Analysis Of The Odissi Dance From Dominican Republic

The reason that the traditional dance has remained apart of the world is because of the teachers and students. But in order to dance the students required movements, steps, and music to put them to. The dance masters—teachers of the 18th and 19th centuries—all had the same original dance steps, while they invented their own steps on top the original ones. There are two different roots, which

Dance began as a form of communication and storytelling. Thousands of years ago dancing served as a way for people to tell a story and helped distract themselves of the hardships they faced. Furthermore, dance was a form of storytelling through communication, which then turned into using storytelling through dance as entertainment. According to the History World, many dancers during the BC time danced in front of only a few people to get a story across. That later turned into hundreds of thousands of people as dance was used by many. Today, dance is also a form of entertainment and storytelling, but in a modern sense. However, today perfection and technique are stressed more than they were in the past. Yet, the passion for dance has not changed. Many dancers who share this passion also have many of the same qualities. Among a discourse community of trained dancers, one expects to find individuals who are healthy and active athletes, expect perfection from themselves through competition, and religiously attend dance performances.

The Persian culture, one of the most prominent cultures in the world, has gone through many phases throughout the history. Their largest empire in the history of the world, their extraordinary engineering capabilities, and their inventions in arts and science are some of the most remarkable qualities that have made what the Persian culture is today. Art of dance has been a part of this ancient culture for a long time and it plays a significant role even until this day. There are countless different Persian dancing styles such as the Baba Karam, Bandari and Choob Bazi. My research will be focused on specifically Bandari dance. I’ll be providing information on the history of this particular dance style and how it plays a role in the art of dance of the Persian culture.

Dance is one of the most beautiful, expressive forms of art known to mankind. It expresses joy, love, sorrow, anger, and the list truly goes on for all the possible emotions that it can convey. Dance not only can express how one feels, but it can tell a story or even be used to praise a higher power. Dance has intricately played an important role to every culture over the course of time. Two forms of dance that have not only stood against the test of time but have influenced the development of other various styles of dance is none other than Classical Ballet and Modern Dance.

The special thing about these rhythms is that there are many unique ways to approach the dancing and the playing of the rhythm. Professor Parker explained to me that “ You can go so many places to learn these songs, dances, and rhythms and other instructors will teach them different. It’s the people’s movement and that's what so unique about West-African movement it’s interpreted differently. Yes you may see similarities but I guarantee you it won’t be the same Tendu or Plie´that you can identify immediately in other dance genres.” (Parker)

Belly dance is a form a art that originates from more than two continents which includes North Africa, Middle East, and Central Asia. However, it is believed that the root of the belly dance is in Ancient Egypt. This claim however has a little evidence to uphold it. Often the belly dance is associated with the “Goddess-worshipping civilizations as a fertility rite and aid for childbirth”(Jai-Morincome 8). There are several myths associated with the belly dance. This includes it being a traditional folk dance from the Middle East. Furthermore it is connected to the Romanian people and also associated to a more holistic experience for both the performers and the audience. The emergence and fast widespread of the belly dance is attributed

I am from Colombia, where dancing is part of our culture. In Colombia each state has a month where festivals take place. In these types of festivals there is food, music and a lot dancing. As mentioned in class dancing is ceremonial in these types of festivals. Our typical dance for Colombians is Cumbia. According to Discover Colombia, Cumbia brings together three cultures which are Africa, Indigenous and European. Discover Colombia mentions that Cumbia was born from a cultural mix of black and indigenous backgrounds, but the music and dance became very popular in the 1950’s in Colombia. Another typical dance for my culture is Salsa. According to Colombia reports the history of the typical Cali salsa began in the 1930s. This website also states

Dance has been existing in our planet ever since the moments of our existence. We used them for lots of ways such as ceremonies, celebration and entertainment. Dance was also used for a way to communicate in the olden times as there were no official language. The oldest proof of existence of dance were found from an old cave in India. It shows scenes of hunting, burials, drinking and most importantly dancing.

