Summary Of Still Crossing By Liz Lerman

always been known for the risky and powerful movements which are often why dancers retire from the company. The dancer’s movements were often very intense and emotive, such as the “throws” across the stage in which the dancers would, almost violently, launch themselves across the stage in different forms (leaps, falls and flips to name a few). Another section where the movements were emotive is where the dancers were thrusting their hips in different positions to perhaps show sexuality in “self”.

Rick Bragg’s “French Quarter’s Black Tapping Feet” takes place in New Orleans in the year 1998. The story talks about young children and their tap dancing feet. Many of the children come from very little and they have learned how to make a living by tap dancing to support their families. People think that it is a way to exploit children and have them work at such a young age for so little, but others think that it is a way that the children enjoy themselves and it is another way to keep the French Quarter tradition alive. Rick Bragg wanted to shed light on the children and stories about having to do such a grown-up thing like supporting their families at a very young age. The author uses personal stories from the children, including how they feel about tap dancing and the backgrounds in which the children were brought up, to educate people on the subculture and tradition, and he brings in professors from two different schools to get professional views of the children tap dancing to support their families.

Given that this “visit” was more like a virtual experience, I was still able to access a couple of my senses, just as if I was at the actual exhibition. Through the use of anecdotes and detailed images, I am able to see all of the personal experiences an individual had while practicing a particular dance and what it meant to them. In this exhibition, there are ten different dances displayed, including the: Yup´ik Yurapiaq and the Quyana (Thank You) Song Dance, Yakama Girl’s Fancy Shawl Dance, Cubeo Óyne Dance, Yoreme Pajko’ora Dance, Mapuche Mütrüm Purun, Tlingit Ku.éex ' Entrance Dance, Lakota Men’s Northern Traditional Dance, Seminole Stomp Dance, Hopi Butterfly Dance, and finally, Quechua Danza de Tijeras (Scissor Dance). All parts of the exhibit were insightful, but the two that sparked my interest the most were the Yup´ik Yurapiaq and the Quyana (Thank You) Song Dance and the Quechua Danza de Tijeras (Scissor Dance).

In the excerpt from The Crossing, by Cormac McCarthy, the narrator illustrates the actions of a man who is carrying a dead wolf. Throughout the passage, the point-of-view shifts to reveal the emotional impact that the wolf’s death has on the man. The religious imagery intensifies the impact of the wolf’s death and forces the man to confront the idea of life. At first, the narrator focuses on the man’s action, characterizing the man by his actions rather than by his thoughts or observations. There are many run-on sentences to constantly describe his motions as he sets up camp.

The movement started out very literal to the story that was being told. It was characterized by a lot of hand gestures, stillness and walking. In the same way, the dancers’ narration of the conversation between Bill T Jones and Dora was separate from the dancing on the rest of the stage. However, as the story evolved, the movement became for poetic, interpretive and full-bodied. The dancers often uncontrollably shook different parts of their bodies, and stomped around the stage. Yet, there was a sense of awareness among the dancers as they were constantly watching each other. The movement was very gender-neutral especially in lifts and there was a lot of experimenting with the weight of other humans. It is also important to note that language was the majority of the sound score for the performance, and that the dancers began to speak while they moved. The tone of the narration was mostly calm, serene and factual; however, certain phrases would act as a gateway to Dora’s emotion that would explode into music and dance. The contrasting and interwoven simple but complex movement and music served to convey a lot of ideas. The idea of evolution returned through the way the movement evolved from literal to poetic and the narration changed from separate to inside the movement. Essentially, this idea of evolution in costume, props, movement and music allowed to performance to not just tell the story but to become Dora’s story. It seemed to mirror the idea that when someone recalls a memory it is easy to become submerged in the thought and nostalgia for that moment. At the same time, this conveyed how history is still alive, that the past is always part of the present. The narration was not laden with historical stories that often can alienate an audience. It was very personal, which allowed the audience to connect on a human level with Dora’s story. The audience was able to

Tania Bruguera’s Immigrant Movement International creates a flexible community space in the multinational and transnational neighborhood of Corona, Queens, by using arts to improve the life of immigrants and highlight their plight.

Modern dance has converted into the contemporary movements that teenagers and adults use to dance when they are in a certain event. But who were some of the pioneers that created this gestures? Throughout this essay I am going to talk about two of them, Martha Graham and Jose Limon who are the 20th century’s innovative artists in our dance culture. Her name is Martha Graham and is considered as “the mother of the modern dance”.

Their dancers connect with the dance tradition embodying feelings of existential human anguish and references to specific geographic places, dancing focused on surreal situations, body use and the relationships between stage and

This book is about how one dance comes together, from beginning to end, from choreography to opening night. The author offers paintings and thoughtful placement of words regarding his observations of dancers as they perfect their moves. The book ends with the curtain going up during a performance. This book is ideal for anyone who wants a preview of what goes on behind the scenes of dancing.

The movements were very specific and showed the story of the dance. The partners used many movements that contained many body

enters the stage to perform The Migration, I think of my Grandmother and her never-fulfilled desire to “Go West” from Texas to the perceived paradise of sunny California. I think of Jacob Lawrence and his family, making the journey “Up North” and allowing young Jacob to attend art schools where he could develop a talent that may have never seen light in the Jim Crow South. And... I think of the hundreds of thousands of brave migrants who left Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and elsewhere by any means available, making the first “free” choice of their entire lives and transforming the United States of America through their

There are many elements introduced in this story that leads to perfection. The first is heritage and folktales. Second is discrimination. The third is ballet. All these element can support the story to make it better.

Lastly, their performance outlined a story of how they came to where they are now. In the beginning of the dance, the female dancer showed how frustrated she was when she made mistakes. She believed that having only one arm limited her possibilities of being a ballet dancer. Immediately after, the male dancer makes his presence and offers to show the female dancer how to embrace her condition. He shows her that one does not need all their limbs to perform the moves regular ballet dancers can do. It seems that the male dancer was in the same position in the beginning as the female dancer, but he was able to to adapt to his situation and became optimistic about his future as a ballet dancer. Now he is trying to make her optimistic and to

Dance is an interpretive art in which performers convey a story to the people watching. This art is always present in dance but is seemingly different for anyone watching the performance. One person could get one story while another person receives another. The interpretation is up to the viewer. Two dances’ stories that stuck out to me in the ARDT concert were the Flow of Boats and the Last Military Song (Sorry if I got the names wrong). Each presented its respective story in such a vivid and beautiful way.

The theme for this dance was about the relationship between people and they need to manage the imbalance relationship with each other. Different people encouraged other people to face with different difficulties. They need to know their relationships with others were not always settled and same as before. They were flouting. The theme was abstract.