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    Dogon Dance

    Dogon Mask Dance Dogons are from Mali in West Africa. Dogon masks rank among the most respected within the world of tribal art collections and have influenced such Western 20th-century artists as Picasso and Braque, even the Cubist movement. The mask binds the Dogon people to the celestial world of heaven (where the afterworld exists) and Earth, which provides food, shelter and life. An important Dogon tradition is the Dama or masked funeral dance. By masquerading behind masks, the dancers

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    Perfect X

    she dancers. Core: Having a strong core is essential to dance because you have to have a strong core to be able to turn. There are a number of different kind of turn sequences but no matter how easy or difficult it may be having a good core is a must if you want to be able to turn. Sophia Lucia is able to do 64 solid pirouettes and she would not be able to do it without her core. Face: One of the biggest things about modern dance is being able to tell a story with your face. The dancer wants

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    Gadgets

    Night. I just can’t move on. And last in the program, the “dance dance party…”. Party songs are played first. So everyone is on the dance floor, enjoying the moment. They dance as wild as they can. They don’t care even they are wearing make-ups and they are dressed formally. Subsequently, romantic songs are played. Almost all of my classmates asked me to dance with them, even the girls. And the other boys in other sections also asked me to dance. Of course, we didn’t forget to take a picture. So that

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    Singkil

    According to the dance scholar, Minerva S. Sani, the Kasingkil or royal Maranao Fan Dance is said to have been brought from northern Malaya, by way of India, and evolved into its local forms. The original Indo-Malayan Kasingkil is thought to be the source of the contemporary Singkil of the southern provinces. It is a spectacle of pageantry and artistry traditionally performed by a noble girl among the Maranaos. The dancer wields her fans expertly as she weaves in and out of four crisscrossing bamboo

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    Sonya Tayeh

    Sonya Tayeh Sonya Tayeh is a popular and well renowned dance teacher and jazz and contemporary choreographer of today. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Detroit Michigan with her two sisters and half brother. One of the most interesting things about this groundbreaking choreographer is her lack of background in professional dance training. Growing up Sonya never had any interest in dance and participated in contacts sports such as soccer and basketball. It wasn't until she entered high

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    Dihh

    Dance Show Critique assignment: Assignment: Write a critique on a dance show you have seen or watch online. This will help you learn how to observe and critique dance, discover how dance emotionally effects you, foster dance appreciation, conjure critical thinking, and will teach you how to provide evidence to support your statements. Rules: -You may only critique TWO dances! - You may only critique professional dance companies. (Companies that have adults and are either non-profit or the dancers

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    West Side Story - a Level Dance

    Story to support your discussion. In 1932 Jerry accompanied his sister into New York and saw her onstage at the Dance Center, Robbins was later invited to join the company after an audition arranged by his sister. The dance centre group comprised of dancers with widely varied backgrounds and individual styles ran by Senia Gluck Sandor and his wife. They were fusing ballet and modern dance in a series of highly theatrical, stylised productions. Attempted to dramatise the political, social and economic

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    My Evening with Linda Sims

    Fast forward to two weeks later and my amazing mom gave me the news! Mrs. Sims is coming to our house! The director of my dance school had arranged the date for us and I was beyond excited. Linda Celeste Sims was born in 1977 in Haiti. She grew up in Bronx, N.Y. after she was adopted by an American family. She is one of the primary dancers with The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in N.Y. She is one of the most loved and admired dancers in the company which she joined in 1996 at the age of nineteen

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    Cheerleading Is A Sport

    sport. Cheerleaders have to train and work hard to accomplish your there goal in cheerleading. Some people have to lift other people which takes a lot of upper body strength. Then, with these talents you have to put together a two and a half minute dance together. Cheerleaders have to be in sync with there moves which makes it difficult. It is harder than it sounds, because other people on the team have to learn it and remember it. To make the team look good,and they have to be together.          

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    Descriptive Essay: The State High Kick Tournament

    The Sartell Sabre Dance Team made its way to the center of the court to receive our blue medals. The only thing going through my mind while I was waiting in line to receive my medal was, “Is this real life?” A few seconds later I got my answer; a blue medal was being put around my neck by an athletic director. As soon as it was around my neck I began to soak it all in. My team and I were standing in front of the entire audience with blue medals hanging from our necks and our dance song was blaring

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