...Tayeh Sonya Tayeh is a popular and well renowned dance teacher and jazz and contemporary choreographer of today. She was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Detroit Michigan with her two sisters and half brother. One of the most interesting things about this groundbreaking choreographer is her lack of background in professional dance training. Growing up Sonya never had any interest in dance and participated in contacts sports such as soccer and basketball. It wasn't until she entered high school when her interest was sparked. As she entered high school and earned a new wind of confidence in herself, she began frequenting parties and dancing for the party go-ers there. This is where her need to be on a stage began. Sonya and her sister would hip-hop for large parties. They went to as many parties as they could and would capture the crowds. And so, Sonya fell in love with dance. With no formal training or dance classes, Sonya had no choice but to take her first dance class in college. Although she did not get into a traditional four year college right away, Sonya did not let this keep away from pursuing dance. She attempted to join dance studios to gain proper training and was denied by over 9. Instead, she took it upon herself to take dance classes at Ford Community College. While there she studied ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz and more. She went on to transfer to Wayne State University where she took her very first formal dance training class at age 18. . In addition to her...
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...Natalie Bean October 15 2012 KNH 110 Video Reflection How the technique seen and discussed in the video relates to choreographed excerpts seen in the video specifically Lamentation. How Martha personal words, and that of those who knew her, helped you better understand what she was trying to do in her choreography, and how she used her technique to facilitate theme? The video that I watched in class had a varied of different movement. The class video had a lot more different dance but I think their dance was structure more. The Lamentation video was an expressionist dance, which was focus on the next movement. The Lamentation video was limited to dance movement because she is stuck in a tricot. This dance expresses her feeling and was kind of telling a story. Dance doesn't have to be defined by gratuitous amounts of movement and this is an amazing form of art. I think Martha was trying to express an idea by looking at something very deep grief or sadness and she's brought it out. Not everybody look at things the same way as others. I know that there are things that are deeply meaningful for other people that aren't so for me. That many others or I don't 'get' something doesn't make it any less valid. If popularity were a measure of artistic validity then Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber would have to be considered the best artistic geniuses of all time. The Lamentation video touches me and brought back memories of a time when I lost a love ones. The way I interpret...
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...York and saw her onstage at the Dance Center, Robbins was later invited to join the company after an audition arranged by his sister. The dance centre group comprised of dancers with widely varied backgrounds and individual styles ran by Senia Gluck Sandor and his wife. They were fusing ballet and modern dance in a series of highly theatrical, stylised productions. Attempted to dramatise the political, social and economic struggles of the day. Sandor advised Robbins to study ballet again in which he took the advice and began classes with Ella Daganova. This ballet influence upon Robbins is shown throughout West Side Story remarkably within the Dance at the Gym, the Promenade section. Within the promenade relevé is used precisely in and out of chassés, as well as this, similar to classical ballet, movements are repeated two or three times as Robbins has done with the motif of chassés into the clicking of their fingers followed by the circular knee movement. Furthermore, the way in which Robbins uses non-balletic styled movement such as the knee circles and clicks within the ballet section demonstrates specifically Robbins’ use of Sandor’s training through his use of fussing various styles, jazz and ballet in choreographing West Side Story. Having first taken classes informally from his sister, Sonia, Jerry went on to study with her teacher, Alyce Bentley, who taught interpretive dance in a small studio at Carnegie Hall. As interpretive modern dance developed in the 1930’s it held...
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...CREATIVE DANCE History of Creative Dance Creative dance is perceived differently by different sectors of the education system. In many provinces, creative dance is part of the physical education curriculum. More recently, two provinces— British Columbia and Saskatchewan— have considered placing dance under the rubric of arts education. The aspect of creative dance that is emphasized reflects the position creative dance is assigned in the curriculum. When in the physical education curriculum, creative dance lessons typically focus on development of the motor skills involved, with little concern for the experience’s aesthetic potential. In arts education, the primary focus is creative dance’s aesthetic potential. Advocates view creative dance not only as having potential for developing motor skills or aesthetic sensibility, but as a means to improve students’ self-concept and as a valuable component of an integrated curriculum. Upon closer scrutiny, however, these different ways of justifying creative dance may prove contradictory. “Creative dance” is a particular form of dance. This form is typically taught in elementary schools because unlike other dance forms, it does not require years of training. Basically, creative dance involves the use of movement elements to express thoughts and feelings. Dimondstein (1974) expands on this definition when she considers dance to be “the interpretation of a child’s ideas, feelings, and sensory impressions expressed symbolically in movement...
