Dance Observation

1) Summarize the plot of the piece. If you feel that there was no plot, describe the sequence of events in the performance.

On May 18 2016, I attended the La Costa Canyon Dance Recital, “A Night At The Movies”. The show was performed by the school’s dance team, Dance Mavs, and was well executed and rehearsed. The show provided an interesting interpretation of famous movies and their impact on the audience. Famous dances and themes were portrayed throughout the night, allowing for not only an entertaining experience, but an extremely memorable one. The amount of work put into the show was evident and allowed the audience to appreciate each dance with more respect and admiration. It is obvious these shows can take a toll on those performing, so it must be all the more rewarding when it turns out as great as the recital did.

Sally Banes is an American writer and dance historian and critic. She is also a professor of theater history and dance studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Banes has written multiple books and contributed to many documentaries and films. The book Moving History / Dancing Cultures, which Banes contributed to, includes the article “Choreographic Methods of the Judson Dance Theater”. This book was published in 2001.

event that Morgantown residents can always look forward to is the biannual performance of Morgantown Dance and the Morgantown Ballet Company at the Metropolitan Theater in downtown Morgantown. The programs vary, but every other year theater-goers can expect a performance in November of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, a classic tale of Clara, her Nutcracker Prince, and a magical journey to the Land of Sweets. In past productions, guest dancers from the Pittsburgh Ballet have taken part, allowing audience members to see professional dancers from a national company. Other performances at the Metropolitan Theater have included The Snow Queen, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, and Romeo and Juliet. Each production has been a showcase of talent from

This bibliography is important because it is has allowed me to critically view the sources that I will use for my research paper. I have dissected and deconstructed the data so that I could fully understand them and employ the material effectively. The question I am attempting to answer with my research is to what extent does the arts and specifically dance benefit our psychological body?

The dancers run out onto the stage and form two straight lines consisting of three girls in the front and three girls in the back. As the piece progresses this formation does not vary other than to switch lines. Once on stage, the music finishes the introduction and the happy, lively, carnival type music begins. The dancers throw confetti onto the audience members and begin their variations of shimmying, hip thrusting, being overly dramatic and movements that were highly sexualized. Each movement seems as though it was choreographed in order to make the dancer’s body shake specifically within the bosom and the buttock. The dancers’ facings were both front and back displaying the entirety of the female body. Within the clip at 28 seconds the camera focuses only on the female’s buttock as it its shaking from side to side in time with the music. By 37 seconds colored streamers fly down from the stage as the dancers walked dramatically in unison

You mentioned that helping to teach the family and caregivers to maintain the same expectations and boundaries that have been set while in a clinical setting will help to ensure that the ABA technique will be maintained.

Dance 5 was an organized and well-taught class. I thoroughly enjoyed the class. This class provided me the basics that most beginning dancers should know. The dance movements were simple and easy to learn, but at times difficult to show. There are so many techniques to learn and to be utilize. It just takes time and practice to take in the steps, proving you understand all the tiny details about every movement. Time will tell the process you will make in this class.

On September 10th, I had the pleasure of attending the Shapiro and Smith Dance. The performance was a series of different dance numbers that used different elements of sound and movements to promote their ideas.

Dance is a career that has several different options and paths. Someone could be a professional dancer, a dance teacher, or a choreographer. Whichever path is chosen, the anatomy of the human body is very important. Whether it is placement and strength of certain muscles, knowledge of which muscle to use for which step, or knowing how to properly stretch, warm up, and exercise your body. Anatomy is even used in injury prevention and injury healing. Interestingly, dance in general has been around since the beginning of time. Even the Bible talks about dancing like David danced and worshiping God through dance. However, dance as a classical form did not come around until 18th century France. This was when ballet was established. Even then, dance

Firebeat Dancesport Studios, LLC is a dance school that is located in Winchester, Massachusetts. It was founded in March 2009. Their programs include ballroom group classes, ballroom private classes, ballroom competitions, and private and group wedding dance lessons. For private wedding lessons, Firebeat Dancesport Studios, LLC provides a dedicated VIP concierge to coordinate details before, during, and after the lessons, music editing services, and full dress rehearsal. Firebeat Dancesport Studios, LLC offers free trial

This was my first time enacting in a participant observation and taking field notes. Before starting the observation of the Dance Marathon sponsorship team meeting, I was worried that the meeting would not last the two-hour time span requirement as well as that the interactions within the meeting would not suffice my posed research question. I proved myself wrong in the fact that the meeting went overtime and my observations sufficiently answered my research question. This method practice made me realize how much can be answered and solved, just through observation.

I attended the Spring Dance Show for my alternate assignment. The dance show was well put together and had a lot of different dances. From the music to the costumes all the dances were unique. The theme of the dance show was kaleidoscope which means that the name of the dances related to different colors. For example one of the dances was named Golden Treasure. This dance was amazing it was well choreographed and I for one enjoyed the energy the dancers gave off to the crowed. The song they danced was Treasure by Bruno Mars. I would say this dance was jazz they all moved together as one to the beat and the song was lively. Their costumes matched the song as well , each top had some form of gold on them although each top was different and their

In one my classes; Dance Appreciation, I had an assignment to view a dance piece on YouTube. The dance that I viewed was called “She without arm, he without leg, Hand in Hand”. The dance was not only informative, but it was enlightening to watch.

On December 1, 2017, in the University Theatre at California State University, Dominguez Hills, I observed the fall dance concert Rise. It was choreographed by Amy Michelle Allen, Marco A, Carreon, Sarah Cashmore, Jeff Hendrix, Erin Landry, Doris Ressl Acosta, and Kenneth Walker, with the long cast of dancers. The production was pleasing, and would not have been believable without the work from production designers, Frederick Depontee and Cheryl Sheldon. Rise is played out in eight different dance routines, which were Xtra Xtra, Scar Tissue, Hart Broken, Things Are A Stirrin’, and the rest are intermissions such as Female Energy, Women, Exotica, Strength In Numbers, and Makina.