Ballet Shot Analysis

As I waited backstage for my turn to perform, music from the piano filtered back to me. Listening to the notes, my own mixture of nerves and excitement was replaced by the appreciation and amazement I felt every time I heard another pianist play. My joy does not come from the beauty of the music alone. Instead, I find satisfaction in the meticulous technique underlying a performance. From complex finger-work to proper articulation to intuitive pedaling, each component must be carried out faultlessly to yield harmonious art. In a similar way, dentistry relies on detailed procedures whose product puts a smile on others’ faces. I find the same sense of satisfaction in the meticulous and creative process of dentistry that began to be cultivated while learning to play the piano in elementary school.

The applauding audience, the lights, sequins and feathers, the colorful, elaborate tutus, and satin pointe shoes capture the hearts of young girls. Where else can a young girl dream of becoming a princess, a swan, a dancing snowflake or flower, or a sugarplum fairy? Where else can she be a fairy tale character like Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty? Where else can she be rescued by her handsome prince and collapse into his arms? Ballet is the magical world where these dreams can come true. Young girls and women can be all of these things, symbolizing femininity in a culture that teaches young girls to be and want everything pink and pretty.

The Oklahoma Festival Ballet was a very high intense, sexual, and suspenseful production. The dancers of each piece did an excellent job of exemplifying those emotions and making sure the crowd felt these emotions. There were four different segments of this production and each one was very unique and different. I did not think I was going to understand or actually feel the emotions in this production but because of the dancers’ movements I could feel and fully understand each piece. Overall the performances ranged from heavy, light, gentle, and soft pieces.

A composer depends entirely upon the nature of the film for all the clues needed to write a suitable score for a film. Brought into the production after a certain amount of film has been shot, the films concept will dictate how the composer will write the music. Whether based on the story line, or providing information by setting an atmospheric state, film music will always have different purposes between different films. Penguin Ballet by Nigel Westlake was composed to focuses upon the graceful, almost ballet like movements of the penguins underwater. Whereas, Writings on the wall by Sam Smith conveys ideas and messages which will be expressed throughout the film, especially through the use of lyrics. Although positioned within the film to provide contrasting messages, both these songs use similar musical elements to support the piece, and its position with the film. The discussion of this essay is that there are similarities between the musical elements that support the lyrics in a song and the action in a documentary. Through this, we will discuss the musical element’s of pitch, and timbre and texture.

“The Best Dancer” is filled with many different themes. One theme that is demonstrated is to never have too much selfishness and never be too overconfident. In the text it states, “She looked down. The earthworms she had collected in the morning were draped across her shoulders… Sally winked at her. “Nice try”, she mouthed. Sally got the lead that year.” This is a crucial moment because it shows that Annabelle boasted too much, and so Sally figured out her plan and it backfired on Annabelle. This quote helps us understand that being boastful would only turn against you, and the same with being overconfident. It shows the importance of being content with you talents and not making others feel bad. Therefore, it is evident that “The

Laurianna Atkins tripped over a stack of magazines in the middle of her room, bumped her leg against the dresser, and dropped her books on the floor. “Ouch my leg!” She howled, “This room is a mess!”

On February 2, 2017, I was given the opportunity to view Innovative Works, performed by Charlotte Ballet, and created by Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, in the Patricia McBride and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance. Charlotte Ballet has been around Charlotte, North Carolina for twenty-five years as a professional company. Bonnefoux created the performance to announce the passion and intensity of each movement the dancer’s performed along with assistance from Mark Diamond, Sasha Janes, Sarah Harkins, and David Ingram. Before viewing the performance, the Dance Department of Coker College was given a tour around the building. During the tour, information was provided about how long the company has existed, we were able to visit the costume design

The dance that I will be focusing on is entitled: thinking sensing standing feeling object of attention. The dance, to me, symbolizes the socialization of persons in Western civilization concerning gender roles. In the beginning there are gestures that are separated from emotion and full-embodiment, but as the dance progresses the gestures become more meaningful and recognizable. The lighting starts out very specific and narrow, then the light encompasses the entire stage, and eventually the dancers are silhouetted as they return to a familiar movement motif in the end. The music is mainly instrumental with occasional soft female vocals, and the lyrics suggest emotion, which is interesting because the dancers do not convey emotion until