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...Dance Show Critique assignment: Assignment: Write a critique on a dance show you have seen or watch online. This will help you learn how to observe and critique dance, discover how dance emotionally effects you, foster dance appreciation, conjure critical thinking, and will teach you how to provide evidence to support your statements. Rules: -You may only critique TWO dances! - You may only critique professional dance companies. (Companies that have adults and are either non-profit or the dancers are paid to dance.) -This- is- an- essay! Do not treat this assignment as a journal or a worksheet! It-is-an-essay! -You must type your essay! -You must turn it in ON TIME! I will not accept late papers later than 1 week. Each day your paper is late, 5 points will be taken from your grade. Here are some local dance companies that have performances online: -Unity Dance Ensemble at: www.unitydanceensemble.com or find “Unity Dance Ensemble” on Facebook. Unity Dance Ensemble is a jazz dance company. -Culture Shock Dance Troupe at: cultureshockdance.org or find “Culture Shock Dance Troupe” on Facebook. Culture Shock Dance Troupe is a hip-hop company. -Malashock Dance at: http://www.malashockdance.org/the-company/company-photo-video Malashock Dance is a contemporary company. -Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theatre at: http://www.sandiegodancetheater.org/gallery.html (click on a video) Jean Isaacs is a modern/contemporary company. ****These are only suggestions. You can watch other dance...
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...After interviewing two dance teachers in the field that I am interested in, I found out a lot of interesting things about these two unique individuals. The first person I interviewed is a dear friend of mine and has been my favorite teacher/mentor of all time. Christian Donnelly has worked with many famous dancers including: Principle dancers of the NYC Ballet Company, Gregory Hines, Mark Bramble, Frank Hatchett, Andrew Lippa, and Grant Gustin. Chris prefers to teach dancers that are thirteen years old and older. His typical class consists of a warm-up followed by exercises, both center and across the floor that focus on improving technique, then finish class with a combination. He encourages difficult students that they can achieve great things and to keep trying, but if they get too far out of hand, he will ask the student to be transferred to a different class....
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...of the skill. I dance every day of the week and I still learn something new every week. Whether is some new technique or a new movement, my knowledge of dance keeps expanding. I first started acquiring some knowledge in dancing at my elementary school in Peru. When holidays would come, I would volunteer to dance dances native to my country in holiday shows. My mother did not have the money to put me on a dance studio but I still learned a lot through the dances at my elementary school. Then I came to the United States and I was open to a lot of opportunities. I started going to American Heritage School in the middle of my seventh grade...
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...An 8-year-old girl sat on her bed, as her mom called up to tell her ballet would start soon. A sense of excitement overcame her, as she started to think about her friends and becoming a real ballerina. She quickly slipped on her tan tights and stepped into her black, cotton leotard. Her mom slicked her hair back tight, as she squirmed to get away from her hold. When she looked in the mirror, her brown hair laid perfectly in a bun on top of her head and in her brown eyes she saw the next prima ballerina. Before they left for class, the little girl ran upstairs to grab her pink ballet shoes and gracefully slipped them on. She swiftly ran down the stairs and then jumped to her mother’s car. As the little girl entered the dance studio, the smell...
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...different styles and techniques. “They sometimes tell stories, contain narrative action, characters, and a beginning and end. The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty are famous story ballets from the 19th century” (“Types and Styles of Ballet”). Dance itself is a chain of measured and pattern bodily movements that are usually performed to differents types of music. It is a form of art that is performed in many cultures by people to express themselves and their ideas through movement. Dance is a profession for some and a passion for others. Ballet is so popular because not only was it the first type of dance to...
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...The aim of this essay is to show how the three performances in dance, music and drama were influenced by Brecht, Lea Anderson and the various artists involved with the musical genre of minimalism. This essay will also describe the process the ensemble went through while devising and rehearsing the performance as well as the similarities between the art forms, such as the significance of characterisation within dance and drama when portraying stereotypical characters. Devising For drama, the practitioner the ensemble studied was Berthold Brecht, an early 20th century German theatre practitioner who pioneered the theatrical movement of Epic theatre. Brecht is of particular interest given the similarities in subject matter, as the groups subject is about the detention facility Guantanamo Bay; thematically similar to Brecht’s work which also dealt with topics involving the abuse of power, institutional corruption, the effects of war etc. The ensemble initially did a great deal of research into Epic theatre and the techniques of Epic theatre as well as Berthold Brecht and his life. Following that, they then made a mind map of the problems surrounding Guantanamo and focused particularly on the issues that garnered the least attention publically yet posed the greatest threat to the liberty and rights of everyone. Based on this we chose the unlawful kidnaping, imprisonment and torture of individuals without trial, the implementation of secret courts, and the propaganda published by...