Ever wondered what it would be like to leap through life, twirl right through, as if the world has completely stopped around you? To be able to pause everything in a silence that allows you to hear your own heartbeat? The silence on stage as you perform is a sense of peace within your inner body that is being channeled through a movement of effortless motion. In European history, dance was considered to be a way of celebration for many cultures. Although it was said that dance did require physical agility, dancers were never considered athletes because the movement was not taken seriously. Dance did not become popular in a more skillful way until later on. The debate of dance as a sport is very

The impact the dances tango and samba had on their country's identity is the respect Argentina won when a softened version of tango swept London and Paris. The dances brought national attention to Brazil and Argentina by playing the music professionally in huge crowds, while the dances appeared in silent movies at city cinemas. How the dances united social classes is in cafe's and cabarets, elite men paid to dance with lower-class women. The dances united people of different races and ethnic groups by combining different cultures and bringing people together who loved to dance and express themselves no matter what they look like.

I chose Poland to research because my heritage is mostly tied to Poland. My father and his side of the family are all from Poland, tracing back the family tree as far as my great grandfather before nothing more can be found on the Trala name. The only trail we have come close to are the names found on headstones in Polish graveyards. Because my dad’s side of the family is very Polish there is never a dull moment. At gatherings and weddings we dance some polka and enjoy one an others company. This paper’s focus will be on Poland’s history, culture, and social life through the use of dance. Poland has been through constant turmoil with dictators and war so it has been very hard for the Polish

Many authorities on dance, consider it a living art form while only there for a fleeting moment, it is always moving and forever changing. Just as a sculptor creates his piece with his own hands and may make another that might look very similar, they are truly different. That is how dance is. The dance piece cannot be performed exactly the same, it may be close, but there will be small instances that may be different from earlier performances. This is especially true of the performers. No two dancers will perform the same piece the same way. These small instances, such as a hand position, the extension of the leg, whether higher or lower than the performance before are what makes each dance work one of a kind. Furthermore, dance as

Vitus dance known as outbreak of dancing. The myths is that a groups of youth from Saxony, sing and dancing to the St. Vitus dance at a churchyard. These youth were singing so loud that they disturbed the priest and the priest prayed to God to make these youth dance all year around. Turning the breakout dance into the tarantella dance after the realization that the dancers “were bitten by a tarantula”.

Unmasked was a performance involving a collection of works that delved into the Caribbean Carnival culture. The show took place on October 19th and 20th and involved dancers from a variety of backgrounds – students, dance company members, and established dancers/choreographers, many of which have roots in Jamaican and African culture and dance performance. Chris Walker, an associate professor of dance at UW-Madison, was the choreographer and artistic director and presented the show in conjunction with the UW-Madison Dance Department. The work included 9 separate and very unique pieces, some of which debuted in Unmasked, that provided glimpses into different aspects of Carnival Culture. The collection provided insight on the way Jamaican culture views gender neutrality and gender roles. The wide variety of pieces offered different lenses through which the gender neutrality concept could be viewed, specifically in a solo piece performed by Chris Walker, Obàtálá. This piece explored this concept through displaying gender on a spectrum by defying typical gender roles and utilization of a cannon.

India is very rich in the tradition of classical and non-classical dance. It is one of the refined developed systems of dance and is also recorded as far back as the 9th century, and it was although called the Sadir in the 1900’s. The Natya Shastra is one of the oldest surviving texts on stagecraft in the world and has also been called as the fifth Veda. The other factor which preserved the dance form is the Devadasis (temple dancers) who enjoyed high status and prosperity and was encouraged by public funds to pursue their arts. Slowly this tradition of the Devadasis fell into disrepute due to economic and social pressures. Rukmini Devi, a member of the Brahmin family is credited for reviving the art form bringing it back to stage in the early 1900’s. During the initial days of theatre, the artists would mime, the singers/vocalists would sing and the dancer who occupied the central position would bring out the meaning of the story through hand and