Ballet 422 is a documentary that was made about the creation of Ney York City Ballet’s 422, choreographed by Justin Peck. Justin Peck has been a member of the New York City Ballet since 2007, where he is one of the 50 dancers in the lowest rank of the company, known collectively as the Corps de Ballet. Following many of Peck’s successes at the company, he became the only current dancer to choreograph for the New York City Ballet. Peck has been summoned to create the only new ballet on 2013 where he chose to feature three of the Company’s elite principle dancers.

Michaela, at such a young age didn’t know how to handle all the pressure that was being put on her so she cried and cried day after day. Soon enough, she came to understand that crying wasn’t going to help her, so she had used the hate and pressure to become determined. In the book, Michaela wondered, “Often upon learning that I am a dancer, someone one will ask me, what kind of dancing do you do...hip hop? This makes my ballerina friends laugh. We all look alike: lean, long-legged, hair in buns, and because of the rotation of our hips, our toes point out like ducks. Why are they pre assumed to be ballerinas, but I am pre assumed to be a hip-hop artist?” (DePrince 119) Michaela was often prejudged by people because of her race. After hearing rude comments all the time, Michaela slowly started to fall down as a dancer and cry almost everyday. The young girl would always feel left out if she were with her group of ballet friends because of the way she looks. Because of this, Michaela felt as if she had to hide who she was. When Michaela went to dance, she would force herself to wear hot, long-sleeved leotards, so no one was able to see her

This genre of dance created mixed feelings among conservative members of society and although MSNBC’s Mike Brzeznski calls it “disgusting” and “pathetic” (USA Today, 2013) there is a time and a place when the dance should not take place because of it provocative style. Women are using the dance to get in shape and stay in shape, including it in their exercise regime. Regardless of the negative critiques it receives, it is a different way to express sexual feelings for one of the opposite gender when performing, which is no different than lovemaking choreographed into a piece of a contemporary dance scene and a dance that is protected in the USA through freedom of expression the “very heart of our democracy”

I have decided to summarize "The True Nature of Ballet" by Caron Jonard. In this Passage, a woman describes the both emotional and physical pain of being a dancer. She describes the pain and sacrifices through a ballerina's eyes in which they must go through to reach their dream. Though she had many wounds, she pushed through every painful blister and raw skin cuts all over her feet, she never gave up. Put a smile on and dance your way through the pain, is exactly what she did. She explains many injuries and hardships, such as landing a gig as being a dancer. Having a career as a dancer comes with many obstacles, in which I was not aware about. Knowing that her young daughter now shows interest in having the same dream, it worries her. She

Unfortunately the beautiful world of ballet comes with a high price. The women who dance in the ballet are training from sun up to sun down six days a week. They suffer from bruised feet and have to endure a life with no social activities whatsoever. They also have extreme pressure to keep their weight to unreasonably low levels.

This week’s class was about visual arts in improv. The first exercise we did in class was draw on a long sheet of paper with our classmates surrounding us. We drew on the paper what ever came to mind based off of the music playing. We drew on the long sheet of paper three time in different locations with different songs. What I found to be interesting was that most of the drawings were related to each other for each song. Meaning that each song gave us similar ideas in what to draw on that long sheet of paper. The next drawing exercise we did was with a partner. My partner was Jackson, while other people in this drawing exercise where more coordinated in knowing what each other wanted to draw, Jackson and I’s ideas clashed, which I think made

For hundreds of years dance has been seen as a way for cultural expression. This is true not only in Canada but in countries all over the world. Dance has always been an important part of Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples culture and religion. The traditional dancing of the Aboriginal culture has been held onto by the Aboriginal peoples and many Aboriginal choreographers use the traditional dancing with ballet and contemporary elements. This gives Canada a very diverse culture and art scene. Having Jazz dance in Canada exposes Canadians to a new culture and a new way to view the art world giving us even more diversity in more ways.