Six families come to Central College and spend the day interacting and playing with its students. They do all of this at The Big Event, put on by Central’s Dance Marathon team. Katlyn Wells, one of Centrals Dance Marathon’s team leaders says, “The Big Event this year we held in Graham Annex and we have probably, by the time we had all the students there I want to say there were probably somewhere between 40 and 50 dancers. We had six families and five our kiddo show up and it was a day filled with music, dancing, we had some different in structures come in And and teach different styles of dancing, lots of food, lots of activities, coloring and playing baseball with the kids” (personal communication, April 13, 2017). These students are throwing this event to get to know and celebrate the children and families the have dedicated their time and effort raising money and awareness for (K. Wells). Dance …show more content…
Dance Marathon right now is able to help everyone in ten of those children (Dance Marathon, 2017). Although this is a great achievement there is always more that can be done. Dance marathon can never have enough money and help. Kaitlyn says “The money is always going to the kids. There can never be enough money to help these kids and their families” (K. Wells, personal communication, April 13, 2017). Dance marathon pays for many expenses other than hospital expenses. One of the big things families worry about is how they are going to pay for hotels while their child is in the hospital for weeks at a time. Dance Marathon will pay for the hotel stays. They also help with little things such as providing families money for vending machines to snack on throughout the day. Doing this done for families, “provides so much for those families and gives them so much less to worry about so they can focus on their sick child and focus on their kid's fight” (K. Wells, personal communication, April 13,
Three laps around the gym, minute long planks, crunches, sit-ups, and pushups in a matter of thirty minutes. As a dancer, experiencing and realizing the strength that needs to be present in order for an athlete to grow is vital. We go through long hours of choreography sessions, pain and strain on our bodies, and vigorous training. Many people will disagree on the status of if dance is a sport or not. Both Mary- Elizabeth Esquibel, in her article “Why Dance Will Always Be a Sport” and the infographic entitled “Is Dance a Sport?” attack this controversial dilemma. Even though these arguments use different formats, they use rhetoric similarly.
Dance has been around for a long time, it is older than many other popular sports we have. It takes on the physical capacity to be labeled as a sport, and yet in most cases, it is not. It is one of the few activities that is both a sport and an art, but it is given very little respect as a sport. Dance has evolved in a number of ways throughout time, but it has always been through a meaning. Whether that be dancing for love or faith, or dancing for first place.
Dance Marathon as the title brings clear understanding to the artwork. Marathon means an event that lasts longer than normal and requires great endurance. The audience recognizes that the people struggle to move because
"The non for profits that come out, the scout troops, the college organizations, the volunteer fire departments all rally around the event. It's just a nice way to give back," said Shelia Sutton, Wineglass Marathon Co-Director. Five years ago, the Wineglass Marathon began the tradition of giving back to the community. Since then, nearly $250,000 has been donated to local schools and organizations. This year's largest
University of Alabama Dance Marathon (UADM) hosted their second annual $100 day on Wednesday September 14th. They set a goal to raise $30,000 in 24 hours by challenging their staff and miracle makers to raise $100 each. Surpassing their goal they raised a total of $50,160.58.
The Big Event is where students do not sit, and they do not sleep, and they do not drink caffeine, all in support of these children going through these tough times. My senior year of high school, when I decided to come to the University of Iowa, Dance Marathon raised over $2 million all for the kids. I knew I wanted to be a part of
The Disney parade is a popular event, like a football game, that many see around the U.S. every year. The parade is aired on ABC on Christmas day. Every Christmas families get together to watch the parade run its route. We all knew the children around the U.S. looked forward to the parade all year long, and we are performing for them. Live fans watched with such enjoyment as we performed the dance. The sidewalk is alive with excitement as fans stand along the walkway to Main Street, USA, watching cheers as we walk. Families of participants
Everyone competed for the grand prize of money. Professional dancers would blend in with the other marathon dancers to win the money. Many citizens would attend to watch for entertainment, meaning other businesses were losing money while people attended dance marathons. Cities across the nation began banning dance marathons because these endurance contests were thought as inhumane, especially when citizens were paying to watch.
The Faculty Dance Concert was an entertaining event filled with a variety of dance styles. The show took place on Friday, November 6, 2015, at 7:30 in the evening, and was held in the Fullerton College Campus Theatre. The founding artistic director is Melanie Kay Rosa and the assistant artistic director is Lisa M. Anderson. The dance faculty choreographers are Lisa M. Anderson, Sarah Cashmore, Teresa Jankovic, and Melanie Kay Rosa. The four guest choreographers are Helen Gardea, Robert Laos, Devon Smith and Shawnee Amara Williams. The two student choreographers are Ashely Garcia and Madeline Young.
Dance marathons started as fun competitions for entertainment and prize money during the 1920s. As the country fell into a depression, the dance marathons took a drastic turn from being enjoyable to physical and emotional endurance. The contestants were obligated to dance continuously with short breaks in an effort to have decent meals, a shelter, and a big payoff if they were the last couple standing. With that in mind, many organizations, including federal officials, established laws and police regulations to block dancing for more than twelve hours in a twenty-four hour period (Zim, 2016). As a result, the importance of the dance marathons during the Great Depression was to provide emotional and financial stability. In the modern world,
The New York City Ballet conducted a dance performance titled “New Beginnings” on the 57th floor of the Four World Trade Center in New York. The performance took place September 12th, 2013 and was intended to commemorate September 11th, 2001. A tragic event, such as September 11th, tends to leave a bitter taste in one 's mouth. The public is generally heartbroken, angry, and distressed. This performance seeks to influence the general US audience by using dance as a means of changing the perception of the aftermath of disaster. By following a narrative structure, the dance performance begins by setting the scene of New York City. The performance is then followed with analogies through dance designed to provide moments of action, climax, and resolution. The New York City Ballet uses pathos and an instance of logos through movements to enforce their attempt to alter one’s perspective. There is plenty of pathos used throughout the dance performance in order to motivate a change in thinking from the audience. I believe this strategy was extremely effective because by influencing how the audience emotionally reacts to the performance there is more likely to be a change in audience perception. The ballet incorporates inductive reasoning by taking the specific situation of September 11th and implying that, after tragedy, we will ultimately have a “new beginning”. I believe the logical appeal of this implication is effective because the audience is naturally inclined to believe if
The Repertory Dance Company Fall Dance Concert was held at the Mannoni Performing Arts Center. The dancers involved in this dance concert are part of the University of Southern Mississippi Dance Department meaning they are either pursuing a degree in dance or teach dance at a university level. Both students and faculty had the opportunity to present work during adjudication to be chosen to be presented at this concert. I particularly enjoyed this concert because, while all of the dances presented were a part of the broad genre of modern dance, each dance had such a unique aesthetic so the concert still provided a great amount of variety to keep the audience captivated. The two pieces I have chosen to review represent this variety very
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.
Dance is a unique sport because it combines the grit and sweat of sporting events, such as track and field, with the style and extravagance of a fashion show (D.Fowler, 2000).
“ Dance is the hidden language of the soul” ( Martha Graham). Dance is nonverbal and is often used by many people as a language. All people can tell emotions by dancing even beginner and amateur classes. In the world, there are many kinds of dancing, for instance, jazz, ballet, and samba. Each dance has completely distinct parts because all region`s cultures gave influences to each dance style in the past time such as classical Japanese dance and salsa. Furthermore, many people dance as entertainments and exercises and can trace many cultures by practicing dancing. Dancing is a necessary for people`s lives. The reasons why people dance are working as professional dancers, learning cultures and histories, and dancing with friends.