Reflection Paper On Dance

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.

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

important foundation in understanding the broader scope of how dance can be seen as a

Ballet has never been my strongest style, but I feel that I have been able to have become more of a well rounded dancer. From the start I have wanted to gain so much with my goals as well as to find ways to work on ways to make my movement quality softer.In ballet this semester gave me an opportunity to focus on all of the goals that I wished to work on. Over the semester I have noticed that I picked up a lot of material more than I thought when I do not overthink the material and not get stressed out. In ballet this semester I noticed that I freaked out in class so much which reflected on my technique and being able to be confident with my movement.

The dancers in the earliest ballets were highly skilled professionals capable of feats of strength and agility.

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

Everyone has their own hobby or activity, an interest of sorts, that makes them unique. Dance has always been mine. From the moment I could walk I was already dancing everywhere I went. I had to practice most days of the week, have my own practices at home, and attend recitals on the weekends. So many of my hours were given up to dancing that people would often ask, do you truly enjoy it? Aren't you tired of it? My answer has always been and will always be no. To me dance has never been a burden, but rather a passion that has shaped me into the person I am today. I love to dance because it's not only a physical activity, but a mental one as well. Through dance I'm able to clear my head and truly think about things without letting anything else take over.

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 has been a natural movement form since the beginning of time. The origin of dance is unknown, just as the knowledge of the benefits of dance are unknown to many in our society. Many people do not enjoy dancing and also do not fully understand the positive benefits that come from dancing. Researchers such as Edwards, Duberg, and many more have found countless mental and emotional benefits of dance that originate from movement patterns, brain connections, and even expressions of emotion. Many are aware of the physical benefits of dance, but beyond the physical benefits of dance, there are also emotional and mental benefits that come from dance as well.

The main character in this case is Chen Yu. Instead of growing up in a happy and complete family condition, he was left by his mother once after he was born on the first day. His father soon arranged him to be taken care of his aunt. Naturally, Chen yu did not have a close relationship with his father. He even did not know what his father was doing every day, or what the occupation of his father was. Until one day when he was nine years old, he saw his father chasing people with weapons, wanted to kill people. He then realized that his father was a triad member, which the adults always said as bad guy. Chen Yu admitted that he felt lonely as there was an absence of care and love of parents. He was somehow angry with his father that he could seldom saw his father. There was lack of communication between them, resulted in an unfamiliar relationship even though Chen Yu knew that his father loved him and spoiled him in the way that allowed him to do whatever he wanted. In

Bryan is a free spirit type‒all smiles and full of life. Despite his teaching position, he was one of the youngest of the guys there at 21 years old. Having danced for nearly 6 years and teaching for 3, he has found his place in dance more than anywhere else. “It’s a really great outlet for self-expression, and its something you can do when you grow older,” he laughed. “I just love the stylization and personality you can infuse into your dancing.” Chairs lining the entryway were quickly filled with personal belongings. Although it served as an informal changing area, the most well-prepared students came already dressed with the necessary dance items in their bags. The dark-colored outfits were especially important. Not only did the class looked unified, but it also gave each student an expressive and distinguishable style. Despite the routine of bringing these items, sweat towels, yoga mats, and other items were available for the students to borrow from if they forgot their own. One student, in particular, Anna, seemed to struggle with the simple weekly ritual of remembering her belongings. As the students unrolled their yoga mats on the dance floor, Anna ran off to the bathroom to change and scoured the designated lockbox in search of a mat she liked. Although Anna did not comply with the standard behavior of the subculture, Bryan did not expect all of the students to be equally familiar with the pre-class routine. Anna was obviously the most recent addition to the class,

A series of set of movements to music, either alone or with a partner. That is the definition of dancing. Dancing is a way to express one's feeling and to get active.

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.

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.