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...When motivation leads to persuasion After not making the varsity drill team my freshman year of high school I never wanted to try out again. My director persuaded me to try out for the varsity drill team when I became a sophomore by making me push myself harder, realizing` not everyone has this opportunity, and reminding me things that are worth doing don’t come easy. When I was a freshman in high school I took a dance one class as an elective, throughout the year I started losing interest in dancing as a result of not making the varsity drill team. Every day in class my director would remind us that all the dance techniques that we were practicing were going to help us become the dancers we needed to be in order to make the varsity drill...
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... CHOREOGRAPHY (ETYMOLOGY) khoreia: “dance” graphein: “to write” STYLE in Dance derives from 3 related sets of conventions 1. The quality with which the movement is performed (texture or quality found in movement as it is performed) Rudolph von Laban’s systematization of “quality in movement”: Space: indirect, direct Time: sustained, quick Weight: strong, light Flow: free, bound Acc. to Laban, all human movement exhibits constellations of these factors that form identifiable textures or qualities of movement. 1 2. The characteristic use of the parts of the body with their symbolic associations. Solar plexus (Duncan), lower abdomen and pelvis as an isolable area (Graham), fixed/vertical torso (ballet). Pelvis: sexual, primitive instincts and desires Chest: emotions and feelings Head: intellect, rationality, process of thinking 3. Characteristic use of “performance space”. (a three dimensional spatial grid symbolically defines the space) i.e. movements that occur in the air (jumps & lifts) or gestures towards upper space – mostly associated with the pure, heavenly, etc. movements on the flor –associations with more earthly existence. 2 THEATRE DANCE From Aristocratic Entertainments (1300-1600) to Court Spectacles (1530s-1640s) to French Court Ballet – “The Sun King” Dancing (1650-1700s) French nobility “dancing” in the entertainments and spectacles to show off their power and dignity. Spectacles organized by courts, dukedoms, etc. quickly became competitive, one...
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...the style and technique that it takes to be a performer, it is necessary to learn the tasks it takes to be a dancer. Dancers apply their ideas, emotions, and beliefs to convey a message through a form of art. There are three classic forms a dance, ballet, jazz, and modern. Ballet, jazz, and modern are the most intricate forms of dance; it implicates a technique that only expands through years of training. Majority of dancers start at a young age. However, if a person has the passion and time willing to spend on learning the new styles of dance, he or she will be a successful dancer. Dancers practice daily and attend many dance classes to help there dancing improve. Learning...
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...2 22222222 ‘C’ is for Contemporary NCEA Level Two Dance Achievement Standard 91209 Version 2 Perform a repertoire of dance (2.5) Credits: 6 Task Instructions: This achievement standard requires you to learn and perform a repertoire of dances from the same style/genre. You will be assessed on how well your performances demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the stylistic requirements of the dance genre. This assessment activity requires you to perform a repertoire of three dances from the Contemporary Dance genre. Your performances will each be at least 1-2minutes in length. You will receive an indicative grade for each dance based on the overall assessment criteria. However, your final grade will be determined holistically over the three dances. This task will take approximately 9-10 weeks to complete, although this time will be divided up through out your dance course. The material and information covered in this unit will support the development of your knowledge of the Modern Contemporary Dance genre. The dances you will be performing within the contemporary genre are: Contemporary Dance One: “The Shadow People” Term 3, Week 10 A group dance choreographed by multimedia artist and choreographer, Sharyne Lewis. This dance is based on ideas associated with being a ghost in modern society, with the belief of existence outside of society’s acceptable norms. The dance incorporates techniques by Pina Bausch and Michael Palmenter, such as floor work...
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...Up until this point in my life, I have not had any real dance experience in my life. I have never attended any sort of dance classes, but I am excited to learn more about the art of dance in this class and add some moves to my repertoire. Although I do not have any formal dance training or experience, I love to dance socially. Attending concerts and electronic dance shows is one of the things I love to do in my spare time, and these are great situations for dancing. The types of movements in these situations usually involve the audience dancing together as a group to the beat of the music and are less focused on individual moves and dancers. I also have a lot of movement in my daily life as I try to stay active. I work out regularly and walk to class everyday. In track, one of the events that I participated in was the long jump. There are a lot of different movements in long jump that need to be executed at the right time and place. You start off still and begin by running and trying to gain as much speed as you can by the time you reach the pit. Right before you get to the pit, there is a line that you need to jump before. This involves a lot of timing because the difference between a good jump and a great jump can be decided by how close you get to that line. But, if you pass it you are disqualified. Positioning at this point is also key because you need to make sure your foot is directly under you instead of out in front, similar to when you are running. The next and...
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