was honestly quite taken a back by the story line because I did not know what it was about at all before seeing the show, but was pleasantly surprised at how well the performers did at portraying their risqué characters, especially the dancers. The dances, although not many, generally featured the Kit-Kat girls and boys dancing in a very sexual jazz style. The music selected was also very jazz like and was really fun to listen to, especially since they had a live band playing all of the music! The
Each year, in the month of Halloween and all things spooky, hundreds of supportive friends and family members coalesce together in the Alpena public high school’s dusty and chaotic auditorium to view the spectacular dancers performing on stage. Each one of the dancers prepare and anxiously wait for the big day in October where they can show their loved ones what they have been rehearsing for all year long and when this suddenly creeps up everyone is beyond delighted that it is finally here. The amount
Noise pounded in my ears as I stumbled through a maze of bags, costumes, shoes, and people. The tiny dressing room was packed to the brim with everyone competing through Encore Dance Academy. My hands sweated from the humidity of the half-sized room. The blinding ceiling and vanity lights shone down on my friends and me from all angles, coughing on the heavy scent of Hairspray, mascara, and sweat. My waistline itched from the red and black, sequined, sleeved leotard. One of my teammates stopped me
7 Deadly Sins Expressions Dance Company is an internationally renowned company for its abstract and unique choreography. Natalie weir is the principal of the company and has used her talents to create many alternative versions of classic stories, this is clearly evident in the production of the 7 deadly sins. This dance highlights the imperfections that exist in everyone. It explores the sinful nature of mankind that is retold through the Expressions Dance Company’s inventive contemporary piece
The U.S is a special place to live because it’s a culturally diverse society filled with different cultures from around the world. I’m glad that I live in the United States because I got the chance to meet Gabriel someone that has a diverse background from me. I did the bicultural diversity assignment based on Gabriel culture. I’m pleased that I got the chance to learn his culture because while doing this task he taught me how to speak in his language, and he also told me exciting facts about his
The bell chimes as I close the door behind Shefali and I. After a long recital rehearsal, my best friend and I returned to our dance studio ready for auditions after a well-deserved trip to Dunkin Donuts. I entered the small lobby, welcomed by the familiar vintage rug and smell of Bath and Body Works spray mixed with sweat from determined dancers. Auditions were something I dreaded, but I also enjoyed the excitement of it all. This audition would control the next year of my life, as it determined
An hour before my dance I’m standing backstage like thousands of times before. The butterflies in my stomach creep in as my anxiety rises; i review the dance over and over in my head, trying to convince myself i’m more than ready. I’m about to compete in the most advanced level against the top dancers in the region. I think about how much i have grown in the past year as a dancer…. Last year my friend Sarina and I wanted to perform a duet together. However we were only in our second year in Boni’s
the way we behave to others, how softly we react to things, our understanding towards values, ethics, principles, and beliefs. People of old generations pass their cultures to the coming new generation. Culture can be seen here in everything like dance, fashion, artistry, music, behaviour, social norms, food, architecture, dressing sense, etc. India is a big melting pot having various beliefs and behaviours which gave birth to wide different cultures here. “Sanskriti Mahotsava”’is a cultural diversity
the use of resonant lyrics sung in their native tongue, song, and dance used to parallel their everyday lives and beliefs. Storytelling is as big of an element to Samoan music and dance as any rhythm produced by their instrumentation, and if it is not directly addressed through the lyrics, it will be implied through actions. The line between daily life and music blurs in Samoan culture through of instruments and a vast variety of dances used to tell their story. “An introduction to Samoan music is
both similarities and differences. The comparison of these films can be best categorized by its setting, its mood, and its music As stated in the introduction, both people in the “Lost in Motion” videos are both professional dancers. When the two dance, they seem to be alone in their thoughts. In “Lost in Motion”, the male dancer is performing his routine backstage behind the curtain, he is alone both in his mind and outside of it as well. The area where he is dancing is pitch black with blue lines