There are many forms of dance and they all differ from nation to nation. In some cultures for example people dress up in costumes, paint different objects on their body, etc. Attending the Sacramento State S/Bad concert I was introduced to a unique form of dancing, something I wouldn’t normally go to see. It got me very interested and I saw how much effort and power it takes to perform a successful dance concert. Dance is a beautiful form of art; it provides people with the ability to think more openly and clearly.
November Dance After watching all five segments of the November Dance, I decided to write about the second piece, which was called “Dance Dance Dance”! This was such an interesting piece! At first, when the dancers came out of the curtain onto the stage, I kept thinking “wow, I haven’t seen a presentational dance during our dance 100 class, let alone in a very long time”. I noticed they all had make up on similar to the kind of make up I would wear for my dances or plays when I was in middle school; very dramatic! The costumes accredited to Jess Gersz were extremely flashy, and looked like it could have been worn out on a normal day, and not just this dance.
This in return will give him power and respect. Similarly, to boys, girls will see this peer as popular. Yet, most other girls will probably dislike her due to jealousy. However, the most important aspect to this scene is the space on the dance floor. Quindlen suggests that males and females do eventually fill the space on the dance floor.
The first dance acted as an introduction to the dancers, each performing a small elegant choreography then taking their place on the floor or by the ballet bar against the wall. Some of the introduction dances were foreign to me, specifically the one where the dancers were very elongated. For example, one of the male dancers came out and did a few jumps where his arms were held straight out from his sides and he would hop, he would hop with pointed feet then land on one foot while the other was still pointed and his leg was stretched out behind him. Though we do use a lot of ballet techniques when warming up, the choreographed dances themselves that we have performed in class usually aren’t that ballet-esque, there’s typically a bend in the body somewhere. On the other hand there were many dancers who came out in the beginning who perform dancers that looked completely familiar, particularly the women who took their place on the ground.
Some contemporary flamenco dancing still follows this tradition, though the use of the guitar and other instruments has been added to the dancing. A musical style in flamenco, known as palos, encompasses a wide range of cultural and social contexts, as well as simple rhythmic and stylized differences. Flamenco dancing may be of different styles depending on the intention of the dance. Flamenco dancing is an incredibly emotional dance style. The dancer always strives to express his or her emotions through movement.
Ballet Dancers: The Graceful Mathematicians For centuries, audiences worldwide have been gathering in grand theatres, watching in awe of dancers and absorbing the art and beauty of their movement. Ballet is the most intricate and in depth form of dancing and has molded into the minds of many people. Ballet dancers are known for their grace and talent, but what most do not know is that Ballet dancers are also quick thinking mathematicians. There are many mathematical aspects of dance, from positions and angles, to concepts such as speed, counts and half timings. The ability of a ballet dancer is not only to dance with their body, but to train with their mind just as a great mathematician would.
The chorus used the orchestra. They sang, or sometimes said, basic information. They were the narrators of the play. They also acted as crowds. They would dance in the orchestra to show what was going on in the scene.
Esplanade explores the basic interactions and daily routines of pedestrians with a great use of space and interactive movement that introduces the viewer into a world of passion and simplicity. In the first section of the dance, we meet the 8 original dancers of the performance: Lila York, Linda Kent, Nicholas Gunn, Carolyn Adams, Bettie de Jong, Robert Kahn, Monica Morris, Ruth Andrien, and Elie Chaib. All the women are wearing dresses of different colors such as lavender, orange, pink, brown, and red. The three men are wearing tight skin-colored shirts with long orange and brown pants. The dancers launch the dance with walking up and down the stage in two lines of four and interchanging through each other, followed by a hop every time the direction of their walks and runs is changed.
Greek tragedy and comedy originated with the chorus, the most important part of the performance space was the orchestra, which means 'a place for dancing' (orchesis). A typical tragic Greek chorus was a group of some twelve to fifteen masked men just about to enter military service after some years of training (Athenians were taught to sing and dance from a very early age.) An old comedic chorus consisted of up to twenty four men. The effort of dancing and singing through three tragedies and a satyr play was likened to that of competing in the Olympic Games. Like in Elizabethan theatre, the men portrayed women.
This production shows how one person can attempt to fool while the foolees fool the fooler. Falstaff, played by senior, Jeremy Wray, is a fat knave who attempts to seduce the two wealthy mistresses of Windsor. The mistresses, played by Chloe Forrester and Marissa Ramirez, learn of Falstaff’s plan, and take action by leading him on. The wonderful cast and crew clearly showed not only their love of the play, but the deep emotional connections between the characters and themselves. The setting and music of this performance was impeccable.