Dance Application Essay

When I was four years old I was introduced to a tall, petite, beautiful ballerina who spun around the room with elegance, and effortlessly captured the crowd with her stunning abilities. As a little girl, I sparkled with admiration and was inspired to be all she was, it was from that point on, that I ventured into an unknown world of art, strength and expression. Now being eighteen years old with about fourteen years of experience in the dance world, I have learned and developed the norms, values and practices of the culture, and the conflicting theory within it.

In “Showing What Is Possible,” Jacques D’Amboise reflects on an experience when a teacher helped him discover ballet. Madame Seda helped D’Amboise fulfill his talent. With ballet, he overcame the pressure to join a gang like his friends. D’Amboise was able to become a well-known ballet dancer with help from his teachers. When it was time to retire from dancing, he started the National Dance Institute. This project enabled D’Amboise to influence his own students around the world. An influential teacher can affect one’s future by challenging pupils to move past their comfort zones, teaching them to actively control their future, and setting up an environment where they can improve together.

I'd like to think that I experienced my first dose of happiness at a very young age and it came to me in its most intricate form- music. Ever since then, I’ve found solace in nothing else.

Dance has also taught me to adjust to situations. Since I began competing, I have had to deal with several situations that required me, my teammates, and teachers to adjust. Most of these situations result from people not being able to perform due to injuries. When I was in seventh grade, I broke my wrist, and my teachers had to change several parts of my dances because of my limitations, and the other dancers had to adapt to the situation. At first when I broke my wrist, I thought it would be arduous to start dancing after taking time off; however, the process was effortless because of the help from my teachers and teammates. Finally, one reason that I enjoy working with my team is that we all share a passion for dance; this mutual passion creates a positive energy whenever we are

From kindergarten until high school, I was a member of the Jean Wolfmeyer School of Dance. Up to 5 days per week, I would be at the dance studio taking classes, rehearsing for shows, and helping out in the less advanced classes. Regardless of skill level, Jean never hesitated to speak the brutally honest truth about students’ performances and she never settled for anything less than perfection. Jean would often preach that she is only the instruction manual and she cannot make us good dancers, we had to do that for ourselves. However, it was not her critique or teaching alone that motivated dancers to perform well, it was her relentless work ethic and commitment to her studio. As a 70 year-old women, Jean held classes as much as 7 days per

“What are you even doing here? I have never seen such flawed technique in all my years as a choreographer.” The words echoed throughout the medical college auditorium. Impelled by the admonishment in front of my peers, I persevered in my endeavor to improve upon my dancing prowess and by the final year of medical school was leading the college dance team. The above mentioned undertaking further spawned an interest for the discipline of Latin Ballroom which lead to participation at the national level. The unwavering focus and persistence even in the face of unfavorable odds is more broadly reflective of my approach towards learning, both academic and extracurricular. This has been instrumental in achieving stellar academic outcomes including being ranked nationally in the top 0.0004 percent in the premedical test and the top 0.6 percent in the common aptitude test for management training.

Ballet “Cry” simply showed to us real life of all African women. Every single American people know what kind of life they went through. Therefore it touched their heard. Alvin Ailey’s “Cry” presented wonderfully combined movements, technique and emotion. Ms. Donna Wood uses tragic face, a mask of sorrow. It is a face born to cry, but when she smiles it is with an innocent radiance, joyfulness that simple and lovely. She never tries consciously to please an audience. He was not only concentrating in movements and physical performance, but also using flowing white gown

She breaks all the images of American standard of beauty such as being physically pretty. She

Dancing has never been a huge learning experience for me and I never saw the potential influences it would have on my life. Believing that teamwork or leadership meant nothing when it came to dance, Only it could have just been my ignorance as well never actually spending time to develop myself in this art. Until I reached high school where I joined dance class and started to become more

The varieties of jazz dance reflect the diversity of American culture. Jazz dance mirrors the social history of the American people, reflecting ethnic influences, historic events, and cultural changes. Jazz dance has been greatly influenced by social dance and popular music. But, like so much that is “from America”, the history of jazz dance begins somewhere else.

In my childhood, I used to dream about wearing an exquisite pink tutu that shone with glitter, a jeweled tiara, and, most importantly, beautiful satin shoes that seemed to always remain flawless. As a child, my perception of ballet was limited, but now that I have experienced a dancer’s life, I realized that this is what I am meant to do. I have sacrificed my normal teenage life to dedicate myself to this profession, and I cannot imagine any of those sacrifices going to waste. One thing I want to accomplish in the future is becoming a professional ballet dancer because I love the pure, captivating art of dance, dancing makes me feel complete, and I truly love performing. I have always had a special connection with music whether it be musicality, or the way I am consumed and mesmerized by it.

Few people are interested in pursuing a professional career in both ballet and astrophysics. I can see why, they are more than disparate, and it requires an immense amount of time to master either one. Yet, if I have a lifetime to reach people in the world, why would I not use it all? At Fordham University I can study dance and physics. Afterwards, I will graduate and fight for what God has set in front of me. This body which He gave me is for visually representing rhythm and music. My art form creates connections to people from all over the world. Rhythm, and thus dance, is a part of nature and humanity―regardless of origin. I will find every stage, audience, and motive to continue pushing myself because art is as rigorous as science. When my body is weary of the intensity of performance, it will be time to pass on my experience to the next generation. Then I will pass on the passion for dance and for studying the components of our Universe. It is my dream to perform as well as Baryshnikov, Nijinsky, Acosta, and Bujones. Throughout my college experience, I will creatively explore and interpret movement with a spirit of strength and a sound

Through exploration of the world around us, one’s passions are born. Passions make a person who they are. Who I am is shown through my passion for dance, service and exploration.

I soon heard about competitive dancing where judges can score your talent and give you critiques to better your performance quality. I knew exactly what I wanted; I entered a whole new dance world way out of my comfort zone. In this world, I have learned so many lessons, so many things about myself, but most importantly I learned the art of dance. For fourteen years of my life, I have had the most amazing opportunity to study the gift of dance. Not only has my studying impacted myself as a technician but also as a person. I believe that dance has shaped me to the person I am today. I will always feel connected, safe, and grounded when I dance. Dance is one of the most amazing gifts created because it is a way you can communicate and express who you are through movement instead of

I attended DancePlus show On Friday December 2, 2011 at 7:30pm at night. It was performed in the Victoria K. Mastrobounno Theater in New Brunswick, New Jersey. There were four different parts that I saw that day. All of the dances were very interesting and very different from each other. All of the dances had its own unique key factor that separated it from each other. I enjoyed the entire show very well. Out of all the dances I had strong reaction to “Lapa’s Lament”. I believe this specific dance stood out to me compared to the other dances from the show. This show had many different factors that stood out from other shows in the entire performance.