The Ideal Dance I Pick Was A Mixed Of Modern Dance Ballet Dance

Contemporary ballet, although is a form of ballet but looks vastly different from classical and romantic ballet. Contemporary ballet consist of ballet and contemporary dance, and the dance often includes having a partner. Contemporary ballet is often done in a turned in position while classical ballet is done in a turned out position. A turned out position would be the first position in ballet where the dancer’s feet are usually pointing outwards. Like modern dances in the 20th century, contemporary ballet often hints a message to the audience. Alonzo King, a local San Francisco dance company owner inspired many choreographer with his choreography by having a perfect blend of traditional and modern dances in his piece. His choreography often contain a strong, controversial meaning. “The Moroccan Project”, choreographer Alonzo King suggests the message of love and inequality, using their trademark moves: spinning and elevating, in the contemporary modern dance style.

For this choreography, I decided to stick to Ballet/Jazz dancing. I was inspired to create my dance based off of a phoenix. In Greek mythology, a phoenix is a long-lived bird that has been regularly regenerated or reborn. There is not a specific way of how a phoenix truly dies; some say a phoenix dies in a shower of flames or simply perishes and decomposes. Once it dies, a phoenix is reborn rising from the ashes of its predecessor. My intention for this assignment was to choreograph something my peers would clearly understand. I hoped to accurately represent the process of its rebirth, as well as include a feature of the phoenix. Although my dance explained the process of death and rebirth, I know if I had more time to plan and create my dance

My whole life has been of dirty mirrors, old ballet shoes, and ripped tights. I was 5 years old and a beginner at a dance academy. I didn’t quite know what dance was when I got in, I thought it was just a place to spend time in and just enjoy the music they played. Over the years I learned that dance is way more than just a hobby or a place to go when you are bored. It is art, you are the one making art. Your feelings are the story to your dance, and your moves are the music. People will see your pain or happiness through these ways. Dance is not just a hobby, it’s an art, it’s something that you don’t actually have to throw music at when the steps and feelings you add are the music to your dance.

The stage travels, and outbursts, many swirling, dazzling colors, followed by a stampede of footwork accompanying the sound of the mariachi. Envision it. Mesmerizing isn't it?

Maybe a little drum roll at the beginning and then some peaceful melodies with a little bit of energy. There would be two dancers, one is very upbeat, happy and rejoicing while dancing, the other would be sad and mopping around. The happy dancer is trying to motivate the other to start dancing and be happy with him. The happy dancer shows the sad one how he accomplishes his goals and how good he feels when done. At the end both dancers are happy and enjoying life, even the little things in it.

The dance piece that I chose is called Promethean Fire. This dance piece was choreographed by Paul Taylor. The unique and dramatic music is by Johann Sebastian Bach. Out of three dance pieces, Promethean Fire caught me the most because of the balance between dance and music. The dance was also very emotional, and I believe it was one of the reasons that caught my attention. The first thing that I liked the most about this piece is music, that makes the audience feel the energy and power of the dance. The second thing that brought my attention is costumes, that were very simple and elegant. The third and last thing that I liked is the synchronized choreography by the end of the dance.

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

Winton-Henry distills her years of experience and passion for dance as spiritual practice into the chapters of her book. She shares how to use dance to unlock joy and dance for wholeness and healing. In addition to many suggested resources, Winton-Henry also includes several dance exercises within individual chapters.

Dance is one of the most beautiful, expressive forms of art known to mankind. It expresses joy, love, sorrow, anger, and the list truly goes on for all the possible emotions that it can convey. Dance not only can express how one feels, but it can tell a story or even be used to praise a higher power. Dance has intricately played an important role to every culture over the course of time. Two forms of dance that have not only stood against the test of time but have influenced the development of other various styles of dance is none other than Classical Ballet and Modern Dance.

One of my famous ballets is Firebird, at first it starts gloomy, daring, dark, spooky, and it fills you with curiosity, of what will happen next. It gets faster and faster. Like a action movie. When I hear it I think of a mouse running from a cat. It also reminds me of the music in the Harry Potter series. The light sounds of the flute, clarinet, violins, and percussion make the music bounce along like it continues to build until a grand

On Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 8pm, I took a trip to the Public Playhouse located in Cheverly, Maryland to witness the “World Dance Showcase”. The “World Dance Showcase” was comprised of six different dances. However, I decided to focus solely on the dance titled “Night in an English Village Pub” that was performed by Charm City Rapper Sword Dancers. This dance was performed by Sindee Ernst, Miriam Hack, Jack Hemler, Rhonda Keilholtz, Kappy Laning, Megan Philippi, Laura Robertson, Joe Shelby, Alexandra Sjaardo, and Jerry Stein and accompanied by traditional tunes that were played by Cyd Shelby. The movements stemmed from traditional figures by Laura Robertson and clogging steps by Anna Marley. The Charm City Rapper Sword Dancers are stationed in Baltimore, MD but are based on a ritual English dance company. The swords that they employ in their dance were derived from a coal-mining instrument. In total, there were ten performers all of which who were White Americans, mainly woman, and above the age of 40.

My personal aesthetic in the terms of dance extends far beyond mentioning what I like and what I dislike. It unfolds the layers of my personality, my style, and my past experiences. I tend to think of aesthetics in the form of a jigsaw puzzle. Within a puzzle there are hundreds of important pieces that fit together to make a grand image and each puzzle piece requires a process of development and self-discovery. My aesthetic puzzle pieces include confidence, vulnerability, dynamic, high energy, illusion, and emotional connection. Most of my aesthetic is initiated by personal preference or a significant event in my life, but I will start with the foundation of my dance training first. I was raised in the dance studio where I regularly practiced ballet, jazz, tap, musical theatre, and contemporary. I was blessed to have the opportunity to explore multiple genres of dance at a young age and as a result of this, I began my aesthetic development with a very versatile palette of movements and interpretations.

The genre of dance that was represented in the Flights of Fancy piece was ballet. This amazing piece was choreographed by Lisa A. Fusillo and was accompanied with music by Antonin Dvorak. I knew that Flights of Fancy was a ballet number because many of the dancers used the alignment of their heads, shoulders, and hips to execute ballet technique. The use of a turnout was used in most of the choreography and it showed clean footwork, perfect angles, and gorgeous lines. In order for these dancers to master this piece they had to have had previous ballet experience. Dr. Fusillo piece consisted of the technique that involved pulling up, keeping the shoulders down, and the most important pointing the toes. These aspects served the use of proper posture, lifting of the muscles to help their turnout, and increase the quality of turns and alignment of the body. Flights of Fancy is such a great piece and I was able to connect the dance to the readings in jazz and other performances.

French Ballet began in the 17th century. It was a flamboyant entertainment presented in front of the aristocracy and royalty in the courts. French Ballet was also performed when they were celebrating marriages and showing off the wealth and power of the ruler. Besides, Ballet was called “la belle danse”, and it means “the beautiful dance.” In order to help the audience to recognize the characters in the story, dancers usually wore extravagant costumes. Moreover, the idea of different ballet movements was based on the social dance of royal courts, like beautiful arm and upper body movements and floor patterns were included. Also, in the beginning, only men were allowed to dance ballet, and women played the first ballet with parts until 1681.

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.