Vivid lights cascade over the space gray marley flooring on the stage. Rhythms of song echo throughout the ears of the audience. Although these features capture their senses in the black box and fill them with bliss, they are merely only features of the presence of the dancers. These acrobats and enchanters manipulate the eye of the viewer with the art of movement. Their abstract mobility constantly puzzles and excites the mind. On the evening of October 25, 2017, I had the honor of attending the
Words: 585 - Pages: 3
The group that I have chosen to identify with is the F&M Dance Company. The company is comprised of over fifty dancers and is supervised by three authoritative professors. Each fall, new choreographers are recruited by the company to teach their choreographies, or reconstruction works of other choreographers, for the Fall Dance Concert. Each spring, the students have the opportunity to choreograph a piece for the Spring Dance Concert. These student choreographed pieces are then either presented in
Words: 1586 - Pages: 7
Event’s Reflection The first event that I attended that was relevant to this class was the play that the school put on called Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party. This was a play that explored sexuality and growing up in a small town. This play relates to the class it that it brings up the idea of sexuality and becoming comfortable with your own identity. At first I was kind of uncomfortable with the play, not because of the content but because of the very eccentric acting that was slightly overdone
Words: 759 - Pages: 4
“5,6,7,8!” These numbers were introduced to me at the ripe age of three years old and will always remind me of my dancing days and the lifestyle it has brought with it. The confidence from stage, the glitz and glam, and being able to dance next to some of my best friends has undoubtedly impacted me so positively that I couldn’t imagine being any other way. However, there is another side to the dance industry that is quite unnerving, and this is what I will be concentrating on in this Personal Interest
Words: 486 - Pages: 2
Ballerina’s face many obstacles. Its very hard to make it to the top. They can also get very hurt and it can be dangerous at times. Just like Betty Marie knew and did. Betty Marie’s first ballet lesson was when she was four at Osage Reservation. Where she spent most of her childhood. She began to fall in love with ballet when her grandmother would tell her stories about there Osage heritage. At that moment she wanted to become a ballerina. After years of practice and learning she became a
Words: 289 - Pages: 2
Gaby Diaz Gaby Diaz was a contestant on the TV show So You Think You Can Dance. She started out as tap dancer with a bit of other training and used her amazing technique to excel through all different kinds of styles. This included hip hop, ballet, contemporary, and many others. She then progressed to the top 10, top 5, top 3, and then finally top dancer of season 12. She then became an all star for the season 13 kids as well as a part of the shaping sound dance group. This group now tours around
Words: 455 - Pages: 2
Several UCF faculty members held a concert on Feburary 18th at the UCF Rehearsal Hall. Keith Koons, Ayako Yonetagi, and Yung-Ling Hsu, all members of the University of Central Florida’s music department, performed at the concert. Around 40 people, including both UCF students and other members of the community, attended the show. The concert included the world premiere of “Alien Loop de Loops for Solo Clarinet and Electronic Recording,” an experimental piece composed by Lakeland composer Howard
Words: 266 - Pages: 2
“Standby Lights 8.9, Lights 9.1, and Flies for Snowfall. Sound Go.”, I whisper to my army of 12 on headset. I quietly lead us through our current battle — running the technical aspects of the biannual winter ballet, The Nutcracker. As I maneuver us in silent unison through the cues and calls of the show, it was strange to think that a mere week before this moment, we were strangers. And now, I’m trusting Andrew, a sophomore I didn’t even know existed, to delicately sprinkle the perfect amount of
Words: 641 - Pages: 3
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) released a short teaser of some bloopers that took place while filming Season 11 of the popular medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” On the day the company unveiled the preview of the gag reel, ABC also provided the specific date of release of “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 11 DVD. Under the YouTube channel “ABC Television Network,” the official broadcasting company of “Grey’s Anatomy” published a short preview of the bloopers from the previous season of the widely-popular
Words: 408 - Pages: 2
middle and elementary dance majors went to see Dia De los Muertos which was performed by Bluegrass Youth Ballet at the Lexington Opera House. This performance was choreographed and created by Adalhi Aranda Corn. She decided that she wanted to share the history and her traditions of the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday through a dance. Throughout the performance there is a slide show playing in the background. The pictures shown in the background usually matched the theme of each dance. For example, while
Words: 332 - Pages: 2
