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My favorite dance was the contemporary routine with Derek, Jaja, and Alexia. The choreographer, Stacey Tookey, explained that the piece was about bravery in different forms: Derek played a veteran, Jaja was portraying a woman leaving an abusive relationship, and Alexia took on the role of a single mother. I really enjoyed the dance because of the story it was trying to convey; each dancer dove into character and brought out complex emotions through their movements. The dancers connected deeply with

My favorite dance was the contemporary routine with Derek, Jaja, and Alexia. The choreographer, Stacey Tookey, explained that the piece was about bravery in different forms: Derek played a veteran, Jaja was portraying a woman leaving an abusive relationship, and Alexia took on the role of a single mother. I really enjoyed the dance because of the story it was trying to convey; each dancer dove into character and brought out complex emotions through their movements. The dancers connected deeply with

Senator Lindsey Graham was born in Central, South Carolina on July 9, 1955. His parents were the owners of a local bar and liquor store in the town of Central and after high school he attended and graduated from the University of South Carolina, which made him the first person in his family to attend college (McNamee). His childhood was somewhat tough because his family had money issues and because of that he had to do some local odd jobs as a child to help support his family financially (Raju).

In the book ‘The Quiet American’, Fowler--a british journalist--holds a more justified argument compared to Pyle, who represents the US; Fowler considers for more issues and people around him, while Pyle only follows his own thought and is not willing to hold back his idea for the good of others. Pyle, as a US aid sent to Vietnam, holds a belief to spread democracy around and give more chance to native vietnamese people. When Pyle and Fowler are arguing about what sort of government should vietnamese

Mary Wigman rejected ballet technique in her dance style, perceiving classical ballet technique as artificial and confining. Wigman believed that the emphasis should be on the transcendent nature and spiritual purpose of the dance, while embodying essentialism (pg. 6, Newhall). She knew she was not the best dancer in the room, but she knew how to be in touch with her emotions while dancing. She drew upon sources from what was going on in the world during the early 1900’s from war to the rebellion

Poverty and other major problems involving constant combatant situations and invasions Russia faced in the 17th and 18th centuries led to many adaptations of performance and arts which were centered around dancing. Due to the exclusivity of proper ballet teachings from known academies many lower class Russian citizens were innovative in the creation of their own ballet performances. Unlike the higher social classes who found great significance to formality and the esteem which surrounded Russian

Susan Cain’s intention in her book Quiet is to convey the struggles of an introvert, to illustrate the importance and impacts of introversion, and to empower the introverts of the world. The author demonstrates this through her anecdotes, opinions, and historical allusions. Susan Cain highlights the importance of introversion in her anecdote about Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks can be assumed to have been an outspoken, brave person because of her courageous refusal to switch bus seats. However, after her

Ballet vs Hip-hop Cassidy Campbell Dance 100 Trisha Hanada-Rogers 14 May 2017 Dancing is incredibly popular all over the world. From religious dancing to theatrical dancing, there is so many different types of dancing for each culture and personality. It is no secret that people really enjoy watching dance. The word “dance” can mean many different things to many different people but a really popular reason people enjoy dance is because it can be a strong form of

Martha Graham: The Mother of Modern Dance The realms of self-expression some being art, music, and dance have always drawn inspiration from one another, a movement starting in one and spreading. In the case of the Modern Art Movement there is no exception. Modern Art is said to have started in 1870 and ended roughly around 1931. The Modern Music Movement started in 1910 and is currently still being considered happening today. The Modern Dance Movement had two waves, one in the early 1900's and again

Bella Lewitzky, in her time, was considered a world-renowned modern dance instructor. Her astounding technique, to engage the core, is still used world wide today. Born in the utopian socialist community of Llano del Rio in the Mojave Desert, her family settled in San Bernardino when she was a child. Dance was of a great interest to Lewitzky; she grew to love the art of dance and attended classes taught by Lester Horton during the 1930’s. Soon after beginning dance with Lester, Bella “established