Modern are very similar forms of dance. They are both distinctive forms of dance and they both hold a specific purpose for their movements: portraying a story. These two dances were derived years ago and were carried throughout many generations of dance. Though both dances include movement that is not similar to one another, they do, in fact, have common purposes in portraying a dance through rhythm, movement, and expression. Stories portrayed within these dances are evident through the movements…

The URL of the dance company’s website is http://www.newyorklivearts.org/programs/present/btj-az-dance-company.php. The principal choreographer and creative director of this company is Bill T. Jones. These tasks were previously shared with Arnie Zane, until his passing in 1988 due to AIDS related lymphoma. Although the principal choreographer of this company is Bill T. Jones, the company has also collaborated with various artists such as Anne Bogart, Keith Haring, Cassandra Wilson, Orion String…

Parsons Dance Company at Harbison Theatre at 7:30 p.m. This New York City modern based dance company hosted six commissioning works at the Midland Technical College that were all choreographed by the artistic director David Parsons. The created six works were “Finding Center,” “Hand Dance,” Swing Shift,” Kind of Blue,” “Caught,” and “Nascimento.” Each of David Parsons works showed a distinction of athletic, energized, ensemble works that revealed the style of his choreography. Parsons Dance is renowned…

Critical analysis of “RDT” I attended the Repertory Dance Theater concert on March 5, 2016 at 7:30 PM in the Snow College Theater - Eccles Center for Performing Arts. The concert was held because the Repertory Dance Theater was celebrating their 50th Anniversary. Dancers were touring around Utah and performing in almost every city. Concert consisted of five choreographed dance performances that lasted for about 2 hours. They were performed in this order: Suite from Mazurkas, Jack, Crippled up blues…

Ending Movement “If you live in the elite world of dance, you find yourself in a world rife with racism. Let 's face it.” –Alvin Ailey. Alvin Ailey was an African American dancer and choreographer, born in 1931 in Rogers, Texas. Ailey was responsible for creating one of the most popular dance companies of the twentieth century, known as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. The forming of this company began due to Ailey’s life long passion for dance, and his dream to give African American dancers…

have danced. Whether you dance in professional classes, school dance teams or all alone in your room, everyone dances. People dance because dance has many positive effects, such as, providing a workout, serving as an emotional outlet, strengthening confidence, and providing opportunities to make new friends. One positive effect dance has is that it is a fun way to workout. Dance is used to strengthen muscles and build flexibility in children and adults. Different types of dance are used to strengthen…

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…

sights and sounds? It seems as though every single sense was simultaneously stimulated together during the breath taking performance of Malpaso Dance Company. On Wednesday, September 16, 2015, the Malpaso Dance Company, led by executive director and co-founder Fernando Saez Carvajal performed at the Carpenter Theatre, in Richmond, Virginia. The company performed two pieces: “Under Fire” and “Despedida” choreographed by Trey McIntyre and Osnel Delgado Wambrug respectively. Driven by the desire to…

to see Parsons Dance Company perform in Harbison Theater at Midlands Technical College. Parsons Dance Company, founded by David Parson, is a modern based company resided in New York City. This company is very well known for creating and performing contemporary American Dance and enjoys reaching out to diverse audiences. Parsons Dance Company was founded in 1985 after being known for its energized, athletic, and ensemble work. In addition to David Parson’s artistic choice, the company has collaborated…

The two live dance works viewed this year were “Emergence”, performed by Sydney Dance Company, choreographed by Rafael Bonachela, performed at the Princess Theatre and a recorded dance performance titled “Image”, choreographed by Jason Northam and Liesel Link. The two dance performances substantiated were exceedingly diverse and dissimilar. The two performances juxtaposed their intentions and interpreted opposing elements through diversity in movement vocabulary, structural devices and form, performance…