuries peoples have been dancing as an art form that allows them to physically express themselves without using words. These are times when simple dignity of movement can fulfill the function of a volume of words (Humphrey, 1937). A great deal can be understood when a person watches a person dances. The message that is related is strong and clear. When you understand the types of dance the message is clear.
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Why do individuals dance? What’s it's purpose? It's a great way of expressing your emotions and feelings and entertaining others with a story or simply using a variety of dance moves to show off your true feelings. Each dance style has its own way of expressing feelings/emotions. It’s a way to escape from the real world. Human beings probably danced even before there was a word for it. Rhythmic bodily movement is instinctive. It connects people, even if subconscious, to the rhythms of nature. Tori
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Lights, camera, action! It’s official: IHA’s musical theater program is at it again! Forty Second Street, this years fall production, tells the interesting story of a show with in a show and the interesting life of Miss Peggy Sawyer. The play displays Peggy’s early beginnings as a tap dancer and actor all the way to her endings in fame. Students from IHA, Bergen Catholic, Don Bosco, and Saint Joe’s have been diligently working since the beginning of the school year to put on an amazing performance
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Last week I went to a dance concert Rising Momentum, which consisted of seven separate pieces. The choreographic work was done by the faculty of the University of Idaho dance program. The seven pieces pushed the performers and moved the audience in ways that cannot be explained. While waiting for the next piece to start I talked to my friend that went with me and people around me about the previous and concluded that everybody in the audience interpreted the dances in different ways From watching
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Screen Dance Festival: A Versatile Night On Saturday, November 21st, I had the pleasure of attending the 10th annual DeSales University Screen Dance Festival. The evening featured award-winning dance films from the 2014 and 2015 NYC Dance on Camera Festivals. In total there were eight pieces shown: Well Contested Sites, Dervishes, Juice Box Afternoon, Stella and Tom, Escualo, Rules of the Game, Homegoings, and Vanishing Points. The duration of each film varied from under four minutes, to over
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03.11.2015 The choreography of vortex [Won Chae] Beginning with pianissimo, repeating melody of snare drum is rising in a continuous crescendo with a breathtaking and moderate movement under the spot light. When you are about to feel there is no air to breathe, this repeating eco introduces and adds other instruments one by one with highly saturated dancing. I would never forget the moment when I was captured by this beautiful choreography ‘Bolero’1 performed by Sylvie Guillem2. I was not even in
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Relationship between Dance and Spirituality. Sashanique Moodie Monroe College Abstract This paper will focus on the relationship that exists between dance and religion. The primary focus of this paper will examine how closely related dance and spirituality are. The paper will provide a detailed analysis of information already written about the subject matter aimed at showing you, the reader, how interconnected or how close the relationship between dance and religion (religious
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a mesmerizing graceful style on the stage. That fateful day sealed the decision of a career path in the performing arts. The dream of following a performing arts career in dance was furthered by attending Texas Christian University on a merit scholarship as a Ballet Major. This scholarship made it possible to train and dance on a daily basis and to quickly advance. Extremely hard work earned an offer to join a ballet company, a rare opportunity not offered to every dancer. Although that
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CREATIVE DANCE History of Creative Dance Creative dance is perceived differently by different sectors of the education system. In many provinces, creative dance is part of the physical education curriculum. More recently, two provinces— British Columbia and Saskatchewan— have considered placing dance under the rubric of arts education. The aspect of creative dance that is emphasized reflects the position creative dance is assigned in the curriculum. When in the physical education curriculum, creative
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