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    Isadora Duncan Essay “If I could say it, I wouldn’t have to dance it” (Source). Isadora Duncan’s life was an unspoken dance of invention, despair, and ultimately tragedy. Born at the height of the Victorian era Isadora’s “pure” Greek family was far from the norm of the time period. With a divorced mother and a passed father, Isadora, and her siblings often taught dance for money in attempt to support their family. As Duncan aged, she resented the fact that people in the United States did not fully

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    Similarities between Giles Corey and I “A fart on Thomas Putnam!” Giles Corey said this to the courts while he was accusing Thomas Putnam of taking land from an innocent man. This quote shows Giles Corey’s personality in many ways. His stubborn and joking manner got his wife accused of witchcraft and eventually led to his demise. Giles and I have very similar personality traits in that we are stubborn, hard-working, and con men. Both Giles Corey and I show our stubbornness in many ways. Giles shows

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    Facial recognition involves the identification of individuals through the use of their facial features and, or expressions (MS, 2017). The model of facial recognition seeks to discover exactly how the brain is able to recognize facial features both consciously and unconsciously (Schweinberger & Burton, 2003). The following set of experiments seeks to study overt and covert facial recognition (Schweinberger & Burton, 2003). Covert facial recognition is the unconscious recognition of familiar faces

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    Technique”? Martha Graham was a very famous dancer in the 20th century, who created this. Martha is considered to be the mother of modern dance for the 20th century. Martha Graham is not only a famous choreographer but also a really great dancer. Martha Graham had a great passion for ballet. Martha Graham was born May 11, 1894 and died April 1, 1991. Martha was born in Allegheny City, which is now known as Pittsburgh. Martha also had a younger sister named Georgia Graham Sargeant. Martha had a small

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    When dance and technology combine, what do we get? For centuries, dance has been a live art form that thrives best in the hearts and eyes of present audience members; however, as dance began to incorporate the advancements of technology, such as film, lighting design, and music, the art form prospered into a dynamic that enhanced movement's visual appeal. A phenomenal pioneer in the introduction to the collaborative spirit of art and science was Loie Fuller. Fuller's debut for the integration of

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    Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American modern dancer and choreographer who has had a huge influence on dance and the influence has been compared to Picasso’s on art. She is also recognized as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century and has inspired many generations of famous choreographers and dancers including Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, and Twyla Tharp, In the mid-1910s, she began her studies at the Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, and she continued

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    Course: MUS 270 Instuctor: Dr. Mark Berry Name: Jingwen Yang Essay #3: Into the Circle: An Introduction to Native American Pow-wow Due Day: June 24th Into the Circle: An Introduction to Native American Pow-wow Before reading the textbook and this video, I never know this kind music named “Pow-wow”. Actually, I even thought that the Culture of Native Americans has disappeared (I know it was a silly mind now.). Now, I know that the word “Pow-wow” is from the dialect of North American which means

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    Dancing with the earth or dancing upside the earth I’m going to compare two dances from western and non-western tradition. I picked Ballet and Native American Dance. Which in essence vary from the historical roots to their own actual manifestation. While Ballet is rooted in the entertainment of aristocratic sector of French society; Native American Dance is the spiritual manifestation of the indigenous population regarding their social and physical ecology. The socioeconomic relationship between

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    choreographer taught who and when. The choreographer at the bottom of my timeline is Ruth St. Denis. Ruth St. Denis was an American modern dancer who started to dance in 1906. Taught by Ruth was Martha Graham who was also modern American dancer and choreographer. Finally, Erick Hawkins was taught by Martha, along with being an American modern dancer. All the people that I have chosen are modern dancers showing that that style was probably famous then. Ruth St. Denis, born in 1879, was from a small

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    The History of dance is very complex and difficult to explain, being that it goes back millions of years ago. Dance has been a part of humanity for as long as anyone can remember, dance has evolved over time into something extravagant, it has been changed because of humanity and it has changed with humanity, and it will keep changing regardless of what we as people do to it. Dance is a wonderful thing that most people love and will keep loving as time goes on. Dance is a form of art, a language

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